“The comments in a column by Kevin Myers in today’s Irish edition of The Sunday Times were unacceptable and should not have been published. It has been taken down and we sincerely apologise for the remarks and the error of judgement that let to publication,’’ wrote Martin Ivens, editor of The Sunday Times in reference to an ant-Semitic column on BBC women's pay.

For the first time ever in history, a Mikvah is now being built in the famous Yiddish speaking city of Birobidzhan, known as the Jewish Autonomy in Russia’s Far East.

The Jewish community of Kharkov, Ukraine welcomed unusual guests for Shabbat last week in what turned out to be a unifying and moving experience.

767 anti-Semitic incidents have been recorded in Britain in the first six months of 2017, a rise of 30% from the same period last year , according to the latest report published by the Community Security Trust (CST).

World Jewish Congress President Ronald S. Lauder on Wednesday welcomed the European Court of Justice’s ruling to uphold the European Union’s listing of Hamas as a terrorist organization.

As a result of the political clash between Israel and Venezuela and the bad economic situation in this country, 26 Venezuelan Jews left their native country for Israel where they arrived this week.

The Israeli government plans to subsidize Jewish day schools abroad which, it says, have not fulfilled their mission of strengthening Jewish identity and engagement with Israel.

The European Coalition for Israel has called upon religious leaders worldwide to help defuse the current tension on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem by condemning incitement to violence and supporting the Israeli authorities in their efforts to ensure free and safe access to the holy site

The European Court of Justice, the EU’s top court, has ruled that Hamas, the Palestinian Islamist movement in the Gaza Strip, should remain on the EU terror list.

‘’We encourage Israel and Jordan to work together to find solutions that ensure security for all, respect the sanctity of the holy site and uphold the status quo, noting the special role of the Hashemite Kingdom as recognised in its peace treaty with Israel,’’ says a European Union spokesperson in a statement.