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WHILE REMEMBRANCE Day this year seems appropriate for the somber national mood, the usually high-spirited Independence Day celebrations are raising far more controversy.

Israel’s Independence Day is a time for mourning and celebration

By Dr. Mijal Bitton/JTA

SIX MONTHS into the Israel-Hamas war, internal divisions have reemerged, as over 100 hostages still remain in Hamas captivity.

Mo Husseini's viral post on Israel-Hamas conflict offers a nuanced perspective

By ANDREW SILOW-CARROLL/JTA

Israel and American flags are flown near the US Capitol during a rally in support of Israel and protest against antisemitism on the National Mall in Washington, November 14, 2023.

Grapevine May 5, 2024: Antisemitism notwithstanding...

By GREER FAY CASHMAN

UKRAINE’S PRESIDENT Volodymyr Zelensky and NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg attend a news conference in Kyiv, last week.

Zelensky is in a predicament in the war against Russia

By SALEM ALKETBI

PRESIDENT ISAAC HERZOG meets with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Tel Aviv last week.

The US sanctioning of IDF’s Netzah Yehuda Battalion is absurd

By ALIZA PILICHOWSKI

PROTESTERS ATTEND a demonstration in support of Palestinians in Gaza, at UCLA in Los Angeles, this week. Members of nearby Jewish communities now take detours to avoid confrontational student protests, the writer notes. Uploaded on 1/5/2024

Challenges of campus activism: A critique on university student boycotts of Israel

By MICHAEL J. SALAMON

ROBERT BARUH WALTL shows the WJC delegation around the synagogue in Ljubljana, Slovenia. Uploaded on 1/5/2024

World Jewish Congress delegation journeys to Slovenia to combat antisemitism

By BEN M. FREEMAN

A scene from the documentary series The Jewish Underground,

Halachic State vs Caliphate: How do Jewish extremists differ from Islamist extremists? - opinion

By Boaz Tamir

Protests at Columbia University, April 24, 2024.

Columbia American-Jewish student shares perspective on campus hostility, discrimination - opinion

By NOAM WOLDENBERG

Jewish Agency Israel Fellows leading activities on campus

Jewish Columbia University alum challenges antisemitic tokenism in pro-Palestinian discourse

By DANIEL BERCOVICI

Students crossing the lawn in front of the Faye and Joe Wyatt Center for Education on the campus of Peabody College at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S., September 18, 2018.

The risks of segregation: Why building separate Jewish schools might worsen antisemitism

By ATTILA SOMFALVI

Missile fire from Iran on April 14, 2024, as seen from Ashkelon

Iran's missle attack on Israel escalates tensions and lead for a call for action - opinion

By DR. IMAN FOROUTAN/THE MEDIA LINE

SGT. GAYA ZUBERY, a paramedic in the 188th Armored Brigade who was shot and seriously wounded while treating wounded soldiers in Gaza, undergoes rehabilitation at Sheba Medical Center.

Charting a path forward for mental health care in the wake of war

By YOEL HAR-EVEN

INCOMING AERIAL threats are intercepted over the skies of Hebron early Sunday morning.

Israel is at war again, but is safe due to tech advancements and collective faith

By HAYIM LEITER

HUNDREDS GATHER for a pro-Israel rally in Philadelphia’s Independence Square, sponsored by the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia, last month.

Supporting Jewish communities requires loud condemnations of antisemitism

By Hana Dorsman

SAUDI ARABIA’S Ambassador to Iran, Abdullah bin Saud al-Anzi attends the Tehran International Conference on Palestine, in December. If Riyadh needed a display of just how valuable it can be to have a US defense guarantee, it just got one, says the writer.

How does Iran's attack on Israel impact the fate of Saudi normalization?

By JOHN HANNAH

AN ISRAEL Air Force F-35 fighter jet lands at Nevatim airbase in the Negev. Iran’s complete failure to achieve what was probably its main goal, the destruction of the airbase, exemplifies why this was not just a defeat for Iran but a resounding success for Israel and its allies, says the writer.

While Israel can retaliate against Iran, its deterrence is already a significant victory

By HELIT BAREL

US PRESIDENT Joe Biden and Secretary of State Antony Blinken attend a video meeting with G7 leaders to discuss the Iranian attack on Israel, at the White House on Sunday.

By uttering 'Don't', Biden dooms the Middle East

By NAVE DROMI