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The Palestinians appear to have withdrawn their request for a vote on a U.N. resolution condemning the Trump Mideast peace plan released last month, according to AFP, which cited on Monday unnamed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
Israel to lead diplomatic campaign at UN following reveal of Mideast plan
January 30, 2020 by JNS
The office of the Israeli Mission to the United Nations said will lead “a concerted diplomatic campaign with the U.S.” at the world body following the announcement of the Trump administration’s Middle East peace plan. Read more
Putin pardons Naama Issachar, who’s set to fly back from Russia with Netanyahu
January 30, 2020 by JNS
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on Wednesday to pardon Naama Issachar, an Israeli-American woman imprisoned in Russia for possessing and smuggling a small amount of cannabis. Read more
Report: Abbas refused call from Trump ahead of peace plan’s expected release
Palestinian Authority head Mahmoud Abbas reportedly refused to take a phone call from U.S. President Donald Trump ahead of the White House’s expected release of its long-awaited Mideast peace plan for the Israelis and Palestinians. Read more
Palestinians threaten to pull out of Oslo agreement over projected Trump peace plan
Palestinian Authority officials on Sunday threatened to withdraw from key provisions of the Oslo Accords in protest against the U.S. administration’s projected Mideast peace plan. Read more
Prime minister of Holland apologizes for nation’s role in wartime persecution of Jews
January 28, 2020 by JNS
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte on Sunday became the first Dutch leader to officially apologize for his country’s role in the Holocaust. Read more
Trump issues proclamation on 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz
January 26, 2020 by JNS
U.S. President Donald Trump issued a proclamation on Friday commemorating the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz concentration and extermination camp, formally declaring a “National Day of Remembrance of the 75th Anniversary of the Liberation of Auschwitz.” Read more
Trump to release peace plan ahead of Netanyahu and Gantz’s White House visit
January 26, 2020 by JNS
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that he will release his Mideast peace plan ahead of the scheduled White House visit on Jan. 28 by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his political rival, Blue and White Party chair Benny Gantz. Read more
British Jewry leadership ‘expects apology’ from BBC for report tying Holocaust to Israel-Palestinian conflict
The Board of Deputies of British Jewry said that the BBC should apologize for a report on Wednesday evening about International Holocaust Remembrance Day that linked the Israel-Palestinian conflict to the Holocaust. Read more
Senior Saudi religious leader leads Muslim delegation on visit to Auschwitz
January 26, 2020 by JNS
A senior Saudi religious leader led a delegation of Muslim leaders on a visit of the former Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp in Poland on Thursday timed to the 75th anniversary of its liberation. Read more
Prince Charles visits The Israel Museum
Prince Charles met with Holocaust survivors during a visit to the Israel Museum. Read more
Putin tells Naama Issachar’s mother that ‘everything will be fine’
January 24, 2020 by JNS
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday assured the mother of Naama Issachar, an Israeli-American woman imprisoned in Russia whose family has been anxious to secure her release, that “everything will be fine.” Read more
French president scolds Israeli security at Jerusalem church in Old City
January 24, 2020 by JNS
French President Emmanuel Macron berated Israeli security personnel on Wednesday during a visit to Jerusalem’s Old City, after they pushed ahead of his own security detail to enter the Church of Saint Anne, which is French state property. Read more
