Hezbollah builds 27 new bases in Lebanon under cover of fake NGO
May 9, 2023 by JNS
Israel’s Foreign Ministry revealed on Monday that Hezbollah has in the past year constructed no fewer than 27 military posts along the Blue Line, a demarcation separating Israel and Lebanon. Read more
Netanyahu, Ben-Gvir in spat over response to Gaza terror
The latest rocket barrage from the Gaza Strip sparked intra-coalition fighting on Wednesday between the Likud Party and one of its more right-wing partners seeking greater influence over policy in the fight against terror. Read more
Frankfurt returns painting to heirs of Jewish collector murdered in the Holocaust
May 5, 2023 by JNS
Fritz von Uhde’s painting “Portray of a Lady” will be restituted to the heirs of Jewish collector Gustav Rüdenberg, according to an agreement with the Städel museum in Frankfurt, Germany, which the New York Department of Financial Services announced on May 4. Read more
Leah Goldin demands son’s remains before Israel returns body of terrorist
The mother of an Israeli soldier whose body is being held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip is demanding that the government not return the corpse of Islamic Jihad terrorist Khader Adnan until her son and other captives are returned. Read more
Israeli forces eliminate Hamas terrorists who murdered Lucy, Maia and Rina Dee
May 4, 2023 by JNS
Israeli forces on Thursday eliminated the Palestinian terrorists who last month murdered three members of the Dee family in the Jordan Valley. Read more
US Security Coordinator submits new report on death of Al Jazeera journalist
The U.S. Security Coordinator has submitted a new report on the killing of an Al Jazeera journalist in Jenin in May 2022, which is said to confirm the USSC’s previous finding that her death was unintentional. Read more
Herzog to represent Israel at King Charles coronation
May 3, 2023 by JNS
Israeli President Isaac Herzog will represent the Jewish state at Saturday’s coronation in London of British monarch King Charles III. Read more
Dutch survey: 10% of history teachers have Holocaust-denying students
May 3, 2023 by JNS
The Anne Frank House in Amsterdam, which is nearly 65 years old, is consistently one of the most visited museums in the Netherlands. Yet public school teachers report an alarming rate of Holocaust denial among Dutch students. Read more
Rabbi Harold Kushner, 88, author of ‘When Bad Things Happen to Good People’
May 2, 2023 by JNS
Rabbi Harold Kushner, bestselling author and rabbi of 24 years at the Conservative Temple Israel Natick, Mass., where he earned the title rabbi laureate, died on April 27. He was 88 years old. Read more
World Rugby says pulling Israel from tournament wasn’t discriminatory
May 1, 2023 by JNS
World Rugby, the world’s governing body for the sport, has ruled that the South African Rugby Union’s decision to disinvite an Israeli team from a competition in February wasn’t discrimination. Read more
Ben-Gvir reiterates call to loosen criteria for arming citizens
May 1, 2023 by JNS
Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir on Sunday reiterated his call to make it easier for civilians to obtain a license to carry firearms, describing it as one of his “overarching goals.” Read more
Guardian removes cartoon slammed as antisemitic
The London-based Guardian newspaper has apologised for and removed from its website a cartoon depicting outgoing BBC chairman Richard Sharp after it was accused of spreading antisemitic tropes. Read more
Estimated 600,000 supporters of judicial reform gather outside Knesset
April 28, 2023 by JNS
Two suspects were arrested on Thursday in Tel Aviv, as anti-government protesters attacked Israel’s economy minister Nir Barkat. Meanwhile, organisers estimated 600,000 advocates of judicial reform gathered in Jerusalem. Read more
Harry Belafonte, grandson of Dutch Sephardic Jew, dies at age 96
April 27, 2023 by JNS
Harry Belafonte, a singer and actor of Jewish descent who brought joy to millions over a long career and challenged Americans to address ongoing social challenges, died in his sleep from congestive heart failure on April 25. He was 96 years old. Read more
Lindsey Graham: Normalization with Saudi Arabia possible by 2024
April 19, 2023 by JNS
U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said on Monday that a normalisation agreement between Israel and Saudi Arabia was achievable within a year, but warned that the window of opportunity was closing. Read more
PA chief Abbas, senior Hamas officials in Saudi Arabia
April 19, 2023 by JNS
Palestinian Authority chief Mahmoud Abbas met with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in the Red Sea city of Jeddah on Tuesday. Read more
Hebrew U. researchers develop new method to prevent mosquito bites
April 19, 2023 by JNS
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem researchers have developed a safe new method of preventing mosquito bites using a skin coating from naturally occurring cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs). Read more
Nearly half of the world’s Jews live in Israel
At the start of 2022, there were a total of 15.3 million Jews in the world, 7 million of whom, roughly 46% of all Jews worldwide, resided in Israel, Israel’s Central Bureau of Statistics revealed on Sunday. Read more
Israeli government moves to tackle haredi draft conundrum
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu convened a meeting on Sunday to address a longstanding issue pertaining to drafting ultra-Orthodox Jews into the Israel Defence Forces. Read more
Nearly 150,000 Shoah survivors live in Israel
April 17, 2023 by JNS
The number of Holocaust survivors living in Israel stands at nearly 150,000, according to statistics published on Sunday by the Holocaust Survivors’ Rights Authority ahead of Holocaust Remembrance Day. Read more
Lawyer group calls for UN to fire ‘special rapporteur’ Francesca Albanese
April 13, 2023 by JNS
Israel suffered a spate of deadly terror attacks at the end of last week: Two young Jewish sisters, and their mother, were shot on April 7, the second day of Passover, and an Italian tourist was hit by a car in Tel Aviv. Read more
Italian tourist killed in Tel Aviv car-ramming attack
An Italian tourist was killed and seven other foreigners were wounded on Friday night in a car-ramming attack in central Tel Aviv. Read more
Two Israeli sisters killed in Palestinian shooting attack in Jordan Valley
April 9, 2023 by JNS
Two British-Israeli sisters were killed and their mother critically wounded on Friday in a Palestinian shooting attack in the Jordan Valley. Read more
Israeli offering named best single malt whisky in world
April 5, 2023 by JNS
M&H Distillery (Milk and Honey) received the accolade of “Best Single Malt Whisky in the World” for its Element Sherry Cask at the prestigious World Whiskies Awards 2023 competition. Read more
Terrorists in Gaza launch nine rockets at Israel on eve of Passover
April 5, 2023 by JNS
Sirens went off twice in Israel on Tuesday night—the night before Passover—as terrorists launched nine rockets from the Gaza Strip towards Israel. Read more
Scotland’s new first minister Humza Yousaf has met with Hamas, bashes Israel
Humza Yousaf achieved three milestones with his election this week as Scotland’s first minister, the head of the country’s government. At age 37, he is the youngest; the first Muslim; and as Pakistani, the first member of a minority group to hold the title. Read more
FIFA removes Indonesia, following ban on Israel’s youth soccer team
The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) removed Indonesia on Wednesday as host of the under-20 U-20 World Cup soccer tournament, previously slated to take place from May 20 to June 11 in Bali, Indonesia. Read more
Herzog opens talks between parties to foster compromise on judicial reform
March 29, 2023 by JNS
Israel’s President Isaac Herzog convened the first meeting on Tuesday evening in the hope of bridging the gaps and finding a compromise on judicial reform. Read more
Mum’s the word from many Jewish leaders in UK during Netanyahu’s visit to London
March 26, 2023 by JNS
The Board of Deputies of British Jews, which has been advocating for the Jewish community in the United Kingdom since 1760, has a message pinned to the top of its Twitter account wishing “family peace and blessings” during Ramadan to “all of our Muslim friends.” Read more
Huwara survivor calls on Israeli government to prevent next attack
March 23, 2023 by JNS
The Israeli man seriously wounded in Sunday’s shooting in Huwara spoke to the public on Tuesday for the first time since the incident, saying it was a “miracle” he survived and calling on the security establishment to prevent the next attack. Read more
