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
Fox Sports Netherlands apologizes for antisemitic chants at live soccer game
October 6, 2020 by JNS
With most professional sports matches occurring in empty stadiums due to the coronavirus pandemic, many TV stations are using audience soundtracks while broadcasting games. Read more
Israeli minister demands Amazon pull antisemitic books
October 2, 2020 by JNS
Israeli Diaspora Affairs Minister Omer Yankelevich has called on Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos to remove books featuring antisemitic content from the retail giant’s platform. Read more
Following first debate, Jewish groups slam Trump’s responses on white supremacism
October 1, 2020 by JNS
Jewish groups reacted immediately against U.S. President Donald Trump’s refusal to condemn white supremacism during the first 2020 presidential debate on Tuesday in Cleveland. Read more
Ukrainian president honours victims of Babi Yar
September 30, 2020 by JNS
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky honoured on Monday the memory of the victims of the Babi Yar tragedy, where some 33,771 Jews were murdered by Nazis 79 years ago in a ravine in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv. Read more
In UN speech, Netanyahu warns of Hezbollah arms depot in Beirut
September 30, 2020 by JNS
Addressing the annual U.N. General Assembly virtually on Tuesday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu revealed a secret arms depot belonging to Hezbollah near Beirut’s International Airport and warned that the terror group’s depot could lead to an explosion. Read more
Jewish Agency collects prayers to place in Western Wall ahead of Yom Kippur
September 24, 2020 by JNS
The Jewish Agency for Israel has announced a global campaign to gather the prayers of Jews from Israel and around the world and place them among the stones of the Western Wall. Read more
Ginsburg’s family invited to accept honorary doctorate from Ben-Gurion University
September 23, 2020 by JNS
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev and American Associates, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, are mourning the death of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a 2020 honorary doctorate recipient. Read more
Enraged over Arab ties with Israel, Palestinians quit chairing Arab League sessions
September 23, 2020 by JNS
Angered at the Arab world’s growing ties with Israel, the Palestinian leadership has quit their chairmanship of Arab League meetings, the Palestinian Authority’s foreign minister announced on Tuesday. Read more
Guy Niv becomes first Israeli to complete Tour de France
September 22, 2020 by JNS
Israeli cyclist Guy Niv made history on Sunday, becoming the first-ever Israeli cyclist to complete the Tour de France. Read more
Ginsburg to be first woman, Jewish person to lie in state at US Capitol
September 22, 2020 by JNS
Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the first Jewish woman to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court, will now also become the first woman and the first Jewish person to lie in state at the U.S. Capitol building, following her death on Sept. 18 at the age of 87 at her home in Washington, D.C. Read more
Report: UAE national carrier Emirates to launch ‘Kosher Arabia’
September 18, 2020 by JNS
On the heels of the signing of the U.S.-brokered Abraham Accords between Jerusalem, Abu Dhabi and Manama this week—and ahead of the launch of direct Tel Aviv-Dubai flights—United Arab Emirates national carrier Emirates and Emirates Flight Catering are setting up a kosher food-production facility in the Gulf state. Read more
Biden praises UAE, Bahrain normalization deals with Israel
September 17, 2020 by JNS
Democratic presidential nominee and former Vice President Joe Biden applauded the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain for normalizing ties with Israel. Read more
