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At last minute, actress Sharon Stone backs out of LA Israeli Film Festival appearance

An organizer suggests that the star, who has a record of supporting Jewish causes and has met Israeli hostages, may have given in to anti-Israel...

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Bahai activists say Iran intensifying persecution of community in wake of protests

Bahai activists say Iran intensifying persecution of community in wake of protests

Representatives tell UN Islamic Republic’s authorities have extracted forced confessions from two Bahais, increased arrests in effort to...

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Denmark hands 2 Swedes lengthy prison sentences for 2024 attack on Israeli embassy

Denmark hands 2 Swedes lengthy prison sentences for 2024 attack on Israeli embassy

Attackers given 12 and 14 years behind bars for throwing grenades at diplomatic mission; younger suspect admits to being member of crime network that...

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Posters lionizing Bondi Beach terrorist found plastered in Melbourne

Posters lionizing Bondi Beach terrorist found plastered in Melbourne

Mayor condemns ‘sick’ images of Naveed Akram designed in style of iconic ‘Aussie’ campaign promoting country’s...

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Sydney nurses plead not guilty for viral video threatening to kill Israeli patients

Sydney nurses plead not guilty for viral video threatening to kill Israeli patients

The trial of the two, who were caught on video last February saying they sent ‘Israeli dogs’ to hell, is scheduled for August 31

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Ambitious Jerusalem building plans may include future subway, planner says

Ambitious Jerusalem building plans may include future subway, planner says

At conference on urban planning in the capital, officials optimistic on housing and transportation issues as mayor reveals plan to save green areas...

30.01.2026 3

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Housing snapshot: Home sales and rentals across Israel in January 2026

Housing snapshot: Home sales and rentals across Israel in January 2026

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

30.01.2026 2

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20 Jews murdered, 815 severe antisemitic attacks took place worldwide in 2025

20 Jews murdered, 815 severe antisemitic attacks took place worldwide in 2025

Diaspora Ministry also records 124 million antisemitic posts on X and over 4,000 anti-Israel demonstrations during the year

28.01.2026 2

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Hospital staff changed Bondi attack victim’s name to hide Jewish identity, reports say

Hospital staff changed Bondi attack victim’s name to hide Jewish identity, reports say

According to local media, medical records for Rosalia Shikhverg were changed to say ‘Karen Jones,’ apparently for her protection

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Counting the days: How Jews clung to the Hebrew calendar as Nazis tried to erase it

Counting the days: How Jews clung to the Hebrew calendar as Nazis tried to erase it

A new exhibition at Yad Vashem highlights the extraordinary efforts made, often at risk of death, to preserve and mark the Jewish holidays during the...

28.01.2026 3

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Israel’s antisemitism confab welcomes far-right pols, but draws less fire than last year

Israel’s antisemitism confab welcomes far-right pols, but draws less fire than last year

Event organized by Diaspora Affairs Minister Amichai Chikli spotlighted threat of jihadism, as well as dangers from right and left

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At Knesset antisemitism event, European lawmakers blame Islamism, policy failures

At Knesset antisemitism event, European lawmakers blame Islamism, policy failures

Visiting politicians from hard-right parties warn of ‘takeover from within’ by radical Muslims, ahead of controversial confab Tuesday

26.01.2026 17

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Hosting Europe’s far-right again, minister says Diaspora criticism ‘just a disagreement’

Hosting Europe’s far-right again, minister says Diaspora criticism ‘just a disagreement’

As now-annual conference on fighting antisemitism kicks off, Amichai Chikli insists nationalists should be embraced as partners in fighting the main...

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As Iran threat returns, private safe rooms factor again into cost of living

As Iran threat returns, private safe rooms factor again into cost of living

Homes with their own bomb shelters can cost as much as 10% more than those without, though some price-sensitive renters are willing to forgo the...

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Number of UK schools marking Holocaust Remembrance Day drops nearly 60% since Oct. 7

Number of UK schools marking Holocaust Remembrance Day drops nearly 60% since Oct. 7

‘I fear for what will happen this year,’ British Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis writes of the annual memorial to be held January 27

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Iran’s FM blames Israel after Davos speech nixed over deadly crackdown; Herzog hits back

Iran’s FM blames Israel after Davos speech nixed over deadly crackdown; Herzog hits back

Tehran’s top diplomat posts video saying anti-regime protests were a ‘terror operation’ by Mossad; Israeli president says regime in...

20.01.2026 38

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Cyclist completes 47-hour trek to write ‘Never Again’ around Auschwitz

Cyclist completes 47-hour trek to write ‘Never Again’ around Auschwitz

Czech cyclist Lukáš Klement rides through snow, winds and freezing temperatures for 1,000 kilometers to create his message ahead of International...

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German police arrest man suspected of trying to torch synagogue

Footage shows suspect performing Nazi salute before igniting pile of cardboard boxes in front of building; entrance to synagogue damaged

14.01.2026 35

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Mississippi synagogue arson suspect hid extremism behind ‘scripture-backed fitness’ persona

19-year-old suspect posted an antisemitic cartoon on Instagram shortly before he torched the home of the US state’s largest and oldest Jewish...

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Ex-NYC mayor Eric Adams launches cryptocurrency, says it will fight antisemitism

Profits made by ‘NYC Token’ will go to nonprofits battling hatred, Adams says; coin’s value spikes, then plummets, in first hour of...

13.01.2026 45

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A ‘deliberate attack on Jews’: Community condemns arson attack on Mississippi synagogue

The pre-dawn blaze at the state’s largest and oldest synagogue, previously bombed by the Ku Klux Klan, has yet to be formally declared a hate...

12.01.2026 72

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Mississippi’s largest synagogue severely damaged in suspected arson attack

Suspect arrested, but authorities yet to divulge a motive for attack on 160-year-old Beth Israel Congregation

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Europe’s harshest Israel critics aren’t driven by Islamism or antisemitism, report suggests

Study to be released ahead of International Holocaust Remembrance Day finds diplomatic failures, national narratives and virtue signaling in countries...

08.01.2026 48

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Spanish map of Jewish and ‘Zionist’ businesses taken down amid uproar

Numerous Jewish organizations complained about the project, which listed more than 150 Jewish and Israeli institutions, saying it ‘echoed the...

05.01.2026 54

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After Maduro’s ouster, Venezuela’s embattled Jewish community watches and waits

Decades of repression, antisemitic rhetoric and political violence leave Jewish leaders wary of celebrating regime change too soon

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Zelensky names Ukraine’s head of military intelligence as his new chief of staff

Expert says Gen. Kyrylo Budanov participated in talks with US, ‘will fit much more naturally into the overall context’ of negotiations for...

02.01.2026 26

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With new trade restrictions, Spain looks to trigger EU cascade against Israel

Ban on products and services from the West Bank, Golan and East Jerusalem, enforceable since December 30, may be the largest state-level embargo since...

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Spanish Jews fear that map of local ‘Zionist’ businesses will lead to violence

The project lists more than 150 Jewish and Israeli businesses, schools and organizations in Catalonia, with the goal of ‘understanding how...

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Dozens dead, around 100 injured in fire at Swiss Alps bar during New Year’s party

Fire at luxury ski resort town caused by ‘explosion of unknown origin,’ Swiss police say, as influx of wounded fills local hospital to...

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New Chabad center deploys at site of Bondi terror attack, dispensing acts of kindness

Volunteers at a new outreach center named for two of the victims spread messages of hope where 15 people were killed and dozens injured in the...

01.01.2026 49

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Somaliland’s little-known Jewish past spans Yemenite traders and contested legends

Though no Jews live there today, the African territory has a history of Jewish merchants and tribal clans with crypto-Jew origin stories that starts...

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Saudi Arabia needs to know UAE ‘serious’ about Yemen pullback – source

Source close to kingdom’s government says Riyadh adopting a ‘wait-and-see’ position amid tensions between neighbors over their...

31.12.2025 63

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More than 69,000 Israelis left Israel in 2025, as population reached 10.18 million

According to government, the population grew just 1.1% in the shadow of war, an unusually low level, as the country saw a negative migration of 20,000...

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2025 saw sharp drop in immigration to Israel even as arrivals from Western nations surged

Total aliya fell by a third as Russian immigration halved; French immigration rose 45% while that from North America jumped 13% amid skyrocketing...

29.12.2025 60

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Demand rising for iconic Jerusalem homes as ‘ultra-luxury’ market takes off

As more wealthy Jews from the Diaspora look to make Israel their home, interest in ‘historic’ properties such as Talbieh’s Villa...

26.12.2025 67

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

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

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82 years after death in China, Jewish WWII pilot returned to US for burial

DNA testing helped identify the body of Lt. Morton Sher, a member of the Flying Tigers, killed in action in 1943 during a combat mission over China

26.12.2025 18

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German painting of Anne Frank in keffiyeh sparks outrage

German and Israeli officials say the depiction of the teen girl, a universal symbol of the Holocaust, crosses the line between legitimate art and...

25.12.2025 49

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In historic housing deal, American Jews buy two full apartment buildings in Jerusalem

Some 200 apartments are being marketed to New York-area Syrian Jews ‘from the community’ in a deal believed to be worth around NIS 1...

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Despite far-right lineup, government hopes antisemitism confab will avoid blowup

After Jewish leaders boycotted a similar conference in March due to attendance of nationalist figures, Diaspora Affairs Ministry insists upcoming...

22.12.2025 37

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Converging in the Holy Land, pro-Israel influencers brush off death threats and trolls

Despite constant stream of online hate, visiting creators say they receive more love than vitriol as they fight disinformation and bolster Jewish...

22.12.2025 67

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‘KPop Demon Hunters,’ AI lead this year’s Hanukkah video crop

YouTube is filled with AI-generated music videos that blur the lines between reality and art, including from a Jewish mother from the West Bank who...

21.12.2025 50

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They came seeking freedom: Russian-speaking Jews bore the brunt of Bondi attack

Many victims of the Hanukkah terror attack near Sydney had roots in the former Soviet Union, a community accounting for as much as a quarter of...

18.12.2025 34

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Brain drain: 12% of Israelis with PhDs lived abroad last year, finds state report

6% of those with degrees and 25% with math doctorates have left country, says Central Bureau of Statistics; exodus of educated professionals a threat...

17.12.2025 32

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Study shows 76% of people raised as Jews continue to be Jewish as adults

Nationwide, 56% of all Americans still identify with their childhood religion, but Jews cited different reasons than other groups in Pew survey

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As Israeli families kindle Hanukkah lights, fire safety awareness is a burning issue

Strict building codes and construction practices put fire-related deaths in Israel among the lowest in the world, but negligence is a leading cause of...

17.12.2025 85

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The world’s oldest Jewish cemetery is getting an upgrade. Not everyone is at peace with it

Plans for a major visitor center at the Mount of Olives in East Jerusalem promise education and security, but opponents say it’s a right-wing...

16.12.2025 39

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Police suspect hate crime in shooting at California Jewish home

Suspects yell slurs at father and son at house adorned with Hanukkah decorations; later return to allegedly fire 20 shots from an airsoft gun, yell...

15.12.2025 17

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‘Horrified, not shocked’: Australian Jews blame Bondi attack on ongoing ‘incitement’

Community leaders say government has failed to respond to burgeoning antisemitism since the October 7, 2023, attack, leaving Jewish people fearful

14.12.2025 62

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‘Because they have money’: French nanny on trial for poisoning Jewish family

The suspect, an illegal migrant from Algeria, allegedly added toxic materials to the food while caring for family’s three kids

09.12.2025 48

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