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
Trump threatens to hit 52 ‘important’ Iranian targets if Tehran retaliates
January 6, 2020 by JNS
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday that the United States is targeting 52 “important” Iranian sites, representing the 52 U.S. hostages held hostage in Iran for 444 days in the 1979 Iran hostage crisis and will strike “very fast and very hard” if Tehran attacks the United States or its assets. Read more
Netanyahu lauds elimination of Soleimani by US forces
January 4, 2020 by JNS
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hailed the elimination on Thursday of the head of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ Quds Force, Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani, by the United States. Read more
Israel, Greece and Cyprus sign agreement for $7 billion EastMed gas pipeline
January 3, 2020 by JNS
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades have met in Athens in a seventh trilateral at which an agreement was signed for the $7 billion, 1,180-mile EastMed gas pipeline that will run from Israel through Cyprus and Greece to Europe. Read more
Volunteer group Guardian Angels patrols Brooklyn after antisemitic attacks
A private, volunteer-based and unarmed crime prevention group said it would patrolling parts of Brooklyn, N.Y. on Sunday following a string of antisemitic attacks in the borough. Read more
Israelis welcome to attend 2022 World Cup, says Qatari official
January 1, 2020 by JNS
Israelis will be allowed to attend the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, Hassan al-Thawadi, secretary-general of the supreme committee, which is in charge of the tournament, told ESPN earlier this week. Read more
Cyprus court finds teenage accuser of rape by Israelis guilty of lying
December 31, 2019 by JNS
A 19-year-old British woman was convicted by a Cyprus court of committing public mischief, fraud and filing a false complaint after accusing 12 Israelis of raping her this summer in a hotel room in Aiya Napa, a Mediterranean resort town on the southeast coast of Cyprus. Read more
Following antisemitic attack, Monsey’s Jewish community will not be ‘cowed’ to change
December 31, 2019 by JNS
Less than 24 hours after five people were stabbed at a rabbi’s home on Forshay Road in Monsey, N.Y., Jews gathered on the lawn to sing and dance as a Torah scroll was dedicated at a nearby synagogue, making for a far different scene from the night beforehand. Read more
Netanyahu has landslide victory in Likud primary race
December 27, 2019 by JNS
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu scored a landslide victory on Friday in the Likud leadership race against his rival Gideon Sa’ar. Read more
World’s most valuable dreidel certified by Guinness World Records
December 27, 2019 by JNS
Estate Diamond Jewellers in New York City has created the world’s most valuable dreidel, according to Guinness World Records. Read more
Mandelblit (again) declines to give opinion on Netanyahu eligibility before hearing
December 27, 2019 by JNS
Israeli Attorney-General Avichai Mandelblit yesterday declined to offer his opinion on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s eligibility to form a government before Netanyahu’s hearing on Dec. 31. Read more
Report: Netanyahu puts Jordan Valley annexation on hold
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu cancelled a meeting of an inter-ministerial team that was deliberating the annexation of the Jordan Valley following the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) decision to launch a probe into alleged Israeli “war crimes” against the Palestinians, Ynet reported on Tuesday. Read more
Mandelblit to submit opinion on whether Netanyahu can form a government
December 24, 2019 by JNS
Israel’s High Court of Justice on Sunday ordered Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit to submit his legal opinion on whether Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu can assemble a government despite the indictments against him. Read more
The first candle at the Western Wall
December 23, 2019 by JNS
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
December 23, 2019 by JNS
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
December 23, 2019 by JNS
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
December 22, 2019 by JNS
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
December 20, 2019 by JNS
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
December 17, 2019 by JNS
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
