'Bye Francesca': UN Special Rapporteur Albanese ousting must be pursued to restore basic standards

EDITORIAL

A clear decision by the Human Rights Council to remove Albanese would send a strong message about professionalism and equal standards for Jews and Israel.

France demands Francesca Albanese resign after antisemitic remarks at Al Jazeera Forum

REPORT
United Nations Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese waves ahead of a conference.

Israel might be on verge of burial crisis with cemeteries struggling for burial space

Prof. Alex Weinreb, chair of the Demography Area and Research Director at the Taub Center, published a study warning about a shortage of burial grounds that is worse than expected.

Israel's burial grounds shortage is worse than that predicted by the state comptroller in 2024.
Demonstrators hold a banner that says, "Arrest Herzog" outside Parliament House during a protest against the President of Israel Isaac Herzog’s state visit, in Canberra, Australia, February 11, 2026.

Protests expected on President Herzog's last day in Australia

Pro-Palestine protesters will rally in Melbourne on Thursday amid ongoing demonstrations and violent clashes during President Herzog's visit to Australia.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi addresses the Al Jazeera Forum in Doha, February 7, 2026; illustrative.

Araghchi slams US-Israeli Miriam Adelson, accusing her of dual loyalties in antisemitic trope

REPORT

'We are ashamed before the people': Iran’s president signals remorse after crackdown

US Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) speaks during a US Senate Judiciary Privacy, Technology, and the Law Subcommittee hearing on oversight of telecommunications carriers in the wake of the January 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, US, February 10, 2026.

Sen. Graham calls Trump 'most consequential' since Ronald Reagan, praises Netanyahu as key partner

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with US President Donald Trump at the White House on February 11, 2026.

Trump, Netanyahu hold three-hour meeting, set redlines on Iran as Gaza talks continue

Syrian Democratic Forces and U.S. troops are seen during a patrol near Turkish border in Hasakah, Syria November 4, 2018

US pulls out of Syria’s al-Tanf base after 15-day equipment removal, relocating to Jordan

REPORT
The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) sails alongside the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Spruance (DDG 111) in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations.

Pentagon prepares second aircraft carrier for possible deployment to Middle East

REPORT
Leslie Wexner, left, and Jeffrey Epstein were close for years. Epstein's scandal has dogged the billionaire Jewish philanthropist.

Unredacted Epstein files, deposition plans bring Jewish philanthropist Leslie Wexner into spotlight

Bill Gates speaks during the Gates Foundation's first global Goalkeepers event in the Nordics, which is being held in Stockholm, Sweden, January 22, 2026.

Gates Foundation denies any financial payments to Epstein

Shaping Israel’s next generation of entrepreneurs

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The Scholar: Insights from the Faculty of the Hebrew University Business School. An in-conversation interview with Dr. Dan Marom, hosted by acclaimed Israeli director Maor Zaguri.

Dr. Dan Marom in conversation with Maor Zaguri, Acclaimed Israeli Director

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The Knesset building, home of Israel's legislature, in Jerusalem, on November 14, 2022 (Illustrative).

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New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani holds a press conference at the New York City Office of Emergency Management, as a major winter storm spreads across a large swath of the United States, in Brooklyn, New York City, US, January 25, 2026.

Mamdani calls for 2% tax increase on affluent New Yorkers

UNITED NATIONS Secretary-General Antonio Guterres smiles while speaking with Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer inside 10 Downing Street in central London, Britain, January 16, 2026.

Guterres faces backlash for congratulating Iranian regime, UN Watch demands transparency

Israeli television sketch comedy Eretz Nehederet portrays US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu amidst tensions with Iran.

'War Trump' vs 'Peace Trump': the Eretz Nehederet skit that captured Israel’s Trump anxiety

A protest group holds up signs of Jeffrey Epstein in front of the Federal courthouse on July 8, 2019 in New York City.

Jeffrey Epstein and the system that protected him

OPINION

Carrie Prejean Boller ousted from White House Religious Liberty Commission after antisemitism row

Carrie Prejean Boller was removed from the White House Religious Liberty Commission after her controversial remarks on antisemitism and Zionism during a public hearing.

US Jews need an Identity Zionist intervention

OPINION
Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick (L) speaks during the White House Religious Liberty Commission public hearing on Feb. 9, 2026.

'Giving British Jews a voice': Nigel Farage’s Reform UK party launches Reform Jewish Alliance

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King's College London hosts first university screening of raw Oct. 7 footage released by IDF

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International Federation of Social Workers to vote on whether to suspend or expel Israeli Union

Nobel Committee calls on Iran to free imprisoned Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi

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IDF deploys forces against trucks seen along Egyptian border for second time in 24 hours

REPORT
NARGES MOHAMMADI sits in her apartment in Tehran, Iran, on December 18, 2024.
REPORT

Iranian officials use Beirut airport to smuggle millions to Hezbollah

Palestinians seek aid supplies from the US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), in the central Gaza Strip, August 4, 2025.

US security firm used in Gaza aid in talks with Trump administration for role in Board of Peace

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Dawson's Creek star James Van Der Beek dies at 48 after battle with cancer

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EXPLAINER
James Van Der Beek at 76th Golden Globe Awards, taken January 6, 2019.
OPINION

US synagogues face a terrible choice: Collaborate with ICE or risk our own safety

Synagogue security funds and practices can come with tradeoffs, Jewish leaders say.
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A David's Sling interceptor launching during the Israel-Hamas war; illustrative.

Elbit announces new $100 million in contracts to develop IDF’s next generation digitalization array

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Israel Aerospace Industries delivers 350th fighter jet wing for F-35 to Lockheed Martin

Rafael Advanced Defense Systems at the 2024 Singapore Airshow

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Canadian school shooter identified as 18-year-old Jesse van Rootselaar

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Israel warns of sharp rise in Iranian cyberattacks targeting officials, journalists

pen AI and Anthropic logos are seen in this illustration created on September 12, 2025.

WhatsApp says Russia tried to fully block service to push state app

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Food, beverages giant Prodalim seeks NIS 2-2.5b valuation in TASE IPO

Prodalim CEO Tsahi Barak.

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Two women declared dead after suspected oxygen suit failures at Ashdod oil refinery

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An Argentine oleh (new immigrant to Israel) who made aliyah 20 years ago celebrated his Bar Mitzvah in Eilat after a long period of conversion.

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Savannah Guthrie's elderly mother has been missing for more than a week.

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