6 wounded in Islamist stabbing at New Zealand supermarket
Prime minister Jacinda Ardern calls incident a terrorist and says perpetrator is a Sri Lankan national who was inspired by the Islamic State.
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Australian state takes stand against swastikas
Victoria drafting legislation that would ban public display of Nazi symbols.
Survey: 79% of Jewish students, alumni in US experienced antisemitism firsthand
Latest report by Alums for Campus Fairness reveals grim statistics on American campuses.
Jewish State Department officials demand dismissal of antisemitic employee
Foreign service officer Fritz Berggren has been publishing on his website material that attacks Jews and the LGBTQ community, and calls for the creation of Christian nation-states.
Iranian Americans motivated to build new bridges with Israelis
"This regime will soon collapse and we the patriots of Iran have a responsibility to reach out to Israel, our only true friend in the region for their help to avoid a major humanitarian catastrophe for the people of Iran," says Khosrow Beitollahi, one of the hundreds of Iranian non-Jewish activists in the US who are openly supporting Israel.
Efforts underway to rescue girls soccer team from Afghanistan
One such effort, which had initially focused on extracting Afghanistan's last remaining Jew from Kabul, has shifted its focus to saving female soccer players after Zebulon Simantov rejected the offers to fly him to safety, the Jewish Telegraph Agency has reported.
'Hello Mr. President: Save me and my family'
An Afghan interpreter who helped rescue President Biden during a visit to Afghanistan in 2008 asks White House to save him and his family.
Report: Taliban secretly helped US forces evacuate Americans
US defense officials tell CNN that Taliban agreed to set up "secret gate" at Kabul airport and allowed Americans in as thousands of Afghans were attempting to leave the country following the group's takeover.
Sirhan Sirhan 'killed my father over his Israel support,' RFK's oldest son says
Former congressman Joseph P. Kennedy II laments Sirhan "may walk free, no doubt to the cheers of those who share his views." Parole board was required to take Sirhan's age, childhood trauma from Middle East conflict into account.
New Orleans Jews report minimal damage as Hurricane Ida pummels city
While levees built in 2015 after Hurricane Katrina appear to have held during Ida, the long duration of hurricane force winds causes trees to snap, power lines to crumble, shingles to fly off homes and other damage.