‘You’re just yelling at a Jew,’ Regina Spektor tells pro-Palestinian heckler

JTA — Jewish singer-songwriter Regina Spektor shot back at a pro-Palestinian protester who interrupted her concert Saturday night, telling the protester, “You’re just yelling at a Jew.” Later, she engaged in a... Read more »

Israeli tourists caught in Thailand-Cambodia tensions

In their effort to take advantage of summer’s final weeks for an idyllic beach vacation and temporarily escape their conflict-saturated reality, numerous Israelis discovered themselves at Thai resorts during intensifying tensions between... Read more »

Greek riot police clash with anti-Israel protesters as Israeli ship docks in Rhodes

Scuffles broke out between riot police and demonstrators on the Greek island of Rhodes on Monday during a protest against the war in Gaza, while an Israeli cruise ship was docked at... Read more »

Rebuilding lives in Majdal Shams after the massacre

Ask any resident of Majdal Shams where they were on July 27 last year, and they’ll know exactly. The rocket launched from Lebanon turned the Druze town into a scene of devastation,... Read more »

Government actions have undermined Israel’s standing worldwide

On March 2, following the end of the first phase of the hostage release deal and a temporary ceasefire, the Israeli government ordered a halt to humanitarian aid entering Gaza. Since then,... Read more »

Israel is winning the Gaza war, but loses the media battle 

Until the end of last year, then US President Joe Biden and his administration were in office, and they placed numerous obstacles in Israel’s path to concluding the war in Gaza and... Read more »

Officials duel over conflicting accounts of Jewish youth forced off plane

Four days after more than 50 Jewish summer camp participants from France were forcibly removed from an airplane at an airport in Spain, it is still not clear exactly what happened, as... Read more »

The solution: Trump’s voluntary migration plan 

As of this writing, Israel has recalled its negotiating team from Qatar “for consultations” after receiving Hamas’s latest response to the updated compromise proposal. This reply came after considerable foot-dragging, tougher demands,... Read more »

France isolated as Macron pushes Palestinian statehood

Saudi officials has welcomed Macron’s announcement to recognize a Palestinian state, but France appears unlikely to bring along key European powers such as the United Kingdom, Germany and Italy. Starmer has so... Read more »

Ex-hostage warns that captives ‘pay the price’ for breakdowns in Gaza truce negotiations

Tens of thousands took to the streets in cities across Israel on Saturday night to take part in the weekly protests to call for the return of the hostages held by Palestinian... Read more »