Mass graves of 8,000 Nazi victims from World War II found in Polish forest

Two mass graves containing the ashes of at least 8,000 Poles killed by the Nazis during World War II were recently discovered in a forest in Poland by archeologists and anthropologists from the Institute of National Remembrance (IPN), reported the Associated Press. Read more

Highland Park grapples with loss, shock and coincidence after July 4 shooting

In the peaceful suburb of Highland Park, Ill., the wounded and critically wounded are in treatment, and the suspect is in custody. So far, only the names of two of the seven victims—one more person was confirmed dead on Tuesday afternoon—have been released, but the mourning process has already begun. Read more

Yamina faces uncertain future following Bennett’s exit

Coalition lawmakers bid farewell to Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett on Wednesday, shortly after he announced that not only was he not running in the next elections, but was taking a break from politics altogether. Read more

Israel killed reporter: Palestine official

The Palestinian attorney general has blamed Israel for deliberately killing veteran al-Jazeera reporter Shireen Abu Akleh. Read more

As Knesset’s summer session dawns, uncertainty clouds coalition’s future

Israel’s Knesset on Monday embarked on its summer session, ending a politically charged recess marked by turmoil in the ruling party, as Yamina Knesset member Idit Silman stepped down as coalition chair and MK Amichai Chikli was ousted from the party’s ranks. Read more

Immigration to Israel smashes 20-year record

Some 38,000 new immigrants will celebrate their first Independence Day as Israeli citizens this year, according to figures released by the Jewish Agency on Sunday. Read more

Holocaust survivor, 91, perishes in store basement in Mariupol

As she lay dying in a Mariupol basement, freezing and pleading for water, Holocaust survivor Vanda Semyonovna Obiedkova wanted to know only one thing: “Why is this happening?” Read more

How Jews in Ukraine will celebrate Passover

They will be in shelters, private homes, refugee camps, synagogues and military bases. But come what may, when night falls on Passover eve on April 15, the Jews of Ukraine will pause to eat matzah and bitter herbs, drink four cups of wine, recall the miracles of the Exodus and look forward to better times…writes Menachem Posner. Read more

Amnesty International’s Pasifika Vice Chair doubles down on antisemitic report

Amnesty International’s ‘Israel Apartheid Report’, published late last year, has been soundly rejected by responsible democracies around the world and by New Zealand’s principal allies: Australia, USA, United Kingdom and Canada. Read more

Minor head injury leads to chronic syndrome in one of four kids

One in four children discharged from the emergency room after sustaining mild head injuries went on to suffer from a persistent post-concussion syndrome that can last for years, new Israeli research shows. Read more

Israel opens humanitarian field hospital in war-torn Ukraine

On Tuesday, Israel began accepting patients at its humanitarian field hospital in western Ukraine, where it will treat people affected by the war raging in the country. Read more

‘The Iranians are fighting like lions while Bennett, Lapid and Gantz surrender like rabbits’

Opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday lambasted the government for its “silence” vis-à-vis the emerging nuclear deal with Iran, saying its actions were “endangering Israel’s future.” Read more

More than 15,000 Holocaust survivors passed away in Israel last year

Over the past year, 15,324 Holocaust survivors died in Israel, according to data published on Wednesday by the country’s Social Equality Ministry. Read more

Nuclear site threat in Jerusalem Post hack

Pro-Iranian hackers have temporarily paralysed the website of the Israeli newspaper the Jerusalem Post and the Twitter account of the newspaper Maariv. Read more

Israeli double amputee, 19, wins world para Taekwondo gold

Israel notched its first para taekwondo gold medal after Asaf Yasur beat all competitors in the under-58 kilogram (121 pounds) category of the World Para Taekwondo Championships in Istanbul on Dec. 11. Read more

10 things you didn’t know about this year’s ‘Miss Universe’ pageant

When it comes to the Miss Universe pageant, most people firmly belong in one of two categories: those who consider it to be a global celebration of women and beauty, and others who find it an old-fashioned, patriarchal event that belongs deep in the past.
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Edward Shames, last ‘Band of Brothers’ officer, dies at 99

Edward Shames, a World War II veteran who was the last surviving officer of “Easy Company,” which inspired the HBO miniseries and book “Band of Brothers,” has died. He was 99. Read more

Israel and UAE sign historic agreement to enhance space cooperation

Israel’s Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology Orit Farkash HaCohen and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Minister for Advanced Technology Sarah bint Yousef Al Amiri signed a historic agreement on Wednesday at the 2021 world Expo in Dubai for the cooperation in Space projects. Read more

Israeli study: Pfizer vaccine wears off after six months

The Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine loses considerable effectiveness six months after the second dose, according to new Israeli research published in the New England Journal of Medicine. Read more

Palestinians share intended Shin Bet chief’s personal details on social media

Unknown Palestinians on Sunday posted the image and name of Israel’s next Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet) director on social media, slapping his face on a “wanted” poster. Read more

Iran’s UN rep calls Bennett’s speech ‘full of lies’

Majid Takht-Ravanchi, Iran’s permanent representative to the United Nations, assailed Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett on Monday, saying that the speech he delivered was “full of lies.” Read more

Witness reluctant to make Leifer statement

An ex-school counsellor did not want to make a statement against former ultra-Orthodox school principal Malka Leifer because she thought she could be pursued for money, a court has heard. Read more

Israel commemorates 48th anniversary of Yom Kippur War

Israeli officials and bereaved families gathered at Jerusalem’s Mount Herzl on Sunday to commemorate the 48th anniversary of the 1973 Yom Kippur War. Read more

Third sister begins Leifer evidence

The third of three sisters who allege they were abused by former ultra-Orthodox school principal Malka Leifer has begun her evidence. Read more

Israeli court orders Hamas to pay $11.8 million to families of three slain teens; families to appeal

The Jerusalem District Court ruled on Monday that Hamas must pay 38 million shekels (US$11.8 million) to the families of three Israeli teens murdered by the terrorist group in 2014. Read more

Israelis take to the streets on Yom Kippur

At Yom Kippur, Israel grinds to a halt. For 25 hours, schools, restaurants and businesses shut down, roads empty out as driving is prohibited, and there are no buses, no trains and no planes. Read more

First witness called against Malka Leifer

A hearing has begun to find if there’s enough evidence for former ultra-Orthodox school principal Malka Leifer to stand trial on child sexual abuse charges. Read more

NSW man with Nazi flag in bedroom arrested

AAP: A central NSW man with the Nazi flag and a map of the state on his bedroom wall has been arrested by counter-terrorism police over a plan to make a 3D gun. Read more

Eichmann was turned in by anti-Nazi geologist, German paper reveals

Sixty years after infamous Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann was captured by Mossad agents and brought to Israel for trial, a German media outlet has revealed, for the first time, the identity of the person believed to have turned Eichmann in. Read more

‘There is more to Polish restitution law than Lapid portrays’

The question on everyone’s mind in Poland in recent days was what prompted Israel’s Foreign Minister Yair Lapid to react in such a critical manner to their government’s decision to put a statute of limitations on property claims that date back more than 30 years?…writes Ariel Bulshtein. Read more

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