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Explore an unexpected phenomenon unfolding beneath a sky filled with missile fire: bomb shelters turning into spontaneous dance floors. What might seem surreal from afar becomes a powerful portrait of human resilience, as strangers packed into concrete rooms use music and movement to push back against fear. Blending personal reflection, cultural history, and moments of startling intimacy, the piece reveals how dance has become an act of defiance, connection, and survival in a city under siege.

As tensions spiked ahead of the US‑Israel strike on Iran, a group of international influencers arrived in Israel expecting a media‑training workshop—only to be swept into the reality of war. What began as a program on combating misinformation quickly became an unexpected immersion into Israeli resilience, solidarity, and life under fire, reshaping how these creators understood the country far beyond what they’d seen online.

Rising tensions between distance and duty unfold as Israel comes under sudden attack. What begins as a canceled flight quickly becomes a meditation on courage — both from the influencers sheltering under fire in Tel Aviv and from those forced to advocate from afar. As missiles fall and antisemitism surges, modern conflict demands new forms of presence, clarity, and resolve, even from those outside the blast radius.

Hollywood advocacy group The Brigade has written a letter calling out double standards in the industry, pointing to “selective” outrage and failure to condemn the atrocities being committed in Iran. When a movement tries to take moral high ground on one issue but is silent on another, it is left with no credibility.

When Bad Bunny took the stage at the Super Bowl, the world didn’t just see a global superstar; we witnessed a masterclass in the psychology of belonging. As a member of the Jewish community — a group that has spent generations navigating the delicate dance of integration and identity — I realized that the Puerto Rican icon was demonstrating a lesson that every minority community in America desperately needs to relearn.

For two years, I have made sharing the stories of the hostages who were taken on October 7th a central part of my advocacy. I did this for an obvious reason. Their stories matter. They are sacred. The hostages and their families deserve to be heard.

Jews light candles this Hanukkah not to deny the darkness, but to assert something simple and necessary: Violence fueled by silence does not get the final word.

“Witnessing is not voyeurism. It’s moral clarity,” says Hen Mazzig, an Israeli-born writer, speaker and digital influencer. “You don’t need to stare at the horror or the gore pictures to understand it, but you do need to name it accurately and refuse euphemisms.” His biggest fear is this violence being normalized.

Students from Escuela Humanos, which says it trains ‘ambassadors of peace,’ seen in video shouting antisemitic slogan as tour coordinator apparently joins in; Milei: ‘Reprehensible’

‘People need to care more that being a Jew in 2025 can still be a matter of life or death,’ an Israeli author and advocate, Hen Mazzig, writes.

Israeli innovation envoy Fleur Hassan-Nahoum is joined by human-rights activist and journalist Emily Schrader, Chochmat Nashim founder Shoshana Keats-Jaskoll, and senior contributing editor at JNS and “Israel Undiplomatic” host Ruthie Blum to break down the biggest developments shaking Israel and the Middle East.

A controversial tattoo merging the Gaza Strip with Auschwitz survivor Yehiel De-Nur’s prisoner number 135633 has sparked outrage online, with critics denouncing it as Holocaust distortion and a politicized appropriation of Jewish suffering amid the ongoing Gaza conflict.