Gal Gadot sweats, cries through spicy chicken wing ‘Hot Ones’ interview
August 18, 2023 by JNS
Gal Gadot sweats, cries through spicy chicken wing ‘Hot Ones’ interview
Arabic subtitles for ‘Oppenheimer’ film omit references to Jews
August 18, 2023 by JNS
Universal Pictures defended the translation of “stranger.”
Leonard Bernstein Netflix film criticised over ‘Jewface’
August 18, 2023 by JNS
The composer’s family has supported Cooper’s prosthetic nose and said that the late Bernstein would have done the same.
As wildfires rip through Hawaii, Chabad offers relief
As of Thursday, wildfires on the Hawaiian island of Maui have claimed 36 lives and left thousands homeless, as emergency workers searched through the night on Wednesday for survivors in the charred ruins of burned-out buildings. Most of the structures in the town of Lahaina, with an estimated population of 13,000, have been decimated by flames. Read more
200 Israelis, Jews rescued from northern Ethiopia
August 11, 2023 by JNS
More than 200 Israelis and Ethiopian Jews were rescued from northern Ethiopia on Thursday afternoon amid ongoing violence, the Prime Minister’s Office and Israeli Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem announced in a joint statement. Read more
Israel formalizes ties with South Pacific island country of Niue
August 7, 2023 by JNS
Israel last week established diplomatic ties with the South Pacific island nation of Niue. Read more
Jamie Foxx apologizes for ‘they killed Jesus’ post
August 7, 2023 by JNS
American performer Jamie Foxx apologized on Saturday for a social media post that was seen as anti-Semitic. Read more
Ahead of new Netflix show, Gal Gadot shares thoughts on her career
August 4, 2023 by JNS
Gal Gadot’s first Hollywood audition was for the role of a James Bond girl in “Quantum of Solace,” alongside Daniel Craig. Read more
Federal jury returns death-penalty verdict for Pittsburgh synagogue shooter
August 3, 2023 by JNS
A Pittsburgh jury agreed unanimously on Wednesday that Robert Bowers, 50, should be put to death for killing 11 Jewish worshippers at Tree of Life*Or L’Simcha Synagogue in Pittsburgh on Oct. 27, 2018. Read more
Netanyahu: ‘There won’t be a civil war’ over judicial reform
August 2, 2023 by JNS
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu assured NBC News on Monday that wherever the debate in Israel over his government’s judicial reform effort leads, it won’t be to violence. Read more
Israeli foreign minister: Saudi deal ‘closer than ever’
August 2, 2023 by JNS
Israel is closer than it has ever been to a peace agreement with Saudi Arabia, Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen said on Monday. Read more
Hamas releases pics of fallen IDF soldier’s rifle nine years after his death
August 2, 2023 by JNS
Hamas has released photos purportedly showing the rifle of IDF Lt. Hadar Goldin, who was killed in the Gaza Strip nine years ago today, i24NEWS reported on Tuesday. Read more
Israeli minister to introduce gender-segregated bathing pilot
Israeli Environmental Protection Minister Idit Silman is poised to introduce this summer gender-segregated bathing times in some of the country’s natural springs, outside the official operating hours of the sites, according to Israel Hayom. Read more
All 15 justices to hear petitions against ‘reasonableness law’
All 15 justices of Israel’s Supreme Court will hear the petitions asking them to cancel the “reasonableness law” that the Knesset passed last week, Supreme Court President Esther Hayut announced on Monday. Read more
Mossad chief secretly visited DC to discuss Saudi deal
August 1, 2023 by JNS
The head of Israel’s Mossad intelligence agency secretly travelled to Washington nearly two weeks ago to discuss a deal with Saudi Arabia. Read more
Ben-Gvir ascends Temple Mount for Tisha B’Av
July 28, 2023 by JNS
Israel’s National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir visited the Temple Mount in Jerusalem on Thursday in observance of Tisha B’Av. Read more
Israel’s president speaks of both animosity and unity
July 27, 2023 by JNS
As Israel prepared for the start of Tisha B’Av, a 25-hour fast day that commemorates the destruction of the Jewish temples and other historical calamities that have impacted the Jewish people, Israeli President Isaac Herzog took to social media to urge understanding, cooperation and kinship in the face of deep divisions in the country over judicial reform. Read more
Opposition to petition High Court against ‘reasonableness bill’
July 25, 2023 by JNS
Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid (Yesh Atid) will petition the Supreme Court in Jerusalem on Tuesday after the Knesset voted into law a bill to restrict judges’ use of the “reasonableness” standard. Read more
Herzog meets with Blinken after White House visit
July 19, 2023 by JNS
Israeli President Isaac Herzog met with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday after visiting President Joe Biden at the White House. Read more
Herzog lauds ‘wonderful meeting’ with Biden
July 19, 2023 by JNS
In an address to foreign reporters, Israeli President Isaac Herzog, who did not take questions, lauded a “wonderful meeting” with U.S. President Joe Biden, whom he called a “huge friend of Israel,” according to the pool report. Read more
Drownings at Israeli beaches nearing last year’s total
July 17, 2023 by JNS
Halfway through the 2023 beach season, the number of drownings in Israel is approaching the total for all of last year, according to the Knesset’s Information and Research Centre. Read more
Torah and bible burning in Stockholm was never going to happen
July 16, 2023 by JNS
Swedish national Ahmed Alloush never planned to go through with the burning of holy Jewish texts and the Christian bible and only wanted to make sure authorities weren’t selectively enforcing laws
Netanyahu feeling good after hospital stay
July 16, 2023 by JNS
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was kept at Sheba Medical Centre in Ramat Gan overnight on Saturday for observation apparently suffering from dehydration, Netanyahu’s office said in a statement. Read more
Zelenskyy: Netanyahu didn’t take up my offer to visit
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he had invited Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to visit but the latter didn’t take him up on the offer. Read more
Leo Dee urges end to PA funding, Palestinian chance to work in Israel
Rabbi Leo Dee, whose wife and two teenage daughters were killed in a Palestinian terror attack, called on Wednesday for Jerusalem to terminate all funding to the Palestinian Authority and to grant Palestinians the possibility to work in Israel. Read more
David Beckham a ‘proud member’ of Jewish community
Former professional soccer player David Beckham, one of the game’s best-known and most accomplished athletes, shared leadership insights and reflected on his Jewish connections in a July 2 address at London’s St. John’s Wood Synagogue. Read more
Mossad abducted Cyprus hit squad head in Iran
June 30, 2023 by JNS
Israel’s Mossad intelligence agency on Thursday publicised a secret operation in Iran that thwarted a plot to target Israelis in Cyprus. Read more
Israel’s Under-21 soccer team scores huge upset in European Championship
June 29, 2023 by JNS
Israel’s Under-21 soccer team punched its ticket to the European Championship quarterfinals by shocking the Czech Republic on Wednesday. Read more
Gazans may soon fly abroad via Eilat
June 27, 2023 by JNS
Residents of the Gaza Strip may soon be able to fly to Turkey via Israel’s Ramon Airport near Eilat. Read more
Nonprofit founded by Melbourne Jewish family changes lives in Cambodia
June 23, 2023 by JNS
If an Australian Jewish high school student hadn’t missed a deadline in 2009, her family might not have gone on to found a nonprofit which is helping young people some 4,300 miles away in Cambodia. Read more
