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

Israel to combat media bias via flurry of international delegations

Four hundred international delegations with more than 5,000 participants will visit the Jewish state by the end of the year, as part of a new campaign to fight the widespread anti-Israel narratives in world media, the Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem announced on Thursday. Read more

Abbas forms committee to draft constitution for ‘Palestine’

Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas issued a presidential decree on Monday evening establishing a committee to draft an interim constitution, the Ramallah-run Wafa news agency reported. Read more

A gift to Abbas, a betrayal of peace

While Israeli hostages are being brutalised and starved by Hamas and Palestinian terrorists in tunnels deep in the Gaza Strip, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Foreign Minister Penny Wong have chosen to reward such terror with the unconditional recognition of the nonexistent “State of Palestine.” Read more

Jerusalem mayor urged to rename Gaza Street to Hostages Street

The Hostage and Missing Families Forum appealed to Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Lion in a letter on Thursday to rename the capital’s Gaza Street to Hostages Street until all of the captives return from Hamas captivity. Read more

Ben-Gvir confronts terrorist kingpin Marwan Barghouti in prison

Israel’s National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir on Thursday visited the high-security prison cell of Marwan Barghouti, the former head of the Tanzim terrorist group serving multiple life sentences for the murder of five Israelis and other crimes. Read more

Hostage families sue ICC prosecutor in Jerusalem for alleged Hamas support

The families of three Israeli hostages being held in Gaza are suing the International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor, Karim Khan, for his alleged support for the Hamas terrorists who kidnapped their loved ones, the Shurat Hadin-Israel Law Centre announced on Wednesday. Read more

Netanyahu lays out principles for victory and ending Hamas war

On Thursday night, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu outlined his government’s conditions for ending the war against Hamas in Gaza. Read more

KKL-JNF approves NIS 100 million, five-year plan for Jordan Valley

Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael-Jewish National Fund (KKL-JNF) has approved a historic plan to expand its development efforts along the eastern side of Highway 90, from the Arava to the Golan Heights, with a special focus on the Jordan Valley. Read more

‘Never Again’ means putting Israel first

Since its establishment, life in Israel has resembled a grim trade-off…writes Odelia Kedmi. Read more

Netanyahu slated to speak at UN on Sept. 26

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is slated to speak at the U.N. General Assembly’s annual high-level debate on Sept. 26, according to a provisional schedule JNS viewed. Read more

UN confirms 88% of aid trucks in Gaza looted before reaching destination

The United Nations published data on Tuesday showing that 88.7% of aid trucks collected by the international organisation in the Gaza Strip in recent months were intercepted before reaching their destination. Read more

Netanyahu approves full military occupation of Gaza, per news reports

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu approved a full-scale military occupation of the Gaza Strip on Monday, the New York Post and Israeli media reported. Read more

Huckabee: Israel not committing genocide or starvation in Gaza

Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee on Sunday firmly rejected allegations that Israel is committing genocide or deliberately starving Gaza. Read more

This is the Hezbollah-linked activist behind lawfare on Israelis

Long before he perfected the use of lawfare to hound Israelis abroad, Belgian-Lebanese anti-Israel activist Dyab Abou Jahjah was already seen as “one of the most dangerous figures” for modern European Jews, according to a community activist from Antwerp. Read more

DiCaprio moves forward with eco-hotel at Herzliya Marina

Hollywood actor and environmental activist Leonardo DiCaprio, in partnership with the Israeli real estate firm Hagag Group, is moving ahead with plans for a massive eco-luxury hotel at Herzliya Marina, along Israel’s central coast just north of Tel Aviv. Read more

Cages were ‘worst part’: Emily Damari on Hamas captivity

Cages became the defining horror of Emily Damari’s captivity beneath Gaza, as she described in a harrowing exclusive to Britain’s Daily Mail published on Friday. Read more

Lion cub rescued from Palestinian village near Jerusalem

A lion cub was found on Saturday tied to a tree in the yard of a home in the Palestinian village of Abu Dis, east of Jerusalem, the Israel Nature and Parks Authority said. Read more

UK, Germany, Italy join Australia in rejecting Macron’s ‘Palestine’ statehood plan

The governments of the United Kingdom, Germany, Italy and Australia announced over the weekend that they are not planning on backing France’s initiative to recognise a Palestinian state at the United Nations in September. Read more

Huckabee: France’s ‘Palestinian’ state will be called ‘Franc-en-Stine’

U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee on Friday mocked Paris’s decision to recognize a Palestinian state, suggesting that this new entity be located in southern France and named after a fictional monster. Read more

Israeli security forces foil attempt on Netanyahu’s life

An anti-government activist from Tel Aviv was arrested two weeks ago on suspicion of conspiring to assassinate Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israel Police confirmed on Wednesday. Read more

Performer displays PLO flag at London’s Royal Opera House

A cast member at London’s Royal Opera House unfurled a PLO flag during the final curtain call of Giuseppe Verdi’s Il trovatore on Saturday night, prompting a brief scuffle with a venue official who attempted unsuccessfully to remove the flag. Read more

Abbas calls elections for PLO parliament

Palestinian Authority chief Mahmoud Abbas claimed on Saturday that elections for the Palestinian National Council, an internal body of his Palestine Liberation Organization, will be held by the end of the year. Read more

Gal Gadot calls for hostage return at Jerusalem Film Festival

Gal Gadot spoke of her hopes for the return of all the hostages held in Gaza, speaking at the opening ceremony of the 42nd Jerusalem Film Festival at the Sultan’s Pool amphitheatre on Thursday night. Read more

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