Diaspora

New Hope, Aish Ha’am join forces in World Zionist Congress faction

Party officials said the alliance aims to strengthen Jewish identity and promote Zionist projects in Israel and the Diaspora.

Chairman of the New Hope Party, Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar, and Deputy Chairman of the New Hope Party Minister Ze'ev Elkin met with Aish Ha'am CEO Rabbi Steven Burg and Zev Oratz the Deputy Government Liaison Officer at AISH to sign the merger agreement at the Foreign Ministry on August 12, 2025
A billboard in New York City’s Times Square displaying a video released earlier this month by Hamas of one of its Israeli hostages, Evyatar David.

Jew vs. Jew rhetoric breaks hearts in bitter internal debate on Gaza war

An artistic mockup of the World Zionist Village in Beersheba.

JNF-USA to build NIS 1.2b. World Zionist Village in Beersheba

Trucks carrying humanitarian aid line up near the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Rafah, Egypt, August 13, 2025.

Israel's NGO bill threatens its ties with global Jewry - opinion


After a contentious election, Romania’s few Jews remain on guard against antisemitism

Romanian Jews discuss antisemitism and anti-Zionism after the October 7 Massacre and the Israel-Hamas War.

The synagogue in Sighisoara, Romania, serves a town that no longer has any Jews.

Star of David necklace ripped from neck, beaten for wearing a kippah, antisemitic attack in France

"There is an explosion of antisemitic acts and threats, the Israel/Hamas conflict has been transposed onto our soil," Richard Zelmati of the Crif Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes told Actu Lyon.

Dov Sitruk after the antisemitic attack in France.

Bulgarian prosecutor opens investigation into desecration of Burgas Holocaust monument

AleF added that such manifestations of antisemitism are unacceptable in a city that was once a symbol of humanity and resistance to Nazi crimes.

Desecration of the Monument of Gratitude, Burgas, 8.08.25.

Debating the war without channeling Hamas's lies - opinion

We need a robust, honest debate, in Israel and worldwide, with right-wingers questioning their faith in Netanyahu and left-wingers questioning their assumptions.

A SOLDIER looks out on Gaza from the Israeli side of the border last month. Even amid the political, military, and diplomatic tribulations, let’s reaffirm our hope that we will continue living as a free people in our homeland, says the writer.

Aliyah should not be motivated by antisemitism, alarmism - opinion

The ideal aliyah is not one made out of fear, but rather out of love and longing.

NEW IMMIGRANTS from France arrive at Ben-Gurion Airport in June. Instead of fearmongering, we should be encouraging an aliyah of ideals and idealism, the writer maintains.

Rising antisemitism: Dangerous return to dark times - opinion

This is not just a Jewish problem. The time is now to urge people, especially non-Jews, to speak up before it’s too late.

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators carry a banner during a protest against the arrival of an Israeli cruise ship in the port of Piraeus near Athens, Greece, June 12, 2025.

Memory is our anchor in the unfolding saga of the Jewish people - opinion

Memory is essential – it deepens our experience and helps build our shared identity. In Israel, it is even more vital, reminding us that we are part of a larger, unfolding saga.

COLLECTIVE MEMORY: Lasting glue

Vienna's Jewish museum sees chilling drop in visitors amid rising antisemitism

DIASPORA AFFAIRS: "Nowadays, even in comparison with previous periods of tension in the Middle East, the decrease in the number of visitors is extreme," said Dr. Gabriele Kohlbauer-Fritz.

JEWISH MUSEUM Vienna is currently running an exhibition presented as ‘an intervention about the world since October 7, 2023.’ The exhibition’s title – ‘No Room for Discussion?’

Hypocrisy from Warsaw: Does Poland want to build bridges with Israel or burn them? - opinion

If Poland truly wants to be taken seriously as a friend of the Jewish people and of the Jewish state, it must do more than send an ambassador and issue empty platitudes.

IT’S LAUGHABLE that Poland is positioning itself as a moral beacon; pictured: PM Donald Tusk.

Major Diaspora philanthropists call on Netanyahu to end war and aid Gaza, in mass open letter

The letter is notable for garnering signatures from influential Jewish voices with a history of donations to Israel, some of whom haven't publicly commented on the nearly two-year-old war.

Activists attend a protest demanding an end to the war in Gaza, and against the humanitarian crises there, outside the US embassy in Tel Aviv, July 29, 2025.

At least 200 antisemitic incidents every month in UK in first half of 2025, CST reveals

The highest monthly total came in June 2025, with 326 incidents, which the trust pointed out coincided with the Israel-Iran war.

 Demonstrators protest in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza, in London, in January.