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At a time when so many try to erase, demonize, or dehumanize Israelis and Jews, moments of remembrance and humanity matter deeply.
Senior Maccabee Task Force Fellow at UConn, Sacha, honored the memory of IDF soldier Moshe Yitzhak Katz, killed in Lebanon in March 2026.
He reminded everyone that behind every headline is a real person, a grieving family, and a community forever changed by loss. May Moshe’s memory be a blessing, and may his loved ones find strength in the legacy of bravery and sacrifice he leaves behind.
The newest ADL audit reveals that assaults against Jews in the United States reached a 46-year high in 2025, with Jewish Americans increasingly attacked simply for visibly existing as Jews in public life.
This rise in violence is widely attributed to the extensive normalization of extremist rhetoric, glorification of terrorism, and constant dehumanization of Jews online, on campuses, and in the streets.
A society that tolerates escalating violence against Jews is a society failing to uphold civil rights and public safety for everyone.
Last night protesters gathered outside Park East Synagogue in New York City during an event promoting the sale of Israeli real estate to American Jews. The demonstrators clashed with police and chanted violent slogans like, “Long live the intifada.”
The protest was directed at a house of worship, making it seem like an act of intimidation rather than merely activism in the public square.
The new “buffer zone” bill designed to protect houses of worship in NYC from harassment came into law on April 25th, but is yet to be implemented.
Any normalization of extremist intimidation against Jews under the guise of protest is unacceptable.Every community, including New York’s Jews, deserves the right to worship freely.
A complex picture is emerging around the ICC’s independence, ongoing internal sexual misconduct allegations, and ultimately its case against Israel.
New reporting highlights overlapping issues of alleged external pressure on ICC investigations, intelligence activity tied to Qatar-linked efforts, and internal misconduct allegations involving senior leadership.
Critically, investigators found no evidence supporting attempts to link the allegations against the ICC’s head prosecutor Karim Khan or its accusers to Israel or Jewish identity.
When institutional decisions unfold alongside political pressure and internal controversy, the perception of impartiality is weakened even if the process remains formally intact.
For international justice to function how it’s supposed to, credibility is critical.
During the war between the Islamic Republic of Iran, Israel, and the U.S, Israel sent Iron Dome infrastructure, and the personnel to operate it, to the UAE.
The regime of Iran attacked the UAE heavily, despite not being involved in the offensive against the terror regime.
This is the future of cooperation in the Middle East. Countries that value freedom, equality, and sovereignty will hopefully one by one start to see that Israel is their ally in those efforts.
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Dr. Mohamed Abdou has recently spoken to groups of students connected to universities including Virginia Tech and NYU at privately organized, off-campus events.
In those settings, he has described Hamas’ October 7th massacre and even its main perpetrator Yahya Sinwar as “blessed.” This isn’t happening in lecture halls. It’s happening outside any oversight, and without any transparency, accountability, or guardrails.
Extremist narratives don’t stop at the point when campus administrators stop having a say. Many students are being exposed, and exposing themselves, to extremist rhetoric in virtual spaces beyond the confines of academia.
For the 7th consecutive year the European Union has passed measures condemning Palestinian Authority textbooks containing antisemitic content and glorification of jihad.
The EU has further called for any future financial support for the PA to be contingent upon it removing such material from its textbooks. Though the EU has condemned these textbooks for years, the PA has yet to fully comply.
This is not a minor curriculum issue. It’s about the consequences of harmful indoctrination forced on children.
All of the states and other international bodies providing financial support to the PA should demand the educational materials be reformed before they commit any more money.
Author and pundit Brendan O’Neill went on GB News and explained in less than a minute why anti-Zionism is a hateful ideology.
This type of allyship is especially important right now in the wake of a stabbing terror attack against Jews in the Golders Green Neighbourhood of London, and so many other attacks against Jews around the world.
Anti-Zionism is antisemitism. If you exclusively demonize the world’s only Jewish state, that means you have a problem with Jews.
