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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.

Iranian involvement is under serious review after Rotterdam blast tied to broader wave of antisemitic attacks.
At a usually cordial dinner with top officials, CRIF head Yonatan Arfi publicly faulted the prime minister over policy amid surging antisemitism.
Hugh Laurie wrote kind words about “Tehran” producer Dana Eden, before responding to anti-Israel critics that he had never identified as a Zionist.
A report faulted police for relying on “hallucinations,” ignoring contrary evidence and failing to consult the local Jewish community before the Maccabi ban.
The German branch of Jewish Voice for Peace is among signatories on a campaign that features a rally on the Nazi site’s liberation anniversary.
Fiona Monro, the wife of Jewish anti-Israel activist Tony Greenstein, received a suspended sentence for binning Oct. 7 victim’s memorial.
Ambassador Bill White clashed with Belgian officials after a politician likened Trump to Hitler amid quarrel over brit milah.
Researchers from Israel, India and beyond explored centuries of Jewish life, trade and migration across the basin.
Danny Danon toured Holocaust sites in Poland with counterparts from 23 countries, and will lead the delegation on a tour of Israel.