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California could make Jewish an ethnic identity under groundbreaking new bill

Beyond the role Jewish demographic data could play in fighting antisemitism, Bocarsly also pointed out the practical benefits that access to such information could provide in sectors like education.

The California State Capitol building on Sunday, March 29, 2026 in Sacramento, CA.
Pakistani flags flutter near the Parliament House, as delegations from the United States and Iran are expected to hold peace talks, in Islamabad, Pakistan, April 11, 2026.

Why has Pakistan introduced new guidelines for state oversight of foreign media? - analysis

Hamas police officers stand guard, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, in Gaza City, October 11, 2025; illustrative.

European Union explores possible support for new Gaza administration committee

Opposition leader Yair Lapid speaking at the Knesset, Jerusalem, January 26, 2026.

'Correct a historical injustice': Yair Lapid to table Knesset bill branding Qatar as 'enemy state'


Taiwan shooting down drone near China was 'appropriate' - premier

"They repeatedly ignored our warnings to leave and we had no choice but to exercise self-defense and shoot," said Taiwan Premier Su Tseng-chang.

 A Taiwan Coast Guard ship travels past the coast of China, in the waters off Nangan island of Matsu archipelago in Taiwan August 16, 2022.

Tuvalu looks for legal ways to be a state if submerged by climate change

Tuvalu is an island with a population of around 11,000 people and its highest point is just 4.5m (15 ft) above sea level.

Tuvalu's Minister for Justice, Communication & Foreign Affairs Simon Kofe gives a COP26 statement while standing in the ocean in Funafuti, Tuvalu November 5, 2021.

The 36th Cohort of the Wexner Foundation Program is underway

The program consists of three different missions and a 3,000 member network that has seen prominent names in Israeli leadership pass through its doors.

OVER THE YEARS, the Wexner Foundation leadership programs have enriched some 500 Israeli civil servants who studied with America’s best professors and shared classes with officials from all over the world.

The art of advertising a country

I thought I’d write about how commercial brands take advantage of the unique selling proposition of their country to benefit their brand.

The Eurovision Coca-Cola Gold Special/Limited Edition, Tel Aviv 2019

US House passes bill to make Washington, DC, the 51st state

By a vote of 216-208, the Democratic-controlled House approved the initiative with no Republican support.

Marine One, carrying outgoing US President Donald Trump, passes the Capitol before the inauguration of Joe Biden as the 46th President of the United States on the West Front of the US Capitol in Washington, US, January 20, 2021.

Why the US Supreme Court will not turn election for Trump - analysis

It would be Trump trying to overturn the default state count by getting the Court to overturn policies and decisions by state officials.

THE US Supreme Court

Biden edges closer to White House win as Trump mounts legal challenge

Biden: 'It's clear that we're winning enough states.' Trump campaign says it is suing in key states.

Donald Trump and Joe Biden

Florida, where the Jewish vote for president really counts

Even at this late stage, it seems too close to call in terms of who will win the election. When the race is broken down state-by-state, it could go either way.

US PRESIDENT Donald Trump throws a face mask from the stage during a campaign rally in Sanford, Florida, on October 12.

Israel's State Archives demand all state-related documents be handed in

Ruti Abramovitch, the state archivist, threatened other archives in a letter, writing that 'any archives holding a document defined as classified may be subject to severe penalties'

Yaacov Lozowick, then director of the Israel State Archive, poses for a picture at the national archive in Jerusalem April 19, 2016

Is there a common theme in the outbreak of antisemitism in the West?

A sense that “democracies don’t control” their own countries has contributed to the rise of antisemitism.

A MAN wearing a kippa waits for the start of a demonstration against antisemitism at Berlin’s Brandenburg Gate in 2014