Explosions rock UAE ahead of visit by US, Israeli officials
September 1, 2020 by JNS
Two explosions killed three people and injured others on Monday in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, according to police and local media. Read more
Top Palestinian official: ‘All types of resistance’ possible
September 1, 2020 by JNS
Following the signing of the U.S.-brokered peace agreement between the United Arab Emirates and Israel, top Palestinian Authority official Jibril Rajoub announced that terror is an option in “the struggle” against Israel. Read more
El Al to fly first commercial run from Israel to UAE
August 29, 2020 by JNS
El Al Airlines is scheduled to operate the first commercial flight between Israel and the United Arab Emirates. Read more
In nomination acceptance speech, Trump highlights pro-Israel accomplishments
August 29, 2020 by JNS
In his acceptance speech of the Republican presidential nomination on Thursday, the final night of the four-day Republican National Convention U.S. President Donald Trump touted his pro-Israel accomplishments. Read more
In RNC speech, Haley blasts Obama and Biden over Israel, Iran
August 26, 2020 by JNS
Amid speeches on Monday at the virtual 2020 Republican National Convention touting U.S. President Donald Trump and warning about what the Democratic ticket of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris could mean for America, former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley used part of hers to slam the previous administration over its stances on Israel and Iran. Read more
Israeli Cabinet meeting cancelled for second time as budget deadline looms
August 24, 2020 by JNS
Israel’s weekly Cabinet meeting was called off for the second time in three weeks on Sunday. Read more
Report: Ammonium nitrate behind Beirut blast traced to Hezbollah-linked bank
August 24, 2020 by JNS
The massive explosion in Beirut on Aug. 4 has been traced back to a cargo ship, the Rhosus, which arrived in the city’s port in 2013 carrying 2,750 tons of ammonium nitrate. Read more
Netanyahu: Reports UAE peace deal included approval of F-35 sale are ‘fake news’
August 19, 2020 by JNS
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday denied reports that the peace agreement announced last week between Israel and the United Arab Emirates included Israeli consent to an arms deal between the United States and the UAE, calling it “fake news.” Read more
Trump vows new Iran deal ‘within four weeks’ if re-elected
U.S. President Donald Trump vowed that if re-elected in November, there would be a new deal with Iran “within four weeks.” Read more
Report: Lebanese leaders knew explosives in the Beirut port could flatten the city
August 12, 2020 by JNS
Lebanese security officials warned the country’s prime minister and president just last month that the 2,750 tons of ammonium nitrate stored in Beirut’s port could potentially destroy the city, according to Reuters. Read more
Palestinian Authority daily claims that Israel is behind Beirut blast
August 12, 2020 by JNS
A writer for the official Palestinian Authority daily accused Israel of being behind the explosion in Beirut last week that cost the lives of at least 163 people and injured thousands, as well as left hundreds of thousands homeless. Read more
Netanyahu agrees to delay budget deadline, staving off new elections
August 11, 2020 by JNS
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday that he had agreed to support legislation that would delay the collapse of the government by putting off the deadline for passing the state budget. Read more
Gantz: Hezbollah chief Nasrallah ‘Lebanon’s biggest problem’
August 11, 2020 by JNS
Israeli Defence Minister Benny Gantz told the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defence Committee on Monday that while Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah is Israel’s “biggest enemy from the north,” he is “Lebanon’s biggest problem.” Read more
Muslim Kazakhstan adds grave of Rabbi Levi Yitzchak Schneerson to heritage list
The U.S. Commission for the Preservation of America’s Heritage Abroad recognized Kazakhstan President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev and former present Nursultan Nazarbayev for “facilitating the commemoration” of the passing, or yahrtzeit, of Rabbi Levi Yitzchak Schneerson, father of the Lubavitcher Rebbe—Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson—on Monday, the 20th day of the Jewish month of Av. Read more
Lebanese information minister resigns amid unrest following Beirut disaster
August 10, 2020 by JNS
Lebanese Information Minister Manal Abdul-Samad resigned on Sunday as the public outcry against the Lebanese government intensified in the aftermath of the massive Beirut port explosion on Aug. 4, international news agencies reported. Read more
One of Judaism’s great commentators, Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz, dies at age 83
August 9, 2020 by JNS
Rabbi Adin Even-Israel Steinsaltz, one of Judaism’s exceptional modern-day commentators, died in Jerusalem after suffering from acute pneumonia. He was 83 years old. Read more
Media polls show Yamina to grow; Likud and Blue and White to slip
August 9, 2020 by JNS
Media polls released on Thursday show that if Israeli elections were held today, Yamina would grow, while the Likud and the Blue and White parties would slip. Read more
Israeli, German fighter pilots to conduct joint exercises over Dachau, Munich Olympic Village
August 4, 2020 by JNS
Israeli fighter pilots will make history in September when they are scheduled to conduct joint military exercises with their German counterparts over the Dachau concentration camp, where more than 30,000 Jews were murdered during the Holocaust, and the Olympic Village in Munich, where 11 Israeli athletes and their coaches were massacred in 1972 by Palestinian terrorists. Read more
Twitter permanently bans David Duke
August 1, 2020 by JNS
Twitter announced yesterday that it has permanently banned white supremacist and former Ku Klux Klan leader David Duke for “repeated violations of the Twitter Rules on hateful conduct.” Read more
Survivors launch online campaign to ban Holocaust denial from Facebook
A group of Holocaust survivors has launched a campaign calling on Facebook head Mark Zuckerberg to take immediate action to remove Holocaust denial from the social media site. Read more
UN expresses ‘dismay’ at antisemitic statements by Islamic Relief leader
July 30, 2020 by JNS
The High Representative for the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC), Miguel Moratinos, expressed his “dismay” on Tuesday over antisemitic views espoused on Facebook by Heshmat Khalifa, the head of Islamic Relief Worldwide (IRW), which is Britain’s biggest Muslim charity. Read more
Report: Israel braces for imminent Hezbollah attacks
July 30, 2020 by JNS
The Israel Defence Forces are bracing for an imminent attack from Hezbollah, Channel 12 reported on Tuesday night. Read more
Israel donates third water generator to Gaza Strip
According to the U.N. Trade and Development Commission, some 95 per cent of Gaza’s groundwater supply is found to be unfit for consumption. The Gaza Strip suffers from a water shortage in general and a drinking water shortage in particular. Read more
Netanyahu: Hezbollah ‘playing with fire’ after IDF foils attack at border
July 28, 2020 by JNS
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Hezbollah is “playing with fire” after the terror group launched an attack in Israeli territory on Monday that was blocked by the Israel Defence Forces. Read more
Ari Fuld’s murderer sentenced to life in prison
Khalil Jabarin was sentenced to life in prison by the Judea Military Court on Tuesday for the fatal stabbing of American-Israeli Ari Fuld, 45, and attempting to murder three other people at the Gush Etzion shopping area in September 2018. Read more
Users blast Madonna for posting July 4 Instagram video of Farrakhan speech
July 22, 2020 by JNS
Madonna is the latest celebrity in recent days to promote Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan, who has an extensive history of anti-Jewish rhetoric, on social media. Read more
Report: Chinese president supports the Palestinians’ ‘just demands’
July 22, 2020 by JNS
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday expressed China’s support for the “two-state solution” to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, which he said had always been the core issue in the Middle East. Read more
Israeli model Bar Refaeli convicted and sentenced for tax evasion
July 22, 2020 by JNS
A Tel Aviv court convicted Israeli model Bar Refaeli, 35, on Monday on four counts of tax offences and sentenced her nine months of community service. Read more
Iran announces execution of ‘spy’ for CIA, Mossad
July 21, 2020 by JNS
The Islamic Republic executed a man on Monday for espionage on behalf of American and Israeli intelligence, the Iranian Tasnim News Agency reported. Read more
For the first time, foie gras gets glatt-kosher stamp
July 16, 2020 by JNS
The Chief Rabbinical Council of Israel approved this week the importation of glatt-kosher certified foie gras to Israel—an item that has not been glatt-kosher in the past. Read more
