Diaspora Jews

President Isaac Herzog brings Israel’s embrace to Australian Jews as protests rage outside

DIASPORA AFFAIRS: Despite protests, Herzog’s trip to Australia underscored Israel's solidarity with the Jewish community following the Bondi Beach massacre.

FEBRUARY 13, 2026|ByHERB KEINON

'We are one big family, and when one Jew is hurt, all Jews feel their pain.’ President Isaac Herzog used his trip to Australia to act as Israel’s comforter-in-chief for the stricken community after the Bondi Beach terrorist attack in December.

Israeli President Isaac Herzog meets students at Moriah War Memorial College during his state visit following a deadly mass shooting at a Jewish Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach on December 14, in Sydney, Australia, February 10, 2026.

Herzog's Australia visit reinforces the idea that when 'one Jew is hurt, all feel pain' - editorial

As he laid a wreath at the site of the Bondi Beach mass shooting on Monday, Herzog said, “When one Jew is hurt, all Jews feel their pain.”

FEBRUARY 11, 2026|ByJPOST EDITORIAL

A person holds a sign in protest against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, as supporters of Kneecap member Liam O'Hanna, also known as Liam Og O hAnnaidh and performing under the name of Mo Chara, hold placards outside the Westminster Magistrates' Court, in London, Britain, August 20, 2025.

UK saw second highest total antisemitic incidents ever recorded in 2025

CST recorded 3,700 anti-Jewish hate incidents in the UK in 2025, second in total only to 2023. The number in 2025 was 4% higher than in 2024, at 3,556 incidents.

FEBRUARY 11, 2026|ByMATHILDA HELLER

World Zionist Organization Chair Yaakov Hagoel and Jewish Agency Chair Doron Almog are seen alongside families of the Sydney terror attack victims during a solidarity visit to Australia, February 10, 2026.

'Mutual responsibility': Israel recognizes Bondi casualties as victims of antisemitism

This state recognition 'expresses deep mutual responsibility and an unwavering commitment to fight antisemitism wherever it raises its head,' said WZO Chair Yaakov Hagoel

FEBRUARY 10, 2026|ByTOBIAS SIEGAL

'To succeed as a Jew is to survive,' Natan Sharansky tells 'Post' - interview

Natan Sharansky is an Israeli politician, author, and former Chairman of the Executive of the Jewish Agency. He was born in 1948 in what is now Donetsk, Ukraine, to a Jewish family

FEBRUARY 10, 2026ByMATHILDA HELLER

Solidarity is not a strategy, Israel-Diaspora relations need structured partnership - opinion

How Israel and Jewish communities worldwide can move from instinctive support to structured partnership

FEBRUARY 10, 2026BySHIREL DAGAN-LEVY

Voice of the People council members during the organization’s in-person conference held last year in Haifa. The 150-member council with Jewish leaders from six continents was set up by Israel’s President Isaac Herzog to foster dialogue and create actionable strategis for challenges facing the Jewish

You can't beat Chabad, so why not join them? - comment

Instead of fighting Chabad, Jewish organizations and communities worldwide should consider joining forces with it

FEBRUARY 10, 2026ByZVIKA KLEIN

A crowd of people observe the lighting of the world’s largest Hanukkah menorah near Grand Army Plaza in New York City.

Antisemitism surges worldwide, yet economic factors still dominate immigration decisions to Israel

With antisemitism surging worldwide, Israeli officials believe more Jews will opt to make aliyah; but the path isn’t as easy as they think

FEBRUARY 10, 2026ByRACHEL FINK

Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar speaks during a stakeout before attending a Security Council meeting at UN headquarters in New York City, U.S., August 5, 2025.

One people, two fronts: October 7 proved Israel and the Diaspora are inseparable - opinion

War, antisemitism, and October 7 clarified an enduring truth: Israel and the Diaspora are inseparable actors in a shared Jewish destiny

FEBRUARY 10, 2026ByWILLIAM DAROFF

Participants hold up posters of hostages as thousands of people attend the March for Israel on the National Mall in November 2023 in Washington, DC. Following October 7, American Jews mobilized more than $1 billion for Israel’s relief and recovery.

UK government pledges £70 million to protect Jewish community amid historic antisemitism levels

After October 7, British Jews abandon quiet diplomacy, mobilize institutions, and secure unprecedented government backing

FEBRUARY 10, 2026ByNEVILLE TELLER

A demonstration was organized by the Campaign Against Antisemitism outside Downing Street in London in October to mark one week since the attack on a synagogue in Manchester. The Jewish community is not taking the onslaught of antisemitism lying down.

Israel-Diaspora future will be shaped by people, not just institutions - opinion

Why the next chapter will be shaped as much by people as by policy

FEBRUARY 10, 2026ByMICHAEL WEGIER

Participants of the Board of Deputies Under 35s Assembly group volunteer on Kibbutz Mefalsim during a visit to Israel last year.

Two years after October 7, Jewish groups grapple with identity crisis and generational divide

How October 7 reshaped global philanthropic missions, money, and moral purpose

FEBRUARY 10, 2026ByRINA EDELSTEIN

Jewish organizations pivoted after October 7 to help Israel, but emergency mode has now stretched beyond two years, and what began as a temporary pivot is hardening into something else entirely.

New York’s Jewish community faces unprecedented threats as leadership ignores them - opinion

According to the NYPD, antisemitic hate crimes jumped 183% last month. There were 31 reported attacks against Jews in January alone, compared with just 11 during the same month last year.

FEBRUARY 9, 2026ByALEX WITKOFF

Demonstrators attend a pro-Palestinian protest on the day of the two-year anniversary of Hamas's October 7 massacre, in New York City, October 7, 2025; illustrative.

Proportion of Poles who dislike Jews rises to 40%, lowest pro-Jewish sentiment since 2006

The poll has been carried out annually since 1993, and questions Poles on whether they like or dislike certain national and ethnic groups (21 in total).

FEBRUARY 9, 2026ByMATHILDA HELLER