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Shas, 3 other slates punished for voter fraud at US vote for World Zionist Congress

Shas, 3 other slates punished for voter fraud at US vote for World Zionist Congress

More than 230,000 votes were cast in an election marred by improprieties; parties are expected to appeal, and final outcomes may not be clear for...

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Two years after terrorists killed his wife and daughters, Leo Dee is set to remarry

Two years after terrorists killed his wife and daughters, Leo Dee is set to remarry

After losing Lucy, Maia and Rina in a roadside attack in the West Bank on Passover 2023, the bereaved rabbi has learned to pick up the pieces and...

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In seething debate, Piers Morgan, Diaspora Minister Chikli spar over antisemitism claim

‘Categorical weapons-grade nonsense’: Controversial British broadcaster lays into the right-wing minister after he called him out for ‘overt...

26.06.2025 10

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Trump Tower Tel Aviv? US president’s holding company said eyeing large Israeli hotel

Trump Tower Tel Aviv? US president’s holding company said eyeing large Israeli hotel

Trump’s son Eric says ‘preliminary’ talks held about investing in the under-construction Sarona Hotel, set to be tallest in the country

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At Jerusalem’s shuk, locals are cynical, relieved and angry over Iran ceasefire deal

At Jerusalem’s shuk, locals are cynical, relieved and angry over Iran ceasefire deal

Hours after US President Trump scolded Israel and Iran for violating the truce, shoppers at Mahane Yehuda looked forward to sleeping — and hoped...

25.06.2025 50

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Cost of damages from Iran war forecast at double October 7 and ensuing attacks

Cost of damages from Iran war forecast at double October 7 and ensuing attacks

In numbers released ahead of ceasefire announcement, Tax Authority official predicts claims will likely reach NIS 5 billion as Israel picks up pieces...

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Under Iran’s ‘blitz’, Israel’s retirement homes try to keep calm and carry on

Under Iran’s ‘blitz’, Israel’s retirement homes try to keep calm and carry on

With hundreds of residents who have faced multiple wars, assisted-living facilities’ managers say the best approach to nighttime sirens is to...

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Cyprus Chabad inundated by thousands of Israelis trying to find way home

Cyprus Chabad inundated by thousands of Israelis trying to find way home

With little notice, emissaries have stepped up to organize food and housing, arrange travel, save lives — and get grooms to their weddings on...

22.06.2025 50

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Postponing Maccabiah due to war, organizers want 2026 games to be ‘bigger than Olympics’

Postponing Maccabiah due to war, organizers want 2026 games to be ‘bigger than Olympics’

Delay of ‘Jewish Olympics’ in Israel that brings 8,000 competitors from 55 countries evokes sadness and pragmatic optimism: ‘We just...

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Its country at war with Israel, Iran’s Jewish community walks a delicate tightrope

Its country at war with Israel, Iran’s Jewish community walks a delicate tightrope

The millennia-old community of some 15,000, the Mideast’s largest outside Israel, condemns Israel’s preemptive strikes on the Islamic...

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All part of the birthright? Tour groups stranded in Israel hunker down amid missile fire

All part of the birthright? Tour groups stranded in Israel hunker down amid missile fire

With skies closed since start of conflict with Iran, participants in Birthright and other trips struggle with nervous families and unknown timelines...

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Lacking private safe areas, Israelis find community and chaos in public shelters

Lacking private safe areas, Israelis find community and chaos in public shelters

With 56% of country’s homes unprotected, ballistic missile attacks from Iran are forcing many to seek safety in schools, train stations and public...

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Jewish organizations show wall-to-wall support for Israel’s strike on Iran

Jewish organizations show wall-to-wall support for Israel’s strike on Iran

Groups voice ‘unwavering solidarity with our brothers and sisters in Israel’ and call for strong global support in the face of Iran’s nuclear...

13.06.2025 10

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Longshot shareholder proposals bring fight over Israel to corporate boardroom

ADL investor advocacy arm JLens, which has challenged Meta on hate speech, says major firms face a flood of anti-Israel measures — few of which...

12.06.2025 40

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Australia blocks visit by Israel activist Hillel Fuld, causing diplomatic uproar

Scheduled to speak at events to raise money for Magen David Adom, Fuld had his visa rescinded as he was accused of being a ‘merchant of Zionist...

08.06.2025 50

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Religious, right-wing slates dominate after contentious US World Zionist Congress vote

Right-leaning groups will have a clear majority after more than 40% of votes went to Orthodox and ultra-Orthodox factions in election marred by fraud

06.06.2025 50

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WZO heads likely to throw out thousands of suspect ballots as they meet on voter fraud

Leaders to meet Thursday on allegations of widespread voter fraud in the World Zionist Congress vote, will mull disqualifying some slates

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Michael Steinhardt sells Jerusalem luxury home for $21 million

Talbieh property acquired by Ronnen Harary, a Canadian entrepreneur who helped created the Paw Patrol animated children’s show

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After attack, Boulder pro-hostage march set to resume ‘undeterred’ next week

Organizers say local Jewish community is filled with pain, anger and fear after 12 wounded in flamethrower and firebomb attack, but will not be...

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Australian Imam who apologized for antisemitic sermon now calls to ‘kill all oppressors’

Sheikh Ahmed Zoud recently retracted claim that Jews are bloodthirsty and treacherous, but new statements raise questions as to whether he is using...

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Looking to slow life down and join a kibbutz? It’ll cost you

Once Zionist experiments in communal living, today’s kibbutz communities still have much to offer, though only for those with the right mindset and...

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Housing snapshot: Home sales and rentals across Israel in May 2025

The Times of Israel’s regular feature on what is happening in the local property market right now

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More organizations are fighting surging antisemitism. But how many do we need?

In a once-niche field of Jewish advocacy, a complicated mix of interest groups is now battling hatred, often with overlapping missions and...

29.05.2025 40

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Rubio: Murders of Israeli embassy staff a reminder of importance of ‘never again’

Delegates from 40 countries attend Foreign Ministry’s antisemitism conference in Jerusalem, first major event of Israel’s yearlong IHRA presidency

28.05.2025 40

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Watchdog: French textbooks cover Israel, antisemitism, and the Holocaust, but gaps remain

Schoolchildren in France are taught about Jewish history and Zionism, but some areas are underrepresented, according to education watchdog IMPACT-se

27.05.2025 20

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At 40th anniversary of Operation Moses, Israel’s Ethiopians share pride and pain

As Israel recalls the 1985 covert mission that rescued 8,000 Ethiopians from war and famine, the community extols its achievements, but racism still...

26.05.2025 20

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More WZO election fraud alleged as global Jewish communities prepare to vote

More than 15,000 US ballots are now likely to be thrown out, as Jews in more than 35 other countries prepare to choose their delegates by July 28

23.05.2025 40

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Pain, anger for US Jews at killings of Israel Embassy staffers, amid ‘a relentless campaign of hate’

ADL says Jews will not be cowed or intimidated amid spiraling rise in antisemitism since October 7 massacre and Gaza war; Betar urges US Jews to move...

22.05.2025 40

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Yaron Lischinsky, Sarah Milgrim named as victims of Washington, DC, shooting

Both victims were embassy employees, who were about to get engaged; couple worked and advocated for Israeli-Arab coexistence

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In ‘King of Shlock’ documentary, an Orthodox rocker tries to parody like it’s 1999

Short film takes intimate look at the four-decade career of Lenny Solomon, whose niche cover act Shlock Rock became an iconic staple for religious...

20.05.2025 30

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UK’s liberal Jewish streams merge into unified ‘Progressive’ movement

Resolving ideological differences, the new movement represents about 30% of the country’s affiliated Jews

19.05.2025 30

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As Israeli breakdancing finds its flow, locals throw down for chance at world stage

The urban dance style is gaining momentum here — mostly among B-boys — as local crews develop their style and look to represent Israel at...

18.05.2025 40

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Open seven days a week, flashy new mall near Tel Aviv rekindles Shabbat battle

Backed by the local mayor, BIG Fashion Glilot brazenly defies law limiting commercial activity on Jewish day of rest, drawing attempted government...

17.05.2025 40

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Belgium’s Jewish community on edge after police raids on illegal circumcisions

Police in Antwerp looking for rabbis conducting the religious rite without medical license; Jewish group says raids part of larger campaign of...

14.05.2025 10

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Survey: 82% of Europeans don’t consider fighting antisemitism a priority

Poll by the European Jewish Association finds that more than 20% blame Jews in their own countries for the war between Israel and Hamas

13.05.2025 20

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Holocaust survivor dies 2 weeks after great-grandson killed in Gaza as she visited Nazi camp

Asaf Cafri died in Strip while great-grandmother Magda Baratz and his father visited Bergen-Belsen; her son says death of Asaf was ‘very hard’ for her

11.05.2025 20

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Coalition revives contentious bid to limit Law of Return; this time, it may pass

An amendment that would deny people with only one Jewish grandparent the automatic right to immigrate to Israel is expected to be approved when it...

08.05.2025 10

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Report details ‘terrible,’ normalized antisemitism at UK universities

Testimonials presented to House of Lords find sharp spike in anti-Jewish activities since Oct. 7, show Jewish students are ‘frightened’ to be on...

08.05.2025 10

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80 years after Nazi Germany’s surrender, antisemitism is rising worldwide, report finds

Existing policies to fight ‘tsunami’ of hate have failed, says J7 group representing Jews in seven countries with largest Jewish populations...

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New documents shed light on ‘Angel of Death’ Mengele’s escape from Nazi Germany

Notorious German SS officer and physician of Auschwitz requested to travel from Argentina to West Germany in 1959 using his real name, sources reveal

06.05.2025 10

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Government report accuses West of bolstering antisemitism by criticizing Israel

Diaspora Ministry dubs Canada ‘champion of antisemitism,’ tying Trudeau’s condemnation of military action in Gaza to 670% spike in anti-Jewish...

05.05.2025 30

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Disappointed by Labor victory, Australia’s Jews hope for a new tack on hate crimes

Jewish organizations hope incumbent Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will crack down on antisemitic attacks that have proliferated throughout the...

04.05.2025 10

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In Beit Shemesh, neighborhood after neighborhood turns Haredi, squeezing out others

Residents of the Neve Shamir neighborhood are up in arms over plans to turn what was initially intended to be a mixed community into an ultra-Orthodox...

02.05.2025 40

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Housing snapshot: Home sales and rentals across Israel in April 2025

The Times of Israel’s regular feature on what is happening in the local property market right now

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Netta Barzilai gives new life to ‘Chai’ in Independence Day music video

New rendition of Ofra Haza’s 1983 Eurovision song designed to reflect Israel’s resilience and strength since the October 7, 2023, attack

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Survey: 31% of US Jews more engaged in Jewish life than before Oct 7

An 18-month surge in Jewish engagement reflects a sustained response to the war and rising threats of antisemitism, say the Jewish Federations of...

30.04.2025 40

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WZO elections marred by alleged widespread voter fraud, abuse of voting platform

As many as 6% of all ballots may be thrown out, in fateful vote by US Jews that helps determine how billions of dollars will be spent on Jewish and...

29.04.2025 20

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Quentin Tarantino buys $13.8 million property in Tel Aviv

American filmmaker and his Israeli wife plan to build new home on 2,200-square meter lot in Tel Baruch neighborhood

28.04.2025 50

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South African Jews hopeful teetering coalition will be forced to temper anti-Israel stance

Some community leaders believe the solution to domestic challenges and a diplomatic crisis with the US begins with the Jewish state – but will the...

28.04.2025 20

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Fresh fraud charges mar final week of World Zionist Congress vote

The election, which ends May 4, allows US Jews to choose how billions of dollars will be spent on Jewish and Israeli causes

27.04.2025 10

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