Josh Axelrod

Josh Axelrod is a student at Hebrew University who previously reported for CNN, the Tulane Hullabaloo and the Crescent City Jewish News.

 An alert on Telegram stating that Hamas' official channel cannot be displayed on the Google Play Store version of Telegram. October 24, 2023

What you need to know about Telegram, embattled app Hamas uses to spread its message - explainer

Braille (Illustrative)

Rabbi who had trouble with his vision created a Braille Sefer Torah

Migrants assemble a puzzle depicting Italy on a map, at a makeshift camp in Via Cupa (Gloomy Street) in downtown Rome, Italy, August 2, 2016

Why is an organization spreading puzzle pieces across TA's Rabin Square?


Palestinian-American fights newly signed anti-BDS legislation in court

A speech pathologist, who has been working in a school district outside Austin since 2009, is filing a lawsuit on the basis of freedom of speech.

Texas Governor Greg Abbott signs anti-BDS bill into law

Two IDF soldiers injured in overturned bulldozer during training

One was badly injured and the other lightly injured, both men were taken to a hospital to get medical care and their families were notified.

IDF bulldozer

Slain Jewish journalist honored by ‘Time’

Among this year’s honorees is Gerald Fischmann, a Jewish journalist who worked at Baltimore’s Capital Gazette newspaper.

Candles representing the slain journalists of Capital Gazette sit on display during a candlelight vigil held near the Capital Gazette, the day after a gunman killed five people inside the newspaper's building in Annapolis, Maryland, U.S., June 29, 2018.

U.S. and Iran clash at UNSC over Tehran's nuclear program

The Trump Administration intends to pressure Iran to fundamentally change its behavior and to roll back its proxy militias embroiled in battles across the region.

Spokesperson Heather Nauert (L) speaks as U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo dialogues with reporters in his plane while flying from Panama to Mexico, October 18, 2018

Report: IDF raids al-Quds University day after similar clash in Ramallah

After two operations to seize surveillance footage in Ramallah, the IDF entered Abu Dis.

IDF soldiers take part in Operation Protective Edge.

Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez defends Jewish heritage claim: 'Culture isn’t DNA'

"Just because one concrete identity may not be how we think of ourselves today, nor how we were raised, it doesn’t mean we cannot or should not honor the ancestors + stories that got us here."

Progressive challenger Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez embraces New York gubenatorial candidate Cynthia Nixon at her victory party in the Bronx after upsetting incumbent Democratic Representative Joseph Crowly on June 26, 2018

Ocasio-Cortez dances the horah after announcing Jewish heritage

"So many of our destinies are tied beyond our understanding." Ocasio-Cortez said after explaining the story of her family's forced conversion for the first time publicly.

US Representative-elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) walks up to participate in drawing a lottery number for her new office on Capitol Hill November 30, 2018 in Washington, DC

Iranian media: Islamic Republic to stage naval exercises in Indian Ocean

Iran will launch the maneuver this winter to display its military power and flaunt its new weapons.

An Iranian soldier stands guard near Iranian Navy helicopter carrier Kharg at Port Sudan at the Red Sea State, October 31, 2012

How does Trump's new U.N. ambassador stack up on Israel?

What has Heather Nauert said about Israeli issues during her prior tenure as State Department spokeswoman?

Heather Nauert arrives for the release of the 2017 Annual Report on International Religious Freedom on May 29, 2018, in the Press Briefing Room at the US Department of State in Washington, DC

The history of the White House Hanukkah party

George Bush inaugurated the tradition in 2001 and Donald Trump will celebrate with two parties this year!

U.S. President George W. Bush looks on after a menorah was lit for Hanukkah at the White House in Washington December 9, 2004