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Israel's Path to a World Cup Berth Would Be Easier Through Asia. Here's Why It's Sticking With Europe.
2+ hour, 18+ min ago (915+ words) Deborah Danan | JTA More than five decades after Israel's only World Cup appearance, the Israel Football Association says it has no intention of trying to leave Europe for the Asian regional qualifying system that once took the country to the…...
Almost Three-Quarters of Religion-Based Hate Crimes in California in 2025 Targeted Jews, State Says
2+ hour, 46+ min ago (545+ words) Menachem Wecker | JNS Jews were the targets of 289 hate crimes in California in 2025, which was about 73. 7% of the 392 religion-based hate crimes recorded in the state that year, according to a new state report released on Wednesday. "There is absolutely no…...
Play "The Zionists" Turns Post-Oct. 7 Discourse Into a Dysfunctional Family Drama
2+ hour, 26+ min ago (863+ words) Andrew Silow-Carroll | JTA Just about the last thing I wanted to do on a summer weekend in the Berkshires was to see a play called "The Zionists." The title alone practically dares audiences to arrive with their defenses up. Its…...
Clive Davis, Influential Jewish Rock "n" Roll Executive, Dies at 94
2+ hour, 33+ min ago (493+ words) Andrew Lapin | JTA During his run as the head of CBS Records, Clive Davis signed some of the biggest and most influential acts in rock "n" roll history, including Janis Joplin, Bruce Springsteen and Billy Joel. But it nearly all…...
Phil Weiser, Jewish State Attorney General, Wins Colorado Democratic Primary for Governor
18+ hour, 56+ min ago (731+ words) Kelly Hartog | JTA The son of a woman born at Buchenwald two days after the concentration camp's liberation in 1945 will be the Democratic candidate for governor in Colorado. Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser, a strong supporter of Israel, defeated Sen....
Editorial: It's All Relative
19+ hour, 34+ min ago (339+ words) Politics is always relative. Yesterday's radical becomes today's moderate when someone even more extreme comes along. That may be the most important lesson emerging from today's Democratic Party. Whether these candidates can consistently win competitive statewide elections remains to be…...
Editorial: God Bless America
20+ hour, 4+ min ago (400+ words) Every Fourth of July, Americans gather beneath fireworks and flags to celebrate a remarkable idea. Not that America is perfect. Not that its history is without blemish. Not that it has always lived up to its ideals. Rather, that 250 years…...
Editorial: The America They Didn't Expect
19+ hour, 39+ min ago (331+ words) The FIFA World Cup has produced plenty of memorable moments on the field. Off the field, however, it has revealed something even more significant: America's greatest strength may still be its ability to surprise those who think they already know…...
Editorial: Britain's Age of Drift
20+ hour, 34+ min ago (492+ words) Philadelphia Jewish Exponent Editorial: Britain's Age of Drift As Americans celebrate 250 years since declaring independence from the British Empire, it is worth pausing to reflect on the condition of the mother country itself. Britain remains one of America's closest allies…...
Sa'ar, Huckabee Sign Agreement for Permanent US Embassy Compound in Jerusalem
21+ hour, 58+ min ago (422+ words) Israel and the United States signed an agreement on Wednesday allocating land for the construction of a permanent U. S. Embassy in Jerusalem. Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar and U. S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee signed the agreement during a ceremony held at…...