Jerusalem sending ‘conciliatory messages’ to Amman
March 23, 2023 by JNS
Israel is increasing its diplomatic outreach to Jordan amid anger in Amman over a speech by Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich dismissing Palestinian peoplehood and displaying a map of the Hashemite Kingdom within the Jewish state’s borders. Read more
UK group appeals to Olympic Committee to allow Israeli team in South African tournament
March 23, 2023 by JNS
Three days before an international rugby tournament in South Africa, UK Lawyers for Israel has asked the International Olympic Committee to intervene to ensure that an Israeli team may participate. Read more
British diplomats reported for wearing T-shirts with maps erasing Israel
UK Lawyers for Israel (UKLFI) has reported British diplomats stationed in Jerusalem for potential breaches of the Diplomatic Service Code, after they sported T-shirts featuring a map of “Palestine” extending from the Jordan River to the Mediterranean Sea, effectively wiping out Israel. Read more
Palestinians mob German tourists who entered Nablus in Israeli vehicle
March 20, 2023 by JNS
Two German tourists suffered light wounds on Saturday when they were attacked by a mob in Shechem (Nablus) in northern Samaria after entering the city in an Israeli ride-sharing vehicle. Read more
Ivanka Trump criticised on social media for Western Wall visit
Ivanka Trump received a barrage of hateful criticism on social media after she posted an Instagram picture of herself in Jerusalem’s Old City on Friday, captioned: “Sunrise prayers at the Western Wall.” Read more
Last known member of Nazi-resistance group White Rose dies at 103
There has been a lot of discussion about what Holocaust memory will be like as fewer survivors remain. Less discussed are those who risked their lives to save Jews during World War II. Read more
Netanyahu: Herzog’s judicial reform proposal perpetuates imbalance of power
March 16, 2023 by JNS
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected a judicial compromise proposal presented on Wednesday night by President Isaac Herzog during an address to the nation earlier in the evening. Read more
Palestinians building neighbourhood for terrorists in Samaria
March 16, 2023 by JNS
A luxurious neighbourhood for Palestinian terrorists is being built on a mountain in Samaria. Read more
Judicial reform: Override clause passes first Knesset reading
March 15, 2023 by JNS
Israel’s coalition took an important step toward realising its judicial reform plan on Tuesday, with a key bill passing the first of three votes needed to become law. Read more
Israelis take to streets again to protest judicial reforms
Israelis took to the streets on Saturday night to protest the government’s proposed judicial reforms, with large turnouts reported in Haifa, Beersheva and Tel Aviv. Read more
For Mel Brooks, world history (no joke!) repeats itself
March 13, 2023 by JNS
Nearly 40 years after his “History of the World, Part I” debuted in 1981, Mel Brooks released “History of the World, Part II” on the eve of Purim, which began on March 6. Read more
Saudi Arabia seeks US security assurances in exchange for Israel ties
March 10, 2023 by JNS
Saudi Arabia says it will normalise ties with Israel if the United States provides it with security pledges and helps build out its civilian nuclear program, The Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday. Read more
Israel slams South Africa parliament decision to downgrade ties
Israel on Wednesday slammed as “disgraceful” the South African parliament’s decision to downgrade Jerusalem’s embassy in Pretoria to a liaison office. Read more
Four Israelis inherit corneas of brothers killed in terror attack
March 9, 2023 by JNS
The corneas of two Israeli brothers killed in Samaria a week ago Sunday were transplanted into the eyes of four Israelis at Beilinson Medical Center in Petach Tikvah on Wednesday. Read more
IDF kills murderer of Yaniv brothers in Purim Day operation
March 8, 2023 by JNS
Israel Defence Forces troops have killed the terrorist who 10 days ago shot dead at point-blank range brothers Hallel Menachem and Yagel Yaakov Yaniv near the Arab village of Huwara. Read more
Herzog: ‘We are closer than ever to agreement on judicial reforms’
March 7, 2023 by JNS
Israeli President Isaac Herzog on Monday told a gathering of some 100 municipal officials that a compromise judicial reform proposal was nearly complete and called on lawmakers to find common ground. Read more
Lapid, Gantz reject any talks on judicial reforms unless legislation halted
March 7, 2023 by JNS
Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid and National Unity Party chief Benny Gantz rejected any negotiations over the government’s judicial reform proposal on Monday unless the accompanying legislative process grinds to a complete halt. Read more
Protesters trap Sara Netanyahu in hair salon
March 2, 2023 by JNS
Thousands of protesters blocked the entrance to a hair salon Sara Netanyahu, the prime minister’s wife, was visiting on Wednesday night. Hundreds of security forces were called to the scene to rescue her. Read more
Israeli coach files complaint against SA rugby body over boycott of Tel Aviv team
February 27, 2023 by JNS
The head coach of the Rishon LeZion Owls rugby club, who previously played rugby in Johannesburg, has submitted a formal complaint to the South African Rugby Union for boycotting the Tel Aviv Heat rugby team. Read more
Israeli brothers killed in Samaria terror shooting
February 27, 2023 by JNS
Two Israelis were killed in a terrorist attack near the village of Huwara, south of Nablus, in Samaria on Sunday. Read more
Israel approves 400-plus housing units in Judea
February 23, 2023 by JNS
The Higher Planning Committee of Israel’s Civil Administration on Wednesday approved the construction of more than 400 housing units in the town of Elazar in Judea. Read more
Three more judicial reform bills pass first reading in Knesset
February 23, 2023 by JNS
Three draft laws related to the government’s judicial reform program passed their first reading in the Knesset plenum on Wednesday. Read more
Helen Mirren claims Golda Meir would disagree with Netanyahu government
February 22, 2023 by JNS
Non-Jewish, British actress Helen Mirren, who is playing Golda Meir in a new film, waded into hypothetical Israeli political history in an interview on Tuesday with international news agency Agence France-Presse. Read more
March of Living raises $500,000 to conserve 8,000 shoes at Auschwitz museum
February 22, 2023 by JNS
The International March of the Living announced meeting the first “Soul to Sole” crowdfunding goal to conserve 8,000 shoes belonging to Jewish children who perished at Auschwitz-Birkenau. Read more
Netanyahu: Bringing Saudi Arabia into Abraham Accords would be ‘quantum leap’
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday night said he was actively courting Saudi Arabia in an effort to persuade it to join in the Abraham Accords as that would constitute a “quantum leap” towards regional peace. Read more
Draft UN resolution demands end to Israeli ‘settlements’
A draft U.N. resolution that the Associated Press obtained demands an immediate halt to all Israeli settlement activities, condemning Israeli attempts to annex settlements and outposts and calling for their reversal. Read more
Jewish case for sending Nikki Haley to the White House
Nikki Haley’s views on foreign policy, school choice and religious liberty are “clear strengths” that endears her to the Republican Jewish electorate, author and commentator Bethany Mandel wrote in an op-ed on Wednesday in The Forward. Read more
Sotheby’s is auctioning the ‘earliest, most complete Hebrew Bible ever’
February 16, 2023 by JNS
Sotheby’s auction house is selling a Hebrew Bible that Richard Austin, its global head of books and manuscripts, calls “undeniably one of the most important and singular texts in human history.” Read more
Smotrich vows unrestrained building in Judea and Samaria despite US opposition
February 15, 2023 by JNS
Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich vowed on Tuesday to promote unrestrained construction in Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria, despite opposition from the Biden administration. Read more
Prague museums return 14 artworks to heirs of Jewish collector
February 15, 2023 by JNS
Two Czech art institutions have returned 14 artworks to the heirs of a Jewish collector, from whom they were improperly taken during and after World War II, the New York State financial services department announced. Read more
