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The Maccabee Task Force was founded in 2015 to help Jewish and pro-Israel students fight back against the rising tide of anti-Semitism and anti-Zionism on America’s college campuses. Our core aim is to dispel dangerous misinformation about Israel that percolates throughout academia by building coalitions with powerful student communities that work to change the narrative about Israel and better the environment for Jewish students on the college campus. We accomplish this through a trip to Israel for the most influential non-Jewish students on each of our 75 partner campuses as well as through supplementary programming designed to continue to foster the relationships forged on the trips.
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Two men have been found guilty of plotting a mass-casualty terrorist attack targeting hundreds of Jewish people in Manchester, in a case that lays bare the very real threat Jewish communities continue to face all over the world.
Walid Saadaoui and Amar Hussein were convicted for their roles in planning the attack. A third individual, Bilel Saadaoui, was arrested and charged for failing to report the terror conspiracy, despite knowing about the plan.
This was a deliberate, organized plot to carry out terrorism against Jews in the UK, only stopped because of intelligence, law enforcement, and vigilance.
Cases like this are a stark reminder that antisemitism today is not abstract. It manifests in real plans to harm Jews. Jewish communities deserve protection before attacks occur, not excuses after tragedy strikes.
Palestinian researcher Hani al-Masri, Director General of Masarat, the Palestinian Center for Policy Research and Strategic Studies, has openly defended the Palestinian Authority’s practice of financially compensating the families of terrorists.
This is the reality of the PA’s “pay-for-slay” policy: the belief that those who murder Jews are “heroic pillars of Palestinian identity.” It is not social welfare. It is not resistance. It is the institutional glorification and incentivization of terror.
When murder is rewarded, violence is encouraged. When that system is defended by so-called policy experts, it exposes just how deeply terrorism is embedded in the social fabric.
This is why clarity matters. Calling terror what it is and refusing to excuse it, is essential to protecting innocent lives.
At a memorial concert for the Bondi Beach terror attack, the haunting notes of “Waltzing Matilda” echoed throughout the crowd in memory of all the lives stolen by terror.
The song, so deeply woven into Australia’s national identity, became a moment of collective grief, remembrance, and solidarity with the Jewish community targeted in this horrific attack. The youngest victim of the attack, 10-year-old Matilda Poltavchenko, was born to Ukrainian immigrants who wanted to give her a name that was quintessentially Australian.
Music cannot undo the loss, but it can honor the victims and remind the world what was taken: innocent lives, sweet smiling faces, and joy. We remember them all, we mourn with their loved ones, and we promise never to stop confronting the hatred that led to this tragedy.
According to UN watch, Georgetown University has removed Francesca Albanese’s affiliated scholar page from their website.
We hope that this is a sign Georgetown is cutting ties with her, given her record of unhinged bias against Israel and whitewashing the actions of terrorist groups.
Accountability matters, and universities must draw a clear line when antisemitism is dressed up as moral authority.
After nearly two years of unimaginable separation during his captivity by Hamas, Omri Miran’s wife Lishay found a way to help her young daughters reconnect with their father; through a children’s book written with love at its core.
The book is designed to help children process trauma, absence, and reunion in a gentle, age-appropriate way, turning pain into resilience and hope.
All proceeds of the book will go towards supporting children in Israel who have been affected most deeply by the war, helping them rebuild a sense of safety, strength, and emotional connection.
Australian news presenter Erin Molan cuts through the noise with rare moral clarity, naming the existential danger that is radical Islamist terror. She refuses to sanitize or excuse ideologies that glorify violence, and instead insists on naming the hate plainly and honestly.
Her message is simple and urgent, and in her words “should not offend anyone, Muslim, Jew, or Christian.”
She points out that if we cannot recognize hatred, we cannot fight it.
Moral clarity matters, especially in a media landscape flooded with false equivalencies, dangerous lies, and all-too-familiar empowerment of extremists that endangers innocent lives.
IDF forces have destroyed terror tunnels on the Israeli side of the Yellow Line near Khan Yunis, exposing yet another piece of Hamas’s vast underground terror infrastructure. These tunnels were not built for civilians, hospitals, or humanitarian aid, they were built for terrorism.
Billions of dollars in international donations meant to help the people of Gaza were diverted to construct these terror tunnels instead.
Resources that could have gone to food, water, schools, and healthcare were buried underground to fuel attacks on Israel.
🇮🇱🥇 ISRAEL WINS ANOTHER GOLD MEDAL!
Congratulations to Peleg Rajuan, who brought home gold at the 2025 World Sailing Youth World Championships in Portugal. His achievement is a testament to his dedication, talent, and perseverance, and a proud moment for Israeli sport on the world stage.
We celebrate Peleg’s hard work and the excellence he represents. 💙🤍
