Israeli exit polls give edge to Netanyahu’s Likud Party, close to a majority with 61 seats
March 3, 2020 by JNS
Exit polls from Israel’s general election on Monday indicate a strong victory for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud Party, setting the stage for the longtime Israeli leader to break the political stalemate and form a 61-seat governing coalition.
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Netanyahu vows sovereignty over Jordan Valley ‘within weeks’ if re-elected
March 2, 2020 by JNS
As Israelis prepare to go back to the polls for the third time in fewer than 12 months, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu promised on Sunday that if re-elected, he would declare sovereignty over parts of Israel “within weeks.” Read more
Creator of Amazon series ‘Hunters’ defends show from Auschwitz Memorial criticism
February 28, 2020 by JNS
David Weil, creator and executive producer of the new Amazon Prime series “Hunters,” has defended the show following criticism by the Auschwitz-Birkenau Museum and Memorial over its untrue depictions of the Holocaust. Read more
Israel becomes first country to advise against all travel abroad over coronavirus
February 27, 2020 by JNS
Israel’s Ministry of Healthy urged Israelis on Wednesday to reconsider travelling abroad entirely as a precautionary measure against the coronavirus outbreak. Read more
Dutch railway employees sing antisemitic ‘sports’ song over loudspeaker system
February 27, 2020 by JNS
Employees of the Dutch national railway company Nederlandse Spoorwegen sang an antisemitic soccer chant on Feb. 22 over an inter-city train’s public announcement system. Read more
Palestinian Islamic Jihad announces Gaza ceasefire, IDF warns of escalation
February 25, 2020 by JNS
Palestinian Islamic Jihad announced a unilateral ceasefire in the Gaza Strip on Monday evening after two days of heavy fighting between Israel and the Iranian-backed Palestinian terror group. Read more
Newly elected Sinn Féin member apologizes for anti-Israel tweets
A newly elected member of the Irish Parliament has apologized for past antisemitic tweets. Read more
Netanyahu challenges Gantz to a debate before elections
February 20, 2020 by JNS
With Israel’s March 2 general elections just around the corner, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday challenged his main rival, Blue and White Party leader Benny Gantz, to a live debate. Read more
Israel eases restrictions on Gaza, citing ‘relative quiet’
February 20, 2020 by JNS
Israel announced on Tuesday that following several days of “relative quiet” from the Gaza Strip, it was easing restrictions on the coastal territory. Read more
Netanyahu’s trial to start just weeks after Israeli elections
February 19, 2020 by JNS
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s corruption trial will start on March 17, just two weeks after Israel holds its third election in less than a year, the country’s Justice Ministry announced on Tuesday. Read more
Israel plans to extend Tel Aviv-Jerusalem high-speed rail to Western Wall
February 19, 2020 by JNS
Israel’s Transportation Ministry said on Monday that it’s moving ahead with plans to build an extension of the Tel Aviv-Jerusalem high-speed line that would directly connect Tel Aviv’s Ben-Gurion International Airport to the Western Wall in Jerusalem. Read more
IDF foils Hamas plot to hack phones of Israeli soldiers by posing as attractive women
February 19, 2020 by JNS
The Israeli military thwarted efforts by Hamas to hack the phones of soldiers by posing as young attractive women on social media, the Israeli Defence Forces have reported. Read more
Palestinian prime minister: Trump’s peace plan ‘will be buried soon’
February 18, 2020 by JNS
Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh on Sunday criticized U.S. President Donald Trump’s peace plan, saying it would be “buried very soon.” Read more
Hamas cleric: Palestinians will give Trump ‘lesson in manliness’ if he tries to disarm them
February 18, 2020 by JNS
The guns of the Palestinian people will “break [U.S. President Donald] Trump’s nose” and “teach him that the Palestinians are alive on their land,” said a Hamas cleric and TV host earlier this month. Read more
Israeli child finds explosive device from Gaza in her backyard
February 18, 2020 by JNS
An Israeli child on Sunday found an explosive device attached to a balloon in the yard of her home in Moshav Shuva in southern Israel, according to the Israeli military. Read more
Former IDF captive Gilad Shalit gets engaged
Gilad Shalit, the former IDF soldier captured by Hamas and held in captivity in the Gaza Strip for more than five years, got engaged over the weekend. Read more
Israel said to be concerned some EU countries may recognize Palestinian state
February 17, 2020 by JNS
Officials in Jerusalem are concerned that some European countries are preparing to recognize a Palestinian state in response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s peace plan, Ynet reported on Sunday. Read more
UN releases blacklist of firms with ties to Israeli settlements
February 13, 2020 by JNS
The U.N. Human Rights Council published a blacklist on Wednesday of 112 companies connected to Israeli settlements in the West Bank. Read more
15th-century prayer book fully restored, put online by National Library of Israel
February 13, 2020 by JNS
Restoration of the National Library of Israel’s renowned Moskowitz Mahzor has been completed with the manuscript online for the first time. Read more
TikTok removes animated video depicting deadly attacks against Israelis
February 12, 2020 by JNS
The popular video-sharing app TikTok deleted from its platform an animated video that glorifies Palestinian terror and features four real-life deadly attacks against Israelis. Read more
Palestinians reportedly pull vote on UN resolution condemning Trump peace plan due to lack of support
February 11, 2020 by JNS
The Palestinians appear to have withdrawn their request for a vote on a U.N. resolution condemning the Trump Mideast peace plan released last month, according to AFP, which cited on Monday unnamed diplomats who said there’s a lack of support for the measure. Read more
Netanyahu: Israel is mapping lands for annexation
February 10, 2020 by JNS
Israel has begun to map the Judea and Samaria lands that Israel will annex, said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at an election campaign rally in Ma’ale Adumim on Saturday. Read more
Amazon pulls books by author who accuses Jews of ‘active role in promoting war’
February 10, 2020 by JNS
Following an outrage, Amazon has stopped selling two books by an author who praises Hitler and has accused Jews of “promoting and inciting war,” The Jewish Chronicle reported. Read more
Anti-Semitic incidents in UK reached record high in 2019, report reveals
February 8, 2020 by JNS
The number of antisemitic incidents reported in the United Kingdom hit a record high in 2019 and increased for the fourth consecutive year, according to figures released on Feb. 6 by the Community Security Trust. Read more
Urban Dictionary criticized for ‘hurtful, disrespectful’ definition of Auschwitz
February 6, 2020 by JNS
Urban Dictionary, a crowdsourced online dictionary for slang words and phrases, was condemned by the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum for publishing “hurtful and disrespectful” definitions of the word “Auschwitz.” Read more
Hebrew University professor calls for armed Palestinian militias against ‘terrorisettlers’
A senior Hebrew University professor sparked controversy this week when he called on Palestinians “to establish armed militias to protect their villages and towns from the terrorisettlers.” Read more
Chinese embassy in Israel apologizes for comparing virus travel ban to Holocaust
February 5, 2020 by JNS
The Chinese embassy in Israel apologized for remarks made by its acting ambassador to Israel on Sunday, who compared the country’s travel ban for arrivals from China to Jews being denied international refuge during the Holocaust. Read more
Anti-Semitic incidents in South Africa fall to 15-year low
The number of antisemitic incidents in South Africa fell to a 15-year low, according to the country’s Jewish umbrella organization. Read more
Abbas rips Trump, Mideast peace plan at Arab League meeting in Cairo
Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas and leaders of Arab countries expressed their disapproval over the newly revealed U.S. Mideast peace plan at the Arab League summit in Cairo over the weekend. Read more
Archaeologists unearth crate of historic Judaica items under synagogue in Poland
January 30, 2020 by JNS
A wooden crate filled with Judaica items was discovered during an archaeological excavation in a synagogue in Małopolska, Poland, reported The Jewish Chronicle. Read more
