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An undated drone photo of Arona, Italy. (Hagai Agmon Snir)
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War and uncertainty drives Israelis seeking quiet abroad
By Deborah Danan
The high numbers of exits have led experts to warn of economic and security consequences.
File:Control status of the West Bank as per the Oslo Accords. Credit: SoWhAt249, CC BY-SA 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons
OpinionThe West Bank Map That Was Never Supposed to Last
By Mihran Kalaydjian/The Blogs at The Times of 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)
OpinionShould Jews who support Israel avoid the word ‘Zionism’? 
By Andrew Silow-Carroll
Sri Lankan police outside the Chabad House in Sri Lanka, Aug. 14, 2026. Credit: Chabad-Lubavitch.
August 18, 2026, 8:39 pm
Violence erupts outside Chabad House in Sri Lanka
“The fuel here is antisemitism,” Chabad Rabbi Yossi Gabai told JNS after protesters hurled stones and firecrackers in the direction of the Jewish center.
By Etgar Lefkovits
Heights Jewish Center Synagogue in University Heights, Ohio. Credit: Ed Wittenberg via Cleveland Jewish News.
August 17, 2026, 9:35 pm
SCOOP: Israeli consulate planning on pop-up consular services in Cleveland, diplomatic source tells JNS
The trial stop in the Buckeye State would help those who require consular help but don’t want to or can’t travel to New York.
By Mike Wagenheim
A damaged window at Kol HaNeshamah synagogue in Jerusalem. (Courtesy of Debi Shoua Haim)
August 17, 2026, 8:40 pm
Vandals attack prominent Reform synagogue in Jerusalem
Police have opened an investigation into the incident at Kol HaNeshamah, in which the assailants damaged the building and tore down Pride flags.
By Deborah Danan
Israeli soldiers patrol a street as they are deployed during an operation in the village of Qusra, south of Nablus, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, on August 13, 2026. Photo by Zain JAAFAR / AFP via Getty Images
August 14, 2026, 9:40 pm
U.S. ambassador calls settlers who sieged Palestinian homes in Qusra ‘terrorists’
Mike Huckabee called on the IDF to remove Israeli settler outposts erected in Palestinian yards.
By Theia Chatelle
An infographic created in Ankara, Turkey on September 13, 2023. (Photo by Elmurod Usubaliev/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
August 13, 2026, 6:41 pm
An India-Israel corridor is the biggest Middle East story nobody is talking about
The transformative IMEC trade corridor linking India and Europe could turn Israel into a linchpin of international trade, if only the region could stop fighting.
By Dan Perry
An undated drone photo of Arona, Italy. (Hagai Agmon Snir)
August 13, 2026, 6:30 pm
War and uncertainty drives Israelis seeking quiet abroad
The high numbers of exits have led experts to warn of economic and security consequences.
By Deborah Danan
File:Control status of the West Bank as per the Oslo Accords. Credit: SoWhAt249, CC BY-SA 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons
August 13, 2026, 10:34 am
The West Bank Map That Was Never Supposed to Last
The Oslo process is effectively dead but its map lives on
By Mihran Kalaydjian/The Blogs at The Times of 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
Screenshot from the Safe for Jews website
August 11, 2026, 10:58 am
Mapping antisemitism, a website helps Jewish jet-setters avoid turbulence
Safe for Jews uses AI, official advisories and more to rate countries and cities for travelers eager to avoid harassment or violence
By Zev Stub/The Times of Israel
A boy looks at crocodiles at the ancient hot springs of Hamat Gader on August 22, 2006. (Shaul Schwarz/Getty Images)
August 11, 2026, 10:36 am
Israeli court delays Ben-Gvir’s plans for an Israeli ‘Crocodile Alcatraz’
The Israeli security minister has proposed using the animals to help guard Palestinian prisoners involved in the Oct. 7 massacres.
By Deborah Danan
U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) campaigns for Abdul El-Sayed at The People V. The Powerful rally at the Detroit Opera House in Detroit, Michigan, July 18, 2026. (Sarah Rice/Getty Images)
August 10, 2026, 7:49 pm
Bernie Sanders urges Democrats to ban ‘corrupt’ AIPAC spending in primaries
AIPAC responded that Sanders wanted to “blacklist Americans who disagree with him.”
By Shira Li Bartov
Haredi Orthodox and secular protesters and counter protesters face off outside a Jerusalem cafe open on Shabbat, Aug. 9, 2026 (Theia Chatelle)
August 10, 2026, 7:38 pm
Shabbat protests outside Jerusalem cafe show no sign of abating
Police were out in force for the sixth straight week at what has become a flashpoint in the long-running fight between secular and religious Israelis.
By Theia Chatelle
A Star of David forms part of the design of the Jewish Cultural Center under construction in Podgorica, the capital of Montenegro. (Larry Luxner)
August 9, 2026, 12:18 pm
Montenegro’s tiny Jewish community navigates uncertain territory as hostility toward Israel increases
The country has been a top destination for Israeli tourists, but a recent brawl has unsettled some.
By Larry Luxner
Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed speaks in Detroit after a radio appearance on Dr. Horace Sheffield's GOTV Community Rally on August 01, 2026. (Finn Gomez/Getty Images)
August 5, 2026, 7:23 pm
El-Sayed decried AIPAC. Now he hopes to win over pro-Israel Democrats.
El-Sayed devoted a chunk of his primary victory speech to promising Michigan’s Jews that he cared about their safety.
By Ron Kampeas
Oded Wilson has joined Hillel JUC as Assistant Director. (Photo courtesy of Oded Wilson)
August 5, 2026, 4:56 pm
Getting to know: Oded Wilson
Outdoor enthusiast and new Hillel JUC assistant director eager for path ahead
By Adam Reinherz
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