Israeli startup Monday.com achieves US$1.9 billion in worth
July 31, 2019 by JNS
Tel Aviv-based company Monday.com has hit a $1.9 billion valuation, making it the highest-worth startup in its category of work software and the most prized startup based in Israel. Read more
UNRWA leaders accused of sexual misconduct, ethics’ violations
July 30, 2019 by JNS
An internal ethics report sent to the U.N. secretary-general in December alleges that the commissioner-general of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) and other officials at the highest levels of the U.N. agency have committed a series of serious ethics violations, the AFP has reported. Read more
Roman Abramovich donates to combat climate-change effects in Negev Desert
July 30, 2019 by JNS
Israel’s largest environmental organization, Keren Kayemet LeIsrael-Jewish National Fund (KKL-JNF), received a significant donation this week from businessman, philanthropist and Chelsea FC owner Roman Abramovich to combat the effects of climate change in the Middle East, including afforestation, forest rehabilitation and fighting desertification in the Negev in southern Israel. Read more
Ayelet Shaked to lead Union of Right Wing Parties following last-minute deal
July 30, 2019 by JNS
Jewish Home Party leader Rabbi Rafi Peretz agreed on Sunday to cede the top slot in a united electoral list to New Right Party leader Ayelet Shaked, sealing a deal that will join the two parties in Israel’s upcoming September national elections. Read more
Long-range Arrow-3 missile-defence system successfully tested in Alaska
July 29, 2019 by JNS
Israel and the United States have completed a series of successful tests of the new long-range Arrow-3 ballistic missile-defence system in Alaska, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced at the start of Sunday’s Cabinet meeting. Read more
French city official celebrates birthday with swastika cake
Djamel Boumaaz, an official in the southern French city of Montpellier, celebrated his birthday with a swastika-decorated cake. Read more
Photo editor who resigned from CNN over antisemitic tweets apologizes
July 29, 2019 by JNS
A CNN photo editor who resigned on Thursday evening after antisemitic tweets of his resurfaced, with one calling Jews “pigs” in the aftermath of a 2011 Palestinian bombing at a crowded Jerusalem bus station, has apologized. Read more
Sanders says he would ‘absolutely’ consider cutting US military aid to Israel
July 29, 2019 by JNS
Vermont senator and leading 2020 Democratic U.S. presidential candidate Bernie Sanders would “absolutely” weigh withholding U.S. military aid to Israel to pressure the Jewish state into making policy changes. Read more
CNN photo editor resigns after antisemitic tweets come to light
July 26, 2019 by JNS
A CNN photo editor resigned on Thursday evening after antisemitic tweets of his resurfaced, with one calling Jews “pigs” in the aftermath of a 2011 Palestinian bombing at a crowded Jerusalem bus station (two, not four, people were killed, along with 39 others injured). Read more
British Labour member suspended amid antisemitism investigation
July 26, 2019 by JNS
A member of the British Labour Party has been suspended from his local party chapter amid an antisemitism investigation. Read more
Lithuania votes to find new name for street heralding Nazi collaborator
The city council in Lithuania’s capital has voted to rename a street that currently bears the name of antisemitic Nazi collaborator Kazio Skirpos. Read more
Hamas launches Facebook page for its ‘Liberation Vanguards’ summer camps
July 24, 2019 by JNS
Hamas’s military wing, the ‘Izz Al-Din Al-Qassam Brigades, or simply Al-Qassam Brigades, launched a Facebook page on Sunday titled “Tala’i’ Al-Tahrir” (Liberation Vanguards). Read more
Hebrew inscriptions revealed at Great Synagogue dig sites in Vilnius, Lithuania
July 24, 2019 by JNS
Hebrew inscriptions were discovered for the first time since the beginning of the excavation project to expose the Great Synagogue of Vilna, Lithuania, which was burned during the Holocaust and demolished by the Soviets. Read more
British legislator says Johnson will withdraw UK from Iran nuclear deal
July 24, 2019 by JNS
British legislator Matthew Offord said on Tuesday that new British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will withdraw the United Kingdom from the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, which the United States left in May 2018, reimposing sanctions lifted under it alongside enacting new financial penalties against the regime. Read more
Corbyn falls in poll among UK Labour Party members
July 23, 2019 by JNS
British Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn has fallen in a Times of London poll among party members amid an antisemitism crisis and his leadership as the United Kingdom seeks to break away from the European Union, known as “Brexit.” Read more
Trump to visit Israel in January to mark 75th year of Auschwitz liberation
July 23, 2019 by JNS
U.S. President Donald Trump, along with other world leaders, plans to visit Israel in January to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz concentration and death camp. Read more
Israel briefed on US naval response to recent Iranian aggression’
An Israeli representative was present at a briefing on Sunday morning by U.S. Special Representative for Iran Brian Hook, who provided information on the U.S. naval defence operation, dubbed “Operation Sentinel,” being undertaken in response to recent Iranian aggression in the Strait of Hormuz, Arutz 7 reported. Read more
Ambassador Ron Dermer says Israel will allow US Reps. Omar and Tlaib to visit
July 21, 2019 by JNS
Israeli Ambassador to the United States Ron Dermer said on Friday that the Jewish state will allow U.S. Reps. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) and Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) “out of respect for the U.S. Congress, and the great alliance between Israel and America, we would not deny entry to any member of Congress into Israel.” Read more
On July 20, Netanyahu to become Israel’s longest-serving prime minister
July 19, 2019 by JNS
When the clock strikes midnight on Saturday, July 20, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will make history as the State of Israel’s longest-serving premier, surpassing the previous record-holder, David Ben-Gurion. Read more
Argentina orders freezing of Hezbollah assets, effectively designating it a terror group
July 19, 2019 by JNS
Argentina ordered the freezing of Hezbollah assets yesterday, effectively designating it as a terrorist entity, being the first Latin America country to do so. Read more
Omar introducing pro-BDS resolution, announces trip to Israel and Palestinian areas
July 19, 2019 by JNS
U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) formally introduced this week a resolution on Wednesday supporting the anti-Israel BDS movement, comparing it to boycotts of Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union. Read more
Adidas scouting Israeli startups and technologies
July 19, 2019 by JNS
Adidas executives are in Israel this week to scout for local startups and technologies, meeting with entrepreneurs and tech investors, reported Calcalist, citing Jerusalem Venture Partners (JVP), which set up the visit. Read more
U.S government files discrimination lawsuit against McDonald’s in Florida
July 19, 2019 by JNS
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission served up a lawsuit in Orlando federal court on Tuesday against the owner of several McDonald’s franchises in Florida, alleging a refusal to hire a Chassidic Jewish man due to his beard. Read more
Israeli education minister clarifies remarks on gay conversion therapy
July 16, 2019 by JNS
Israeli Education Minister Rafi Peretz on Sunday defended his remarks over the weekend regarding gay conversion therapy, saying they had been misunderstood and misrepresented in a “cynical” way which “further deepens the rift in Israeli society.” Read more
Former Labour members accuse Corbyn staffers of curbing offensive complaints
July 12, 2019 by JNS
Eight former Labour officials told the BBC that party leader Jeremy Corbyn’s team “interfered in the complaints process for incidents of alleged antisemitism, on some occasions processing them from his Westminster office,” reported The Financial Times. Read more
Just five Jews remain in Cairo following death of matriarch
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Three UK Labour members quit over party antisemitism
July 11, 2019 by JNS
Three U.K. Labour members have left the party with one of them calling it “plainly institutionally antisemitic.” Read more
Israeli national baseball team takes first step in qualifying for 2020 Olympics
July 11, 2019 by JNS
Israel’s national baseball team took its first step towards qualifying for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo over the weekend, winning the Confederation of European Baseball’s (CEB) European Championships Pool in a perfect 6-0 sweep. Read more
Israeli Arab athlete shrugs off pressure in representing nation in competition
July 11, 2019 by JNS
Israeli high-jump champion Hanin Nasser, 22, was targeted by anti-Israel groups this week for representing Israel in the upcoming 2019 European Athletics U23 Championships. Read more
Britain’s Boris Johnson to Iran: ‘Cease this madness’ or sanctions will be reimposed
July 11, 2019 by JNS
Boris Johnson, who is expected to become Britain’s next prime minister, has warned Iran to “cease this madness” over violating the 2015 nuclear deal, adding that he’s “prepared” to reimpose sanctions on the regime. Read more
