Israel Ex-FBI agent: After 9/11, the U.S. helped thwart al-Qaeda attack in Israel Al-Qaeda had planned to carry out a massive terrorist attack on Israeli dance clubs in 2002 but was thwarted with the help of U.S. intelligence… By Cnaan Liphshiz, JTA Sep 3, 2021
World Montreal anti-vaxxer takes off yellow star, still references Holocaust Last month, Francois Amalega Bitondo was standing on a Montreal street, megaphone and cellphone in hand, protesting against Covid-19 vaccines. A bright… By Ben Sales, JTA Sep 2, 2021
World Canadian Jewish News restarts, again, eyeing a younger audience Reports of the demise of the Canadian Jewish News have been, not for the first time, greatly exaggerated. On Sept. 1, the publication — the largest Jewish… By Andrew Lapin, JTA Aug 31, 2021
World Last Afghan Jew's would-be rescuers turn attention elsewhere Zebulon Simantov, Afghanistan’s last Jew, has not left Kabul, despite the best efforts of some Jewish figures and organizations. One of them was Moshe… By Ron Kampeas, JTA Aug 27, 2021
Sports Israeli-Arab swimmer wins gold at Tokyo Paralympics, makes history On the first day of the Paralympic Games in Tokyo, swimmer Iyad Shalabi made history: He became the first Israeli-Arab athlete to win a medal in the… By Emily Burack, JTA Aug 26, 2021
Sports 11 Jewish Paralympics athletes to watch Weeks after the Olympics came to a close, Tokyo is filled again with athletes, for the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics. Among them are dozens of Jewish athletes… By Emily Burack, JTA Aug 25, 2021
World Why is Spain turning down Jewish citizenship requests? Bernardo Pulido spent over $29,000 on genealogical documentation, Jewish heritage certificates, attorney fees and trips to Spain to prove his Sephardic… By Orge Castellano, JTA Aug 24, 2021
Bay Area Jewish orgs scramble to assist Afghan refugees arriving in Bay Area Until this year, Jewish Family Services of Silicon Valley was helping to resettle about 50 refugees per year from all around the world. But the picture… By Gabriel Greschler Aug 20, 2021
Tech Anti-Defamation League calls on Twitter to remove Taliban accounts The Anti-Defamation League is calling on Twitter and other social media platforms to remove Taliban and Taliban-linked accounts from their sites. The ADL… By Gabe Stutman Aug 20, 2021