South African Jews—a community under threat?
December 27, 2023 by JNS
Jews have been an integral part of the fabric of society in South Africa since the seventeenth century when some arrived with the early Dutch settlers…writes Rolene Marks. Read more
Torah scroll, hidden during Holocaust, brought to Yad Vashem
December 25, 2023 by JNS
A Torah scroll hidden in the attic of a synagogue in Poland that was ransacked on Kristallnacht was placed in the Holy Ark at Yad Vashem, Israel’s official Holocaust remembrance centre. Read more
Gadi Haggai, 73, first US hostage confirmed killed by Hamas
December 24, 2023 by JNS
An Israeli-American is the first U.S. citizen taken hostage who has died in Hamas captivity in Gaza, a group representing the families of Hamas prisoners announced on Friday. Read more
Antisemitism ‘context’ at Harvard costs the school another billionaire donor
December 22, 2023 by JNS
Len Blavatnik has joined a “donor revolt” following Harvard University president Claudine Gay’s testimony before Congress that it depends on context whether calling for genocide against Jews violates school policy, Bloomberg reported. Read more
Seinfeld visits Be’eri during solidarity visit to Israel
December 21, 2023 by JNS
American Jewish comedian Jerry Seinfeld toured Kibbutz Be’eri, one of the Gaza border communities whose residents were murdered during Hamas’s Oct. 7 onslaught on the northwestern Negev. Read more
South Africa threatens to prosecute citizens fighting for IDF
December 20, 2023 by JNS
The South African government has threatened to prosecute citizens fighting for the Israel Defense Forces against Hamas terrorists in the Gaza Strip, according to a Monday report by Agence France Presse. Read more
London to bar ‘extremist Israeli settlers’ from entering UK territories
The United Kingdom has become the first European nation to bar “extremist Israeli settlers” from entering its territories, a week after the United States announced a similar travel ban. Read more
Barak calls for Netanyahu’s ouster despite war raging
December 13, 2023 by JNS
Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak recently laid out his plans to oust the current premier, Benjamin Netanyahu, despite Israel’s ongoing war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip. Read more
What river? What sea?
Some may wonder what students understand when they chant the antisemitic slogan “From the river to the sea.” Read more
Sole survivor of family celebrates bar mitzvah two months after massacre
Two months after his parents and two sisters were brutally murdered in their home by Hamas terrorists during the Oct. 7 massacre at Kibbutz Nahal Oz, Ariel Zohar celebrated his bar mitzvah on Thursday. Read more
Maccabi World Union unveils memorial to victims of Oct. 7
December 12, 2023 by JNS
Maccabi World Union unveiled a memorial to the 1,200 victims of the Oct. 7 Hamas massacre at the Kfar Maccabiah Hotel and Sports Club complex in Ramat Gan. Read more
Netanyahu: Israeli troops surround Hamas senior leader Sinwar’s home
December 7, 2023 by JNS
The Israel Defence Forces has surrounded the residence of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar in the Gaza Strip, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a statement on Wednesday night. Read more
IDF finds massive weapons cache near Gaza clinic, school
December 7, 2023 by JNS
Israeli forces have located a massive stockpile of weapons near a clinic and school in the Gaza Strip, the IDF said on Wednesday, describing it as “one of the largest found” since the start of the ground invasion on Oct. 27. Read more
Neighbours ‘stunned’ after ex-SS soldier found living in sleepy English suburb
A British newspaper has revealed the hidden past of a 97-year-old gardening enthusiast living in a quiet Nottingham suburb, once a member of Hitler’s notorious Waffen SS Galizien. Read more
Netanyahu: Only Israel can demilitarize Gaza
December 6, 2023 by JNS
Israel will not accept any international force in the Gaza Strip, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a primetime address on Tuesday night. Read more
US announces restrictions against Israeli, Palestinian ‘extremists’
“Violence in the West Bank this year is at levels not seen since the Second Intifada, and in recent weeks, an alarming surge in violent acts has driven this unwelcome record even higher,” said Matthew Miller, U.S. State Department spokesman, at the department’s press briefing on Tuesday. Read more
Hamas tranquillised hostages before release to ‘look happy’
December 6, 2023 by JNS
Hamas drugged the hostages who were released during the ceasefire so that they would “look happy” during the transfer to the Red Cross in Gaza, according to Israel’s Health Ministry. Read more
Hamas delegation in South Africa for Palestinian solidarity event
December 3, 2023 by JNS
A senior Hamas delegation arrived in South Africa to participate in the Fifth Global Convention of Solidarity with Palestine. Read more
Eight hostages return to Israel from Gaza Strip
December 1, 2023 by JNS
Hamas freed six more Israelis from captivity in the Gaza Strip shortly before midnight on Thursday, bringing the total number of hostages released on the seventh day of the ceasefire to eight. Read more
Model Gigi Hadid pushes blood libel of Palestinian organ-harvesting
In a since-deleted social-media posting, American supermodel Gigi Hadid levelled several false charges against Israel. Read more
Hamas forced 12-year-old hostage to watch Oct. 7 attack videos
The aunt of an Israeli boy who was held hostage by Hamas in Gaza said on Tuesday that while in captivity, he was forced to watch videos of the terror group’s Oct. 7 massacre and that he and the other child hostages were threatened at gunpoint when they cried. Read more
Bibas family relative pleads for their release, including baby Kfir
November 29, 2023 by JNS
The aunt of 10-month-old Kfir Bibas, who is being held captive by Hamas along with the rest of his family, on Tuesday pleaded for their release. Read more
Israel recalls South Africa envoy over ‘genocide’ comment
November 21, 2023 by JNS
Israel has recalled its ambassador to South Africa for consultations after the country’s ruling African National Congress (ANC) accused the Jewish state of “genocide” in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip. Read more
IDF reveals Hamas tunnels leading into Gaza hospital
November 14, 2023 by JNS
The Israel Defence Forces has released a six-minute video exposing the tactics of Hamas, which rules the Gaza Strip, of using hospitals to shield terrorist operations. Read more
Released hostages Nurit Cooper, 79, and Yocheved Lifshitz, 85, en route to hospital
October 24, 2023 by JNS
Brig. Gen. (Ret.) Gal Hirsch, Israeli coordinator for the captives and missing, confirmed on Monday that the Hamas terrorist organization had released Nurit Cooper, 79, and Yocheved Lifshitz, 85. Read more
Kibbutz Kfar Aza was taken over by approximately 70 armed terrorists
October 11, 2023 by JNS
Hamas terrorists murdered approximately 40 babies as part of their Oct. 7 attack on Kibbutz Kfar Aza, Israel Defense Forces soldiers who retook the community told i24News on Tuesday. Read more
In historic first, Israeli minister delivers speech in Riyadh
October 6, 2023 by JNS
Israeli Minister of Communications Shlomo Karhi has spoken at a conference in Saudi Arabia’s capital on Wednesday, marking the first speech by an Israeli minister in the country. Read more
UK Conservative Party candidate says London mayor ‘frightens’ Jews
October 4, 2023 by JNS
Susan Hall, a Conservative Party candidate in the United Kingdom running to be mayor of London, has drawn criticism after saying that the city’s Muslim mayor scares British Jews. Read more
Israel identifies remains of soldier slain in Independence War
October 2, 2023 by JNS
Israeli authorities have identified the remains of Dov Broder, who was killed in action during the War of Independence 75 years ago, the military announced on Sunday. Read more
Netanyahu: The ’diplomatic tsunami’ is in Israel’s favour
September 28, 2023 by JNS
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, opening the weekly Cabinet meeting in Jerusalem on Wednesday, touted his government’s diplomatic achievements at last week’s U.N. General Assembly session. Read more








