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A banner is held by pro-Israel fans outside Villa Park, home of the U.K. team Aston Villa, before its UEFA Europa League match against Israel, Nov. 6, 2025. (Jacob King/PA Images via Getty Images)

Israel’s path to the World Cup would be easier through Asia. Why is it sticking with Europe?

by Deborah Danan June 26, 2026June 26, 2026

(JTA) — TEL AVIV — More than five decades after Israel’s only World Cup appearance, the Israel Football Association says it has no intention of trying to leave Europe for […]

Protesters demonstrate outside the headquarters of AIPAC, the American Israel Public Affairs Committee in Washington, D.C., March 13, 2024. (Celal Gunes/Anadolu via Getty Images)

U.S.

Half of Americans think the U.S. is ‘too supportive’ of Israel

by Jackie Hajdenberg June 25, 2026June 25, 2026

Israel

Years after boycott fight, Ben and Jerry’s Israel debuts flavor celebrating Israeli resilience

by Deborah Danan June 22, 2026June 22, 2026

US President Donald Trump boards Air Force One on June 15, 2026, a day after announcing a deal to end the U.S.-Israel war on Iran. (Mandel Ngan / AFP via Getty Images)

U.S.

American Jewish leaders across the political spectrum express alarm at Trump’s Iran deal

by Philissa Cramer June 16, 2026June 16, 2026

Abraham Orkin Freedman's photograph of the Western Wall from 1921 showed men and women praying together at the Jewish holy site. (Courtesy Tower of David Jerusalem Museum)

Photography

The hunt is on for forgotten images of the Western Wall

by Deborah Danan June 9, 2026June 9, 2026

Rep. Thomas Massie has called for an investigation into what happened to the USS Liberty, which Israel mistakenly targeted in 1967. (Massie by John Cherry/Getty Images)

Politics

Thomas Massie calls for USS Liberty probe, elevating anti-Israel conspiracy theory to House floor

by Grace Gilson June 9, 2026June 9, 2026

Israel

Jerusalem Pride march turns toward the Knesset as LGBTQ Israelis eye pivotal election

by Theia Chatelle June 5, 2026June 5, 2026

Protesters gathered outside a Santa Cruz theater on April 1 to demonstrate against a documentary detailing antisemitism. (Niva Ashkenazi/J. Staff)

Analysis

Changing Jewish views on Zionism could scramble the antisemitism debate

by Arno Rosenfeld June 4, 2026June 4, 2026

An El Al plane lands at Ben Gurion Airport in Israel, Aug. 18, 2021. (Ronen Fefer via Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0)

Bay Area

El Al is bringing back its direct flight to SFO. Will United Airlines follow?

by Niva Ashkenazi June 2, 2026June 2, 2026

Youssef Sarhan, a 9-year-old violinist from Majd al-Krum, participates in The Jerusalem Orchestra East & West’s youth initiative. (Yaakov Buta)

Music

In Israel, an Arab-Jewish youth orchestra is building a new ‘East-West’ sound

by Deborah Danan May 28, 2026May 28, 2026