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Israelis take cover in Tel Aviv as a siren sounds warning of incoming ballistic missiles fired from Iran toward Israel. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90/via JTA)
Recent Israeli government data showed that only .3% of public shelters were in Arab communities.
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Carter Spahn (left) and Madeleine Stern were among the more than 500 attendees of the Excelerate26 Summit in New York. (Photo by Dada studio! Ohad Kab, courtesy of Birthright Israel Excel)
The Excelerate26 gathering in Manhattan attracted young Jews from 18 countries.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is shown flanked by Israeli President Isaac "Bougie" Herzog (left) and U.S. President Donald Trump in Tel Aviv last year. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images, via JTA)
Trump continues to criticize Isaac Herzog for not pardoning Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in his years-long corruption case.
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An Israeli firefighter battles a blaze in northern Israel in June of 2024. (Photo courtesy of JNF-USA, via JTA)
Emergency Response Centers, established with the support of Jewish National Fund-USA, are vital lifelines for Israel’s northern and southern communities.
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Israelis take cover in a public shelter in Tel Aviv as a siren sounds warning of incoming ballistic missiles fired from Iran toward Israel. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90, via JTA)
Despite the dangerous situation, Israelis are making the most of this anxiety-ridden moment with Iran.
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Older Jewish Ukrainians line up to receive aid distribution in Kyiv in the fall of 2025. (Theia Chatelle via JTA)
The Russian invasion — which marks its fourth anniversary on Tuesday, Feb. 24 — has reshaped everything in the lives of Ukrainian Jews.
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AJ Edelman, Menachem Chen, Uri Zisman and Omer Katz are shown after completing the second run of the four-man bobsled competition at the 2026 Winter Olympics on Feb. 21. (Robert Michael/picture alliance via Getty Images, provided by JTA)
The Israeli Olympic committee withdrew the team for lying to officials about an athlete’s health.
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Jack Hughes (left) and Quinn Hughes of Team United States celebrate winning the gold medals after the team’s 2-1 overtime victory in the Men’s Gold Medal match between Canada and the United States at the 2026 Winter Olympic games in Milan. (Gregory Shamus/Getty Images/via JTA)
The New Jersey Devils star center, who had scored twice in Team USA’s semifinal win, sent the puck between the legs of Canadian goaltender Jordan Binnington 1:41 into overtime to give the American team a 2-1 win.
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Bono: “As with Islamophobia, antisemitism must be countered every time we witness it. The rape, murder and abduction of Israelis on Oct. 7 was evil,” (Lionel Hahn/Getty Images, provided by JTA)
In an interview, frontman Bono denounced antisemitism and the Oct. 7 terrorist attack while slamming Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
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Dr. Osnat Steiman examines a patient in the geriatric ward of Ichilov Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center. (Photo by Larry Luxner via JTA)
Amid a doctor shortage, Israel is reaching out to physicians around the world.
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Located in Madrid's "Golden Triangle of Art" district, the Reina Sofia is Spain's national museum of 20th-century art.
The visitors, one of whom was reportedly a Holocaust survivor, were called “murderers” and “genocidal maniacs” by Reina Sofia museum-goers.
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