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A Yeshiva University student was violently assaulted by a group of masked assailants at a subway station in Washington Heights last night.
Yeshiva University put out a statement calling the assault an “unbiased” robbery attempt and confirming that the student is “back on campus in good condition.”
NYC’s only Ethiopian-Israeli restaurant has been forced to close after relentless ‘anti-Zionist’ harassment.
This wasn’t about politics, but about unfairly targeting a small business simply because of its identity as Ethiopian, Israeli, and Jewish.
Ethiopian-Israeli Jews represent one of the most extraordinary stories in Jewish history: a community rescued from persecution and brought home to Israel, now contributing to Israeli society and sharing their culture with the world. In New York, a city that prides itself on diversity, a particular culture is being driven out by intimidation and hate.
When ‘anti-Zionism,’ a dog-whistle for antisemitism, results in harassment and the silencing of Jewish and Israeli voices, it reveals itself for what it truly is.
A representative of Iran was elected as a Vice-Chair for the 65th session of the UN Commission for Social Development.
Yes, the same regime that imprisons women for showing their hair and executes tens of thousands of protestors in the streets for demanding freedom, is now claiming its “priority” is promoting democracy, gender equality, and tolerance.
This is not just hypocrisy, it’s a moral failure.
The Iranian regime systematically denies women basic human rights, silences dissent with torture and execution, and terrorizes its own population to maintain power. Yet instead of holding this regime accountable, the U.N. has elevated it to a leadership role.
Rewarding oppressors does not advance human rights, it undermines them.
The people of Iran deserve freedom, dignity, and a future free from oppression. The world must stand with Iranians, not legitimize the regime that murders them.
At the upcoming UNHRC session France will call for the resignation of UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese, what would be a long-overdue step toward restoring integrity to international human rights institutions.
Albanese recently chose to appear at an Al-Jazeera forum alongside Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi.
No UN official tasked with defending human rights should share a platform with those who foster global terrorism.
Her repeated demonization of Israel and willingness to legitimize extremist voices have undermined the credibility of the very position she holds.
Here, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot sends a clear message: international institutions cannot tolerate the singling out of the world’s one Jewish state.
The free world must stand up against the unbridled hatred that Francesca Albanese spews day in and day out.
Francesca Albanese, a UN Special Rapporteur, stood on an Al-Jazeera stage and declared that Israel is the common enemy of humanity.
This is not the language of human rights, but the language of demonization.
Even more disturbing, the forum also featured figures tied to terrorist regimes including Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal and Iran’s foreign minister Abbas Araghchi. By appearing alongside those who openly support terror against Israelis, Albanese has chosen a side and it is not the side of peace, coexistence, or truth.
The role of a UN Special Rapporteur is to uphold universal human rights, not to single out the world’s only Jewish state for vilification while sharing platforms with those who celebrate violence and call for Israel’s destruction.
When international institutions legitimize this kind of rhetoric, they erode their own credibility and embolden extremism.
The world must demand accountability. Human rights cannot be defended by those who demonize one nation and ignore the terror it faces.
Israel’s President Isaac Herzog met with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese during his visit to honor the victims of the Bondi Beach massacre, a brutal terror attack that took the lives of 15 innocent people at a Hanukkah celebration.
President Herzog came to stand with grieving families and reaffirm that Jewish life must not be left vulnerable to antisemitic terror.
The president’s arrival in Australia was nonetheless met with hatred. Anti-Israel extremists protested his presence, chanting calls for “intifada,” a direct incitement to violence against Jews.
This is the reality Jewish communities in Australia are facing.
Leadership means confronting hatred clearly and decisively. The victims of Bondi Beach deserve not only remembrance, but justice. Actionable steps must be taken by Albanese toward a world where Jews and their allies can live and gather in safety and without fear.
Walking through Jaffa with Israel’s first Christian ambassador tells a story the world rarely hears. 🇮🇱✝️
Ambassador George Deek’s family has lived in Jaffa for generations, part of a historic Christian community that continues to live openly, safely, and proudly under Israel’s protection. His journey as a Christian boy growing up in Israel to becoming the nation’s Ambassador to Azerbaijan reflects the reality of a diverse society where minorities are not erased, but empowered.
Azerbaijan itself is home to a longstanding Jewish community, and Ambassador Deek’s role symbolizes the bridge between cultures, faiths, and peoples rooted in mutual respect and shared history.
In Israel, Christians, Jews, Muslims, and others serve, lead, and represent their nation on the global stage. This is the truth: in the Middle East’s only true democracy, ancient communities don’t just survive, they thrive.
Survival created a bond that terror could not break.
Hamas captivity survivor Alon Ohel paid tribute to Eli Sharabi during his “Alon Ohel Plays Life,” concert. Alon says Eli “saved him” during their imprisonment. The two endured unimaginable torture and starvation together, and Eli became a mentor, protector, and source of strength when hope was hardest to find.
Even after his own release, Eli never stopped fighting for Alon’s freedom, advocating relentlessly until Alon was finally brought home.
Today, both men are alive and back in Israel. But Eli’s strength came at an unimaginable personal cost. His wife and two daughters were murdered by Hamas shortly after his capture on October 7, and his brother Yossi was killed in captivity.
Eli Sharabi embodies resilience, courage, and selflessness. He is a man who carried others through darkness while carrying his own unbearable loss.
This is the strength of Israeli survivors.
