Negotiations with Germany result in increased welfare for Holocaust survivors, payment for surviving spouse
July 3, 2019 by JNS
The Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany (also known as the Claims Conference) has announced the results of the organization’s negotiations this year with the German government on behalf of Jewish Holocaust survivors. Read more
Auschwitz exhibit examines faith as a mechanism for survival during the Holocaust
July 2, 2019 by JNS
An exhibition that offers the public a glimpse into the role of faith as a mechanism for survival during the Holocaust opened at the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum in Poland on Monday. Read more
Justice Ginsburg gives US$9,000 to Israeli schools teaching Hebrew and Arabic
June 30, 2019 by JNS
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg announced last month that she is giving US$9,000 to Israeli schools teaching Hebrew and Arabic. Read more
Israel, Hamas reach truce after incendiary balloons spread fire in southern Israel
June 30, 2019 by JNS
Israel and Hamas—the terrorist entity that runs the Gaza Strip—reached a truce on Thursday night after the latter launched incendiary balloons into southern Israel earlier that day. Read more
Bahraini foreign minister: Jews have ‘a place amongst us’
June 30, 2019 by JNS
In his first interview with an Israeli media outlet, Bahraini Foreign Minister Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa said that Israel is “part of the heritage of the Middle East” and that Jews have “a place amongst us.” Read more
McDonald’s in Israel to start selling vegan burgers
June 28, 2019 by JNS
McDonald’s in Israel is expected to introduce a vegan hamburger to its menu in the next six weeks. Read more
Adopt the definition of antisemitism, urges Jewish Agency to governments
June 28, 2019 by JNS
Members of the Jewish Agency board of governors, along with hundreds of Jewish community and organization representatives from all over the world, called on governments worldwide to adopt the widely accepted definition of antisemitism from the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance as part of combating increasing antisemitism over the last year. Read more
Incendiary balloons from Hamas in Gaza cause dozens of fires in southern Israel
June 28, 2019 by JNS
Incendiary balloons launched from Gaza on Thursday caused at least 30 fires, including 17 substantial ones, in southern Israel, according to estimates by Israeli authorities. Read more
Netanyahu considers cancelling Israel’s second round of elections on Sept. 17
June 27, 2019 by JNS
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is considering cancelling the Sept. 17 elections, his spokesperson said on Tuesday. Read more
‘Beresheet 2’ won’t attempt moon landing, SpaceIL searches for new challenge
June 27, 2019 by JNS
Proceeding a lengthy debate, Israel’s SpaceIL announced on Tuesday that it will not make a second attempt to successfully land on the moon. Read more
UNRWA raises less than a tenth of annual budget in international fundraising event
June 27, 2019 by JNS
A fundraising conference held by the U.N. Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) on Tuesday raised over $110 million from 35 countries, enough to allow the refugee agency, which has been struggling since the Trump administration cut its funding last year, to stave off an immediate budget crisis. Read more
Israel to cut Gaza fuel supply in response to wave of arson attacks
June 26, 2019 by JNS
Israel announced on Tuesday that it will cut the supply of fuel to the Gaza Strip in response to a wave of arson attacks from the Hamas enclave. Read more
Ahead of neo-Nazi concert, German town buys up beer supply to ‘dry Nazis out’
June 26, 2019 by JNS
Ahead of a neo-Nazi concert, residents in Ostritz bought out the German town’s beer supply to “dry the Nazis out,” despite a court prohibiting the sale and possession of alcohol at the Shield and Sword Festival. Read more
Israeli fencer makes history with European championship win
June 20, 2019 by JNS
A son of Australian immigrants, Israeli fencer Yuval Freilich, 24, took the gold medal in the European Fencing Championships in Dusseldorf, Germany. Read more
International Atomic Energy Agency recognizes ‘Palestine’ as a country
The International Atomic Energy Agency signed an agreement recognizing “Palestine” as a country, as it joined the nuclear watchdog on Tuesday as an observer. Read more
Despite border issues, Israel reopens Gaza fishing zone
June 19, 2019 by JNS
Israel has reopened the Gaza fishing zone to 10 nautical miles off the coast, despite recent tensions due to border riots, rocket attacks and incendiary balloons launched into Israel from the Gaza Strip. Read more
Sara Netanyahu signs plea bargain and will pay fine, bringing fraud case to a close
June 18, 2019 by JNS
Sara Netanyahu, the wife of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, was convicted on Sunday of taking unfair advantage of a mistake after confessing to the offence as part of a plea bargain struck last week regarding alleged misuse of state funds to hire catering for the Prime Minister’s Residence. Read more
Toronto becomes first city in new Jewish service initiative
June 16, 2019 by JNS
Former rabbi of Sydney’s Morial College Rabbi Benji Levy, CEO of Mosaic United, a partnership between the State of Israel and the global Jewish community, recently met with leaders at UJA Federation of Greater Toronto to formalize the Jewish community’s commitment of $1 million to the “Shalom Corps” Jewish service initiative. Read more
In British Parliament, IDF reservists share human-rights abuses by Palestinians
Some 20 British legislators and 50 guests packed a hall in the British Parliament this week to hear, for the first time, Israel Defence Forces’ reservists speak about the terrorism and rampant human-rights abuses Palestinians perpetuate on their own citizens that they had witnessed in Judea and Samaria. Read more
Gaza rocket hits yeshivah in Sderot in second attack of day
A rocket launched by Hamas in Gaza struck a building in the southern Israeli town of Sderot late on Thursday, causing damage but no injuries. Read more
Pompeo: Iran is responsible for attacking oil tankers in Gulf
June 14, 2019 by JNS
Two tankers—one carrying oil and the other transferring a freight of methanol—in the Gulf of Oman near the strategic Strait of Hormuz were attacked on Thursday, less than a month after Iran was blamed for attacking four oil tankers off the coast of the United Arab Emirates. Read more
Israeli Jewish divorces up by 5% in 2018, with an 86% increase in one city
June 13, 2019 by JNS
According to statistics issued by Israel’s Chief Rabbinate, the divorce rate among Israeli Jews rose by 5% in 2018, while soaring by 86% in one city. Read more
Labor’s Avi Gabbay steps down as leader, announces retirement from politics
June 13, 2019 by JNS
The head of Israel’s Labor Party, Avi Gabbay, announced on Wednesday that he is stepping down as party leader and will retire from politics ahead of the September elections. Read more
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
