Turkish group behind ‘Mavi Marmara‘ announces new flotilla

The Turkish group behind the 2010 Mavi Marmara flotilla presented two new vessels on Wednesday, which are intended to take aid directly to Gaza. Read more

IDF begins isolating Rafah, orders 40,000 tents

The Israel Defence Forces has begun isolating Rafah in southern Gaza and has started taking steps to evacuate the city’s civilian population, Channel 12 reported on Wednesday. Read more

Joe Lieberman, longtime senator and first Jewish-American VP candidate, dies at 82

Former Sen. Joe Lieberman died on Wednesday afternoon at the age of 82 after complications from a fall, according to a statement from his family. Read more

Hamas praises UN Security Council vote on Gaza ceasefire

Hamas on Monday thanked the U.N. Security Council for passing a resolution demanding a temporary halt to the Israel Defencce Forces operation against the terror group in the Gaza Strip. Read more

Jerusalem accepts deal to free female soldiers, Hamas yet to respond

Israel has tentatively accepted a preliminary agreement brokered by the United States for the release of the female IDF soldiers held by Hamas in Gaza. Read more

Ex-UNRWA official: Hamas chief Haniyeh was one of our teachers

The West is unhappy with UNRWA for giving rise to the top cadre of Palestinian leaders, former UNRWA official Ahmad Oueidat said in a March 14 interview on the London-based pro-Hamas Al-Hiwar Arabic-language satellite TV channel. Read more

PLO flag flies at Tomb of Esther and Mordechai in Iran

When Chief Rabbi of Iran Rabbi Yehuda Gerami arrived on Thursday, as he does every year on the Fast of Esther and Purim, to pray at the Tomb of Esther and Mordechai in Hamedan, he discovered that the PLO flag had been raised there. Read more

WATCH: IDF drone locates armed terrorist hiding in room

The Israel Defence Forces on Thursday published footage of a drone identifying a terrorist hiding in a room, shortly before troops operating in the Hamad area of Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip, killed him. Read more

University of Cape Town hosts Hezbollah, Houthi speakers on Zoom

Speakers from the Hezbollah and Houthi terrorist organisations addressed students at the University of Cape Town (UCT) on Wednesday. Read more

South African-Israeli soldier captured by Hamas declared dead 

South African-Israeli dual national Daniel Perez, 22, from Yad Binyamin, was killed on Oct. 7 by Hamas terrorists, who are holding his remains in the Gaza Strip, the Israel Defense Forces revealed on Sunday. Read more

Israel to mark Hamas massacre with annual commemorative day

The Israeli Cabinet voted on Sunday to mark Hamas’s massacre of some 1,200 people with an annual commemoration on the 24th day of the Hebrew month of Tishrei. Read more

Adidas says it will donate $152 million from sales of Kanye West shoes

Adidas has already donated or plans to give some US$152 million to groups countering hate, including antisemitism after it was left with about US$1.3 billion worth of “Yeezy” shoes. Read more

South African foreign minister: Citizens in IDF to be arrested on return

Naledi Pandor, the foreign minister of South Africa, said at an African National Congress event earlier this week that South Africa will arrest citizens who serve in the Israel Defence Forces upon their return to South Africa. Read more

Israeli FM to UN Secretary-General: ‘You’ve brought world body to all-time low’

Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz sent a sharply worded letter to U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday, charging him with a blatant disregard for the atrocities committed by Hamas against the Jewish people on Oct. 7. Read more

Hamas says airdropped aid kills five Palestinians

Hamas-controlled Gazan health authorities claimed on Friday that five Palestinians were killed by falling humanitarian aid packages during an airdrop in the northern Gaza Strip. Read more

Anti-Israel protester destroys painting of Lord Balfour, who paved way for modern Israeli state

A woman apparently associated with the anti-Israel group Palestine Action is depicted in video, which circulated widely on social media, slashing a 1914 painting of Arthur Balfour, the first earl of Balfour, and defacing it with paint. Read more

We cannot continue to fail the women Hamas raped and tortured

This year’s International Women’s Day theme, “Inspire Inclusion,” is meant to emphasise the importance of diversity and empowerment in creating a society in which women are treated equally…writes Carol Ann Schwartz. Read more

Jerusalem recalls UN envoy over alleged cover-up of Hamas sex crimes

Israel has recalled its ambassador to the United Nations, accusing the international organisation of attempting to ignore a report on sexual violence by Hamas terrorists during the group’s Oct. 7 onslaught on the northwestern Negev. Read more

Israeli embassy told not to handle Gantz’s unauthorised DC visit

The Israeli embassy in Washington has been instructed not to handle a visit to the U.S. capital by War Cabinet member Benny Gantz. Read more

‘Antisemitism has no place in society,’ says Prince William

Prince William, the heir to the British throne, said Thursday that antisemitism has no place in society and that he and his wife, Catherine, are worried about its rise in the United Kingdom. Read more

Hamas’s Haniyeh calls for terror attacks during Ramadan

Ismail Haniyeh, the Doha-based leader of Hamas’s “political” wing, on Wednesday, urged the Iran-led “Axis of Resistance” to step up attacks on Israel during Ramadan, calling for a “broad and international movement to break the siege on Al-Aqsa mosque” in Jerusalem. Read more

Richard Lewis, comic who ‘redefined how to make neuroses funny,’ dies at 76

Following years of health problems, actor and comedian Richard Lewis died from a heart attack on Feb. 27. He was 76 years old. Read more

30 years on, Spielberg calls ‘Schindler’s List’ his best film

Robin Williams knew how hard it was for Steven Spielberg to shoot “Schindler’s List”; the comedian would call the director every Friday. “He’d call me on the phone and do comedy for me,” Spielberg told the Hollywood Reporter. “Whether it was after 10 minutes or 20 minutes, when he heard me give the biggest laugh, he’d hang up on me.” Read more

Photographer’s award praised by ’NYT’ same day he’s named in lawsuit

Meaghan Looram, director of photography at The New York Times, praised on Feb. 21 the “fearless and compassionate work” of Yousef Masoud, who just won a George Polk Award in Journalism for his photography related to the Israel-Hamas war. Read more

Netanyahu to present plan for IDF Rafah op

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was set on Sunday to present plans for an Israel Defence Forces offensive in Rafah, Hamas’s last stronghold in the Gaza Strip, amid mounting international pressure for an immediate ceasefire. Read more

‘Fauda’ star posts photo of injuries sustained in Gaza

Israeli actor Idan Amedi on Tuesday posted on social media a photo taken soon after he was wounded while fighting against Hamas in the Gaza Strip. Read more

Russian dissident Navalny corresponded from prison with Natan Sharansky

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who died in prison last week, had been carrying on a correspondence with Israeli politician and former prisoner of Zion Natan Sharansky, the Free Press reported on Monday. Read more

Broadway Cares cares about Gaza, but not Israel

If you’re a Broadway theatre fan, you’re probably familiar with Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.  Read more

‘Definitely antisemitic’ Amy Winehouse statue vandalism in London

A sculpture of Amy Winehouse in Camden Town in northern London was defaced over the weekend with a Palestinian flag sticker covering the late Jewish singer’s Star of David necklace. Read more

Israeli team prevents memory deterioration in Alzheimer’s animal model

Tel Aviv University researchers have found a method of preventing memory deterioration in the animal model of Alzheimer’s disease, the university announced on Tuesday. Read more

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