Shira Li Bartov
Rabbi Steve Leder served as a consultant on Season 1 of Netflix's "Nobody Wants This." (Courtesy)
October 1, 2026, 12:40 pm
Rabbi who coached Adam Brody for ‘Nobody Wants This’ calls him ‘ignorant Jew’ over Gaza ‘genocide’ comments
Rabbi Steve Leder asserted that “there is no genocide in Gaza.”
By Shira Li Bartov
Close-up of Sunkist Fruit Gems candy packaging on display, Fairfield, California, August 2024. (Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images)
September 29, 2026, 6:47 pm
Sunkist Fruit Gems return after panic over loss of synagogue staple
The company told JTA its candy would retain kosher certification, individual wrapping and fruit flavors.
By Shira Li Bartov
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a Likud campaign rally at Expo Tel Aviv in Tel Aviv, Israel, Sept. 17, 2026. (Amir Levy/Getty Images)
September 22, 2026, 1:13 pm
Netanyahu to confront Mamdani’s call to arrest him in U.N. address this week
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani of supporting Hamas after Mamdani called him a “war criminal.”
By Shira Li Bartov
Rapper Benjamin Haggerty, known as Macklemore, performs at the Goldencoast Rap Festival in Corcelles-les-Monts, France, Aug. 30, 2026. (ARNAUD FINISTRE / AFP)
September 21, 2026, 9:55 pm
What you need to know about Macklemore and accusations of antisemitism
Robert Kraft, who barred Macklemore from his stadium, accused him of a “history of antisemitic rhetoric and imagery.”
By Shira Li Bartov
Jerry Seinfeld at the 28th Television Academy Hall of Fame held at JW Marriott at L.A. LIVE in Los Angeles, California, August 13, 2026. (River Callaway/Variety via Getty Images)
September 8, 2026, 2:46 pm
Portuguese artists pull out of Jerry Seinfeld-headlined festival
Though none of the artists named Seinfeld, some hinted at a boycott against his pro-Israel views.
By Shira Li Bartov
A Brussels Airlines aircraft is seen at Brussels Airport in Zaventem, Belgium, September 1, 2026. (Dursun Aydemir/Anadolu via Getty Images)
September 2, 2026, 1:14 pm
Brussels Airlines workers threaten strike over flights to Israel
A Belgian union said that mandatory staffing was “particularly serious in the context of the ongoing war and the genocide in Gaza.”
By Shira Li Bartov
A partisan bunker is seen in Rūdninkai Forest. (Photo by Shira Li Bartov)
August 27, 2026, 10:48 am
In a forest where Jews fought Nazis, a German base encroaches on memory
The families of partisans might no longer be able to visit bunkers in Rūdninkai Forest, which mark the only memorial to their resistance in Lithuania.
By Shira Li Bartov
Montreal City Hall in Montreal, Canada, September 9, 2025. (Domenico Cippitelli/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
August 26, 2026, 9:36 am
Montreal passes Palestinian solidarity motion; removed text on cutting ties with Israel
National Jewish organizations strongly opposed the initial language.
By Shira Li Bartov
Dutch singer Claude Kiambe parades during the flag ceremony prior to the grand final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 at the St. Jakobshalle arena in Basel, May 17, 2025. (Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP)
August 25, 2026, 7:48 am
Dutch broadcaster pulls out of Eurovision over Israel’s participation
The national network Avrotos said the annual song competition “can no longer be considered neutral.”
By Shira Li Bartov
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
A poster against antisemitism is seen on the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination in Markham, Ontario, Canada on March 22, 2025. (Creative Touch Imaging Ltd./NurPhoto)
August 6, 2026, 7:54 pm
Over 95% of Canadian Jewish university students report exposure to antisemitism in new survey
One-fifth of students said they experienced or witnessed physical violence.
By Shira Li Bartov
Migrants arrive on Tarajal beach after crossing the border between Spain and Morocco on July 31, 2026 in Ceuta, Spain. (Adri Salido/Getty Images)
August 4, 2026, 9:10 am
Online influencers spread theory that Israel orchestrated Moroccan migrant surge to Spanish enclave
Conspiracy theories on social media have been viewed millions of times, the Combat Antisemitism Movement said.
By Shira Li Bartov
NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch speaks as New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani listens during a press conference in New York City on April 2, 2026. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
August 4, 2026, 8:42 am
Anti-Jewish hate crimes in NYC grow even as violent crime across the city decreases
A string of high-profile attacks last month have Jews on alert.
By Shira Li Bartov
The California State Capitol building in Sacramento, CA, March 29, 2026. (Eric Thayer / Los Angeles Times)
July 30, 2026, 10:01 am
California antisemitism law in schools enforced as free speech challenge defeated
Teachers and students who challenged the law said it chilled discussion in the classroom about Palestinians.
By Shira Li Bartov
A Shomrim Toronto Jewish Safety Patrol vehicle is parked under police tape outside the Beth Avraham Yoseph of Toronto (BAYT) synagogue following gunshots fired at the building in Vaughan, Ontario, Canada, on April 9, 2026. (Creative Touch Imaging Ltd./NurPhoto)
July 28, 2026, 7:58 pm
2 Jewish-owned Toronto bagel shops hit with gunfire, vandalism
Prime Minister Mark Carney said he was “appalled” by the latest attacks.
By Shira Li Bartov
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