Oceangate CEO’s wife descended from famous Jewish ‘Titanic’ passengers
June 23, 2023 by JNS
The wife of Stockton Rush, the OceanGate CEO whose submersible, Titan, vanished on June 18 during a dive to the wreckage of the Titanic, is a direct descendant of two famous Jewish passengers who perished when the ocean liner sank in 1912. Read more
Giant mural at Ben-Gurion Airport tells the story of the Jewish people
June 22, 2023 by JNS
A huge mural, 50 metres long and five meters high and titled “Am Yisrael Chai,” celebrating 4,000 years of Jewish history, was unveiled at Ben-Gurion Airport on Tuesday. Read more
Revenge attacks after Eli shooting
Injuries were reported as Jewish residents of Judea and Samaria rioted in Arab towns on Tuesday night seeking revenge for the murders of four Israelis near Eli earlier in the day. Read more
Victims of Eli terror attack laid to rest
June 21, 2023 by JNS
Hundreds of Israelis paid their last respects on Tuesday to Elisha Anteman and Harel Massoud, two victims of the Palestinian terror attack near Eli the same day. Read more
Khamenei meets with Islamic Jihad leader in Tehran
June 16, 2023 by JNS
Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei hosted Palestinian Islamic Jihad leader Ziyad al-Nakhalah in Tehran on Wednesday. Read more
Terrorist’s wife has quadruplets via smuggled semen
June 16, 2023 by JNS
Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir is demanding answers from the Israel Prison Service in response to Palestinian media reports that an imprisoned terrorist’s wife has given birth to quadruplets in the Gaza Strip via his smuggled semen. Read more
Woman on Israeli beach finds 3,000-year-old figurine
June 14, 2023 by JNS
A woman strolling on Israel’s Palmachim Beach south of Tel Aviv found a 3,000-year-old figurine of an Egyptian goddess, which she turned over to archaeologists at the Israel Antiquities Authority. Read more
Trump’s granddaughter celebrates her bat mitzvah
June 14, 2023 by JNS
Former U.S. President Donald Trump’s granddaughter celebrated her bat mitzvah over the weekend, her mother announced on Tuesday. Read more
UK leaders slam Roger Waters’s antisemitism
Roger Waters, the co-founder of the band Pink Floyd, has faced widespread criticism for Holocaust and anti-Israel imagery at his concerts. Read more
Israel to build thousands of homes in Judea and Samaria
June 13, 2023 by JNS
Israel has notified the Biden administration that later this month it will announce plans for thousands of new homes in Judea and Samaria. Read more
Students sing, wave PLO flags at Hebrew University
June 12, 2023 by JNS
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem came under fire due to a pro-Palestinian event held on campus that featured singing and waving flags of the PLO terrorist organisation. Read more
Israel tops Korea to secure 3rd place at Under-20 World Cup
June 12, 2023 by JNS
Israel capped a historic run at the FIFA Under-20 World Cup in Argentina on Sunday by beating South Korea 3-1 to finish the tournament in third place. Read more
Netanyahu speaks with Musk, Altman, drafting national AI policy
June 6, 2023 by JNS
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke by telephone on Sunday night with tech entrepreneur Elon Musk, whose “insight and contribution to humanity” the premier holds in “high esteem.” Read more
OpenAI CEO visits Israel to discuss AI’s opportunities and risks
June 6, 2023 by JNS
Israeli President Isaac Herzog met on Monday morning with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, whose ChatGPT has quickly become an international sensation. Read more
Yad Vashem: Polish parliamentarian’s effort to silence historian ‘a new low’
June 1, 2023 by JNS
A member of the Polish parliament allegedly assaulted a Polish-Canadian historian on May 31 who suggested that Poland was complicit in Nazi atrocities. Read more
Sbarro bombing victim dies after 22 years in a coma
June 1, 2023 by JNS
Chana Nachenberg, wounded in the 2001 Sbarro suicide bombing in Jerusalem, died on Wednesday in Tel Aviv. She was 52. Read more
‘Not good enough,’: Kennedy Jr explanation of tweet supporting Roger Waters
May 30, 2023 by JNS
It’s been a busy few hours on Twitter for Robert F. Kennedy Jr, the nephew of former U.S. President John F. Kennedy and a Democratic candidate for president in 2024. Read more
Auschwitz movie takes second prize at Cannes
May 29, 2023 by JNS
Holocaust drama “The Zone of Interest” won the Grand Prix award at the 76th Cannes Film Festival on Saturday. Read more
Iran unveils Khaybar missile capable of reaching Israel
Iran presented to the world a new ballistic missile with a range of 2,000 kilometres (around 1,240 miles) capable of carrying a 1,500-kg warhead, Tehran’s state-run IRNA news agency reported. Read more
Dershowitz: Amanpour equating terrorists and victims is beneath contempt
May 24, 2023 by JNS
Rabbi Leo Dee, who said he is considering suing CNN for $1.3 billion, has retained the attorney and former Harvard Law school professor Alan Dershowitz on a pro bono basis. Read more
White House wants Saudi-Israel deal by year’s end
May 19, 2023 by JNS
The White House is pressing for an Israeli-Saudi peace deal in the next six months before U.S. President Joe Biden goes into full campaign mode, Axios reported, citing two U.S. officials. Read more
CNN’s Amanpour yet to retract calling murder of Dee women a ‘shootout’
The earliest recorded use of the term “shootout”—defined by the Oxford English Dictionary as “a sustained exchange of shooting, a gun-fight”—comes from a 1953 New York Times article, which refers to a “justly famous shoot-out between the Earps and the Clantons in the O-K Corral.” Read more
Israeli foreign minister announces: ‘No tweets like this again’
First, Elon Musk tweeted something at the very least ungenerous about George Soros. Read more
Leo Dee in talks to become Israeli special envoy to Jewish world
Israel’s Foreign Minister Eli Cohen has offered Rabbi Leo Dee, who lost his wife and two daughters in a Palestinian terrorist attack, to become a special envoy to Jewish communities worldwide. Read more
Jerusalem to be Israel’s first million-denizen city
May 18, 2023 by JNS
Jerusalem is on track to become Israel’s first city with more than one million residents, according to data published ahead of Thursday’s celebrations marking 56 years of a reunified capital. Read more
Protesters urge intifada at ‘Nakba’ Day in London
May 16, 2023 by JNS
Protesters at an anti-Israel, “Nakba Day” march in London on May 13 called for an “intifada” against Israeli “apartheid.” Read more
Nazi-linked jewels set record of $156 million at auction
A collection of 700 jewels belonging to the wife of a billionaire businessman who grew his wealth as a member of the Nazi Party came up for auction through Christie’s auction house in London on May 10. Read more
King Charles to visit Israel
May 15, 2023 by JNS
Preparations are underway for newly-crowned King Charles of England to become the first British sovereign to visit the Holy Land, British media reported on Sunday. Read more
Gazan labourer killed by Islamic Jihad rocket recognized as victim of terror
May 15, 2023 by JNS
A Palestinian man from Gaza killed by a Palestinian Islamic Jihad rocket on May 13 while he was working in Israel has been recognised by the state as a victim of terrorism. Read more
Israel’s UN envoy calls for boycott of Nakba Day event
May 15, 2023 by JNS
Israel’s Ambassador to the United Nations Gilad Erdan on Sunday sent a personal letter to all member state representatives urging them not to attend a “Nakba Day” event scheduled for the next day. Read more
