Shooting in kosher market in New Jersey leaves multiple dead, wounded
December 11, 2019 by JNS
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.
December 9, 2019 by JNS
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
December 8, 2019 by JNS
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
December 8, 2019 by JNS
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
December 8, 2019 by JNS
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
December 4, 2019 by JNS
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
December 4, 2019 by JNS
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
December 3, 2019 by JNS
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
November 28, 2019 by JNS
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
In BBC interview, Labour leader Corbyn refuses to apologize for antisemitism
November 28, 2019 by JNS
Pressed to explain and apologize to the British Jewish community over antisemitism concerns, Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn, in a Tuesday BBC interview with Andrew Neil, refused to apologize. Read more
UK chief rabbi issues stark warning on consequences of Labour Party victory
November 27, 2019 by JNS
Britain’s Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis came out strongly against the Labour Party on Monday ahead of next month’s election, expressing fear for the fate of British Jewry should Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn be elected prime minister. Read more
Vandals scrawl swastika on monument to Sholem Aleichem in Kiev
November 27, 2019 by JNS
An unidentified group of vandals painted a swastika on the monument honouring the father of Jewish literature, Sholem Aleichem, according to a report posted on Sunday night by Chief Rabbi of Ukraine and Kiev, Moshe Reuven Asman, on his Facebook page. Read more
Israeli exports reach a record $114 billion in 2019
November 27, 2019 by JNS
Israel’s exports should grow to a record $114 billion in 2019 from $109 billion last year according to government data, Reuters reported. Read more
Play about Lithuanian Nazi collaborators reignites controversy over Holocaust
November 27, 2019 by JNS
Two years after “Our People; Journey With an Enemy” was taken off the shelves in Lithuania due to its allegations of collaboration between the local population and the Nazis during the Holocaust, the book has once again become a source of controversy in the Baltic state. Read more
British police arrest man harassing Jewish kids on London train
November 27, 2019 by JNS
A man was arrested by British police over the weekend after two Jewish children were verbally harassed on London’s Underground. Read more
Famed Israeli spy Eli Cohen’s widow angry at Mossad over new report
November 27, 2019 by JNS
The widow of famed Israeli spy Eli Cohen, who was executed in Damascus in 1965 and then buried in a secret location, expressed anger at the Mossad spy agency on Sunday, after the publication of a report exposing a possible new lead on the whereabouts of her husband’s remains. Read more
Nazi memorabilia bought at auction for $660,000 given to Jewish group for safekeeping
November 27, 2019 by JNS
A Lebanese-born Swiss businessman who purchased Nazi-era memorabilia at an auction in Munich last week donated the items to a Jewish group to prevent them from falling into the wrong hands. Read more
100-plus Democrats sign letter criticizing new US stance on Israeli settlements
November 27, 2019 by JNS
More than 100 Democrats signed a letter to U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo last week criticizing the Trump administration’s decision to stop considering Israeli settlements a violation of international law. Read more
Merkel to make first visit to Auschwitz as German leader
November 24, 2019 by JNS
German Chancellor Angela Merkel will visit the site of the Auschwitz concentration camp next month for the first time in her 14 years in office, the German newspaper Sueddeutsche Zeitung reported on Thursday. Read more
Church of England report says centuries of Christian antisemitism led to Holocaust
November 24, 2019 by JNS
Christian theology played a part in the stereotyping and persecution of Jewish people that ultimately led to the Holocaust, according to a new report released by the Church of England. Read more
Helena Bonham Carter learns of grandfather who helped Jews escape the Holocaust
November 24, 2019 by JNS
Actress Helena Bonham Carter discovered that her grandfather helped thousands of French Jews escape the Holocaust in a new TV series starting next week in the United Kingdom. Read more
Sacha Baron Cohen slams social-media giants for hate speech on platforms
November 24, 2019 by JNS
British Jewish actor Sacha Baron Cohen, upon accepting the Anti-Defamation League’s International Fellowship Award in New York City on Thursday, criticized social-media giants for allowing hate speech to flourish on their platforms. Read more
UN Security Council members censure US over settlement policy shift
November 22, 2019 by JNS
At the U.N. Security Council’s monthly Mideast meeting on Wednesday, the council’s 14 other members strongly condemned the U.S. administration’s announcement on Monday that it no longer considers Israeli settlements to be in violation of international law. Read more
Dutch parliament approves action against EU ruling on Israeli product labels
November 22, 2019 by JNS
The Dutch parliament has passed a motion objecting to last week’s ruling by the European Court of Justice requiring products coming from the West Bank, eastern Jerusalem and the Golan Heights not to be labelled “made in Israel.” Read more
Annual Shabbat Project sees unprecedented participation in US, Israel and worldwide
November 20, 2019 by JNS
The seventh annual international Shabbat Project reached 1,685 cities and 106 countries across the world this year, attracting record numbers of participants in many of those cities. Read more
Netanyahu: Gantz’s plan to form minority government with Arab parties is ‘madness’
November 18, 2019 by JNS
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told Likud lawmakers during an emergency conference call on Saturday that the Blue and White Party intends to form a minority government supported by the Arab parties, something he said would be an “unprecedented disaster” for the State of Israel. Read more
Jack Black, Flaming Lips and Haim among those to join Hanukkah album
November 17, 2019 by JNS
A holiday-inspired music album titled “Hanukkah+” will be released on Nov. 22 and feature a collection of Jewish classics and originals from artists, including Haim, the Flaming Lips, Jack Black and Yo La Tengo, The Rolling Stone reported. Read more
