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
Report: Dubai Ports World inks deal with Israel Shipyards
September 17, 2020 by JNS
The United Arab Emirates-based maritime company Dubai Ports World recently inked a deal with Israel Shipyards Ltd., Globes reported on Tuesday. Read more
UAE and Bahrain officially ink ties with Israel
September 16, 2020 by JNS
The United Arab Emirates and Bahrain signed historic agreements at the White House on Tuesday to normalize relations with Israel – the first of their kind in 26 years. Read more
Report: Iran plotted to assassinate US ambassador to South Africa
September 15, 2020 by JNS
Iran reportedly considered assassinating the U.S. ambassador to South Africa in retaliation for the assassination of Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ Quds Force commander Gen. Qassem Soleimani by the United States earlier this year, two unnamed U.S. government officials told Politico in a report published on Sunday. Read more
Hungary only EU country to send diplomat to Israel-UAE treaty signing
September 15, 2020 by JNS
Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto is the only diplomat from the European Union planning to attend today’s signing in Washington for the Israel-United Arab Emirates peace deal, Reuters reported. Read more
Netanyahu: ‘We are on the threshold of a new era’
September 14, 2020 by JNS
Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told a gathering of ministers on Sunday of his “warm conversation” on Friday with U.S. President Donald Trump and Bahraini King Hamad bin Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa, to discuss the “establishment of peaceful relations” between Jerusalem and Manama. Read more
Oman welcomes normalisation between Bahrain and Israel
September 14, 2020 by JNS
Oman welcomes Bahrain’s move to normalise relations with Israel, the Oman News Agency reported on Sunday. Read more
UNRWA communications director to address pro-BDS conference
September 11, 2020 by JNS
The communications director of the U.S. office of the U.N. Relief and Works Agency’s (UNRWA) is scheduled to address a conference next week hosted by American Muslims for Palestine (AMP). Read more
OU to oversee kosher food in hotels throughout UAE
September 11, 2020 by JNS
In response to a request from the leadership of the United Arab Emirates, Orthodox Union Kosher, the world’s largest kosher certification agency, will be the leading kosher certification agency within the Emirates and do so in partnership with the local Jewish community. Read more
Norway arrests suspect in 1982 attack on Jewish restaurant in Paris
Norwegian police arrested a suspect in a 38-year-old terrorist attack on a Jewish restaurant in Paris that left six people dead and at least 20 wounded. Read more
Soccer legend Lionel Messi to be face of Israel’s OrCam Technologies
September 11, 2020 by JNS
Jerusalem-based OrCam Technologies, which develops artificial intelligence-based wearable devices to aid the blind and visually impaired, announced on Wednesday that it was partnering with soccer legend Lionel Messi. Read more
Report: UAE to send first official delegation to Israel
September 8, 2020 by JNS
The United Arab Emirates is planning to send its first official delegation to Israel on Sept. 22 as part of the normalization of relations between the two countries, Reuters reported on Monday. Read more
Biden meeting with Jacob Blake Sr. draws attention to past antisemitic statements
September 5, 2020 by JNS
Amid the ongoing debate in the United States over race, social-media posts by Jacob Blake Sr., father of 29-year-old Jacob Blake, who was shot seven times by Wisconsin police on Aug. 23, appears to show him to have a history of racist and antisemitic views. Read more
Jewish Agency and Keren Hayesod to begin activities, education in UAE
September 4, 2020 by JNS
Jewish Agency for Israel chairman Isaac Herzog, Jewish Agency CEO Amira Ahronoviz and Keren Hayesod World chairman Sam Grundwerg spoke on Monday with Chief Rabbi of the Jewish Council of the United Arab Emirates Rabbi Yehuda Sarna and agreed to begin providing services to the Jewish community in the UAE, following the U.S.-brokered normalization deal between Israel and the UAE on Aug. 13. Read more
World Zionist Organization to send permanent emissaries to UAE Jewish community
September 4, 2020 by JNS
The World Zionist Organization has selected a young couple as pioneer permanent emissaries to the Jewish community in Dubai. Read more
Trial starts for terrorists involved in ‘Charlie Hebdo,’ kosher supermarket attacks
September 3, 2020 by JNS
The trial for suspects of the 2015 terror attacks against the Paris-based Charlie Hebdo satirical newspaper and the Hyper Cacher kosher market began on Wednesday. Read more
Israelis now able to fly UAE’s Etihad Airways
September 2, 2020 by JNS
Israelis can now purchase tickets on the United Arab Emirates’ national carrier, Etihad Airways, to destinations in the Middle East, Asia, Australia and elsewhere, following the U.S.-brokered normalization treaty between Jerusalem and Abu Dhabi. Read more
US Army suspends officer for Holocaust joke on TikTok
September 2, 2020 by JNS
The U.S. Army has suspended an officer who posted a video making a Holocaust joke to his more than 3 million subscribers on the video-sharing social-networking service TikTok. Read more
More Arab and Muslim states likely to normalize relations with Israel, says top US official
September 1, 2020 by JNS
U.S. National Security Advisor Robert O’Brien said on Sunday that more Arab and Muslim states were likely to normalize relations with Israel following the deal with the United Arab Emirates. Read more
