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Years after a boycott fight, Ben & Jerry's Israel debuts a flavor celebrating Israeli resilience
4+ hour, 49+ min ago (942+ words) (JTA) " Ben & Jerry's Israel operation has come up with a flavor that does not leave much to interpretation. Called "Milk and Honey," a nod to the biblical description of the Land of Israel, its namesake ingredients are supplied by Israeli…...
Mamdani calls AIPAC 'monsters' in rally ahead of NY primaries
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (552+ words) (JTA) " New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Thursday night accused the American Israel Public Affairs Committee of spending "millions in dark money" to ensure pro-Israel candidates win seats in tthe November midterms. Mamdani made his remarks at a rally…...
My father was my hero and, when he was dying, I wrote this song for him
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (965+ words) The author's father (second from left) when he served in the Marines. Courtesy of Peter Himmelman I was 18 when my dad discovered a lump on his neck. He'd been doing sit-ups with my mom in their bedroom. He was 49 years…...
Trump nominee defends college cartoon of Jewish student with devil horns at Senate hearing
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (586+ words) Charlton Allen testifies in the U. S. Senate at his confirmation hearing. (C-SPAN) (JTA) " President Donald Trump's pick for general counsel of the agency that oversees federal workers' labor rights testified in Congress on Wednesday that he does not believe a cartoon…...
This year's biggest World Cup upset came from its most Jew-ish team
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (912+ words) By Louis Keene June 18, 2026 Cape Verde, an island nation of about 530, 000 people off the coast of Africa, shocked soccer fans around the globe by holding Spain without a goal in their debut World Cup match this week. But Carol Castiel…...
JD Vance: Israeli Cabinet shouldn't be criticizing "only powerful ally' left in the world
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (593+ words) (JTA) " Israeli critics of the Iran deal should be wary of alienating President Donald Trump, particularly given their country's dependency on U. S. military aid, Vice President JD Vance told reporters on Thursday. "Donald J. Trump is the only head of state in…...
The latest victim of the culture war over Israel is a leftwing, lapsed Catholic Bible scholar
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (578+ words) The flames of cultural boycott of all things Israeli, Zionist and/or Jewish continue to spread across the European continent. Yesterday, leftwing Israeli filmmaker Nadav Lapid was prevented from serving on the jury at next month's international film festival in…...
Antisemitic incidents in Germany remained elevated in 2025, fueled by rise-in far-right cases
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (564+ words) (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…...
The manosphere says women owe their husbands sex " Judaism says the opposite
2+ day, 6+ hour ago (407+ words) The Talmud has a pretty different idea about how sex is gendered than most Western religion. Graphic by Mira Fox/i Stock By Mira Fox June 18, 2026 The poll posted by writer Emily May on X asked: "Married women, have you…...
Georgia's Jewish senator called his newly minted GOP opponent an antisemite. Why?
2+ day, 12+ hour ago (734+ words) (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. Ossoff, who is Jewish, did not elaborate on the antisemitism…...