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DSA to LA mayoral favorite Nithya Raman: BDS or our endorsement — pick one (Oct 28, 2026 06:40 PM - Forward.com – All)When Nithya Raman told Jewish Angelenos last month that she believed the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement was a “legitimate” form of protest, she didn’t go far enough for the Democratic Socialists of America, whose national leadership threatened to expel her for not championing the Israel boycott outright. The organization’s staunchly anti-Zionist politics have long... The post DSA to LA mayoral favorite Nithya Raman: BDS or our endorsement — pick one appeared first on The Forward .
What can we make of the initial results of the Israeli elections? (Oct 28, 2026 06:36 PM - Forward.com – All)
אַ גרױסער יום-טובֿ איז געפֿײַערט געװאָרן אין ישׂראל, דעם 27סטן אָקטאָבער — אַ יום-טובֿ פֿאַר דעמאָקראַטיע און אַ יום-טובֿ פֿאַר ייִדן. דאָ האָבן אַלע רעגיסטרירטע בירגער פֿון 18 יאָר און עלטער געהאַט די מעגלעכקײט צו שטימען פֿאַר אײנער פֿון 35 פּאָליטישע פּאַרטײען: סײַ ייִדישע און סײַ ניט-ייִדישע פּאַרטײען, כּדי אױסצוקלײַבן אַ נײַע רעגירונג פֿאַר אַ... The post What can we make of the initial results of the Israeli elections? appeared first on The Forward .
Netanyahu has a clear lead, but no coalition as votes trickle in (Oct 28, 2026 05:51 PM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — This story was last updated at 12:15 p.m. ET on Oct. 28. JERUSALEM – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had a clear lead Wednesday over his main political rival Gadi Eisenkot, as his Likud party garnered 27 seats compared with 22 for Eisenkot’s Yashar party with more than 80% of the vote counted. Netanyahu’s... The post Netanyahu has a clear lead, but no coalition as votes trickle in appeared first on The Forward .
A famed rabbi’s yeshiva reopens for students for the first time since World War II (Oct 28, 2026 05:50 PM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — Dovid Hofstedter was visiting Belarus five years ago when he discovered that a historic Jewish school had turned into something else. Hofstedter, a Canadian rabbi, was joining a group of rabbis from around the world at the Radin Yeshiva, nestled in the small town of Radun in western Belarus. The school was founded... The post A famed rabbi’s yeshiva reopens for students for the first time since World War II appeared first on The Forward .
Police shoot dead assailant outside Israeli Embassy in Serbia (Oct 28, 2026 05:43 PM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — An assailant with knives attacked a police officer guarding the Israeli Embassy in Serbia overnight before the officer shot him dead, according to Serbian authorities. Interior Minister Ivica Dačić called the incident a “terrorist attack.” The attacker had two knives and shouted “Allahu Akbar” at the officer 15 minutes after midnight Wednesday morning... The post Police shoot dead assailant outside Israeli Embassy in Serbia appeared first on The Forward .
Netanyahu has a clear lead, but no coalition as votes trickle in (Oct 28, 2026 05:06 PM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — This story was last updated at 12:15 p.m. ET on Oct. 28. JERUSALEM – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had a clear lead Wednesday over his main political rival Gadi Eisenkot, as his Likud party garnered 27 seats compared with 22 for Eisenkot’s Yashar party with more than 80% of the vote counted. Netanyahu’s... The post Netanyahu has a clear lead, but no coalition as votes trickle in appeared first on The Forward .
Netherlands reverses course, will sit out Eurovision again over Israel’s participation (Oct 28, 2026 03:59 PM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — The Netherlands is withdrawing from the Eurovision Song Contest, reversing an announcement that it would join the event and citing “sensitivity” over Israel’s participation. The Dutch organization that oversees public broadcasting, the Nederlandse Publieke Omroep, or NPO, said on Tuesday that it failed to find sufficient support from broadcasters to ensure a Dutch... The post Netherlands reverses course, will sit out Eurovision again over Israel’s participation appeared first on The Forward .
This time, some American Jews really do face a choice between ‘American’ and ‘Jewish’ (Oct 28, 2026 02:48 PM - Forward.com – All)
At a United Synagogue Youth program many decades ago, I remember being asked the following question: “Are you an American Jew, or a Jewish American?” Where, in other words, do your primary loyalties lie? Then and now, American Jews have tried to dodge this question. There is no choice to be made, we insist; our... The post This time, some American Jews really do face a choice between ‘American’ and ‘Jewish’ appeared first on The Forward .
Israel’s election deadlock: 3 scenarios for what comes next (Oct 28, 2026 11:46 AM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — JERUSALEM – As election results from Israel’s parliamentary vote on Tuesday continue to trickle in, what seems clearest is that no side in this political race will have enough votes to form a majority government, meaning the question of who Israel’s next prime minister will be remains uncertain. According to the vote count... The post Israel’s election deadlock: 3 scenarios for what comes next appeared first on The Forward .
Netanyahu may have won Israel. He’s losing America. (Oct 28, 2026 11:26 AM - Forward.com – All)
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu may have just won over Israelis. Now comes something harder: winning Americans. Israel’s election results aren’t final, and there is still a long way to go before a government is formed, but Netanyahu outperformed the expectations of almost all the polls and pundits. I get why. Security is Israelis’ primary concern,... The post Netanyahu may have won Israel. He’s losing America. appeared first on The Forward .
Murky Israeli election results leave Netanyahu and Eisenkot battling for power (Oct 28, 2026 09:36 AM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — This story was last updated at 5:30 a.m. ET on Oct. 28. JERUSALEM – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his centrist rival Gadi Eisenkot were locked in a battle for the future of Israel after an election Tuesday night that left no clear winner as exit polls were released. The exit polls... The post Murky Israeli election results leave Netanyahu and Eisenkot battling for power appeared first on The Forward .
Israel’s opposition has the numbers to defeat Netanyahu. Will it let him survive anyway? (Oct 28, 2026 02:38 AM - Forward.com – All)
According to exit polls, Israel’s opposition appears to have achieved something remarkable: a parliamentary majority of up to 70 seats, including the Arab parties, over Benjamin Netanyahu and his allies. In almost any other parliamentary democracy, such a result would be understood as a decisive victory for the forces seeking a change of government. Yet... The post Israel’s opposition has the numbers to defeat Netanyahu. Will it let him survive anyway? appeared first on The Forward .
With votes still being counted, Israel’s opposition could have the numbers to unseat Netanyahu. Will it let him survive anyway? (Oct 28, 2026 02:38 AM - Forward.com – All)
According to exit polls, Israel’s opposition appears to have achieved something remarkable: a parliamentary majority of perhaps 66 out of the 120 seats, including their 47 seats and the Arab parties’ 19 seats at current count. In almost any other parliamentary democracy, such a result would be understood as a decisive victory for the forces... The post With votes still being counted, Israel’s opposition could have the numbers to unseat Netanyahu. Will it let him survive anyway? appeared first on The Forward .
A watch party without Netanyahu? Supporters tried to project cheer (Oct 28, 2026 01:21 AM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — JERUSALEM — Forty-five minutes after Israeli channels released their first exit polls, a silence had washed over the Likud election watch party held at the International Convention Center in Jerusalem. Supporters had waited in anticipation for the exit polls to appear on the screen. When Channel 14 — which had a broadcast desk... The post A watch party without Netanyahu? Supporters tried to project cheer appeared first on The Forward .
Jewish treasures stolen by Nazis 88 years ago come home, thanks to an Arizona synagogue (Oct 27, 2026 11:15 PM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — What could one purchase with boxes of Crisco, bags of coffee and cartons of cigarettes in chaotic postwar Germany? For Moishe Saksenhaus, a young Holocaust survivor from Belarus, the answer was: two Jewish ritual textiles, hundreds of years old. The seller said he’d stolen them himself from a burning Berlin synagogue on Nov.... The post Jewish treasures stolen by Nazis 88 years ago come home, thanks to an Arizona synagogue appeared first on The Forward .
Israel revokes travel permissions for Brad Lander, American rabbis (Oct 27, 2026 11:13 PM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — Israel revoked travel authorizations for several American rabbis, activists and Jewish New York politician Brad Lander following their work last week with Palestinians harvesting olives in the West Bank. Emails from Israel’s immigration authority, shared with the Jewish Telegraphic Agency, told the recipients that their electronic travel authorizations had been “revoked” following “a... The post Israel revokes travel permissions for Brad Lander, American rabbis appeared first on The Forward .
The real winner in Israel’s elections may be the haters (Oct 27, 2026 09:13 PM - Forward.com – All)
The world has been fixated on Israel since Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack, Jerusalem’s defensive, retaliatory wars in Gaza and Lebanon, and the tsunami of global antisemitism that has resulted from them all. And now, more than three years on, arrives a referendum not merely of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu — but of Israelis themselves, and... The post The real winner in Israel’s elections may be the haters appeared first on The Forward .
Netanyahu leads in exit polls, but change bloc by Eisenkot has more seats (Oct 27, 2026 08:36 PM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — JERUSALEM – Israel’s parliamentary election has ended with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s ruling Likud party remaining the largest faction, according to exit polls published as voting ended at 10pm local time. However, the results showed that Netanyahu’s bloc of parties falls far short of the 61 seats needed to form a government. No... The post Netanyahu leads in exit polls, but change bloc by Eisenkot has more seats appeared first on The Forward .
Murky Israeli election results leave Netanyahu and Eisenkot battling for power (Oct 27, 2026 08:36 PM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — This story was last updated at 5:30 a.m. ET on Oct. 28. JERUSALEM – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his centrist rival Gadi Eisenkot were locked in a battle for the future of Israel after an election Tuesday night that left no clear winner as exit polls were released. The exit polls... The post Murky Israeli election results leave Netanyahu and Eisenkot battling for power appeared first on The Forward .
Why I went to Michigan to talk to Jewish voters about Abdul El-Sayed (Oct 27, 2026 07:16 PM - Forward.com – All)
I’d just climbed the steps to another home on my canvassing list, a lovely residence in the suburbs of Detroit, and rang the doorbell. I was there last week to talk with Jewish voters about the upcoming Michigan Senate election. The woman who answered asked me to come inside, and I demurred, telling her that... The post Why I went to Michigan to talk to Jewish voters about Abdul El-Sayed appeared first on The Forward .
Noah Wyle, TV’s nice Jewish doctor, is People’s Sexiest Man Alive (Oct 27, 2026 06:53 PM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — Noah Wyle, the Jewish actor who both mends and steals hearts as a doctor on the hit HBO Max medical drama “The Pitt,” has been named People magazine’s Sexiest Man Alive. Tuesday’s announcement described the actor’s “smoldering intensity” and “leading-man looks,” while noting that “he loves to do the dishes.” Wyle, 55, told... The post Noah Wyle, TV’s nice Jewish doctor, is People’s Sexiest Man Alive appeared first on The Forward .
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul says defending Israel would be ‘a lot easier’ if Netanyahu loses (Oct 27, 2026 05:35 PM - Forward.com – All)
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, an incumbent Democrat running for reelection, said it would be “a lot easier” for her to defend Israel if Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu loses Tuesday’s election. New York has the largest concentration of Jews outside of Israel and is home to many ex-pat Israelis. In an interview with Politico magazine... The post New York Gov. Kathy Hochul says defending Israel would be ‘a lot easier’ if Netanyahu loses appeared first on The Forward .
Defending Israel would be ‘a lot easier’ if Netanyahu loses, says New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (Oct 27, 2026 05:35 PM - Forward.com – All)
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, an incumbent Democrat running for reelection, said it would be “a lot easier” for her to defend Israel if Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu loses Tuesday’s election. New York has the largest concentration of Jews outside of Israel and is home to many ex-pat Israelis. In an interview with Politico magazine... The post Defending Israel would be ‘a lot easier’ if Netanyahu loses, says New York Gov. Kathy Hochul appeared first on The Forward .
‘Text me when you get home’ — on confronting hatred as both a woman and a Jew (Oct 27, 2026 04:21 PM - Forward.com – All)
There’s a universal language that every young woman I know speaks. It’s an expectation, a pact even, to “text me when you get home.” A baseline understanding that the walk home isn’t always safe for us. A different dialect of that same universal language exists across our Jewish community. It shows up when my mom... The post ‘Text me when you get home’ — on confronting hatred as both a woman and a Jew appeared first on The Forward .
Seeking funding for a Yiddish project for kids or young people? (Oct 27, 2026 03:55 PM - Forward.com – All)
די פֿישמאַן-פֿונדאַציע פֿאַר ייִדישער קולטור האָט געמאָלדן אַז זי נעמט שוין אָן סובווענץ-אַפּליקאַציעס אויף נײַע פּראָיעקטן פֿאַרן יאָר 2027. די פּראָיעקטן דאַרפֿן האָבן פֿאַר אַ ציל דאָס שטאַרקן ייִדיש ווי אַ לעבעדיקע שפּראַך, באַזונדערס בײַ קינדער און דער יוגנט. דער טערמין פֿאַר אַפּליקאַציעס פֿאַרן יאָר 2027 איז דער 7טער נאָוועמבער 2026. די אויסגעטיילטע סובווענצן וועט... The post Seeking funding for a Yiddish project for kids or young people? appeared first on The Forward .
Democrats leader Golan approached by man with knife on Israeli election day (Oct 27, 2026 03:36 PM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — JERUSALEM — Israel Police arrested a man carrying a large knife after he approached Yair Golan, head of the Democrats party, as Golan was campaigning in Tel Aviv on Election Day. “Contrary to reports, no stabbing attempt occurred,” the police spokesman said in a statement. The police said officers at the scene noticed... The post Democrats leader Golan approached by man with knife on Israeli election day appeared first on The Forward .
Rebellion PAC’s antisemitic political ad could incite violence against Jews (Oct 27, 2026 03:34 PM - Forward.com – All)
Israel did not cause high grocery prices in America. Israel is not the reason you don’t have free universal healthcare. But a new political ad from Rebellion PAC depicts struggling young parents grocery shopping in Michigan and putting back a dozen eggs because of U.S. military aid to Israel, saying they can no longer afford... The post Rebellion PAC’s antisemitic political ad could incite violence against Jews appeared first on The Forward .
This antisemitic political ad for El-Sayed could incite violence against Jews (Oct 27, 2026 03:34 PM - Forward.com – All)
Israel did not cause high grocery prices in America. Israel is not the reason you don’t have free universal healthcare. But a new political ad from Rebellion PAC depicts struggling young parents grocery shopping in Michigan and putting back a dozen eggs because of U.S. military aid to Israel, saying they can no longer afford... The post This antisemitic political ad for El-Sayed could incite violence against Jews appeared first on The Forward .
What Pittsburgh learned about solidarity after the Tree of Life shooting (Oct 27, 2026 03:21 PM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — Eight years ago today in Pittsburgh, on the Shabbat morning of Oct. 27, 2018, a gunman walked into a synagogue and killed 11 Jews from three congregations as they prayed. In the aftermath, my colleague Noah Schoen and I created an oral history project that interviewed 105 Jewish and non-Jewish Pittsburghers about their... The post What Pittsburgh learned about solidarity after the Tree of Life shooting appeared first on The Forward .
Israelis head to the polls in country’s most consequential election in decades (Oct 27, 2026 08:34 AM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — JERUSALEM – More than 7 million Israelis are eligible to vote Tuesday in an election that many are calling the most consequential in the country’s 78-year history. It’s the first parliamentary election since Hamas’s Oct. 7, 2023, mass attack and comes amid security concerns that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday framed as... The post Israelis head to the polls in country’s most consequential election in decades appeared first on The Forward .
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