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Canaan Lidor

Canaan Lidor

Canaan Lidor is an award-winning journalist and news correspondent at JNS. A former fighter and counterintelligence analyst in the IDF, he has over a decade of field experience covering world events, including several conflicts and terrorist attacks, as a Europe correspondent based in the Netherlands. Canaan now lives in his native Haifa, Israel, with his wife and two children.

Chanukah in Ukraine
Jewish Life
Ukrainian intel chief joins Chanukah lighting in Kyiv
Lt. Gen. Kyrylo Budanov and the Australian ambassador lit a menorah as the city’s chief rabbi cited terror fears abroad and war at home.
Dec. 22, 2025
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Illustration of a Shabbat table with the customary wine, challah and candles, which will all be blessed before the meal (photo was not taken on Shabbat). Photo by Mendy Hechtman/Flash90.
Antisemitism
French court drops hate motive in Jewish family’s poisoning
The nanny, identified only as “Leila Y.,” was sentenced to three years in prison—six months of which were suspended.
Dec. 22, 2025
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From left, suspects Waleed Khan, Osman Azizov and Fahad Sadaat. Credit: Toronto Police Service.
Antisemitism
Terror suspect, two teens charged with targeting Toronto Jews
The three men sexually assaulted women and planned to abduct Jews, with one defendant accused of aiding ISIS, police say.
Dec. 21, 2025
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Participants of a rally against antisemitism and in support of Israel in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, on Dec. 17, 2025. Photo by André Dorst/Christenen voor Israel.
Antisemitism
Thousands rally against Jew-hate at Chanukah event in Amsterdam
Christian Zionists, who came on buses from across the Netherlands, accounted for a majority of participants.
Dec. 19, 2025
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Police Car, Sydney
World News
Seven men detained near Bondi Beach after tip, report states
“It’s quite intense policing for Australia,” a Jewish community leader told JNS.
Dec. 18, 2025
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UK Police
Antisemitism
London police arrest 4 over ‘Globalize the intifada’ slogan
The arrests follow a change in policy on anti-Israel vitriol following the murder of 15 people at a Chanukah party in Australia.
Dec. 18, 2025
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The Central Synagogue in London. Credit: Philafrenzy via Wikimedia Commons.
Antisemitism
London cops move anti-Israel protest away from synagogue
The comes amid raised awareness to the safety of Jews following the massacre in Sydney.
Dec. 17, 2025
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Mourners gather at the Bondi Pavilion in memory of the victims of a shooting at Bondi Beach, Sydney, Dec. 16, 2025. Photo by Saeed Khan/AFP via Getty Images.
Antisemitism
Australian Jews call gun laws a deflection after Sydney massacre
Community leaders argue Islamist immigration and antisemitism — not firearms regulations — drove the deadly Chanukah attack at Bondi Beach.
Dec. 16, 2025
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Dutch Chief Rabbi Binyomyn Jacobs speaks at a rally outside the Royal Concert Hall in Amsterdam, the Netherlands on Dec. 14, 2025. Photo courtesy of Ronny Naftaniel.
Antisemitism
Amsterdam police detain 22 at Chanukah concert protest
Anti-Israel demonstrators briefly blocked entrances to the Royal Concert Hall as pro-Israel supporters gathered in solidarity with an Israeli cantor.
Dec. 15, 2025
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Arsen Ostrovsky, Bondi
Israel News
Once a haven, Australia has Jews ‘questioning their future’
As survivors recall an ultimate horror at the deadly Chanukah attack on Sydney’s Bondi Beach, a shocked community struggles to fathom how it happened.
Dec. 14, 2025
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Armed police work at the scene after a shooting attack at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Dec. 14, 2025. Photo by Saeed Khan/AFP via Getty Images.
Israel News
World leaders react to deadly Chanukah attack in Sydney
Israel accuses Australia of letting Jew-hatred fester, some leaders offer condolences without naming antisemitism.
Dec. 14, 2025
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Nijmegen, Netherlands, Market Square
Feature
In Europe, some Jews move Chanukah menorahs indoors
“I think we should celebrate visibly and publicly, without fear,” Marco Schouwenaar told JNS. “But it’s making my wife uneasy, and I’m going to follow her lead here.”
Dec. 12, 2025
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