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Antisemitic incidents in Germany remained elevated in 2025, fueled by rise-in far-right cases (Jun 18, 2026 05:28 PM - Forward.com – All)(JTA) — BERLIN — The number of annual antisemitic incidents in Germany remains at a high, with right-wing extremism surging, according to a report issued Wednesday by the country’s leading antisemitism watchdog. An average of 24 antisemitic incidents per day were reported in Germany in 2025, totaling 8,725, about the same as in 2024, according... The post Antisemitic incidents in Germany remained elevated in 2025, fueled by rise-in far-right cases appeared first on The Forward .
The manosphere says women owe their husbands sex — Judaism says the opposite (Jun 18, 2026 02:23 PM - Forward.com – All)
The poll posted by writer Emily May on X asked: “Married women, have you ever said yes to sex because you didn’t want to deal with his moodiness if you said no?” Over 5,000 people responded. The majority — 72% — were men, despite the fact that the question was directed at married women. Manosphere... The post The manosphere says women owe their husbands sex — Judaism says the opposite appeared first on The Forward .
Georgia’s Jewish senator called his newly minted GOP opponent an antisemite. Why? (Jun 18, 2026 08:59 AM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — After Rep. Mike Collins won a hard-fought Republican runoff election in Georgia Tuesday for the party’s Senate nomination in November, his opponent wasted no time going on the offensive. “Donald Trump’s handpicked candidate Mike Collins is a notorious bigot, antisemite, and extremist,” Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff posted on social media on Tuesday night.... The post Georgia’s Jewish senator called his newly minted GOP opponent an antisemite. Why? appeared first on The Forward .
Alex Bores’ supporters disagree on Israel. They agree on him. (Jun 17, 2026 11:23 PM - Forward.com – All)
(New York Jewish Week) — Alex Bores, who’s running to succeed Rep. Jerry Nadler in Congress, is threading a very delicate needle. On the one hand, Bores, a two-term New York State Assembly member from the Upper East Side, has garnered support from a number of Jewish leaders and political moderates who tout his support... The post Alex Bores’ supporters disagree on Israel. They agree on him. appeared first on The Forward .
Organizers of London Israeli real estate fair apologize after West Bank properties surface despite denials (Jun 17, 2026 11:20 PM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — Organizers of the Great Israeli Real Estate Event held in London on Sunday have apologized amid revelations that the event showcased offerings in the West Bank, contradicting their assurances that it would not. The owner of a real estate agency that had a booth at the event, meanwhile, told the Jewish Telegraphic Agency... The post Organizers of London Israeli real estate fair apologize after West Bank properties surface despite denials appeared first on The Forward .
Far-right YouTuber raises nearly $20K for Cornell student who said he was ‘not interested in working for a jew’ (Jun 17, 2026 11:15 PM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — A far-right extremist YouTuber who has said he wants to see “another Hitler” has raised more than $19,000 for a Cornell University student who told a potential employer that he was “not interested in working for a jew.” The message was written by 19-year-old Austin Franco, a member of Cornell’s class of 2028,... The post Far-right YouTuber raises nearly $20K for Cornell student who said he was ‘not interested in working for a jew’ appeared first on The Forward .
In Trump deal, Iran can have ballistic missiles and billions of dollars – but must give up nukes (Jun 17, 2026 11:14 PM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — Iran will retain ballistic missiles but will never be allowed to have nuclear weapons, President Donald Trump said Wednesday, stressing that his deal opening the Strait of Hormuz and ending the war with the Islamic Republic would save Israel from atomic destruction. “Think of what Israel is getting. They are not going to... The post In Trump deal, Iran can have ballistic missiles and billions of dollars – but must give up nukes appeared first on The Forward .
Alleged White House attack plot singled out officials seen as tied to pro-Israel groups, FBI says (Jun 17, 2026 11:14 PM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — Suspects who planned to attack the White House over the weekend sought to target lawmakers who received money from pro-Israel groups, according to federal law enforcement officials. Five men were charged on Tuesday for allegedly plotting to kill government officials and others attending the Ultimate Fighting Championship event at the White House on... The post Alleged White House attack plot singled out officials seen as tied to pro-Israel groups, FBI says appeared first on The Forward .
The boycott of Israel is increasingly targeting individuals (Jun 17, 2026 08:39 PM - Forward.com – All)
As Israel’s international pariah status grows, the movement intended to boycott and isolate the country is starting to target individual Israelis — including many with little or no connection to Israel’s actions, and in some cases those who are aligned with its international critics. Organizers of the boycott, divestment and sanctions movement, which seeks to... The post The boycott of Israel is increasingly targeting individuals appeared first on The Forward .
Rank Islamophobia in Congress is a crisis for American Jews (Jun 17, 2026 07:53 PM - Forward.com – All)
A growing caucus in the House of Representatives is targeting Muslims, and American Jews should be deeply concerned. The Sharia-Free America Caucus, established in December, now boasts more than 60 members, all of whom are Republican. In announcing its establishment, one of its founders, Rep. Chip Roy of Texas, warned that, “from Texas to every state... The post Rank Islamophobia in Congress is a crisis for American Jews appeared first on The Forward .
You’re wrong, Ken Paxton: Obviously God is nonbinary (Jun 17, 2026 07:09 PM - Forward.com – All)
We are living in a time of reactionary masculinism. Roaring back not only against wokeness and MeToo but against half a century of feminism and a century of women’s suffrage, conservative American men have reasserted a hyper-traditionalist, hyper-violent form of masculine dominance, from the UFC matches on the White House lawn to Pete Hegseth’s pastor... The post You’re wrong, Ken Paxton: Obviously God is nonbinary appeared first on The Forward .
Slovenia’s last Jewish institution endures through desecration and decay (Jun 17, 2026 05:17 PM - Forward.com – All)
On a Saturday morning last July, Robert Baruh Waltl watched two processions converge on central Ljubljana. From one direction, near the river, came a column of neo-Nazis chanting nationalist slogans chanting “Long live Slovenia.” From the other came pro-Palestinian marchers singing “from the river to the sea”. The city, he notes drily, is very small.... The post Slovenia’s last Jewish institution endures through desecration and decay appeared first on The Forward .
Lahmeyer, pastor who says Antichrist will be Jewish, heads to Oklahoma GOP runoff (Jun 17, 2026 02:09 PM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — Jackson Lahmeyer, a pastor who supports Israel and believes the Antichrist will be Jewish, is headed to a runoff in his district’s Oklahoma congressional primary. The Donald Trump-backed Lahmeyer will face off against Mark Tedford, a member of the state House of Representatives from Tulsa, in the August runoff to decide who will... The post Lahmeyer, pastor who says Antichrist will be Jewish, heads to Oklahoma GOP runoff appeared first on The Forward .
Lahmeyer, pastor who says Antichrist will be Jewish, drops out of Oklahoma GOP runoff (Jun 17, 2026 02:09 PM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — Jackson Lahmeyer, a pastor who supports Israel and believes the Antichrist will be Jewish, drew enough votes Tuesday to force a runoff in his district’s Oklahoma congressional primary. But on Wednesday, Lahmeyer announced that he was suspending his campaign “after prayerful consideration,” saying that he did “not want to be a distraction to... The post Lahmeyer, pastor who says Antichrist will be Jewish, drops out of Oklahoma GOP runoff appeared first on The Forward .
Democratic socialist whose Israel criticism ignited Jewish leaders’ concern leads D.C. mayoral primary vote (Jun 17, 2026 02:07 PM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — A democratic socialist who has sharply criticized Israel and pledged to defend Jews from antisemitism is in the lead in Tuesday’s Democratic primary for mayor in Washington, D.C., poising the nation’s capital to elect a progressive leader. Janeese Lewis George, a D.C. Council member, had received just over half of the 65% of... The post Democratic socialist whose Israel criticism ignited Jewish leaders’ concern leads D.C. mayoral primary vote appeared first on The Forward .
Toronto police say young people are being recruited online to shoot at synagogues (Jun 17, 2026 01:06 PM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — Police in Toronto announced on Tuesday that they believe young adults are being hired and paid online to shoot at local synagogues. The announcement follows a string of arrests in connection with shootings at a range of targets in the Canadian city, including multiple synagogues. “What we know is bad actors are using... The post Toronto police say young people are being recruited online to shoot at synagogues appeared first on The Forward .
Feds investigating antisemitism allegations at American Psychological Association (Jun 17, 2026 11:21 AM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is opening an antisemitism investigation into the American Psychological Association, the largest professional organization for mental health professionals, the agency announced Wednesday. The investigation stems from several complaints by Jewish and Israeli psychologists alleging that the association has promoted or failed to discipline anti-Israel activism... The post Feds investigating antisemitism allegations at American Psychological Association appeared first on The Forward .
In Britain, a Jewish Culture Month aims to move the conversation beyond Oct. 7 (Jun 17, 2026 01:07 AM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — In the almost three years since the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas invasion of Israel, Great Britain has seen “a relentless focus on everything to do with the Jewish community in the public domain, and it’s about antisemitism or Israel,” said Adam Ma’anit, the communications manager for the Board of Deputies of British Jews.... The post In Britain, a Jewish Culture Month aims to move the conversation beyond Oct. 7 appeared first on The Forward .
This Jewish activist was arrested and deported for her book ‘Lesbian Love.’ 100 years later, will NYC apologize? (Jun 16, 2026 06:48 PM - Forward.com – All)
In 1926, New York City police arrested Eve Adams, a Polish-Jewish immigrant who ran a lesbian bar in Greenwich Village, for the crime of being gay. The formal charges were more euphemistic. Officially, Adams was charged with disorderly conduct — that is, flirting with an undercover police officer who had entrapped her, and obscenity, for... The post This Jewish activist was arrested and deported for her book ‘Lesbian Love.’ 100 years later, will NYC apologize? appeared first on The Forward .
Ever the restless spirit, Tel Aviv-born architect and designer Ron Arad is still reinventing himself and his art (Jun 16, 2026 06:15 PM - Forward.com – All)
When the announcement was made on June 12 that Ron Arad, 75, has been appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE), it marked another step in the Tel Aviv-born architect, artist and designer’s remarkably varied journey. Arad’s mother was the painter Esther Peretz-Arad and his father Grisha was a sculptor and... The post Ever the restless spirit, Tel Aviv-born architect and designer Ron Arad is still reinventing himself and his art appeared first on The Forward .
New Jewish-Arab political party debuts in Israel, aiming to topple Netanyahu (Jun 16, 2026 04:27 PM - Forward.com – All)
A newly established Jewish-Arab political party debuted Tuesday and is joining the crowded field vying to take down Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s ruling coalition in Israel’s next election, slated for October. Makom Lekulanu, which translates to A Place for Us All, ( is led by Rula Daood and Alon-Lee Green, co-founders of the Israeli-Palestinian coexistence... The post New Jewish-Arab political party debuts in Israel, aiming to topple Netanyahu appeared first on The Forward .
Trump says Syria would do a ‘better job’ of fighting Hezbollah than Israel (Jun 16, 2026 03:35 PM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — Syria would be better at tackling Hezbollah in Lebanon, U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday, as Israel’s presence in Lebanon continued to be an Achilles’ heel in the fledgling U.S.-Iran deal set to be formally signed in Geneva on Friday. Trump said Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, a former leader of an al Qaeda-affiliated... The post Trump says Syria would do a ‘better job’ of fighting Hezbollah than Israel appeared first on The Forward .
In new book, JD Vance says Charlie Kirk warned him about antisemitism on the right (Jun 16, 2026 02:02 PM - Forward.com – All)
Vice President JD Vance acknowledges a growing strain of anti-Israel sentiment on the American right that has at times slid into outright antisemitism, writing in his new memoir released on Tuesday. In Communion: Finding My Way Back to Faith, Vance recounts a conversation with conservative activist Charlie Kirk months before he was fatally shot, in... The post In new book, JD Vance says Charlie Kirk warned him about antisemitism on the right appeared first on The Forward .
Trump may be making a classic error in seeking peace with Iran (Jun 16, 2026 10:00 AM - Forward.com – All)
An assumption has shaped Western thinking about Iran for decades: that the Islamic Republic has similar goals to those of the West, and can therefore be incentivized to integrate into a more stable regional order. Vice President JD Vance gave that assumption its latest expression when he said a potential new peace agreement between Iran... The post Trump may be making a classic error in seeking peace with Iran appeared first on The Forward .
Trump-backed Oklahoma congressional candidate supports Israel — and says the Antichrist will be Jewish (Jun 16, 2026 08:36 AM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — A pro-Israel pastor who inveighs against “sharia law” and wants Jews to accept Jesus is the favored candidate in a crowded congressional primary in Oklahoma on Tuesday. Jackson Lahmeyer, the founder of Pastors for Trump and a political activist from the Tulsa area, secured the president’s endorsement ahead of Tuesday’s primary for the... The post Trump-backed Oklahoma congressional candidate supports Israel — and says the Antichrist will be Jewish appeared first on The Forward .
UK appeals court upholds ban on Palestine Action as a terrorist organization (Jun 16, 2026 08:33 AM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — A British appeals court ruled Monday that the government acted lawfully in banning a prominent pro-Palestinian group as a terrorist organization. Jewish groups welcomed the decision to maintain the ban on Palestine Action, which has staged multiple destructive attacks on military installations and weapons manufacturers in Britain. The government banned Palestine Action in... The post UK appeals court upholds ban on Palestine Action as a terrorist organization appeared first on The Forward .
Trump says he plans to talk to Hezbollah amid Iran peace efforts (Jun 15, 2026 10:48 PM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — President Donald Trump said Monday that he planned to speak with U.S.-designated terrorist organization Hezbollah, during his remarks on an agreement the U.S. and Iran signed virtually the night before to end months of hostilities. Israeli politicians are railing against the deal and insisting that the country will maintain its freedom of operation... The post Trump says he plans to talk to Hezbollah amid Iran peace efforts appeared first on The Forward .
American Jewish leaders across the political spectrum express alarm at Trump’s Iran deal (Jun 15, 2026 10:47 PM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — In 2018, as President Barack Obama struck a deal with Iran to constrain its nuclear production, American Jewish groups were divided: Those on the right excoriated the deal, saying it left Iran a major threat to Israel, while those on the left were more supportive. This time around, as President Donald Trump has... The post American Jewish leaders across the political spectrum express alarm at Trump’s Iran deal appeared first on The Forward .
Can a liberal Zionist win with the pro-Palestinian movement? Brad Lander is trying. (Jun 15, 2026 10:36 PM - Forward.com – All)
A voter canvass rally for Brad Lander in Brooklyn’s Carroll Park on Sunday looked, in many ways, like the kind of gathering that helped propel New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani to power. There were chants of “Free Palestine.” There was a speech by a prominent Columbia University protest leader. Speakers denounced the war in... The post Can a liberal Zionist win with the pro-Palestinian movement? Brad Lander is trying. appeared first on The Forward .
For Iranian Jews who have been cheering Trump on, his new deal is hard to stomach (Jun 15, 2026 10:12 PM - Forward.com – All)
When Iranian Jews woke up on Feb. 28 to news that the United States and Israel had killed Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and were striking regime infrastructure across Iran, many felt something they had not experienced in decades: hope that they might see a free Iran in their lifetime. Social media was filled with praise... The post For Iranian Jews who have been cheering Trump on, his new deal is hard to stomach appeared first on The Forward .
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