Biden to name Merrick Garland as nominee for US attorney general
January 7, 2021 by JNS
U.S. President-elect Joe Biden is expected to nominate U.S. Circuit Court Judge Merrick Garland as U.S. attorney general, according to media reports on Wednesday. Read more
US imposes new sanctions targeting Iranian metals
January 6, 2021 by JNS
The Trump administration enacted new sanctions on Tuesday targeting Iran’s metals sector. Read more
France gives US$10 million to pro-BDS Palestinian group
January 5, 2021 by JNS
France’s government has given roughly $10 million to a Palestinian group that supports boycotting Israel, despite the fact that in the country, promoting BDS is illegal. Read more
Iran says it has resumed 20 per cent uranium enrichment
January 5, 2021 by JNS
The Iranian government said on Monday that it has resumed enriching uranium to 20 per cent at its underground nuclear facility at Fordow in a further violation of its commitments under the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), also known as the Iran nuclear deal. Read more
Gulf states reach deal to end blockade against Qatar
January 5, 2021 by JNS
The Gulf states have reached an agreement to end the three-year-old boycott of Qatar, announced Kuwait’s foreign minister on Monday. Read more
US strategic bombers flown over Gulf in message to Iran
January 1, 2021 by JNS
The United States flew strategic bombers over the Persian Gulf on Wednesday for the second time this month, in what the U.S. Central Command said was a defensive action. Read more
London university refunds Jewish student over ‘toxic antisemitic environment’
A London university has refunded a former Jewish student who left the school over what he said was a “toxic antisemitic environment.” Read more
Fox News depicts ‘Palestine’ as independent state
December 30, 2020 by JNS
A graphic on Fox News last week showed “Palestine” as a country, despite it not being an independent nation. Read more
Yet another Likud MK bolts party to join Sa’ar’s New Hope movement
December 24, 2020 by JNS
Likud Knesset member Sharren Haskel resigned from the Knesset on Wednesday and announced that she would be joining former Likud lawmaker Gideon Sa’ar’s New Hope Party. Read more
US-Israeli delegation makes history in Morocco, signs diplomatic and economic deals
December 24, 2020 by JNS
A joint Israeli-American delegation met with senior officials in Morocco on Tuesday, including King Mohammed VI, as part of a move to normalize relations between Israel and Morocco. Read more
Kushner leads American-Israeli visit to Morocco
December 23, 2020 by JNS
Jared Kushner, senior adviser to U.S. President Donald Trump, led a delegation from Israel to Morocco on Tuesday aboard the first direct flight between the two countries as part of the ongoing U.S. effort to broker peace deals between Arab countries and the Jewish state. Read more
Right livid after Gantz says Jerusalem has ‘room’ for Palestinian capital
December 21, 2020 by JNS
Prominent figures on Israel’s right are furious with Defense Minister Benny Gantz for telling London-based Saudi news outlet Asharq Al-Awsat in a recent interview that he does not envision full regional peace without the Palestinians, and that Jerusalem had enough room to include a future Palestinian capital. Read more
Morocco, Israel mark end of Chanukah in joint UN event
December 20, 2020 by JNS
Jewish foundation to send more than US$300,000 to Righteous Gentiles in Poland
December 20, 2020 by JNS
Amid the holiday season, the Jewish Foundation for the Righteous (JFR) is sending more than US$300,000 to Christian rescuers of Jews during the Holocaust living in Poland. Read more
Israeli airlines plan daily flights to Morocco
December 14, 2020 by JNS
Israeli airline El Al is planning to operate at least one daily flight to Morocco, Israeli business daily Globes reported on Friday. Read more
UN targets Israel in seven different resolutions
December 13, 2020 by JNS
The U.N. General Assembly targeted Israel on Thursday with seven different resolutions. Read more
Senior Palestinian official Hanan Ashrawi resigns
December 11, 2020 by JNS
Senior Palestine Liberation Organization official Hanan Ashrawi announced her resignation on Wednesday, saying that Palestinian politics needed a “renewal.” Read more
First shipment of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine lands at Ben-Gurion International Airport
December 10, 2020 by JNS
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was on hand at Ben-Gurion International Airport on Wednesday to welcome the arrival of a plane bearing the first shipment of pharmaceutical giant Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine. Read more
Israel’s president to endorse ‘roadmap for Jewish future’
December 9, 2020 by JNS
Israel’s President Reuven Rivlin is set to endorse the Declaration of Our Common Destiny, a document that he has called a “roadmap for the Jewish future.” Read more
Bahrain changes tune, says won’t allow imports from Israeli settlements
December 7, 2020 by JNS
Bahrain will not allow imports from Israeli settlements in Judea and Samaria, Bahrain’s Industry, Commerce and Tourism Ministry said on Friday according to a report by the state news agency BNA. Read more
English Premier League and clubs adopt definition of antisemitism
The English Premier League and its clubs adopted on Thursday the widely accepted International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition of antisemitism. Read more
British MP suspended for antisemitism is elected to party disciplinary board
December 4, 2020 by JNS
A member of the British Parliament who served a suspension for antisemitism and was reinstated by his party has been elected to serve on his party’s disciplinary board. Read more
Philanthropist donates US$30 million for new emergency department in Tel Aviv
December 4, 2020 by JNS
Tel Aviv Sourasky-Ichilov Medical Center Tel Aviv announced a new emergency medicine department to be named after philanthropist Sylvan Adams, who donated NIS 100 million (more than $30 million) for its establishment. Read more
Netanyahu welcomes Bahraini tourism minister in Jerusalem
December 3, 2020 by JNS
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met on Wednesday at his office in Jerusalem with Bahraini Industry, Commerce and Tourism Minister Zayed bin Rashin Al Zayani, who is in Israel until Thursday leading a 40-member delegation. Read more
Knesset moves towards dissolving unity government, possible new elections
December 3, 2020 by JNS
The Israeli Knesset passed a preliminary bill to dissolve the government, paving the way for a fourth round of elections within the last two years. Read more
Palestinian Authority teaches kids to identify as ‘refugees’
Palestinian children born decades after Israel’s establishment in 1948 are being educated by the authorities in Ramallah to envision themselves as residents of the cities “stolen by the Jews” and as “refugees” temporarily living in the Palestinian territories, Palestinian Media Watch reported on Tuesday. Read more
European Union makes move to combat antisemitism
December 3, 2020 by JNS
A key body of the European Union adopted a declaration on Wednesday to combat antisemitism. Read more
Assassinated Iranian nuclear scientist’s funeral held amid vows of retaliation
December 1, 2020 by JNS
The funeral for assassinated nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh began on Monday in northern Tehran, as the country’s defence minister vowed retaliation, Reuters reported. Read more
Former World Bank president James Wolfensohn dies at 86
James D. Wolfensohn, former president of the World Bank, died at his home in Manhattan on Nov. 25. He was 86 years old. Read more
Netanyahu welcomes first commercial flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv
November 27, 2020 by JNS
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu welcomed the first commercial flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv at Ben-Gurion International Airport on Thursday. Read more
