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

In BBC interview, Labour leader Corbyn refuses to apologize for antisemitism

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

« Previous Page — Next Page »