Gunmen open fire near Jewish community centre, synagogue in Vienna
November 3, 2020 by JNS
Gunmen opened fire near a synagogue and Jewish community centre in Vienna on Monday, allegedly targeting two restaurants, according to official reports, videos and photos circulating on social media. Read more
Senior campaign official says Biden would keep Golan Heights recognition
November 3, 2020 by JNS
Were former U.S. Vice President and current Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden to be elected, he would likely not reverse the U.S. recognition of Israel’s sovereignty over the Golan Heights, a senior Biden campaign official told JNS. Read more
Clinical trials of Israeli coronavirus vaccine underway
November 2, 2020 by JNS
The first Israeli SARS-CoV-2 vaccine was administered at Sheba Medical Center at Tel Hashomer in Ramat Gan on Sunday to the first volunteer in a clinical trial. Read more
Israelis light 25,000 candles to commemorate 25th year since Rabin assassination
November 1, 2020 by JNS
Twenty-five-thousand memorial candles were lit in Rabin Square in central Tel Aviv on Thursday to commemorate the 25th Memorial Day of the assassination of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin. Read more
Hundreds protest at Temple Mount against Muhammad caricatures; three arrested
Hundreds of people demonstrated at the Temple Mount in Jerusalem on Friday against French President Emmanuel Macron and his pledge to protect the right to caricature the Islamic prophet Muhammad with three arrested for disorderly conduct after scuffling with police. Read more
Corbyn suspended by British Labour Party following findings in antisemitism report
October 30, 2020 by JNS
The British Labour Party has suspended its former leader, Jeremy Corbyn, after a watchdog group in the United Kingdom found that the party’s leadership has failed to address antisemitism and complaints about hatred towards Jews. Read more
2,000-year old seal bearing portrait of Apollo unearthed in soil around Western Wall
October 30, 2020 by JNS
Jerusalem’s City of David announced a 2,000-year-old gem seal (intaglio) bearing the portrait of the Greek god Apollo has been unearthed in soil removed from the foundation of Jerusalem’s Western Wall during the Tzurim Valley National Park sifting project. Read more
Palestinian Islamic scholar calls on Muslims to ‘crush Paris’ for ‘insolence’ to Islam
October 29, 2020 by JNS
Palestinian Islamic scholar Sheikh Ali Abu Ahmad said in a recent address at the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem that the “answer to lowlife French President Emmanuel Macron” was to “don the garb of war” and crush Paris. Read more
Israeli president lays wreath at Rabin’s grave on 25th anniversary of assassination
October 29, 2020 by JNS
Israeli President Reuven Rivlin laid a wreath on the grave of the late Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin at the Mount Herzl National Cemetery in Jerusalem on Wednesday to mark the 25th anniversary of his assassination. Read more
Palestinians press for international peace conference to renew talks with Israel
October 28, 2020 by JNS
Top Palestinian diplomat Riad Malki on Monday called for an international peace conference as the only way to renew talks with Israel, AP reported. Read more
Soccer leagues in Israel, UAE reach cooperation agreement
October 28, 2020 by JNS
The soccer leagues of Israel and the United Arab Emirates announced that they reached an agreement on Tuesday about future play. Read more
Bot, troll networks attempting to influence Israeli policy, reveals Strategic Affairs Ministry
October 28, 2020 by JNS
Israel’s Strategic Affairs Ministry on Tuesday released its periodic report on the manipulation of social-media networks to delegitimize the Jewish state. Read more
In call with Israel and Sudan, Trump announces next normalization agreement
October 25, 2020 by JNS
Sudan has agreed to normalize ties with Israel and “agreed to make peace,” announced U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday. Read more
Newly developed Jerusalem convention centre to be named after Shimon Peres
October 23, 2020 by JNS
Jerusalem’s International Convention Centre (Binyenei HaUma) at the entrance to the city will be renamed in memory of the late Israeli statesman Shimon Peres, who died four years ago at the age of 93. His last political position was as the ninth president of the Jewish state, serving from 2007-2014. Read more
IDF says it uncovered new terror tunnel from Gaza Strip into southern Israel
October 21, 2020 by JNS
The Israel Defense Forces announced on Tuesday that it has uncovered a terror tunnel from the Gaza Strip that ran dozens of meters into southern Israel. Read more
Palestinian official Saeb Erekat evacuated to Israeli hospital due to COVID-19 complications
October 19, 2020 by JNS
PLO Executive Committee Secretary-General Saeb Erekat, who tested positive for COVID-19 on Oct. 9, was evacuated to Jerusalem’s Hadassah Medical Centre-Ein Kerem on Sunday after his condition deteriorated. Read more
Pompeo calls on Saudi Arabia to normalize ties with Israel
October 16, 2020 by JNS
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called on Saudi Arabia on Wednesday to normalize ties with Israel. Read more
Former Chief Rabbi Sacks of United Kingdom and Commonwealth is diagnosed with cancer
October 16, 2020 by JNS
Jonathan Sacks, the former Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of the Commonwealth from 1991 to 2013 has been diagnosed with cancer. Read more
Father of murdered daughter condemns BBC for giving platform to Ahlam Tamimi
October 15, 2020 by JNS
Arnold Roth, whose 15-year-old daughter, Malki, was among 15 people killed and more than 130 wounded by terrorist Ahlam Tamimi in a 2001 bombing attack at a Sbarro pizzeria in Jerusalem, condemned the BBC for giving a platform to his daughter’s unrepentant murderer. Read more
Al-Qaeda slams UAE, Bahrain for normalisation with Israel; calls for attacks
October 15, 2020 by JNS
Al-Qaeda’s main media wing, Al-Sahab Media Foundation, released a statement on Tuesday condemning the normalisation deal between Israel, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain. Read more
Poll: 63% of Israelis think Trump ‘will be better for Israel’
October 15, 2020 by JNS
Ahead of the Nov. 3 presidential elections, a little more than 63% of Israelis think that U.S. President Donald Trump “will be better for Israel,” according to an i24 News poll released on Monday. Read more
Poll: 83% of Orthodox Jews would vote for Trump
October 15, 2020 by JNS
If the U.S. elections were held today—three weeks before the Nov. 3 election—83% of Orthodox Jews would vote for U.S. President Donald Trump, according to a poll released on Wednesday. Read more
Grand Mufti of Jerusalem: Islamic law requires Muslims to wage jihad against Israel
Grand Mufti of Jerusalem Muhammad Hussein said that Islamic law obligates Muslims to “fight against the thieving Jews.” Read more
US rescinds entry ban of Israeli-British journalist
The United States has lifted the entry ban it had placed on Jonathan Spyer, announced the Israeli-British journalist on social media. Read more
Jewish poet Louise Glück wins Nobel Prize in Literature
October 11, 2020 by JNS
American Jewish poet Louise Glück won the 2020 Nobel Prize in Literature “for her unmistakable poetic voice that with austere beauty makes individual existence universal,” said the Nobel Committee on Thursday. Read more
EU to Palestinian Authority: No more fiscal aid until Israeli tax revenues accepted
October 8, 2020 by JNS
The European Union has told the Palestinian Authority that it will not get any more financial assistance until Ramallah accepts tax revenues collected by Israel, reported Axios on Wednesday, citing unnamed European diplomats and Israeli officials. Read more
US envoy to Israel, rabbis pray at Western Wall for Trump’s recovery
October 6, 2020 by JNS
U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman and leading Israeli rabbis prayed at the Western Wall in Jerusalem on Monday for those affected by the coronavirus, including U.S. President Donald Trump. Read more
Qantas plane now Israeli ‘Air Force One’ ready for takeoff within two weeks
October 6, 2020 by JNS
The first-ever plane for exclusive use by Israel’s prime ministers and presidents on official trips abroad is expected to be ready for takeoff within two weeks, Channel 12 reported on Wednesday night. Read more
Deeming ‘spiritual death’ a bigger threat than COVID, Chassidic rebbes go rogue
An amazing video clip was making the rounds of the internet when Yom Kippur ended. Read more
Jewish scientist among three recipients of Nobel Prize for medicine
October 6, 2020 by JNS
A Jewish scientist was one of three professors jointly awarded on Monday the 2020 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. Read more
