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Toronto police meet in front of the Rogers Centre before the opening ceremony for the Pan Am Games in Toronto, July 10, 2015. (AP/Gregory Bull)
August 4, 2026, 6:23 am
5 Toronto police officers face punishment for controversial comments after Oct. 7
Remarks on Muslim outreach podcast said to refer to ‘unbelievable’ number of people who converted to Islam after Hamas-led invasion; police call comments ‘biased or inappropriate’
By Ron Kampeas
Nora Bussigny in Paris, August 28, 2023.(Samuel Kirszenbaum/ Courtesy Éditions Albin Michel)
January 17, 2026, 7:25 pm
An undercover reporter joined France’s anti-Israel movement. Here’s what she found
In her explosive book ‘Les Nouveaux Antisemites,’ journalist Nora Bussigny reveals pervasive hatred of Jews and Israel on the radical left and worries for country’s future
By Robert Sarner
A still from 'Sevap/Mitzvah' a short film directed by Sabina Vajrača that won the 2023 Humanitas Prize. (©geminisnakeproductions via JTA)
November 4, 2023, 4:07 pm
Bosnian director’s short on Muslims and Jews saving one another is a ‘mitzvah’
In Sabina Vajrača’s award-winning film, a Muslim family saves a Jewish one from the Nazis. 50 years later, the Jewish family returns the favor in Sarajevo
By Shira Li Bartov
An illustrative photo of Saudi Arabian schoolchildren (photo credit: screen capture, YouTube)
October 5, 2021, 4:28 pm
Saudi textbooks show dramatic improvement in depictions of Jews — study
IMPACT-se report says ‘profound changes’ taking place in the kingdom; but problematic material on Zionism, gender roles remains
By Lazar Berman
Sammy Miller, center, in yellow, and his band the Congregation. (Lauren Desberg via JTA)
February 12, 2020, 7:59 am
Jewish jazz musician’s new song is about dating his Muslim girlfriend
‘Date a Jew’ by Sammy Miller and the Congregation deals with the pressures surrounding the early days of the interfaith relationship
By Gabe Friedman
Qanta A. Ahmed
June 14, 2018, 12:21 pm
Qanta A. Ahmed
Iftar with Israel’s Ambassador to the US
I broke my Ramadan fast at a multi-faith, multinational, multicultural affair, much like my experiences in Israel
Reporter and activist Sihame Assbague on November 4, 2017. (Screen capture: YouTube)
May 31, 2018, 6:28 pm
French-Muslim activist denies tweet of famous Jews is ‘hit list’
Sihame Assbague posts 8 names along with GIF from ‘Game of Thrones’ where character lists people she wants to kill; but she claims it was a joking reference to their ‘Islamophobia’
By ToI Staff and JTA
An ad in the Telegraph newspaper, May 17, 2018 (Board of Deputies of British Jews/Twitter)
May 19, 2018, 2:12 am
British Muslims denounce anti-Semitism in full page newspaper ad
Leaders of various groups warn against ‘those who cynically use’ Israeli-Palestinian conflict ‘to vilify Jews or promote anti-Semitic tropes’
By JTA
Rabbi Marc Schneier at The Times of Israel Jerusalem offices, February 28, 2018. (Amanda Borschel-Dan/Times of Israel)
March 15, 2018, 4:04 am
A rabbi in King Hamad’s court preaches Torah of interfaith tolerance
Head of Foundation for Ethnic Understanding Rabbi Marc Schneier ‘engages’ with Gulf states’ royal families in hopes of shoring up peace in the Middle East
By Amanda Borschel-Dan
Illustrative: A swastika and the word 'kikes' spray painted on the Leeds Etz Chaim Synagogue sign. (UK Jewish News)
October 17, 2017, 6:01 pm
Suspect nabbed for swastika and ‘kikes’ graffiti at UK synagogue
Watchdog group members says they were harangued with bigoted abuse from the man prior to his arrest
By JTA
Members of the Muslim Jewish Advisory Council are welcomed to the Arab American National Museum in Dearborn, Michigan on Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2017. (AP Photo/Jeff Karoub)
October 5, 2017, 4:06 am
US Muslim-Jewish advocacy group branches out to build on mission
National alliance created to combat hate crimes expands to provide a ‘vehicle’ for interfaith dialogue
By AP
Muslim worshipers pray at the Lions Gate in Jerusalem's Old City on July 21, 2017. (Dov Lieber/ Times of Israel)
July 22, 2017, 12:42 pm
In Jerusalem, some Muslims warn religious war is imminent, others say it’s begun
At the Lions Gate, where a deadly attack on July 14 prompted the latest escalation, Palestinians insist metal detectors are part of an Israeli Temple Mount power grab, to be resisted at all cost
By Dov Lieber
From left, Rabbi Marc Schneier and Russell Simmons of the Foundation for Ethnic Understanding; NBA Hall of Famer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar; Consul General Sam Grundwerg, and Muslim community activist Mahomed Akbar Khan marking the holy month of Ramadan at the Israeli Consulate in Los Angeles, June 15, 2017. (Michelle Mivzari via JTA)
June 17, 2017, 10:10 am
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar joins Israeli Ramadan event
Basketball Hall of Famer, hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons attend LA consulate event to advance interfaith relations
By JTA
Illustrative: People demonstrate at a Stand Against Hate rally at Independence Mall on March 2, 2017 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Jessica Kourkounis/Getty Images/AFP)
June 9, 2017, 7:12 am
Muslim-Jewish Advisory Council pushes bill aimed at curbing hate crimes
The legislation would make attacks against religiously affiliated institutions, such as schools and community centers, a federal crime
By JTA
Illustrative photo of an MTA subway cart in New York City (Courtesy of Metropolitan Transportation Authority)
April 19, 2017, 1:23 am
Two Jews, a nursing Muslim and a Taoist go viral
Photo of ultra-Orthodox couple moving over to let hijab-wearing mother nurse her infant takes a message of hope across social media
By Stuart Winer and JTA
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