Australia, Benjamin Netanyahu and Jews
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Bnei Akiva UK have chosen to leave Britain for Israel this year, citing rising antisemitism and a desire to live Jewish destiny in its homeland.
Haredi protests come as Israeli army faces shortage of soldiers estimated at around 10,000–12,000 - Anadolu Ajansı
Haredi protesters have frequently posted outside of Beit Lid base due to the military prison within the base. Multiple intersections were closed to traffic due to mass ultra-Orthodox protests against the conscription of haredim into the IDF,
Since even before their independence in 1991, predominantly Christian, landlocked Armenia and mostly Muslim, oil-rich Azerbaijan have fought many wars over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region and accused each other of human rights abuses, ethnic cleansing — even genocide.
A large number of Jews were among the victims of Argentina’s right-wing military dictatorship in the 1970s and early 1980s.
Explore the history of Romania through the lens of the Sighișoara Synagogue, a testament to a lost community and culture.
Police have been urged not to turn a blind eye to anti-Semitism after two men who targeted Orthodox Jews with water pistols were let off with a “slap on the wrist”.
In this fascinating account, Imber widens the aperture to include South Asia and South Africa, where Jewish communities grappled with the local complexities of British imperialism and Zionism. Imber writes of Baghdadi Jewish traders in Bombay,
“Every day, as Jews, we are called to help, to be there for those who need it,” Pavolotzky said. “Here at the congregation, at least once a year, we all gather. We all come here and work for the community.”
So when you read about assaults against Indians today — online, offline, in the workplace, on the streets of Dublin, Melbourne, or California — it feels less like an aberration and more like a revert to an old system where politesse had merely deemed that one not be openly racist.