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
An area of Levallois-Perret in the Hauts-de-Seine department, France, April 6, 2026. (Laure Boyer / Hans Lucas via AFP)
July 28, 2026, 2:03 pm
Over 12 Torah scrolls stolen from Paris suburb synagogue
A local Jewish leader called the burglary “a profound spiritual trauma.”
By Shira Li Bartov
Justin Gaethje and FBI Director Kash Patel shake hands during the UFC Freedom 250 event on the South Lawn of the White House on June 14, 2026 in Washington, D.C. (Michelle Farsi/Zuffa LLC)
June 18, 2026, 11:43 am
Alleged White House attack plot singled out officials seen as tied to pro-Israel groups, FBI says
The plot aimed to kill attendees at the UFC event on Sunday, the Justice Department said.
By Shira Li Bartov
Spanish Minister of the Interior Fernando Grande-Marlaska speaks during a government control session in the Senate in Madrid, Spain, June 9, 2026. (Jesus Hellin/Europa Press via Getty Images)
June 11, 2026, 9:36 am
Spain reports 86% rise in antisemitic incidents, as interior minister takes aim at ‘xenophobia’
The Spanish government said it documented the highest total hate incidents in 2025 since it began keeping records.
By Shira Li Bartov
Israel's Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich takes part in the Jerusalem Day parade at the Damascus Gate in the old city of Jerusalem, May 14, 2026. The controversial annual march sees thousands of nationalist Israelis celebrate the capture of the formerly Jordanian-held east of the city during the Six-Day War in 1967. (Erik Marmor/Getty Images)
June 10, 2026, 9:46 am
France bans Smotrich as 6 countries impose new sanctions over Israeli settler violence
The U.K. has for the first time advised businesses against economic and financial activity in the West Bank.
By Shira Li Bartov
Daniela Gerson is the author of "The Wanderers." Photo by Kait Lavo
May 15, 2026, 11:47 am
‘The Wanderers’ tells the story of Poland’s Holocaust survivors who fled to the Soviet Union
Daniela Gerson was surprised to learn that most survivors, like her grandparents, survived not in concentration camps, ghettos or forests, but in the mountains of Sibera.
By Shira Li Bartov
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