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
White House gives credentials to antisemitic broadcaster, outlet covering Davos
January 23, 2020 by JNS
Anti-Semitic and conspiracy broadcaster Rick Wiles and his outlet TruNews received a media credential from the White House to cover the World Economic Forum this week in Davos, Switzerland. Read more
Israel warns Hamas not to interfere with Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial event
January 22, 2020 by JNS
Ahead of the Fifth World Holocaust Forum this week in Jerusalem, Israel has sent Hamas a warning that it will respond immediately and with force if the terrorist organization attempts to undermine the forum, which will be attended by dozens of world leaders. Read more
Pope decries ‘resurgent, barbaric’ antisemitism on eve of Auschwitz memorial
During a private audience on Monday of 54 international leadership delegation from the Simon Wiesenthal Centre on the 78th anniversary of the infamous Wannsee Conference in 1942 that sealed the fate of European Jewry, as well as on the eve of the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the concentration and extermination camp Auschwitz-Birkenau, Pope Francis warned the world, “If we lose our memory, we destroy our future.” Read more
Lithuania parliament drafts bill absolving nation, leaders from Holocaust crimes
January 19, 2020 by JNS
A Lithuanian parliament committee is drafting legislation declaring that neither Lithuania nor its leaders as participating in the Holocaust, a lawmaker working on the bill said last month at a conference. Read more
Ukrainian parliament marks Holocaust Remembrance Day for first time in history
January 19, 2020 by JNS
For the first time in its history, the Ukrainian parliament referred to locally as “Verkhovna Rada,” marked both International Holocaust Remembrance Day and the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz. Read more
New nature reserves to open in Judea and Samaria for the first time since Oslo Accords
Israel’s Defence Minister Naftali Bennett approved on Wednesday the creation of seven new nature reserves in Judea and Samaria. Read more
Export of Israeli natural gas to Egypt gets underway
January 16, 2020 by JNS
In a historic first, Israel began exporting natural gas to Egypt yesterday, according to the terms of a landmark agreement between the two countries. Read more
Israeli skier makes history by winning Israel’s first Winter Youth Olympics medals
January 15, 2020 by JNS
Israeli alpine skier Noa Szollos, 17, won Israel its first medals in the Winter Youth Olympic Games when she competed in the competition recently this month in Lausanne, Switzerland. Read more
Co-founder of education site named JTA editor in chief
January 15, 2020 by JNS
Philissa Cramer, a co-founder and editor at large of the education news organization Chalkbeat, has been named editor in chief of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency, announced the wire service yesterday. Read more
Israeli fighter jets damaged by flooding after record rainfall
January 14, 2020 by JNS
Eight Israeli F-16 fighter jets were damaged by flooding at Hatzor air force base in the country’s south following last week’s extreme rainfall, the Israel Defense Forces said on Sunday. Read more
Total of 2.3 million people visited Auschwitz in 2019, setting new record
January 12, 2020 by JNS
A record 2.32 million people visited the sites of the Nazi concentration and extermination camp Auschwitz and Auschwitz II-Birkenau in Poland last year, the Auschwitz Memorial announced recently. Read more
Spotify streams antisemitic playlists that praise Hitler, call for ‘gas the Jews’
January 11, 2020 by JNS
The audio-streaming service Spotify has dozens of user-created playlists with titles praising Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler, mocking Holocaust victims, and artwork that features swastikas and white-nationalist hate symbols, The Times of Israel discovered. Read more
Jewish patrol group Shomrim offers emergency phones to New York City synagogues
January 9, 2020 by JNS
The volunteer Jewish neighbourhood watch group Shomrim is offering New York City synagogues special phones that connect instantly to emergency services following a slew of antisemitic incidents in the city. Read more
Netanyahu lauds Soviet immigrants, criticizes harsh remarks by chief rabbi
January 9, 2020 by JNS
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu criticized as “outrageous and inappropriate” recent comments by Israel’s Sephardic chief rabbi about immigrants from the former Soviet Union. Read more
Luxury hotel in Negev Desert lands on ‘must-visit’ travel lists for 2020
January 8, 2020 by JNS
A new hotel in Israel’s Negev Desert was included on CNN’s list of the 20 “top hotels to check out in 2020.” Read more
Survey: Most Israelis believe their government is corrupt
January 8, 2020 by JNS
According to the Israel Democracy Institute’s annual survey, which was presented to Israel’s President Reuven Rivlin on Tuesday, the majority of Israelis believe their leadership is corrupt. Read more
Iran withdraws from nuclear deal, plans to enrich uranium ‘without restrictions’
January 6, 2020 by JNS
Iran announced on Sunday that it will enrich uranium “without restrictions” in what would be an apparent move to withdraw from the 2015 the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), commonly known as the Iran nuclear deal. Read more
Thousands rally in France calling for justice for slain Jewish woman
Thousands of French Jews and others rallied on Sunday throughout the country, including Paris, calling for justice for slain Jewish woman Sarah Halimi, a 65-year-old retired physician. Read more
