Melbourne synagogue arsonist motivated by mental illness, judge rules

A judge ruled on Monday that the man who set fire to a Melbourne synagogue while worshippers were inside was motivated by mental illness, not antisemitism. Read more

‘Shame!’: Danon slams UN for denying Hamas sex crimes after freed hostage reveals assault

Danny Danon, Israel’s representative to the United Nations, on Sunday slammed the world body for denying Hamas’s sex crimes after freed hostage Guy Gilboa-Dalal revealed the abuse he suffered in Gaza. Read more

‘Destroy Israel’: Rabbi of NYC shul recounts targeting by mob

The 95-year-old senior rabbi of Manhattan’s historic Park East Synagogue, which was targeted by an anti-Israel mob earlier in the week, recounted the unsettling experience in an interview on Friday with the New York Post. Read more

Dreyfus posthumously promoted, 130 years after being wrongly accused of treason in France

Alfred Dreyfus, the French Jewish military officer who was falsely accused of treason in 1894 in France, has been posthumously promoted to the rank of brigadier general, AFP reported on Tuesday. Read more

Sotheby’s sells Klimt painting, stolen by Nazis and depicting a Jew, for US$236.36 million

A painting, which depicts a Jewish woman and which the Nazis stole after annexing Austria, sold for $236.36 million—reportedly a record for Viennese decorative artist Gustav Klimt—at a Sotheby’s auction on Tuesday. Read more

Netanyahu discusses regional issues in call with Putin

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke by phone with Russian President Vladimir Putin, the Prime Minister’s Office announced on Saturday night. Read more

Trump presses Riyadh to normalise ties with Israel: report

U.S. President Donald Trump told Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman that he expects the kingdom to normalise ties with Jerusalem now that Washington brokered a ceasefire in Gaza, Axios reported on Thursday. Read more

Gal Gadot receives 2026 ‘Jewish Nobel’

Israeli actress Gal Gadot, best known for her portrayal of Wonder Woman, was named the winner of the 2026 Genesis Prize on Tuesday, often referred to as the “Jewish Nobel.” Read more

Cleese says Israeli performances postponed, not cancelled

The British comedian John Cleese, 86, said that three upcoming shows in Israel are postponed but not cancelled, as had been reported. Read more

Ex-hostage twins attend first Maccabi Tel Aviv game since release

Gal and Ziv Berman, who endured 772 days in Hamas captivity in Gaza, arrived on Sunday night at Bloomfield Stadium for a soccer match between Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C. and Beitar Jerusalem F.C., the first since before their abduction. Read more

Scarlett Johansson voices fear of antisemitic violence

Jewish-American actress Scarlett Johansson called out the alarming rise in antisemitism in a recent interview with Israel’s Channel 12 News, discussing concerns that it could lead to physical violence. Read more

Freed Israeli hostage says captors sexually abused, tortured him

Recently released Israeli hostage Rom Braslavski has revealed for the first time that he was sexually abused and tortured by his captors in the Gaza Strip. Read more

Mayor-elect Mamdani condemns swastika spray-painted on Jewish school

While Jewish families across New York City were processing election results on Tuesday, vandals spray-painted multiple large red swastikas on the walls of Magen David Yeshivah, one of the largest Sephardic Jewish schools in Brooklyn, N.Y. Read more

Germany bans Islamist group for incitement, calling for global caliphate

Germany on Wednesday announced a ban on the Islamist Muslim Interactive group and ordered the confiscation of its assets, citing the organisation’s calls for a global caliphate and incitement against Israel. Read more

Mamdani wins NYC mayoral race, as Jewish leaders say historic civic engagement

Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee who has a history of anti-Israel rhetoric, won the New York City mayoral race, the Associated Press reported shortly after 9:30 p.m. Read more

Hamas again hands over remains that don’t belong to hostages

Hamas transferred to Israel the remains of three individuals which do not belong to any of the 11 slain hostages still held by terrorists in Gaza, Israel’s broadcaster Channel 13 reported on Saturday. Read more

Family sues the New York Met over van Gogh painting allegedly stolen by Nazis

The heirs of a Jewish couple who fled Nazi Germany are suing New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art over “Olive Picking,” an 1889 Vincent van Gogh oil painting they claim was looted by the Nazis during World War II and later trafficked through New York’s art world. Read more

PM slams opposition over ‘provocative’ sovereignty votes during Vance visit

The office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu yesterday blasted opposition parties, as well as a fellow member of the premier’s Likud faction, for advancing bills to apply sovereignty to Judea and Samaria. Read more

‘Very optimistic’ ceasefire agreement will hold, Vance says in Israel

U.S. Vice President JD Vance is “very optimistic” that the White House-brokered ceasefire deal between Israel and the Hamas terror organisation will hold, the former Ohio senator said during a press conference in Israel on Tuesday. Read more

Poll: Netanyahu’s approval ratings at all-time high

According to the latest Direct Polls survey, conducted by Shlomo Filber in the wake of the release on Monday of the remaining 20 living hostages held in Gaza, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s approval ratings are at their highest since the elections in Nov. 2022. Read more

German shop posts sign: No entry for Jews

A shop owner in Flensburg, northern Germany, has sparked outrage after hanging a sign in his store window reading “Jews are forbidden here.” Read more

‘Free Palestine,’ says Jewish actress during Emmy Award acceptance speech

Jewish actress Hannah Einbinder ended her acceptance speech at the Emmy Awards ceremony on Sunday with a criticism of Israel, stating it was her “obligation” to do so. Read more

Netanyahu slams Spanish PM for ‘genocidal threat’ against Israel

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday night accused his Spanish counterpart, Pedro Sánchez, of having issued a “blatant genocidal threat” against Israel earlier this week. Read more

Argentine court detains Nazi’s daughter over looted art

A judge in Argentina on Tuesday placed the daughter of a late Nazi under house arrest after police failed to find a painting believed to be in her possession, which was stolen from a Jewish person during the Holocaust. Read more

Gaza City operation entering ‘decisive stage,’ Netanyahu tells IDF troops

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed IDF reservists and conscripts on Tuesday amid a massive mobilisation as the military prepares to conquer one of the last Hamas strongholds of Gaza City, calling it a “decisive stage” in the nearly two-year-long war. Read more

IDF soldier KIA in Gaza’s south brings wartime toll to 900

The Israel Defence Forces announced on Saturday evening that Sgt. 1st class (res.) Ariel Lubliner, 34, from Kiryat Bialik, had been killed in the southern Gaza Strip. Read more

Parents of captive IDF soldier Nimrod Cohen release footage of abduction

The parents of Nimrod Cohen, an Israel Defence Forces soldier taken captive by Hamas terrorists on Oct. 7, 2023, on Monday night released for publication footage of his abduction. Read more

Jewish ‘Sopranos’ star Jerry Adler dead at 96

Jerry Adler, a Broadway veteran and acclaimed Jewish actor best known for his role as consigliere Herman “Hesh” Rabkin on HBO drama The Sopranos, died at the age of 96 on Saturday, his family announced. Read more

Bibi and Sharri

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has described Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s decision to recognise a Palestinian state as a “sign of weakness” and a major source of tension between Canberra and Jerusalem. Read more

Netanyahu approves Gaza City offensive, signals continued hostage talks

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday night that he had approved plans to conquer Gaza City and destroy Hamas, while stressing that negotiations on a ceasefire-for-hostages deal would move forward in parallel. Read more

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