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Nov 8, 2026, 12:17 AM

The Social Costs of Anti-Semitism and Hate Crimes

Without meaning to belabor the point, hate crimes and anti-Israel and anti-semitic sentiment have been increasing in Canada for decades, our government leaders and community institutions have been ineffective, and we are less safe than ever before. It's a...

Lawrence Maximo

Nov 7, 2026, 5:02 PM

Abdul El-Sayed: The face of extremism through democratic channels

Terrorist groups have altered their modus operandi to infiltrate and strike the West. No longer do they hurl planes into buildings, as on September 11 on American soil itself — classified as the deadliest terrorist attack ever suffered by...

Mitchell Hansen

Nov 6, 2026, 11:50 PM

Not Just Politics: A Field Guide to Antisemitism

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It was that ad that made me want to write this. When I watched those actors in a grocery store blame the price of eggs on “killing Palestinians,” I thought to myself, “How in the world did these people...

Nov 5, 2026, 1:17 AM

After the Midterms, Three Things American Jews Need to Know

If Tuesday's midterm results weren't dramatic enough on their face, they also capped a year of seismic shifts in the US-Israel relationship and the politics that surround it. Consider how much the ground has moved in a single year. Calls...

Oct 30, 2026, 12:33 AM

The Feeling of a 1000 Hugs

The author pictured on the right with Randi Richmond, Director, Hadassah Evolve: The Next Generation, pictured on the left. Photo courtesy of the author.

The anticipation after knocking on someone’s door always excited me. Would the people living there answer? Would they smile? Would they support us? My sister was in sixth grade and I was in kindergarten the first time we went door...

Oct 27, 2026, 12:07 AM

Macklemore is No Stranger to Supporting Anti-Israel Behavior

On September 4 & 5 while opening for Ed Sheeran, Macklemore came out on stage in a Kefiyya and went on an anti-Israel rant. On Monday, September 7 he released a video on Social Media where he stated the...

Oct 16, 2026, 6:24 PM

Marking the 10th Anniversary of IHRA’s Antisemitism Definition

Last week, I had the great honor and pleasure of visiting Bucharest, the capital of Romania, for an international conference to mark ten years since the adoption of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s (IHRA) Working Definition of Antisemitism. Amid...

Oct 15, 2026, 10:54 PM

The Day Started with a Ring

“I like your Magen David ring,” said the cashier. Pause. “Thank you,” said the customer. “I try to wear something meaningful each day.” “I notice those little things,” said the cashier. Pause. This was an interaction between a cashier and a customer, me, a...

Oct 15, 2026, 2:35 AM

The Echoes of the Shofar: Why the 2020s Are Beginning to Look Dangerously Like the 1920s

I wasn't around in the 1920s to witness what was beginning to happen in Europe. I arrived on the scene a little later—in the spring of 1941—when much of what had been brewing during those earlier years was reaching...

Oct 11, 2026, 2:28 PM

Italy’s Radical Youth Are Celebrating October 7

Protesters hold banners supporting Palestine in a street protest. (Unsplash)

Three years after the Hamas massacre of October 7, part of Italy’s radical youth movement has moved from relativising it to openly celebrating it. Hamas called the attacks an “honorable historic milestone”. Meanwhile, in Italy, young activists said much the...

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