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A woman draped in an Israeli flag stands next to police officers as she joins members of the Jewish community outside BBC Broadcasting House to demonstrate against the BBC's ongoing refusal to label Hamas as terrorists, in London, England, October 16, 2023; file photo.

UK Jewish leaders want answers after Muslim Police group says Zionism 'form of anti-Muslim hatred'

By Kelly Hartog/JTA

Christians pray on Good Friday in Cathedral St. Thomas church, amid escalating hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah, as the U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran continues, in Tyre, Lebanon, April 3, 2026.

Some 150 Jewish leaders denounce, apologize for IDF soldier's defacement of Lebanese Jesus statue

By MICHAEL STARR

Former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett attends a Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations in Jerusalem, on February 17, 2026.

Bennett indicates he will not form gov't with Netanyahu after elections

Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar speaks during a ceremony at the Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem, September 15, 2025

Sa'ar announces forum with worldwide Jewish leaders to address growing antisemitism

By TOBIAS HOLCMAN

Natan Sharansky attends a meeting of the Knesset plenum in 2000. Imagine if Sharansky was not just a name in textbooks but again a living presence in our parliament, says the writer.

Israel needs moral giants, not more politicians

By SHMUEL LEGESSE

RABBI ANGELA BUCHDAHL speaks at a Hanukkah reception with then-US president Joe Biden at the White House in 2023. The future of the Jewish people will depend on who shows up and speaks when Israel and its people need to be defended, the writer asserts.

Israel's most visible rabbinic defenders are not recognized as rabbis by the Jewish state

Ilana Glazer (Left) and Hannah Einbinder (Right) both signed onto the "Jews Demand Action" letter calling for sanctions against Israel.

Prominent Jewish figures call for sanctions on Israel: ‘The ceasefire must be the beginning'

By Grace Gilson/JTA

David Michaels, B'nai B'rith's Director of UN and Intercommunal Affairs, visited the Vatican, 2025.

New Pope, new era? Jewish leaders cautiously hopeful about Pope Leo

By Mathilda Heller

Pope Leo XIV holds an audience with representatives of the media in Paul VI hall at the Vatican, May 12, 2025.

New Pope Leo tells Jewish leaders he wants to strengthen dialogue

By REUTERS

Rabbi Sholom Lipskar of The Shul of Bal Harbour.

Rabbi Sholom Lipskar, pioneering Jewish leader in Florida, dies at 78

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Biochemist Edmond Fischer.

This week in Jewish history: Nebi Musa riots, death of Reb Aryeh Levin

By Steven Drucker

Us comedian Michael Rapaport visits the Western Wall in the wake of the October 7, 2023 massacre. The writer highlights that Rapaport was among the activists attending the Diaspora Affairs Ministry conference on antisemitism, last month.

A state, not a shtetl: Why Israel forges ties with the far Right to fight antisemitism

By YISRAEL MEDAD

Gideon Keyson: “I was doing something meaningful every day."

Meet the changemakers: From fellows to global leaders

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel's prime minister, speaks during a news conference with US President Donald Trump, not pictured, in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025.

Netanyahu won’t meet with Jewish org. leaders during US visit

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Rebecca Fine: "I was given the space and tools to explore the rich complexity of what it means to be Jewish."

Masa: How do you create the leaders of tomorrow?

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

The distinguished Azerbaijani Rabbi joins the global Jewish council

By David Berger

President of the Shul of Bal Harbour, David Wolf: "May this conference inspire us to take meaningful steps toward a brighter future."

Jerusalem Post Miami Summit Gala unites global Jewish leaders with a message of resilience

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

TOURO STUDENTS unite with hundreds of thousands of Jews from around the world at the rally to support Israel, in Washington, DC last fall.

Unity in crisis: Why Jews must stand together in the face of global threats

By ALAN KADISH