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
Got the munchies? Israeli company raises $1 million to infuse cannabis in pizza
April 17, 2019 by JNS
Cannibble FoodTech Ltd. has raised more than $1 million to infuse pizza with cannabis, announced the Israeli food company on Monday. Read more
Rivlin says he will ask Netanyahu to form government
April 17, 2019 by JNS
With eight of 11 parties elected to the Knesset affirming to Israeli President Reuven Rivlin their support for election winner Benjamin Netanyahu, the recently re-elected prime minister now has the support of 61 MKs, enough to form a coalition. Read more
Jewish community reacts to fire that ravaged Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris
April 17, 2019 by JNS
Members of the French Jewish community reacted with sadness to the massive fire that burst through the roof of the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris on Monday and toppled its spire. Read more
Iconic South African Jewish journalist to get top honour
One of South Africa’s premier journalists, Benjamin Pogrund, will receive a top honour for his decades-long work, which included exposing the country’s apartheid system that lasted between 1948 and 1994. Read more
Mission almost accomplished: Israel’s Beresheet spacecraft fails to land on the moon
April 12, 2019 by JNS
The Israeli spacecraft “Beresheet” failed to land on the moon early this morning after a failure in its main engine just before touch down that caused it to crash into the lunar surface. Read more
Trump says Netanyahu victory is ‘good for peace’
April 11, 2019 by JNS
With Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu set to form another governing coalition, winning re-election on Tuesday, world leaders began to offer their congratulations. Read more
Madonna to perform at Eurovision finals in Tel Aviv
April 9, 2019 by JNS
The Michigan-born music icon Madonna will perform two songs, including one from her upcoming album, at the Eurovision Song Contest grand finale in Tel Aviv on May 18, announced Israeli public broadcaster KAN and concert organizer Live Nation on Monday. Read more
Jewish Labour Movement passes vote of no confidence in party head Jeremy Corbyn
April 9, 2019 by JNS
The Jewish Labour Movement (JLM) almost unanimously passed a motion of no-confidence in British Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn on Sunday following an “impassioned debate,” said the group in a statement. Read more
Parents of slain Israeli Lt. Hadar Goldin react to news of Zachary Baumel remains
April 5, 2019 by JNS
The mother of an Israeli soldier who was killed more than four years ago, and whose body is still being held by Hamas, expressed appreciation on Thursday that the remains of Sgt. First Class Zachary Baumel, an Israeli soldier killed in the 1982 Lebanon War, has been returned to Israel. Read more
Female skeleton cradling baby uncovered at Holocaust mass grave in Belarus
April 4, 2019 by JNS
A skeleton of a mother cradling her baby was uncovered at a mass grave in the Belarusian city of Brest that was discovered months ago, reported the BBC. Read more
Terrorist shot and killed by Israeli civilian after trying to stab his daughter in car
April 4, 2019 by JNS
A pair of Israeli civilians neutralized a terrorist who attempted to attack people in their cars as they drove near the Hawara checkpoint south of Shechem/Nablus in Samaria on Wednesday morning, according to the Israel Defense Forces. Read more
Seven English-speaking immigrants to be honoured for contributions to Israel
April 4, 2019 by JNS
Seven immigrants from English-speaking countries will be honoured as winners of the 2019 Sylvan Adams Bonei Zion Prize, an annual award presented by the Nefesh B’Nefesh aliyah organization including one from Australia. Read more
