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Itai Eithan Shamir

Jun 13, 2026, 12:50 AM

Eurovision Song Contest 2026: United By Music, After All

Fans celebrating in the arena at the Eurovision Song Contest Final.

A few weeks have passed since the confetti was swept from the arena floor in Vienna, which hosted the 70th Eurovision Song Contest, the world's biggest live televised music event, drawing more viewers annually than the Super Bowl. Each year,...

Itai Eithan Shamir

Jun 10, 2026, 9:47 PM

Eurovision 2026: United By Music, After All

Fans celebrating in the arena at the Eurovision Song Contest Final.

A few weeks have passed since the confetti was swept from the arena floor in Vienna, which hosted the 70th Eurovision Song Contest — the world’s biggest live televised music event, drawing more viewers annually than the Super Bowl....

Jun 4, 2026, 9:43 AM

Legacy: Belfast Jewish Community, Northern Ireland

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Tucked away in the city of Belfast, the capital of Northern Ireland with a population of 350,000, is a synagogue located at 49 Somerton Road with a remarkable legacy. This historic synagogue is the Belfast Jewish Community, formerly known...

Paul James Kearns

Jun 2, 2026, 5:56 PM

Ireland’s Antisemitic Blindspot ‘Wearing the Green Jersey’

Ireland's Antisemitic Blindspot “Wearing the Green Jersey” With the grim stories of alleged Israeli abuse of the Irish Flotilla activists relayed on Irish television and radio in the rearview mirror - although no doubt those stories will be recounted by some...

Eliyahu V. Sapir

Jun 1, 2026, 11:39 AM

The line that institutions keep drawing

The distinction between Israel and “the settlements,” one of the terms through which Jewish presence in Judea and Samaria is described, occupies a peculiar position in contemporary European public life. It appears in trade regulations, but it does not...

Paul James Kearns

May 17, 2026, 5:33 PM

What’s Another Year? Ireland’s obsession with Israel and the Eurovision

The 2026 Eurovision is finally over, but the political controversy rumbles on. Despite calls for a boycott and a months-long campaign to try to have Israel expelled from the competition, Israel has once again finished second, now for the second...

Paul James Kearns

May 8, 2026, 7:43 PM

Another Antisemitic Controversy in Ireland

What happens when one of Ireland’s greatest institutions—The Late Late Show (a popular chat show, on air since 1962), one of its most recognizable exports—1980s pop star Boy George (whose parents were born in Ireland), and one of its...

Arnon Rubinstein

May 8, 2026, 6:15 PM

The emperor has no clothes

המלך הוא עירום ‘The emperor has no clothes’ is an idiom describing a situation where a widely accepted, obvious truth is ignored or denied by a group due to fear, social pressure, or vanity. It highlights collective denial where people...

Apr 17, 2026, 1:38 PM

Ireland’s Jewish Community under Siege

Many in Ireland’s Jewish community feel under siege from various parts of Irish society. Toxic and unbalanced narratives and criticism of Israel have long crossed red lines to become overt antisemitism no longer thinly disguised. Last week Ireland’s state funded...

Karen Lieberman

Mar 26, 2026, 9:20 PM

Mamdani’s Bizarre Equivalency: Israel to Gaza = Great Britain to Ireland

The Mayor of New York City, Zohran Mamdani, never misses an opportunity to bring up Palestine while excoriating Israel. His latest was his comparison of the war in Gaza to the past war between Ireland and Great Britain while...

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