This is the Forward’s coverage of Israel, the Jewish state in the Middle East founded in 1948.
Israel
The Latest
-
Opinion 7 Things Missing from Israel’s Facebook Movie
If Israel had a Facebook account, what would it look like? The answer can be found in a Facebook “look back” movie promoted ahead of Israeli Independence Day and made by Todd Zeff of Jerusalem U, an institution that uses film to strengthen young Jews’ connection to Israel. Or, I should say, an answer. If…
-
Fast Forward Family of Soldier Killed in Yom Kippur War Discovers Empty Grave
The family of an Israeli soldier killed in the Yom Kippur War discovered an empty grave after illegally exhuming the burial site. After its finding early Saturday morning at the Mount Herzl military cemetery, the family of Zion Tayeb called for the Israel Defense Forces to set up an independent investigation, the Walla news website…
-
Fast Forward Palestinian Authority Joins 5 U.N. Global Treaties
The Palestinian Authority formally joined five global treaties at the United Nations. The membership became official on Friday, the United Nations told the French news agency AFP. The five treaties ban torture and racial discrimination and protect the rights of women, children and the disabled, according to the report. The membership comes after Palestinian Authority…
-
Opinion Now Even Winnipeg Disinvites Speakers Over Israel Politics
Getty Images The struggle over Israel in the Jewish community is heating up in Winnipeg, Canada. David Barnard, the President of the University of Manitoba — the city’s largest university — has been publicly un-invited to speak at one of the larger shuls in the city, Shaarey Zedek. The president was to have spoken at…
-
Opinion Israeli Neighbors Fundraise for Fureidis After Attack
A separate but similar price tag attack in Beit Hanina in June 2013. / Haaretz Right-wing Jewish Israelis raided Fureidis, an Arab village located just tens of miles south of Haifa, a few days ago. Under cover of night, they slashed the tires of some 20 cars and spray painted the village’s mosque with a…
-
Fast Forward 3 Price Tag Attacks Discovered This Weekend Alone
Suspected price tag attacks were discovered outside of Jerusalem and in the West Bank. An Arab-owned construction site in the community of Kiryat Ye’arim, also known as Telz-Stone, located west of Jerusalem, was spray-painted late Saturday night with anti-Arab graffiti, including “price tag” and “Kahane was right.” Also on Saturday, a Star of David was…
-
Fast Forward Settler Rabbi Blames Israel ‘Establishment’ for Clashes With Soldiers
The “establishment,” or the army and the government of Israel, are responsible for the current clashes between soldiers and settlers, the head of the Od Yosef Chai Yeshiva in Yitzhar said in a statement. Rabbi Yitzchak Ginsburgh released the statement on Friday, addressing the takeover of the yeshiva earlier this month by the Israel Defense…
-
Fast Forward ‘Price Tag’ Extremists Deface Palestinian Hero’s Tomb
The tomb of a Palestinian national hero was vandalized in a suspected “price tag” attack near Haifa. The vandalism against the grave of Izz ad-Din al-Qassam, the Muslim preacher who provided inspiration for Hamas’ military wing, was discovered Friday morning in the city of Nesher, Army Radio reported. The perpetrators spray-painted the words “price tag…
Explore
Most Popular
- 1
Fast Forward Unarmed man who tackled Bondi Beach Hanukkah attacker identified as Ahmed al-Ahmed
- 2
Fast Forward First Puka Nacua, now Mookie Betts: Why do sports stars keep getting antisemitic around a Jewish streamer?
- 3
Fast Forward After MIT professor’s killing, Jewish influencers spread unverified antisemitism claim
- 4
Opinion I grew up believing Australia was the best place to be Jewish. This Hanukkah shooting forces a reckoning I do not want.
In Case You Missed It
-
Opinion When my children decorate for Hanukkah, I don’t just see pride. I see pluralism in action.
-
Fast Forward ‘The most Australian name’: Matilda, the youngest victim of the Bondi Beach attack, embodies a nation’s grief
-
Fast Forward A Wider Bridge, a pro-Israel advocate in LGBTQ spaces, is shutting down
-
Yiddish פֿאַר וואָס הערט מען ניט וועגן דעם גלעצנדיקן וווּקס פֿון דער ישׂראל־בערזע? Why aren’t we hearing about the dramatic growth of the Israeli stock market?
וואָלט דער אָפּרוף געווען אַנדערש, ווען דער ציל פֿון די טעראָריסטן וואָלט ניט געווען ייִדן, נאָר אַן אַנדער גרופּע?
-
Shop the Forward Store
100% of profits support our journalism
