Tel Aviv beaches found to be among most plastic-polluted
Israel was featured in a report by the World Wildlife Fund last week as home to the third most plastic-polluted shoreline in the Mediterranean, according to a report by Ynet. Read more
Government turmoil aside, Moldovan premier declares embassy move to Jerusalem
June 12, 2019 by JNS
Amid turmoil within Moldova’s government, the country’s prime minister announced on Tuesday that the Moldovan embassy in Israel will be relocated from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem as the Cabinet of Minister approved the sale of the plot of land for its construction. Read more
Palestinians outraged at secret PA leadership pay raise
June 7, 2019 by JNS
Leaked documents revealing that members of the Palestinian Authority Cabinet gave themselves a retroactive 67 per cent pay raise in 2017 have sparked outrage among their constituents, who are accusing their leaders of being corrupt and self-serving. Read more
Attorney General rejects Netanyahu’s request for pre-indictment hearing delay
June 7, 2019 by JNS
Israel’s Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit will not give Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu an additional delay on the pre-indictment hearing in the three corruption cases against him, despite Netanyahu’s insistence that the hearing will unjustly affect the Sept. 17 election. Read more
Film to be made about Nuremberg Trials 99-year-old prosecutor Ben Ferencz
June 7, 2019 by JNS
A film about the head prosecutor in the Nuremberg Trials following World War II is to be produced. Read more
DC Dyke March bans Jewish, pro-Israel symbols
June 7, 2019 by JNS
The DC Dyke March, returning to Washington, D.C. on Friday after a 12-year absence, will prohibit Jewish and pro-Israel pride symbols, including flags. Read more
YouTube to delete thousands of neo-Nazi and white supremacist videos
June 7, 2019 by JNS
YouTube has announced that it will delete thousands of neo-Nazi and white supremacist videos and channels as part of the video platform’s initiative to remove extremist views on the site. Read more
Former British premier: Corbyn antisemitic, though ‘he doesn’t think he is at all’
June 5, 2019 by JNS
Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair declared Labour Party head Jeremy Corbyn antisemitic, and that “some of the remarks are not explicable in any other way,” adding even though “he doesn’t think he is at all.” Read more
Samaria council opposes McDonald’s at Ben-Gurion Airport, citing boycott law
June 5, 2019 by JNS
The leader of the Samaria Regional Council, Yossi Dagan, expressed the opposite of “I’m loving it” in regards to opposition to McDonald’s being given a tender to operate at Ben-Gurion Airport, as the fast-food chain will not operate franchises in the West Bank. Read more
Memorial for concentration camp and ghetto resistance fighters unveiled in Moscow
June 5, 2019 by JNS
Russian President Vladimir Putin attended the unveiling ceremony for a new memorial dedicated to the heroes of the resistance movement in concentration camps and ghettos during World War II. The memorial is housed in the Jewish Museum and Tolerance Center in Moscow. Read more
Israeli study may provide hope for some pancreatic cancer patients
June 4, 2019 by JNS
A groundbreaking study at Israel’s Sheba Medical Center at Tel Hashomer has determined that a targeted cancer therapy drug developed in partnership with pharmaceutical companies AstraZeneca and Merck & Co. Inc. delays the progression of a specific strain of pancreatic cancer, offering “potential hope” for patients suffering from the 12th most common cancer worldwide. Read more
Bereaved families outraged after ‘terrorist attorney’ film wins prize
June 4, 2019 by JNS
A letter signed by 100 families to Israel’s Culture and Sports Minister Miri Regev on Monday demanding that she cancel a prize set to be awarded at the Docaviv International Film Festival to a film positively portraying attorney Lea Tsemel. Read more
Hebrew University professor calls pro-Israel student activists ‘Nazi dogs’
Professor Amiram Goldblum, a senior lecturer at Israel’s Hebrew University, called pro-Israel student activists “Nazi dogs” and threatened to prevent them from getting accepted into advanced degree programs, Israel’s Makor Rishon newspaper reported last week. Read more
Lebanese parliament speaker makes antisemitic joke
Lebanese parliament speaker Nabih Berri made an antisemitic remark on Wednesday, four days after meeting in Beirut with U.S. Rep. Eliot Engel (D-N.Y.), who is Jewish. Read more
IDF reveals largest Hezbollah tunnel system discovered
May 31, 2019 by JNS
The Israel Defense Forces revealed on Wednesday the largest Hezbollah tunnel system uncovered during last winter’s “Operation Northern Shield.” Read more
Sara Netanyahu agrees to plea deal in catering affair
May 30, 2019 by JNS
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s wife, Sara, agreed to a plea bargain on Wednesday in a fraud case against her and will be fined NIS 55,000 (US$15,000). Read more
Knesset approves first reading of bill to dissolve government
May 29, 2019 by JNS
In a vote of 64-44, the Israeli Knesset on Monday night approved in its first reading a bill to disband the legislature. Read more
Krakow street to be named after rabbi and 300 orphans murdered in the Holocaust
May 29, 2019 by JNS
The city council in Krakow, Poland, has announced that a municipal street will be named next month after Rabbi David Alter Kurzmann, a caretaker of the Krakow ghetto orphanage. Read more
Human-rights commission launches investigation into UK Labour Party on handling of antisemitism cases
May 29, 2019 by JNS
The Equality and Human Rights Commission has launched a full statutory investigation into antisemitism in the United Kingdom’s Labour Party following a formal referral and detailed legal representations from Campaign Against Antisemitism, which is the complainant. Read more
Negotiations over Israeli government go down to the wire as fresh elections loom
May 29, 2019 by JNS
Negotiations over forming Israel’s next governing coalition are appearing to go down to the wire as a Wednesday-night deadline and potential elections loom. Read more
Report: Israel and Hamas agree on six-month ceasefire
May 21, 2019 by JNS
Israel and the terrorist group Hamas, which controls the Gaza Strip, have reportedly agreed to a six-month ceasefire in the aftermath of the latter launching hundreds of rockets earlier this month into the Jewish state and caused four civilian deaths. Read more
Polish prime minister: Restitution to Holocaust victims a ‘victory for Hitler’
May 21, 2019 by JNS
Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said on Friday that was Poland to pay restitution for those whose property was stolen in the Holocaust it would violate “international law and would also be a posthumous victory for Hitler;” therefore, “something like this will never happen.” Read more
Hamas issues statement ‘saluting’ British Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn
May 19, 2019 by JNS
The terrorist group Hamas issued a statement on Thursday to “salute” British Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn for showing “support and solidarity with the Palestinian people and their inalienable rights to freedom, independence and self-determination.” Read more
In backdrop of increased incidents against Jews in Europe, German lawmakers declare BDS anti-Semiti
May 19, 2019 by JNS
Germany became the first European country to declare the BDS movement against Israel as antisemitic. Read more
NASA releases photographs of ‘Beresheet’ lunar crash
May 17, 2019 by JNS
NASA has released pictures of the moon after Israel’s “Beresheet” spacecraft crashed on its surface last month. Read more
Terror equipment found in mailbags at Gaza crossing
May 17, 2019 by JNS
An Israeli security officer at the Erez Crossing between Gaza and Israel seized and confiscated a large number of mailbags filled with packages containing weapons, communications and scuba-diving equipment that was being smuggled into Gaza, according to a report in Israel’s Ma’ariv daily on Thursday. Read more
Pro-Israel activists hold ‘Nakba Day Party’ to counter ‘nakba’ ceremony at TAU
May 16, 2019 by JNS
Israeli man apologizes for spitting at Polish ambassador
An Israeli man has apologized for spitting at Polish Ambassador to Israel Marek Magierowski. Read more
Rivlin awards 120 soldiers on Israel’s Independence Day
May 10, 2019 by JNS
Israeli President Reuven Rivlin hosted on Thursday “All Israel From Jerusalem” and the traditional ceremony honouring 120 outstanding Israel Defense Forces’ soldiers for the fifth time from the gardens of his residence in Jerusalem. Read more
Postcard discovered of David Ben-Gurion writing, ‘State of Israel has been born!’
May 10, 2019 by JNS
A postcard written and signed by Israel’s founding father and first prime minister David Ben-Gurion, just one day after he officially declared the State of Israel’s independence, has recently been discovered. Read more
