Israeli soldier succumbs to wounds sustained in Jerusalem attack
February 14, 2023 by JNS
Twenty-two-year-old Israeli soldier Staff Sgt. Asil Sawaed died on Monday evening from wounds sustained earlier in the day in a terrorist attack at a checkpoint to Shuafat in eastern Jerusalem. Read more
Hateful messages projected on Anne Frank House
February 13, 2023 by JNS
An antisemite projected hateful messages on the façade of the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam, including the conspiracy theory that she did not pen her diary. Read more
Megastar Hugh Laurie joins cast of Israeli spy thriller ‘Tehran’
February 10, 2023 by JNS
Hugh Laurie is headed to “Tehran,” as the Israeli spy thriller has been picked up for a third season by Apple TV+, Deadline reported Wednesday. Read more
Israeli rescue teams saving lives in Turkey
February 10, 2023 by JNS
United Hatzalah, the world’s largest volunteer emergency medical service, has a team of 25 volunteers on the ground in Turkey to help save lives following the devastating earthquakes that have claimed the lives of more than 21,000 people. Read more
Madrid offers to ‘twin’ with Tel Aviv
February 10, 2023 by JNS
Call it the Spanish Reacquisition. Read more
Barcelona boycotts Israel
February 9, 2023 by JNS
Barcelona’s mayor Ada Colau notified Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu today that she is suspending all of the Spanish city’s ties with Israel. Read more
South Africa Rugby drops invitation to Israeli team
February 6, 2023 by JNS
South Africa Rugby has withdrawn an invitation for the Tel Aviv Heat to participate in a tournament slated to begin next month. Read more
Ehud Barak compares judicial-reform compromise to appeasement of Nazis
February 6, 2023 by JNS
Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak on Friday likened efforts by President Isaac Herzog to mediate between the coalition and opposition over the government’s proposed judicial reform to the West’s appeasement of Nazi Germany. Read more
Netanyahu slams ‘explicit threat’ by protest leader to murder him
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday night harshly criticised what he said was a “growing wave” of threats directed at himself and other officials, after a leader of the anti-government protests appeared to call for his assassination. Read more
UN chooses to turn a blind eye’ to Palestinian incitement and support for terror
February 5, 2023 by JNS
The Israeli government has expressed its dismay with a statement released on Feb. 3 by the U.N. high commissioner on human rights that sought to quell what he termed the “illogic of escalation” in “Israel and Occupied Palestinian Territory.” Read more
Israel’s attorney general warns Netanyahu not to interfere in judicial reform
February 3, 2023 by JNS
Israeli Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara warned Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday that he should not involve himself in his government’s judicial reform proposals due to a conflict of interests. Read more
Russia urges Israel not to arm Ukraine
February 2, 2023 by JNS
Russia on Wednesday warned Israel against arming Ukraine after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu indicated he was considering providing military assistance to Kyiv and was willing to mediate. Read more
Abbas to US: Security cooperation with Israel will be restored
February 1, 2023 by JNS
Palestinian Authority chief Mahmoud Abbas told CIA Director William Burns in Ramallah on Sunday that security cooperation with Israel will be restored, Channel 12 reported on Monday. Read more
Bennett vows return to premiership
February 1, 2023 by JNS
Former Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennet vowed on Monday to return to politics, comparing himself to Yitzhak Rabin and Benjamin Netanyahu, both of whom recaptured the premiership after lengthy periods out of office. Read more
Tens of thousands attend third mass rally in Tel Aviv
January 23, 2023 by JNS
Tens of thousands of people took to the streets in Tel Aviv on Saturday evening to protest against the government’s planned judicial reform. Read more
Warsaw Ghetto Uprising photos
January 18, 2023 by JNS
POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews revealed on Monday new-found images of the Nazis mercilessly putting down the 1943 Warsaw Ghetto Revolt. Read more
Leaders of Egypt, Jordan, PA meeting to discuss Israeli government
January 18, 2023 by JNS
Jordanian King Abdullah and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas visited Cairo on Tuesday for a meeting with President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi. Read more
Netanyahu: Israeli held by Hamas in 2014 in Gaza is alive
January 18, 2023 by JNS
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed on Tuesday that Hamas captive Avera Mengistu is alive, a day after the Palestinian terrorist group released a video purportedly of him. Read more
Netanyahu: Israel cannot be swept away by ‘inflammatory’ slogans
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday defended his government’s judicial reform plan and called on opposition leaders to stop threatening “civil war” and speaking of “the destruction of the state.” Read more
Prince Harry’s memoir claims family encouraged him to wear Nazi costume at party
January 12, 2023 by JNS
“Spare,” a new tell-all, bestselling memoir by Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, is provoking a reassessment of some of the royal family member’s previous controversies, notably his once wearing a Nazi uniform to a party. Read more
Cristiano Ronaldo sold Ballon d’Or trophy to Israel’s wealthiest person – report
January 12, 2023 by JNS
A new report has revealed that Cristiano Ronaldo’s 2013 Ballon d’Or prize was auctioned off for charity in 2017, collecting roughly $645,000 from Israel’s richest man, Idan Ofer, for the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Read more
Golden Globes comedian Jerrod Carmichael mocks Ye, praises Spielberg
January 12, 2023 by JNS
On Tuesday night’s Golden Globes awards broadcast, host Jerrod Carmichael took a comedic shot at antisemitic rapper Ye (formerly Kanye West) and praised the power of director Steven Spielberg’s filmmaking. Read more
Palestinian Authority: Israeli measures to punish terrorism will lead to our collapse
January 10, 2023 by JNS
Punitive measures imposed by Israel on the Palestinian Authority will “promptly lead to its collapse,” P.A. Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh said on Monday. Read more
UAE first Arab state to include Holocaust education in school curricula
January 9, 2023 by JNS
The United Arab Emirates Embassy in Washington, D.C., confirmed on Jan. 5 that Holocaust education will be incorporated into the Gulf state’s curricula. Read more
Israel approves punitive measures against PA over ‘disgraceful’ UN vote
January 9, 2023 by JNS
Israel’s Security Cabinet on Thursday approved several punitive measures against the Palestinian Authority in response to what it described as Ramallah’s ongoing “political and legal war” against the Jewish state. Read more
Netanyahu: Claims judicial reform will end Israel’s democracy are ‘baseless’
January 9, 2023 by JNS
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday rejected as “baseless” claims by critics that his government’s proposed judicial reforms would mark the end of the country’s democracy and vowed to implement the plan “responsibly.” Read more
Commonwealth Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis receives knighthood
January 2, 2023 by JNS
The Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of the Commonwealth, Ephraim Mirvis, has been appointed Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 2023 New Year Honours. Read more
Iranian writer sentenced to death for interview with Israeli channel
January 2, 2023 by JNS
Iranian writer and painter Mehdi Bahman has been sentenced to death by Iran’s Revolutionary Court. Read more
Wiesenthal Centre publishes top ten antisemitism list for 2022
December 30, 2022 by JNS
The Simon Wiesenthal Centre released its annual Global antisemitism Top Ten list in Jerusalem…reports Benjamin Weinthal. Read more
In call with Abbas, Gantz emphasises ‘important ties’ with Palestinians
December 29, 2022 by JNS
Outgoing Israeli Defence Minister Benny Gantz on Wednesday called for continued cooperation with Ramallah, speaking during a phone call with Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas. Read more
