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The last known Jew in Afghanistan, Zebulon Simentov, refuses to leave because he does not want to give his estranged wife a divorce.

Actor Jonathan Lipnicki, who played a child in the 1996 film Jerry Maguire, has organized a group of volunteers to defend Orthodox Jews in Los Angeles after public antisemitic attacks in May that shocked the nation and the world.

Kamau Bobb, Google’s global head of “diversity strategy and research,” and senior director of the “Equity in Computing” research center at Georgia Tech, claimed that Jews have an “insatiable appetite for war and killing” in a 2007 blog post on his personal website.

Jerusalem Imam Yousef Makharzah said in a Friday sermon that Muslims will shatter the “head of America” and the “infidels” and “conquer” Rome, while describing Jews as “too lowly” for Muslim consideration. His remarks come while pro-Palestinian demonstrators in major cities have been accused of attacking Jews and Democrats cozy up to the Palestinians.

Actor Mark Ruffalo apologized Monday for falsely accusing the State of Israel of “genocide,” citing the inflammatory nature of the claim and noting the ongoing spate of antisemitic attacks around the nation.

Academy Award-winning actor Jon Voight posted a scathing video on Sunday, blasting liberals for attacking Israel and Jews and demanding that people not be “fooled” while warning that antisemites will “pay the price.”

Every time I write something like the following, it feels silly and obvious, but sometimes the silly and obvious still must be said: Imagine the media landscape today if roving bands of white supremacists were flying the confederate flag out of their vehicles and stopping only to assault Jews.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) is being criticized for his silence about antisemitic violence on the streets of New York that took place this week as pro-Palestinian demonstrators attacked pro-Israel counter-protesters and Jews nearby.

Israel’s secret weapon in the ongoing fight against terror and hatred isn’t the Iron Dome missile defense system, though that has certainly helped. No — Israel has something more powerful: a beautiful black Jewish woman, Eden Alene, who will represent

A synagogue in the Israeli coastal city of Ashkelon that was hit Sunday by a rocket fired by Palestinian Hamas terrorists was cleaned up and ready two hours later for the start of the Jewish holiday of Shavuot.

Arab rioters set fire to another synagogue in the mixed Arab-Jewish city of Lod (Lydda), Israel, on Thursday night as violence between Jewish and Arab citizens continued.

According to a new poll from the Pew Research Center, while the majority of Jews identify as Democrat, three out of four Orthodox Jews identify as Republican.

Arab citizens of Israel went on a rampage against their Jewish neighbors in the cities of Lod (or Lydda) and Ramle on Tuesday night, setting synagogues on fire, attacking stores, and forcing authorities to evacuate Jewish residents.

A judge has turned in his judicial robes in protest at the decision not to try a Malian migrant alleged to have beaten an elderly Jewish woman and thrown her to her death from a balcony while shouting “Allah Akbar!” on grounds that he was suffering from a delirious episode induced by heavy cannabis abuse. 

A top French court has upheld a decision not to charge an “Allahu Akbar” yelling man accused of murdering a Jewish woman, claiming he was not criminally responsible.

The kosher Ralph’s is closing after the L.A. City Council passed a $5 “hero pay” hourly wage increase that the store says it could not afford.

Asharq al-Awsat, a Saudi newspaper based in London, reported on Sunday that Houthi terrorists had “deported” the last three Jewish families living in Yemen.

Doug Emhoff, husband of Vice President Kamala Harris, spoke on Sunday at what was billed as a Rainbow Seder celebration.

The late and often controversial author Philip Roth is now the target of cancel culture after biographers alleged some of his writings were misogynistic.

A radicalized Singaporean Muslim has been arrested for planning a deadly stabbing spree against Jews, officials said Wednesday.

NBC is pulling an episode of its medical drama Nurses after falling under heavy fire for an “anti-Semitic” scene, in which a Hasidic patient refuses a bone graft from a “goyim” — the Yiddish word for a non-Jewish person.

The Austrian federal government has presented a “six-pillar” national strategy to stop the spread of antisemitism in the country.

What Cuomo failed to recognize is that faith is a vaccine for hopelessness and worship an antibody against despair. People need to believe that they’re going to live.

The Vatican’s Secretary of State has condemned a recent rise in anti-Semitism, asserting Thursday that Catholics are proud to stand with Jews as “our brothers and sisters.”

Nigerian soldiers razed at least six synagogues run by Jewish adherents of the local Igbo ethnic tribe last week in southern Rivers State, located in Nigeria’s Biafra region, the Jerusalem Post reported on November 14.

Georgia Democratic Senate candidate Rev. Raphael Warnock is struggling to defend his record of anti-Israel statements and policies, as Republicans raise the issue ahead of the Jan. 5 runoff election in the state.

Lord Rabbi Jonathan Sacks was one of the true giants of the Jewish world. He died on November 7 at age 72. His impact was profound, his reach universal.

An exit poll conducted by the Republican Jewish Coalition (RJC) and released Wednesday indicated that President Donald Trump won 30.5% of the Jewish vote, a six-point increase from his 24% total in 2016.

A congregation of Orthodox Jews prayed for President Donald Trump’s victory on Election Day, in a prayer that was captured on video Tuesday morning.

Prayers for the success of President Donald Trumps’ reelection will take place on Monday morning at the Tomb of the Patriarchs in the holy city of Hebron, attended by local leaders.

Orthodox Jews said morning prayers on Sunday before hitting the roads in New York City to rally support for President Donald Trump.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is facing new allegations of antisemitism after he threatened to cut off money to yeshivas, or religious seminaries, this weekend, and added that some Jews had “never complied” with coronavirus rules.

A Jewish family was left traumatized after their car was attacked with pepper-spray by left-wing counter-protesters as a “Jews for Trump” caravan rolled through New York City on Sunday.

A “Jews for Trump” vehicle rally rolled through the streets of New York City on Sunday afternoon — and met with violence from left-wing counter-demonstrators in Manhattan.

A new poll by Ami Magazine reveals that 83% of Orthodox Jews would vote to re-elect President Donald Trump, versus 13% who would vote for former Vice President Joe Biden, if the election were held today.

Black Lives Matter protesters roamed through Manhattan while authorities cracked down on Orthodox Jewish neighborhoods in Brooklyn.