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A Palestinian teacher who says she spent 15 years working for UNRWA is speaking out about what she describes as a culture of extremism inside Gaza’s education system.

The 40-year-old geography teacher, whose identity has been concealed for her safety, told the New York Post earlier this week that she witnessed fellow educators teaching children to hate Jews and glorifying Hamas’s violent struggle against Israel. She says that after challenging one colleague, a school administrator threatened to cut out her tongue.

In this footage shared by Jusoor News, she warns about the influence teachers and communities can have in normalizing violence for the next generation.

Children in Gaza deserve an education that gives them the tools to build a better future, not one that teaches hatred or glorifies violence.

UNRWA must ensure that its schools uphold the principles the United Nations claims to represent: education, critical thinking, tolerance, and respect for human life.

Education should be a path away from extremism, never a vehicle for perpetuating it.

🎥: Jusoor News

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Somaliland has reaffirmed its readiness to join the Abraham Accords, embracing a future built on peace, cooperation, and shared prosperity.

Since Israel formally recognized Somaliland in December 2025, the two have established full diplomatic relations, exchanged ambassadors, and opened a Somaliland embassy in Jerusalem.

Somaliland’s continued commitment to the Abraham Accords represents another opportunity to deepen cooperation between Israel, the Middle East, and Africa.

The Abraham Accords have shown how diplomacy can create new relationships between countries that once had few or no formal ties — opening doors to economic cooperation, regional partnerships, and greater stability.

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When Jewish students stop noticing the security measures outside their school, it says something about the reality they’ve grown up with.

In a BBC report, journalist Judith Moritz spoke with sixth-form students at a Jewish school in Hertfordshire about living and learning behind heightened security, and knowing that some people want to harm them simply because they are Jewish.

One student described the painful reality: ‘It’s sad that we can’t be equal to everyone else.’

The report comes as a landmark government review exposes the true scope of antisemitism in English schools.

Jewish children shouldn’t have to treat security barriers and the threat of violent hatred as normal parts of growing up. Every school has a responsibility to confront antisemitism and ensure Jewish students can learn without fear.

🎥: BBC

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Jonathan Frisher, a Jewish student from the UK, shared his experience of antisemitic bullying with Sky News, including descriptions of the Nazi salutes and Holocaust threats that began when he was just 12 years old.

Instead of being protected by his school, Jonathan said the burden was left on him to explain to his classmates why Jew-hatred was wrong.

His testimony comes as an independent government review exposes the scale of antisemitism in English schools, calling for urgent teacher training and resources through 27 recommendations.

It’s not a Jewish child’s responsibility to educate their classmates about why violent ideologies again Jews is wrong. It’s the responsibility of schools and teachers to confront it.

🎥: Sky News

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🇮🇱🌊 Israel has been accepted as a Forum Partner of the Pacific Islands Forum, opening new opportunities for regional cooperation and diplomatic ties.

Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar announced the decision following a meeting of Pacific Islands Forum leaders in Palau. The partnership will focus on shared priorities, including water management, desalination, agriculture, climate resilience, innovation, and sustainable development.

With Israel’s new embassy in Fiji serving nine other Pacific Island nations, this milestone builds on growing diplomatic engagement across the Pacific.

From water scarcity to sustainable agriculture, Israel’s expertise can help address challenges facing island communities.

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For too many Jewish students in England, going to school means facing hostility because of who they are.

A major independent review led by Sir David Bell found that nearly three in five Jewish pupils aged 16-19 surveyed had experienced or witnessed antisemitism. Among students surveyed, fewer than half felt antisemitism would be addressed if they reported it.

That lack of confidence is a serious warning sign. When young people believe reporting antisemitism will achieve nothing, hatred is allowed to go unchallenged and victims are left feeling they have nowhere to turn.

The review issued 27 recommendations to improve how schools prevent, identify, and respond to antisemitism. The UK government has accepted all 27.

Jewish students deserve to go to school without fear of harassment or discrimination—and to know that when they speak up, the adults responsible for their safety will take them seriously.

Antisemitism should never be normalized in the classroom, and reporting it should never feel pointless.

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A major new report has exposed the scale of antisemitism in England’s schools and colleges—and the findings are deeply concerning.

According to the independent review led by Sir David Bell, one in five students surveyed said they had witnessed antisemitism, while nearly three in five Jewish pupils aged 16-19 had experienced or witnessed it.

Even more troubling, fewer than half of students surveyed believed antisemitism would actually be addressed if they reported it.

The review makes 27 recommendations, including dedicated antisemitism training for educators, stronger safeguarding and reporting procedures, and better resources to help schools recognize and confront anti-Jewish hatred. The UK government has accepted all 27.

No Jewish student should have to endure antisemitism at school, or believe that speaking up will make no difference.

Schools must be places where Jewish students are protected, antisemitism is recognized for what it is, and reports of hatred are taken seriously.

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Israeli President Isaac Herzog was welcomed to Budapest by Hungary’s new Prime Minister, Magyar Péter, as both leaders expressed their commitment to strengthening bilateral ties.

The two leaders discussed expanding cooperation across historical, cultural, economic, and defense relations. Prime Minister Magyar also accepted President Herzog’s invitation to visit Israel.

Continued dialogue and cooperation between Israel and Hungary offer opportunities to strengthen diplomatic ties and build a foundation for shared security and prosperity. 🇮🇱🇭🇺

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Harvard Law student Mayan Schoen used the one minute allotted to her at the Cambridge City Council to challenge a proposed anti-Israel BDS resolution.

Schoen urged council members to reject the resolution, raising concerns about a movement that discriminatorily targets Israel through boycotts, divestment, and sanctions.

When institutions consider policies targeting Israel, they must examine the implications for Jewish residents and BDS’ roots in discrimination based on identity.

Civil rights protections must apply equally to all people, including Jewish people. City councils, school districts, and universities must ensure that efforts to address political disputes never become a vehicle for discrimination against Jewish communities.

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What connects the violent riots in France with anti-Israel protests on American campuses?

In her Wall Street Journal Free Expression commentary, Mary Julia Koch argues that far-left groups have exploited both movements to advance a broader political agenda.

When political movements normalize intimidation, excuse violence, and turn public grievances into tools for radical agendas, the consequences reach far beyond the original cause.

Those who use their right to protest to further violent ideologies, legitimize violence, and undermine democratic society must be condemned.

🎥: The WSJ Free Expression

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Windows were smashed and the messages “DROP ELBIT” and “PAL ACTION” were spray-painted on a Capital One branch on Manhattan’s Upper East Side. Elbit Systems is a prominent Israeli defense company, and both messages imply the perpetrators' hatred toward Israel.

NYC Council Speaker Julie Menin says the NYPD is now investigating the vandalism as a hate crime, noting that the community is deeply concerned and upset about the incident.

This isn’t ‘political activism,’ but instead intimidation and destruction. When anti-Israel rhetoric escalates into violent attacks on property it demands serious investigation and accountability.

All New Yorkers, including the Jewish ones, deserve to live in a city where threats, hate, and violence have no place.

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A new report by IMPACT-se finds that Syria’s post-Assad school curriculum continues to teach antisemitic stereotypes while glorifying jihad and martyrdom.

After analyzing 130 textbooks used across grades 1–12, researchers found that Syria’s curriculum under Ahmed al-Sharaa has shifted away from Assad-era pan-Arab nationalism toward a more Islamist worldview.

Among the examples: a Grade 6 lesson teaches students that “treason and backstabbing are among the traits of the Jews.” The report also finds that Jewish history in Syria is absent, while violence and martyrdom are increasingly framed in religious terms.

Changing governments means little if the next generation is still being taught hatred.

Syria has an opportunity to build a different future, one in which children are educated for coexistence rather than raised on antisemitic stereotypes and the glorification of violence.

Peace in the Middle East must begin in the classroom.

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A former UN Special Rapporteur on Torture is publicly accusing fellow UN human rights officials of failing the Israeli victims of October 7.

Dr. Alice Jill Edwards singled out UN Special Rapporteurs Francesca Albanese and Reem Alsalem, saying they “never formally documented” the atrocities she says were supported by a growing body of evidence, and failed to give sufficient weight to the firsthand testimony of released Israeli hostages describing torture and deprivation in captivity.

Edwards has documented torture and abuses against both Israelis and Palestinians. But she says the UN undermines its own credibility when its human rights mechanisms focus on one set of victims while failing to adequately recognize another.

Human rights cannot be selective.

The victims of October 7 and the hostages who endured abuse and torture deserve the same recognition, seriousness, and commitment to accountability as victims anywhere else.

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Jewish people should be able to live and work without fear of threats, stalking, or intimidation.

Those responsible for criminal harassment and threats must be held accountable through due process.

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“Globalize the Holocaust.”

“The Führer is coming, rats.”

“Let there be an October 7 all day every day.”

These are among the statements federal prosecutors allege were posted by Guangtian Ha, the Haverford College religion professor charged with felony cyberstalking.

According to court filings, the messages included antisemitic slurs, blood-libel imagery, repeated references to Hitler and the Holocaust, the publication of a Jewish colleague’s home address, and threatening references to his family and children.

Prosecutors allege that some messages invoked mass violence against Jews, while others targeted a specific Jewish colleague and his family at their home.

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Israeli public diplomacy advocate Fleur Hassan-Nahoum and her group were attacked with stones during a tour of the Binyamin region in the West Bank. One rock shattered their car window and lightly injured a participant, Israel advocate Cindy Seni.

The group avoided more serious injuries after their driver urged everyone to duck as the attack unfolded.

Stone-throwing, which is often excused by international media, can cause serious injury or death.

The simple act of Israelis entering a space where they aren’t wanted is met with intimidation and violence.

🎥: i24 News

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A Haverford College religion professor has been charged with felony cyberstalking after prosecutors say he carried out a months-long campaign of antisemitic threats against a Jewish colleague and his family.

Guangtian Ha allegedly used anonymous social media accounts to send dozens of threatening messages, publish his colleague’s home address and information about his child, and make statements calling for Jews to be driven out or “cleansed” from the community.

According to court filings, the threats became so serious that the colleague’s spouse and children temporarily fled their home.

Ha has pled not guilty to the charges.

No one should have to fear for their family’s safety because they are Jewish.

Antisemitic threats online are not harmless words when they target real people, identify their homes and families, and leave them fearing for their safety. They must be taken seriously, investigated, and confronted wherever they occur.

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A Jewish family in London withdrew their 9-year-old son from a state primary school after a teacher allegedly told him that Jews were to blame for October 7.

According to the family, this followed earlier incidents of anti-Israel hostility towards the student. When his parents asked the school for antisemitism awareness training, they say they were told staff could not be forced into “politics.”

October 7 was a massacre carried out by Hamas terrorists, and blaming Jewish children for it is unconscionable.

No child should have to leave their school to feel safe being Jewish. Schools must confront antisemitism, and not dismiss it as politics under the guise of “anti-Zionism.”

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Antisemitism is reaching children as young as elementary school.

Fox News digital contributor Ariella Noveck told Australia’s News 24 that Jewish students across the US are facing a climate of Jew-hatred so severe that some are afraid to tell teachers they need to miss school for Jewish holidays.

Ariella detailed another anecdote about a student who had told her they were made to sit in class during which the teacher had claimed that the Holocaust was made up.

Schools must confront antisemitic ideology at every level and ensure Jewish students can learn, practice, feel safe being openly Jewish, and not be made to defend the very real history of genocide against their ancestors to a teacher.

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From his hospital bed in Abu Dhabi, Captain Smit Machchhar has recounted the attack by his co-pilot that sent a FlyDubai flight plunging toward the ground.

Despite serious injuries, Captain Machchhar managed to open the cockpit door, allowing passengers and crew to intervene. Israeli passengers helped subdue the attacker, and an off-duty pilot took control of the aircraft. All 172 passengers and 8 crewmembers aboard survived.

His courage, alongside the decisive actions of those who came to his aid, helped prevent a catastrophe. We wish Captain Machchhar a full recovery and honor everyone who stood up to save innocent lives. 🇮🇱🇮🇳