The shooting, the first attack by a Palestinian since May to result in the death of a Jewish civilian, could deepen tensions within Israel’s fragile governing coalition.
Tag: Jews and Judaism
Ethiopian Civil War Sparks Rancorous Debate Over Immigration to Israel
Thousands of relatives of the remnants of Ethiopian Jewry are waiting to be airlifted to Israel. For now, the Israeli government sees no urgency.
French Court Convicts Man in the Murder of a Holocaust Survivor
The man, Yacine Mihoub, was sentenced to life imprisonment for killing Mireille Knoll, 85, in 2018, which judges said was a hate crime motivated by the fact that she was Jewish.
Trial in Holocaust Survivor’s Killing Begins in France
Mireille Knoll, 85, was killed in 2018 in what prosecutors and the authorities called a hate crime. Decades earlier, she had escaped a notorious roundup of Jews.
A Jewish Far-Right Pundit Splits the French Jewish Community as He Rises
Éric Zemmour, eyeing the presidency, tries to rehabilitate the wartime Vichy regime that collaborated with the Nazis as part of a campaign filled with provocations.
Traveling Through a Divided Israel
Two Times journalists drive the length of Israel to discover what it means to be Israeli today. They meet a kaleidoscope of people, searching for belonging but far apart on how to find it.
Antisemitic Graffiti Found at Auschwitz
The police and the Auschwitz Memorial are urging anyone with knowledge of the vandalism to come forward.
Germany Sets Aside an Additional $767 Million for Holocaust Survivors, Officials Say
Many of those now eligible for reparations are Russian Jews who survived the Nazi siege of Leningrad. They will receive annual pensions of about $5,200, or 4,500 euros.
Talk of Iraq Recognizing Israel Prompts Threats of Arrest or Death
A conference promoting normalization, organized by a little-known American group, prompted a furor, pointing to the volatility and danger in Iraqi politics.
House Approves Funding for Israel’s Iron Dome
Progressives balked at sending military aid to a country they accuse of human rights abuses, angering centrists and Jewish lawmakers who said the United States must support a crucial ally.