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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 564

anti-Zionism

Rabbi Richard Gamboa Ben-Eleazar, Colombia's new director of religious affair, in a video posted to his Facebook page, on February 15, 2025. Gamboa has called Israel a 'Nazi state,' and calls Zionism 'heresy.' (Screenshot from Facebook via Richard Gamboa Ben-Eleazar)
April 10, 2025, 11:41 am
Colombia taps anti-Zionist, unrecognized ‘rabbi’ as director of religious affairs
He ‘cannot be entrusted with religious freedom of Jews,’ says one leader as Jewish community fumes over pick of online-ordained rabbi who calls Zionist Jews ‘Nazis’ and ‘apostates’
By Grace Gilson
Illustrative: President Isaac Herzog delivers the keynote address on August 29, 2022, to mark the 125th anniversary of the First Zionist Congress at the historic Stadtcasino in Basel, where Theodor Herzl convened the first congress which paved the way for the creation of the State of Israel. (Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP)
March 25, 2025, 4:36 pm
From far left to Haredi right, Jews question ethics of voting in World Zionist Congress
As Jewish voters across the globe help decide Israel’s future, diametrically opposed groups on the fringes are united in taking issue with the terms of participation
By Asaf Elia-Shalev
Illustrative photo of bagels. (CC-BY-SA, Rattfink Press/Ellen Arnstein, rattfinkpress.blogspot.com)
March 14, 2025, 3:55 pm
US bagel shop comes back around after quitting Jewish food fest over Israel pressure
Isaac’s Bagels bites off more than it can chew; is roundly criticized for signing up for and then for backing out of event organized by Jewish federation in North Carolina
By PHILISSA CRAMER
The skyline of Cincinnati (Getty Images via JTA); inset: Rabbi Ari Jun. (Courtesy)
March 8, 2025, 9:15 am
Progressive Cincinnati rabbi disinvited from anti-Nazi rally because he supports Israel
Reform Rabbi Ari Jun, a self-described liberal Zionist, has called for empathy for Palestinians in Gaza; protest organizers say his values don’t align with theirs
By JTA and ToI Staff
Prof. Derek Penslar, right, and Prof. Magda Teter, Shvidler Chair in Judaic Studies and professor of history at Fordham University speak during a panel at Harvard Yard, December 10, 2024. (Courtesy)
January 15, 2025, 4:57 am
Harvard antisemitism task force co-chair talks about post-Oct. 7 ‘petrified anger’
Prof. Derek Penslar recently spoke at the Divinity School about his book ‘Zionism: An Emotional State,’ and the passions motivating Zionists and anti-Zionists, now and in the past
By Rich Tenorio
Peter and Zechariah Mehler, Jewish Milwaukee residents, freely admit to having torn down an anti-Israel mural depicting a Star of David turning into a swastika. (Courtesy)
January 13, 2025, 1:11 am
Heroes or hooligans? Milwaukee rabbi and son arrested for vandalizing swastika mural
In September, a Palestinian businessman plastered his building with an image of the Nazi symbol in a Star of David; the pair who removed it say they don’t doubt it was antisemitic
By Andrew Lapin
A supporter hoists a Palestinian flag as Sahra Wagenknecht speaks at a campaign rally in Frankfurt, Germany, May 29, 2024. (Photo by Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV / AFP)
December 26, 2024, 8:58 am
While extremists rise, German Jews expect pro-Israel voices to prevail in Feb. election
The local community enjoys wider political support than in most other Western European countries, but hostile voices on the far right and left raise concerns for the future
By Bart Schut
A handout photograph released by the UK Parliament shows Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer, making a statement on the anniversary of the Hamas attack on Israel on October 7, 2023 and the situation in the Middle East, in the House of Commons in London on October 7, 2024 (JESSICA TAYLOR / UK PARLIAMENT / AFP)
From the WebDecember 22, 2024, 11:03 am
UK Hamas supporter who threatened Starmer, called for jihad jailed for a year
Mohammed Nafees Ahmed pleads guilty to eight charges of supporting a proscribed terrorism organization over anti-Zionist, antisemitic posts on X
Mahatma Gandhi in a photo from a period album collected by AP reporter James A. Mills, circa 1931. (AP Photo/James A. Mills)
November 16, 2024, 9:02 am
Just after Kristallnacht, Gandhi said Jews should die with joy. What would he say now?
Numerous comments on the Holocaust by the renowned Indian leader who favored nonviolence have been misunderstood, say experts — but what about his aversion to Zionism?
By Zack Rothbart
From 'October H8te,' Wendy Sachs' documentary that premiered in Tel Aviv on October 30, 2024 (Courtesy)
November 5, 2024, 7:31 am
‘October H8te’ documentary aims to understand US college alignment with Hamas
Wendy Sachs’ film explores how campus social justice movements ended up backing a terrorist organization, and how Jewish students dealt with the accompanying antisemitism
By Jessica Steinberg
An anti-Zionist Jewish group constructs a 'Gaza solidarity sukkah' on the campus of Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, for the holiday of Sukkot, 2024. (Courtesy of Jewish Voice for Peace via JTA)
November 3, 2024, 4:01 am
US campus ‘Gaza solidarity sukkahs’ ignite debates on anti-Zionist Jews’ observance
While almost certainly intended to be provocative, ceremonial huts at universities pose a question of whether the political messaging is cynical or genuine religious expression
By Andrew Lapin
Member of the executive committee of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) Aydan Özoguz arrives for talks at the party headquarters in Berlin on June 03, 2019. (Photo by Tobias SCHWARZ / AFP)
October 20, 2024, 3:11 pm
German MP from Scholz’s party apologizes for sharing post accusing Israel of genocide
Aydan Ozoguz says post, which also included unverified claims about recent Israeli airstrike in Gaza, ‘hurt the feelings of fellow citizens who stand up for peaceful coexistence’
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Lior Sternfeld (Via X, used in accordance with clause 27a of the copyright law)
September 25, 2024, 1:14 am
US-based Israeli professor says he spoke with Iran’s president at interfaith meeting
Lior Sternfeld says he gave a copy of his book to Pezeshkian, who knew he was Israeli; transgender rabbi, fringe anti-Zionist Haredi group also participated in event
By ToI Staff
Author Elisa Albert (Courtesy Elisa Albert).
September 21, 2024, 8:43 am
NY book festival cancels panel after participants refuse to sit with ‘Zionist’
Two panelists at Albany event would not share stage with Jewish moderator Elisa Albert, an outspoken Israel supporter, who says she is ‘not surprised’ by such reactions since Oct. 7
By Jackie Hajdenberg
A Pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel demonstrator holds a UAW sign at the University of California Los Angeles campus on May 23, 2024, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun)
September 19, 2024, 1:07 am
As US unions take on Israel, some Jewish members can feel attacked instead of protected
With a tight presidential race, left-leaning labor unions are doubling down on a Gaza ceasefire, while some supported an Israeli general strike after Hamas murder of six hostages
By Cathryn J. Prince
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