anti-Israel
“120 Years of Zionism,” an exhibit at Israel's Ben-Gurion Airport, was launched in 2017 to mark the establishment of the World Zionst Congress in 1897. (Rakoon/Wikimedia Commons)
August 13, 2026, 4:36 am
Should Jews who support Israel avoid the word ‘Zionism’? 
A consultant was fired for telling Jewish leaders not to use the term. But many think he has a point.
By Andrew Silow-Carroll
A pro-Palestinian encampment on the lawn in front of Columbia University's Butler Library, April 24, 2024. (ProudFarmerScholar, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons)
August 7, 2026, 10:41 am
The terrible waste that is Jewish Studies at American universities
These programs are giving a kosher stamp to anti-Israel propaganda and delegitimization.
By Dominic Green
Mariposas Galácticas brought an anti-Israel message to their performance at the Three Rivers Art Festival. (Photo by Eva Gelman)
June 23, 2026, 11:33 am
Three Rivers Arts Festival performance marred with anti-Israel messaging
“This was a mistake, but the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust did not mean any harm,” he said.
By David Rullo
The Fence at CMU was painted with anti-Israel messages earlier this month. (Photo by David Rullo)
June 22, 2026, 12:47 pm
CMU Fence painted with anti-Zionist messages, call for violence
University issued statement denouncing message
By David Rullo
Six Presbyterian. (Photo by Jim Busis)
March 2, 2026, 8:36 pm
Pittsburgh Presbyterian churches advance BDS policy
The overture goes to a vote at the church’s General Assembly meeting this summer.
By David Rullo
Judge gavel and scale in court. Library with lot of books in background. (Photo by simpson33 via iStock)
January 26, 2026, 10:26 am
Anti-Israel encampment defendant says he’s being ‘selectively prosecuted’
DA contends motion has already been decided
By David Rullo
A North Side home was defaced with antisemitic graffiti. It was just one event in Pennsylvania which saw an 18% increase in antisemitic incidents in 2024. (Photo provided by resident)
October 1, 2025, 2:58 pm
New ADL report examines ‘Hate in the Keystone State’
“It does effectively capture what we’ve seen — that is, the rise in white supremacist propaganda,” she said.
By David Rullo
Anti-Israel protestors in Oakland during a protest coinciding with the Maccabi Games' opening ceremonies. (Photo by David Rullo)
August 6, 2025, 10:06 am
Anti-Israel activists show true colors by targeting teenage Jewish athletes
It is antisemitism and it is unacceptable.
US President Donald Trump speaks to journalists in the Oval Office on January 20, 2025. Elad Nehorai believes something has shifted in Trump's perspective on Israel. (Jim WATSON / POOL / AFP)
May 22, 2025, 9:30 am
Anti-Israel rhetoric is fueling a powerful new wave of antisemitism from the right
Trump’s shifting attitude is representative of a change that has been brewing on the American political right for a decade.
By Elad Nehorai
Vandals hung a banner accusing John and Gisele Fetterman outside of the Free Store in Braddock. (Photo provided by Gisele Fetterman)
April 3, 2025, 4:21 pm
Free Store run by Gisele Fetterman vandalized by anti-Israel protestors
The banner isn’t the first time the Free Store has faced the ire of anti-Israel protesters, who target it because of the senator’s support for the Jewish state.
By David Rullo
Antisemitic statements were both chanted and displayed outside of an anti-Israel encampment at the University of Pittsburgh’s Cathedral of Learning last spring. (Photo by David Rullo)
February 11, 2025, 12:50 pm
Pitt considers sanctioning Students for Justice in Palestine
December event was catalyst for university's response
By David Rullo
Antisemitic statements were both chanted and displayed outside of an anti-Israel encampment at the University of Pittsburgh’s Cathedral of Learning last spring. (Photo by David Rullo)
June 3, 2024, 4:40 pm
Protesters trespass, encamp on Pitt’s property
Demonstrators, not affiliated with university, call for termination of relationship with Hillel
By David Rullo
The Marvel character Sabra first appeared in a comic strip in 1980. (Wikimedia Commons/Design by Mollie Suss)
September 17, 2022, 9:16 pm
An Israeli comic book hero is appearing in a Marvel movie. Excitement — and backlash — have come quickly.
Fans of Israel are excited about the character and the actor
By Jackie Hajdenberg
An illustrative view of a school board meeting of the Oakland Unified School District. In May, the school board passed a resolution stating that it supports “the California Ethnic Studies Model Curriculum Draft as written," despite concerns over anti-Semitism. Screenshot from JNS.
July 17, 2020, 3:35 pm
Calif. school boards forge ahead with controversial ethnic-studies curriculum
The proposed educational directive has been accused of anti-Semitism and anti-Israel bias, with little, if any, Jewish input into what will be taught to public-school students.
By Jackson Richman
Screenshot of Black Lives Matter march in Washington, D.C., July 2020. Marchers chanted: "Israel, we know you, you murder children, too"
July 2, 2020, 5:42 pm
BLM demonstrators in DC chant ‘Israel, we know you, you murder children, too’
Chants also alternated between “Black lives matter!” and “Palestinian lives matter!”
By Marcy Oster
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