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An op-ed compared an NBA team to Israel as underdog success stories. Then the threats poured in.
14+ hour, 43+ min ago (1019+ words) By Louis Keene May 19, 2026 With the reigning champion Oklahoma City Thunder fighting to return to the NBA Finals, one bold writer dug deep for an analogy: The Thunder, he wrote, is like the state of Israel " a former underdog now…...
Mamdani Nakba Day video prompts pushback from Jewish leaders amid rising tensions
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (518+ words) By Jacob Kornbluh May 18, 2026 New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani once again angered many Jewish New Yorkers, already uneasy about his criticism of Israel, after posting a video on Friday made by his City Hall team marking Nakba Day, which…...
It looks like a kaffiyeh, but this pro-Israel influencer wants you to wear a sudra
2+ day, 23+ hour ago (1058+ words) Rudy Rochman wearing a sudra at the Kotel in Jerusalem, Israel Courtesy of Rudy Rochman By Simone Saidmehr May 17, 2026 In a recent viral Jubilee video viewed more than 1. 5 million times, pro-Israel activist Rudy Rochman sits across from a group of…...
Amid Jerusalem's Flag March, police remove activists aiding Palestinians
4+ day, 21+ hour ago (875+ words) By Simone Saidmehr May 15, 2026 Left-wing peace activists say they were forcibly removed by Israeli police while attempting to protect Palestinian residents in the Old City of Jerusalem during Israel's annual Flag March on Thursday. The march commemorates Jerusalem Day, a…...
Outrage over Nicholas Kristof's op-ed on sexual assault of Palestinians is missing the point
5+ day, 13+ hour ago (1011+ words) Contributing Columnist Emily Tamkin May 14, 2026 Sexual violence is wrong, and carefully researched reports of sexual violence should be taken seriously, regardless of the nationality of the reported perpetrators. There should be no reason for me to write that obvious sentence....
At the Venice Biennale, protests, self-mutilation and rage against Israel and Russia. Is anyone left to talk about the art?
5+ day, 14+ hour ago (1087+ words) By A. J. Goldmann May 14, 2026 Belu-Simion Fainaru wanted very badly to talk about the water. There's an explicit link to Paul Celan, above all to "black milk," the central image of the German-speaking Romanian-Jewish poet's "Todesfuge" ("Death Fugue"), one of his best-known…...
From Rutgers speaker to Kristof column, disputed dog rape claim against Israel goes mainstream
6+ day, 5+ hour ago (1765+ words) A prison guard with a dog watches as a convoy carrying released Palestinian prisoners leaves the Ktzi'ot Prison in the Negev Desert of Israel, Feb. 27, 2025. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90) By Philissa Cramer, Grace Gilson (JTA) " A week after a university commencement speaker…...
All American Jews should acknowledge Nakba Day " for Israel's sake, and Palestine's
6+ day, 15+ hour ago (806+ words) Hadar Susskind May 13, 2026 Many American Jews were raised with the word "Nakba" absent from our vocabularies. Acknowledging Nakba Day "an annual commemoration on May 15 " can feel uncomfortable, even threatening. There is a fear within much of the Jewish community that…...
Israeli report on "systematic" Oct. 7 sexual violence seeks to shift debate from denial to accountability
1+ week, 8+ hour ago (1297+ words) Protesters outside the United Nations on Dec. 4, 2023, call for condemnation of sexual violence perpetrated against Israeli women. (Luke Tress) (JTA) " A sweeping new Israeli report on sexual violence committed during the Hamas-led Oct. 7 attacks and against hostages in Gaza concludes…...
EU sanctions Israeli settlers after Hungary, under new leadership, clears path
1+ week, 19+ hour ago (694+ words) By Shira Li Bartov (JTA) " The European Union decided to sanction Israeli settlers over violence against Palestinians in the West Bank on Monday, moving forward a measure that had been blocked for months. The EU's 27 foreign ministers agreed on the…...