Israel
Ben & Jerry’s ice cream announces boycott of West Bank settlements
Following pressure from pro-Palestinian activists, Ben & Jerry’s announced Monday that it would stop selling ice cream in “Occupied Palestinian…
U.S.
As more Jews call Israel ‘apartheid,’ Jewish orgs struggle to fight trend
Sharon Nazarian has a theory about why a recent Washington, D.C. rally against antisemitism struggled to reach as large an audience as organizers had…
Sports
Olympic baseball puts Israel's US players in touch with Jewish identity
In May, as the latest violent Israel-Gaza conflict heated up, Ty Kelly did something he could never do in any other professional baseball dugout: He…
U.S.
Survey: A quarter of US Jews agree that Israel ‘is an apartheid state’
A survey of U.S. Jewish voters taken after the Israel-Gaza conflict finds that a sizable minority believe some of the harshest criticisms of Israel,…
U.S.
IDF rescue team leaves Surfside to salutes and serenades
The Israeli military team that assisted in the search and rescue operation at the collapsed building in Surfside, Florida left on Saturday after receiving…
Sports
All the Jewish athletes to watch at the Tokyo Olympics
The 2020 Tokyo Olympics are finally happening, a full year after they were planned. And yes, they’re still being called the 2020 Olympics, even though…
U.S.
In Surfside, new Israeli Diaspora minister looks to mend U.S. ties
Nachman Shai’s first visit to the United States as Israel’s new minister for Diaspora affairs was not under normal circumstances. “In hard times, in times…
U.S.
How are Jewish summer camps talking about Israel? It’s complicated.
The Chalutzim program at Wisconsin’s Olin-Sang-Ruby Union Institute, the Reform summer camp known as OSRUI, is famous for its Israeli counselors, two…
Israel
Netanyahu says he'll leave prime minister’s residence... in 3 weeks
After being blasted by critics for staying in the Israeli prime minister’s residence well over a week past his ousting from the role, Benjamin Netanyahu…