Toyota affiliate teams with Israeli startup to create electric commercial vehicles
April 29, 2021 by JNS
Toyota subsidiary Hino Motors Co. and the Israeli startup REE Automotive announced on Tuesday their partnership to develop electric commercial vehicles to transport people and goods. Read more
Noa Tishby takes action to offset book’s carbon footprint
April 29, 2021 by JNS
Israeli-American actress, producer and activist Noa Tishby has partnered with the financial-services company Aspiration to offset the carbon impact of her debut book Israel: A Simple Guide to the Most Misunderstood Country on Earth. Read more
Kerry denies claim he informed Iran of Israeli strikes in Syria
April 28, 2021 by JNS
U.S. Special Climate Envoy John Kerry on Monday denied allegations that he had discussed covert Israeli strikes on Iranian targets in Syria with Iran’s foreign minister. Read more
Defeating odds, Israeli team crowned FIBA Europe Cup champion
April 27, 2021 by JNS
Israeli Basketball Premier League club Ironi Ness Ziona has been crowned the new International Basketball Federation Europe (FIBA) Cup champions, after beating Stal Ostrow Wielkopolski and earning their first title in a European club competition. Read more
Tens of thousands of urban rally-goers express anger, frustration at French court ruling on Halimi
April 27, 2021 by JNS
Tens of thousands of people turned out on Sunday in cities across the globe to show their support for Jews in France and express their desire to see justice done in the case of Sarah Halimi, who was murdered by her 27-year-old Muslim neighbour in 2017. Read more
Hamas urges Gaza terrorists to prepare missiles for attacks on Israel
April 26, 2021 by JNS
The Hamas terrorist group on Sunday called on the various Islamic factions in the Gaza Strip to prepare for a potential flareup with Israel, amid renewed tensions in Jerusalem and southern Israel. Read more
EU to present action plan for combating antisemitism
The European Union will release a detailed action plan later this year aimed at combating antisemitism. Read more
Tel Aviv University scientists develop rapid melanoma diagnosis technology
April 25, 2021 by JNS
Innovative technology developed at Tel Aviv University will make it possible to automatically and immediately diagnose life-threatening skin-cancer melanoma. Read more
Netherlands inaugurates museum on site of former Nazi concentration camp
April 25, 2021 by JNS
A museum built on the site of a former Nazi concentration camp in the Netherlands was inaugurated on the 76th anniversary of the day the camp was handed over to the Red Cross and liberated. Read more
Macron asks for change in law after French court won’t prosecute Halimi’s killer
France’s President Emmanuel Macron urged an immediate change to French law after a court ruled that a man who murdered a Jewish woman in 2017 was not responsible for his actions because he was high on cannabis at the time of the crime. Read more
Three resign from Auschwitz museum council after politician appointed
Three members of an advisory council for Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum in Poland have resigned in protest after a senior politician from the ruling party was appointed to the group by the government. Read more
Dutch soccer fans shout ‘Hamas, Hamas, Jews to the gas’ prior to match
April 20, 2021 by JNS
Police in the Netherlands are investigating footage from a fan rally prior to a soccer game last week between two Dutch teams where fans chanted “Hamas, Hamas, Jews to the gas.” Read more
British prime minister affirms opposition to ICC war-crimes probe of Israel
April 18, 2021 by JNS
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson recently announced the United Kingdom’s opposition to an International Criminal Court investigation into Israel for alleged war crimes. Read more
Blinken: US commitment to Israel ‘ironclad,’ welcomes more normalization agreements
April 16, 2021 by JNS
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that America’s commitment to Israel is “ironclad,” and that he—and the Biden administration—supports more normalization agreements. Read more
Armani removes from sale blazer resembling Holocaust concentration-camp uniform
April 16, 2021 by JNS
The Italian high-end fashion house Giorgio Armani recently removed from sale a blazer that resembled a Holocaust concentration camp uniform following a request by the pro-Israel international organization StandWithUs. Read more
Notorious Ponzi-schemer Bernie Madoff dies at age 82
Jewish Ponzi schemer and disgraced financier Bernie Madoff died on Wednesday at the Federal Medical Centre in Butner, N.C., at the age of 82, his lawyer confirmed. Read more
Israeli-owned cargo ship sustains light damage following Iranian attack
April 14, 2021 by JNS
An Israeli-owned cargo ship reportedly came under Iranian attack and sustained light damage off the coast of the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday. Read more
Israel to begin receiving vaccinated tourists on May 23
April 14, 2021 by JNS
Israel will begin receiving vaccinated tourists from abroad through a phased plan that will begin on May 23, the Israeli Tourism Ministry said in a statement on Tuesday. Read more
Israel to reject jurisdiction of ICC, allegations of war crimes
April 12, 2021 by JNS
Israel plans to formally reject the International Criminal Court probe into alleged war crimes perpetrated by the Israel Defense Forces against Hamas in Gaza as part of “Operation Protective Edge” in the summer of 2014, based on the fact it lacks authority over Israel, said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday. Read more
Popular language-learning app Duolingo launches Yiddish course
April 7, 2021 by JNS
Duolingo, the world’s most popular language-learning platform, launched a Yiddish course on Tuesday. Read more
PA head Abbas flies to Germany for medical treatment
April 6, 2021 by JNS
The head of the Palestinian Authority (PA) Mahmoud Abbas has surprisingly travelled to Germany for medical examinations, TPS has learned. Read more
British court sentences Holocaust denier to prison time for ‘baiting Jews’
April 4, 2021 by JNS
A woman in Britain said to be a virulent anti-Semite has been found guilty of spreading offensive messages and material over the Internet and was sentenced to 18 weeks in prison by a magistrate court. Read more
‘New Yorker’ takes heat for article on Polish complicity during Holocaust
April 2, 2021 by JNS
The New Yorker is under fire for an article it posted last week that critics claim lays the blame for the murder of Jews in Poland during World War II on the Polish people and not the Nazis. Read more
Biden administration to allocate $90 million in aid to Palestinians
April 1, 2021 by JNS
The Biden administration has allocated $90 million in aid to the Palestinians, with only a portion of the money being publicly announced, according to a report by the Associated Press. Read more
World-renowned Israeli chef Shalom Kadosh in critical condition after assault
March 31, 2021 by JNS
World-renowned Israeli chef Shalom Kadosh remains in critical condition on Monday, after being assaulted last week during an attempted robbery in Jerusalem. Read more
Israeli matzah tower breaks Guinness World Record
March 26, 2021 by JNS
Residents of the Azrieli Palace assisted-living facility in Modi’in broke a world record this week by building a matzah and chocolate spread tower 5.4 meters (17.7 feet) high. Read more
Netanyahu, opponents have no clear path to governing majority, official election results show
March 26, 2021 by JNS
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his opponents have no clear path towards a Knesset majority, Israeli election results show, indicating that the country’s political gridlock will continue. Read more
Auschwitz-Birkenau Museum finds new names, stories from Nazi death camp
Archivist Ewa Bazan at the Auschwitz-Birkenau Museum discovered new names and stories linked to the German Nazi concentration and death camp. Read more
Initial Israeli exit polls point Netanyahu toward sixth term as prime minister
March 24, 2021 by JNS
Initial exit polls from Israel’s national election on Tuesday indicate that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, along with support from his right-wing bloc—if the Yamina Party is included—would have a narrow Knesset majority, giving the Israeli leader an unprecedented sixth term in office. Read more
Memo: Biden administration aims to ‘reset’ relations with Palestinians
March 19, 2021 by JNS
The Biden administration is looking to hit the reset button with the Palestinians, including the return to a more traditional position on a two-state solution and rolling back several Trump administration positions on Israel. Read more
