The first candle at the Western Wall

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accompanied by the US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman,  lit the first Chanukah candle at the Western Wall in Jerusalem. Read more

Tel Aviv-Jerusalem fast train finally begins operations

After an 11-year delay, the new high-speed rail link between Tel Aviv and Jerusalem began running on Saturday night. Read more

Lebanon’s Hezbollah-backed prime minister seeks to form government

Lebanon’s new Hezbollah-backed Sunni prime minister held talks on Saturday with the country’s parliamentary blocs with the aim of forming a government, the AP reported. Read more

Netanyahu: ICC inquest decision is ‘absurd’

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday slammed International Criminal Court Chief Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda for announcing her organization’s intention to conduct a broad investigation of Israel for “war crimes,” calling the announcement “absurd” and accusing the ICC of having become a weapon in the hands of Israel’s enemies. Read more

Greek basketball fans wave Hezbollah, Palestinian flags; burn Israeli flag during game

Fans of the Greek basketball team AEK Athens waved Hezbollah and Palestinian flags and burned an Israeli flag during a game with the Israeli team Hapoel Jerusalem in Athens on Wednesday. Read more

German parliament passes resolution aimed to outlaw Hezbollah activities

The German parliament passed a resolution on Thursday calling on the federal government to outlaw activities by the terrorist organization Hezbollah. Read more

Jewish refugees left roughly $150 billion worth of goods, property in Arab nations

Jews who fled Arab countries in the years following the establishment of the State of Israel left behind approximately $150 billion worth of property, according to an Israeli government analysis obtained by Israel Hayom. Read more

Boris Johnson’s government will pass anti-BDS law, says British official

Boris Johnson’s new Conservative government aims to pass a law making it illegal for public bodies to take part in the anti-Israel BDS movement, a senior British official said on Sunday. Read more

Eilat first city in Israel to ban disposable plastics on beach

Eilat became the first Israeli city to pass a bylaw banning the use of disposable items from its beaches. Read more

Quentin Tarantino to attend Jerusalem screening of documentary about his films

American director Quentin Tarantino and his wife, Israeli singer and model Daniella Pick, has attended a screening of a new documentary about his films at the Jerusalem Cinematheque. Read more

Gantz will ‘consider’ pardoning Netanyahu if he quits politics

Blue and White leader Benny Gantz said he would consider pardoning indicted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu “in accordance with the recommendations of the justice system” if Netanyahu were to retire from politics. Read more

Sadness and loss after three civilians, one police officer gunned down in Jersey City

Sadness and solidarity pervaded the Jewish community in New Jersey and nationally in the wake of Tuesday’s shooting inside the JC Kosher Supermarket in Jersey City, which resulted in the deaths of three civilians and one police officer. Read more

Law-enforcement officials confirm kosher grocery in Jersey City was targeted by shooters

Law-enforcement officials say it could take months to complete their investigation of the shooting inside the JC Kosher Market in the Greenville section of Jersey City, N.J., on Monday that left a total of six people dead, including the two attackers…reports Sandy Eller. Read more

Natan Sharansky is awarded 2020 Genesis Prize

Natan Sharansky, the former Russian Prisoner of Zion who would later become head of Israel’s Jewish Agency, was named on Tuesday as the winner of the 2020 Genesis Prize in recognition of his “extraordinary lifelong struggle for human rights, political freedom and his service to the Jewish people and the State of Israel.” Read more

German Jewish beauty queen launches ‘Shalom’ campaign on social media

A German-Jewish beauty queen is launching a campaign to raise awareness about racist and antisemitic incidents and rhetoric afflicting Germany and Western Europe. Read more

Italian Jewish survivor of Auschwitz dies at age 91

A man considered the last remaining survivor of Roman Jews who were deported from Italy’s capital to Nazi death camps during World War II died on Sunday at the age of 91. Read more

Corbyn-led British Labour Party named No. 1 antisemitic threat worldwide

The Simon Wiesenthal Centre released its annual list of the top 10 global antisemitic incidents, along with antisemitic people, and the No. 1 spot was given to the Jeremy Corbyn-led British Labour Party. Read more

Netanyahu has no chance to form a government, says rival Gideon Sa’ar

Likud Knesset member Gideon Sa’ar attacked Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday, saying the Likud leader would not be able to form a government even with a third round of elections. Read more

Shooting in kosher market in New Jersey leaves multiple dead, wounded

At least six people were killed on Tuesday afternoon inside the JC Kosher Supermarket in Jersey City, N.J. Read more

Trump calls out antisemitism and BDS, touts Israeli Americans In terms of the U.S.-Israel relationship, U.S. President Donald Trump lamented that it “suffered greatly” under the Obama administration.

U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday night called out antisemitism and the anti-Israel BDS movement vowed to keep pressure on Iran and touted his pro-Israel record in front of an overwhelmingly friendly crowd of 4,000 Israelis living in America. Read more

Labour officials denounce the party’s antisemitism crisis in 53-page report

A total of 70 current and former British Labour Party officials condemned antisemitism in the party in sworn statements submitted to the Equality and Human Rights Commission, Daily Mail reported on Thursday. Read more

The U.S. approves Israeli device that extracts medical results based off drop of blood

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved an Israeli startup device that can quickly extract results based off just a drop of blood. Read more

Gal Gadot’s production company to adapt Israeli series ‘Queens’ for US

The production company started by Israeli actress Gal Gadot and her husband Jaron Varsano is developing a U.S. version of hit Israeli television series “Queens.” Read more

Game of Thrones’ actor cancels talk in Belgium over offensive parade floats

Dutch actress Carice van Houten, best known for her role in the hit HBO series “Game of Thrones,” cancelled an upcoming television appearance in Belgium because of the use of antisemitic caricatures targeting Jews at a parade in the Belgian town of Aalst. Read more

Israel to introduce UN resolution calling for recognition of Mideast Jewish refugees

Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon announced on Tuesday that Israel will submit a resolution to the General Assembly to formally recognize Jewish refugees, or Mizrachi Jews, from Arab countries and Iran. Read more

Actor Hugh Grant stumps for Jewish MP, calls out antisemitism in Labour Party

British actor Hugh Grant attacked Labour’s inactivity in combating antisemitism within the party while on the campaign trail with a Jewish MP who left the party over its controversial policies. Read more

Too little, too late? Corbyn says he’s ‘very sorry’ for antisemitism

British Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn said on Tuesday morning that he is “very sorry for everything that had has happened” with antisemitism in his party after repeatedly being asked to apologize on live television. Read more

French parliament to vote on Israel hatred as a form of antisemitism

France’s parliament on Tuesday will vote on a draft resolution that says hatred of Israel is a form of antisemitism. Read more

If Labour Party wins control of Parliament, Corbyn vows to stop UK arms to Israel

British Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn said on Sunday that if his party controls Parliament in the United Kingdom following elections on Dec. 12, Israel would no longer receive arms from Great Britain. Read more

PepsiCo gains SodaStream, seeks to expand plant in southern Israel

PepsiCo, which acquired Israeli home beverage-maker SodaStream last year, is planning to expand the company’s plant in southern Israel, according to a Globes report. Read more

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