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'120 Years of Zionism,' an exhibit at Israel's Ben-Gurion Airport, was launched in 2017 to mark the establishment of the World Zionst Congress in 1897. (Rakoon/Wikimedia Commons via JTA)
August 13, 2026, 3:50 am
Should Diaspora Jews who support Israel avoid the word ‘Zionism’? 
JFNA first supports, then fires consultant for suggesting Jewish leaders shouldn’t use the loaded term that has been hijacked by its opponents — but many think he has a point
By Andrew Silow-Carroll
Dinaw Mengestu speaks at a PEN America event in May 2026. (YouTube screenshot)
July 14, 2026, 1:10 pm
PEN America president’s resignation marks latest anti-Zionist uproar in literature
Dinaw Mengestu quits free-expression group over article that highlighted post-October 7 prejudice against Jewish and Israeli writers and expressed opposition to cultural boycotts
By Luke Tress
Women working at a spa in Barcelona, Spain that a Jewish couple weren't allowed to enter because one of them was wearing a Star of David on May 29, 2026.
May 31, 2026, 5:09 pm
Two Jewish women denied entry to Barcelona sauna over Star of David necklaces
Couple told ‘Zionists’ unwelcome; as they are forced out, Spanish woman repeatedly tells them ‘Free Palestine’; local Jewish community demands hate crime probe; owners later apologize
By ToI Staff
Helen Mirren and husband Taylor Hackford are seen in a video of a man accosting and insulting the actress as an "evil Zionist bitch." (Screenshot via X, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
May 28, 2026, 11:45 pm
‘Evil Zionist bitch’: UK police probe resurfaced clip of man accosting Helen Mirren
Metropolitan Police looking into video, filmed last year, as possible hate crime targeting Oscar-winning actress who portrayed former Israeli PM Golda Meir in 2023 biopic
By ToI Staff
Visitors walk outside the British Museum in Bloomsbury, London, June 26, 2015. (AP/Tim Ireland)
May 28, 2026, 6:46 pm
British Museum postpones lecture on Ancient Israel, citing security concerns amid feared protests
Significant number of RSVPs were believed to be potential protesters, museum says, adding that it’ll reschedule event when safety of audience and integrity of program can be ensured
By Rossella Tercatin
Anti-Zionist protesters in New York City, May 5, 2026. (Luke Tress/Times of Israel)
May 6, 2026, 7:30 am
Protesters bearing Hezbollah flag scuffle with NYPD while marching on synagogue
Demonstration against Israel real estate event draws hundreds, who chant ‘Death to the IDF’ and ‘End the settler Zionist state’; counter-demonstrators warn ‘Antizionism is a hate movement’
By Luke Tress
Ilustrative: Jewish book lovers gather at the Jewish Book Council's offices in Manhattan, July 19, 2023. (Gabe Friedman/JTA)
April 11, 2026, 5:58 am
42 US Jewish authors slam Jewish Book Council’s bias toward ‘Israeli and Zionist voices’
Open letter claims that showcasing pro-Israel voices after Oct. 7 gives ‘the false impression that Jewish books are inherently Zionist’
By Andrew Lapin
A still from AZAPAC's launch video, during which its founder, Michael Rectenwald, called pro-Israel politicians "puppets" whose "strings are pulled by donors loyal to the modern nation state of Israel." (Screenshot via YouTube)
April 10, 2026, 1:32 am
A new US anti-Zionist PAC endorses candidates who believe Jews were behind 9/11
Founded by a self-described libertarian who recently called Israel the ‘synagogue of Satan,’ AZAPAC distances itself from a cadre of left-wing pro-Palestinian PACS that largely share its goal
By Joseph Strauss
Avi Lewis attends the "This Changes Everything" photo call during the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival at Ryerson Theatre on September 13, 2015 in Toronto, Canada. (Mike Windle / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)
March 30, 2026, 6:12 pm
Canada’s main progressive party taps anti-Zionist Jewish ex-journalist as new leader
Avi Lewis, a former Al Jazeera reporter, accuses Israel of genocide as he takes helm of New Democratic Party; has said he seeks to ‘unlearn’ the ‘Zionist myths’ he was raised with
By Shira Li Bartov
Nerdeen Kiswani speaks at an anti-Israel Nakba day protest on May 15, 2025, in Brooklyn, New York. (Alexi Rosenfeld/Getty Images via JTA)
February 27, 2026, 7:01 pm
Anti-Israel activist Nerdeen Kiswani sues Betar USA, alleging violation of civil rights
Founder of radical anti-Zionist organization Within Our Lifetime accuses right-wing militant Zionist group of putting bounties on her and harassing her with beepers
By Andrew Lapin
From left to right: Meghan Leathers, Jon Bass, Theo Taplitz, Kyra Sedgwick, Method Man, Milana Vayntrub, Adam Mitchell, and Daniel Robbins speak onstage during the 25th Atlanta Jewish Film Festival 'Bad Shabbos' opening night premiere at Cobb Energy Performing Arts Center on February 19, 2025, in Atlanta, Georgia. (Derek White/ AFP)
February 25, 2026, 11:03 pm
Atlanta Jewish Film Festival apologizes over anti-Zionist juror judging human rights films
Israeli consulate claims evaluator shared antisemitic content, withdraws support from the event after organizers say the decision is irreversible as selections have been finalized
By Jackie Hajdenberg
Protesters and members of the Jewish Voice for Peace gather in support of Columbia graduate student Mahmoud Khalil outside the Federal Plaza, April 14, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
February 14, 2026, 2:17 am
What to do with anti-Zionist Jews? Try talking to them, some US Jewish researchers say
A poll by a group that calls for ‘healthy arguments’ on Judaism and Israel finds that many Israel adversaries are knowledgeable, while casting them out is counterproductive
By Andrew Lapin
Carrie Prejean Boller speaks during the White House Religious Liberty Commission public hearing on February 9, 2026. (Screenshot via JTA)
February 11, 2026, 11:30 pm
Former Miss California ousted from White House commission following antisemitism row
Carrie Prejean Boller initially refused to step down from religious liberty advisory body after derailing a panel on Jew-hatred with repeated claims anti-Zionism isn’t antisemitic
By Grace Gilson
Rep. Ritchie Torres, a pro-Israel Democrat, is facing two challengers who are taking aim at his support for Israel and, at times, the Jews in their Bronx district. (Collage by Grace Yagel/ JTA)
January 31, 2026, 6:44 pm
Ritchie Torres’s primary challengers criticize his pro-Israel views, take aim at ‘rich Zios’
15th Congressional District candidate Jose Vega has made Riverdale, which is packed with synagogues, a focus of his campaign, as other progressive challengers slam AIPAC funding
By Joseph Strauss
Khymani James, a leader of the anti-Israeli protests at Columbia University, seen in a January 2024 video in which he said 'Zionists don't deserve to live' (Screenshot/Social media)
January 28, 2026, 11:02 pm
Columbia blocked but didn’t expel student who said Zionists shouldn’t live, filings show
Khymani James, protest leader who caused uproar over threats, is eligible to reapply to the university in the fall, but says in new court documents he’s been ‘effectively expelled’
By Luke Tress
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