Dov Maimon News Today

With both antisemitism and Islamophobia on the rise in Europe, the Jewish and Muslim communities should take this rare opportunity to stand together to halt this trend.

Herzl would recognize all too well the tragic fantasy of assimilation.

Officials in Israel’s national institutions do not see any potential rise in interest in aliyah to Israel as a result of the possible political change.

The Marketplace of Ideas at The Times of Israel

19 shares A municipal worker cleans swastikas spray painted on columns of the Rivoli Street in central Paris on October 11, 2020. (STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN/AFP) JTA — French Chief Rabbi Haim Korsia has long argued that his community is inseparable from the wider French society, which he insists will overcome its many challenges, including the anti-Semitism that has driven thousands of French Jews to seek a more secure existence in Israel. But this hopeful message, a Korsia trademark, is for ...

French Chief Rabbi Haim Korsia has long argued that his community is inseparable from the wider French society, which he insists will overcome its many challenges, including the anti-Semitism that has driven thousands of French Jews to seek a more secure existence in Israel.

Europe to Jews: No Kosher Meat for You! A recent decision by the European Court of Justice (ECJ) to uphold a Belgian regulation requiring animals to be stunned before slaughter — in violation of kosher and halal slaughter — came as an unpleasant surprise to many observers. I’m not sure why. It’s long been clear that Jews are a headache that many European countries tolerate without much enthusiasm. A Jerusalem Post editorial called the court decision “a serious affront to both Jews a...