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Asaf Elia-Shalev

Asaf Elia-Shalev

Asaf Elia-Shalev is J.'s editor in chief. He previously worked as an investigative reporter for the Jewish Telegraphic Agency.

A 2017 event in Jerusalem commemorating the 120th anniversary of the first World Zionist Congress. (Wikimedia)
Posted inWorld

From the far left to the haredi right, these Jews are questioning the ethics of voting for the World Zionist Congress

Asaf Elia-Shalev by Asaf Elia-Shalev March 24, 2025March 24, 2025
Trump signs a piece of paper on his desk
Posted inPolitics

Breaking with recent consensus, Trump makes ‘anti-Semitism’ hyphenated again

Asaf Elia-Shalev by Asaf Elia-Shalev March 13, 2025March 13, 2025
A 2017 event in Jerusalem commemorating the 120th anniversary of the first World Zionist Congress. (Wikimedia)
Posted inU.S.

These are the 21 slates U.S. Jews can vote for in the 2025 World Zionist Congress election

Asaf Elia-Shalev by Asaf Elia-Shalev March 10, 2025March 10, 2025
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is seen before a portrait of Theodor Herzl, known as the "Visionary of the Jewish State" and the founder of modern Zionism in Jerusalem on May 2, 2018. (Abir Sultan/Pool/AFP via Getty Images)
Posted inWorld

Voting opens in election for World Zionist Congress, with future of Israel at stake

Asaf Elia-Shalev by Asaf Elia-Shalev March 10, 2025March 10, 2025
An Iranian cleric walks past a Jewish symbol of a menorah, shaped to spell the Hebrew words "shalom olam," meaning "world peace," during a ceremony commemorating the Jewish soldiers who died in the Iran-Iraq war (1980-88) at a Jewish cemetery in southern Tehran, Iran, on Feb. 6, 2025. (Morteza Nikoubazl/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
Posted inWorld

Trump promised to protect Jews and religious liberty. His refugee ban is keeping out 700 persecuted Iranian Jews.

Asaf Elia-Shalev by Asaf Elia-Shalev March 6, 2025March 6, 2025
School board meets
Posted inCalifornia

Southern California school district halts ethnic studies courses following lawsuit over alleged antisemitism

Asaf Elia-Shalev by Asaf Elia-Shalev February 21, 2025February 21, 2025
A man in glasses stands with a Jewish Climate Trust sign behind him
Posted inPhilanthropy

Jewish philanthropists launch climate initiative with $18M for advocacy in U.S. and Israel

Asaf Elia-Shalev by Asaf Elia-Shalev February 13, 2025February 13, 2025
The Supreme Court Building seen on an overcast day
Posted inEducation

A Supreme Court case could pave the way for publicly funded Jewish day schools

Asaf Elia-Shalev by Asaf Elia-Shalev February 11, 2025February 11, 2025
A person wears a pride-themed yarmulke in the West Village in New York City, on June 26, 2020. (Noam Galai/Getty Images)
Posted inU.S.

‘I’m not waiting until they come to round us up’: Transgender Jews and their families search for safety as Trump takes aim at their rights

Asaf Elia-Shalev by Asaf Elia-Shalev January 31, 2025February 21, 2025
Demonstrators from Jewish Voice for Peace and IfNotNow hold a rally demanding a ceasefire in Gaza in Washington, D.C. on Oct. 18, 2023. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Posted inBay Area

Pro-Israel attorney uses ‘lawfare’ to extract nearly $700K settlement from Jewish Voice for Peace

Asaf Elia-Shalev by Asaf Elia-Shalev January 16, 2025January 18, 2025

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