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
Controversial Israeli-Palestinian Memorial Day event draws crowd in Tel Aviv
Following an Israeli High Court ruling that Israel must grant permits to 100 Palestinian Authority residents to attend a joint Israeli-Palestinian Memorial Day ceremony, some 9,000 Israelis and a few dozen Palestinians took part in a memorial event on Tuesday night at Yarkon Park in Tel Aviv. Read more
March of the Living founder: ‘The only thing worse than Auschwitz is the world forgetting Auschwitz’
On Holocaust Memorial Day (Yom Hashoah) on May 2, under the theme “Say No to Anti-Semitism,” more than 10,000 Jewish and non-Jewish youth from 40 different countries, together with dozens of Holocaust survivors and dignitaries from around the world, participated in the 31st annual International March of the Living to pay tribute to all victims of the Holocaust and call for an end to antisemitism. Read more
Poway Chabad rabbi: ‘Fight darkness with light,’ urges Moment of Silence in schools
May 3, 2019 by JNS
The founding rabbi of Chabad of Poway in Southern California spoke at the White House on Thursday, less than a week after his synagogue was attacked, with one woman killed and three others injured. Read more
Herzog calls on world leaders to stem tide of antisemitism at March of the Living
May 3, 2019 by JNS
Knesset holds ‘Every Person Has a Name’ Holocaust remembrance ceremony
May 3, 2019 by JNS
The annual “Every Person Has a Name” ceremony was held at the Knesset on Thursday, the Knesset members reading off the names of Jews who perished at the hands of the Nazis during the Holocaust. Read more
Violent antisemitism rose by 13% worldwide in 2018, according to new report
May 2, 2019 by JNS
Violent antisemitic attacks rose by 13% worldwide in 2018, with the highest number of incidents reported in Western democracies including the United States, the United Kingdom, France and Germany, an annual report revealed. Read more
Researchers at Tel Aviv University discover potential new treatment for epilepsy
May 1, 2019 by JNS
Researchers at Tel Aviv University have discovered that a drug used to treat multiple sclerosis may help epilepsy patients. Read more
Bedouin women in Israel’s Negev Desert aim ‘to go the distance’
April 30, 2019 by JNS
A workshop aimed at advancing the lives of Bedouin mothers was launched this week in Israel’s Idan HaNegev Industrial Park at the initiative of the Harry Oscar Triguboff Institute and the Switch-Triguboff Centre for Training and Advancement of Employment. Read more
Israel releases two Syrian prisoners in ‘goodwill gesture’ for return of Baumel
April 30, 2019 by JNS
In a gesture meant to express gratitude for the return earlier this month of the remains of an Israeli soldier killed during the First Lebanon War, Israel released two Syrian prisoners back to Syria on Sunday. Read more
Outrage ensues over antisemitic cartoon published in ‘The New York Times’
April 29, 2019 by JNS
The New York Times International Edition printed a political cartoon during Passover featuring U.S. President Donald Trump wearing a yarmulke, sporting dark-tinted glasses and being led by a dog with the face of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with a large blue Star of David hanging from its collar. Read more
Sderot residents among wounded in California Chabad synagogue shooting
April 29, 2019 by JNS
Two of the victims of Saturday’s shooting at the Chabad synagogue in Poway, Calif., were former residents of the rocket-beleaguered Israeli town of Sderot, and had come to the United States for respite from the fear of attacks. Read more
Netanyahu wants new area in Golan named after Trump
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday that he will ask his government to vote on a measure to name a new neighbourhood in the Golan after U.S. President Donald Trump, who last month recognized Israeli sovereignty over the area. Read more
Passover snow falls on Mount Hermon for first time in 22 years
April 22, 2019 by JNS
Snow fell on Mount Hermon on Sunday during Passover for the first time in 22 years. Read more
State Department updates maps, manuals to reflect Israeli control of Golan
April 19, 2019 by JNS
The U.S. State Department has updated its maps and Foreign Affairs Manual to reflect the Trump administration’s recognition last month that the Golan Heights is part of Israel. Read more
Beresheet – what went wrong
April 18, 2019 by JNS
Kushner: No Mideast peace plan until early June
April 18, 2019 by JNS
White House senior adviser Jared Kushner reportedly told a group of ambassadors on Wednesday that the highly-anticipated Mideast peace plan for the Israelis and Palestinians will be released after Israel forms a new government and the Islamic holiday of Ramadan, which starts on May 5 and concludes on June 4. Read more
New Right concedes defeat
After days of conflict with the Central Elections Committee and demands to recount votes to prove that they had, in fact, earned the 1,400 necessary to enter the Knesset, the New Right party of Education Minister Naftali Bennett and Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked conceded defeat on Tuesday, closing the chapter of Israel’s 2019 elections. Read more
Instagram suspends accounts belonging to Iran’s Khamenei, IRGC leaders
April 18, 2019 by JNS
The Instagram accounts of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and Qasem Soleimani, the head of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ (IRGC) Quds Force, were suspended Tuesday – a day after the IRGC was officially designated by the United States as a terrorist organization. Read more
