Egyptian mediators rush to Gaza Strip as ceasefire holds
March 31, 2019 by JNS
Egyptian mediators rushed to the Gaza Strip on Wednesday and Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh emerged from his hideout as an unofficial ceasefire between Israel and the terrorist group appeared to take hold. Read more
Greenblatt: Golan Heights vital to Israel’s security, recognition not linked to Israeli elections
March 31, 2019 by JNS
U.S. special envoy for international negotiations Jason Greenblatt said on Thursday it is “cynical” to label this week’s U.S. recognition of Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights as a move to boost Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s re-election chances just weeks before Israelis go to the polls on April 9. Read more
PA Ministry of Education teaches girls to see murderer of 37 as role model
March 29, 2019 by JNS
The Palestinian Authority’s education ministry marked the anniversary of the Coastal Road Massacre by once again glorifying Dalal Mughrabi, the female terrorist who led the most lethal terror attack in Israel’s history in which 37 Israelis were murdered, among them 12 children. P.A. officials participating in the event stated that “Palestinian children are determined to continue on the path, with the same certain steps, towards the realization of the national rights.” Read more
Wealthy German family to donate millions to charity after uncovering Nazi past
March 29, 2019 by JNS
One of Germany’s richest families with business holdings in multiple internationally recognized brands will be donating millions of dollars to charity after learning that their parents and grandparents were ardent supporters of Adolf Hitler who exploited Jewish prisoners for slave labour. Read more
Hasmonean-era village discovered, proof of Jewish connection to Jerusalem
A large Hasmonean-era Jewish agricultural village was uncovered by archaeologists in the Arab neighbourhood of Sharafat, with a major, multi-generational burial chamber, olive press, ritual baths, a water cistern, dovecote, rock quarries and jar fragments dating back to the time of the Maccabees, providing concrete evidence of the Jewish history of Jerusalem as far back as 2,150 years ago. Read more
French pilot who remained with Israeli and Jewish hostages at Entebbe dies at 95
Michel Bacos, the Air France pilot who, along with his crew, stayed with Israeli and Jewish hostages during the July 1976 hijacking that diverted the plane to Uganda’s Entebbe Airport, died in the French city of Nice on Tuesday at the age of 95. Read more
Israel launches heavy assault on key Hamas terror sites, infrastructure in Gaza
March 26, 2019 by JNS
The Israel Defense Forces have carried out dozens of airstrikes on key Hamas targets throughout the Gaza Strip on Monday evening following a rocket attack that destroyed a home in central Israel earlier in the day. Read more
Trump: Time for US to ‘fully recognize Israel’s sovereignty over the Golan Heights’
March 22, 2019 by JNS
Amid recent calls for such a move, U.S. President Donald Trump tweeted on Thursday his support for Israel to remain in control over the strategic Golan Heights region. Read more
Prime witness in Case 3000 recants to Israeli police, says he did not bribe anyone
March 21, 2019 by JNS
In a surprise legal twist in “Case 3000,” in which many of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s close associates are accused of taking bribes in exchange for the successful purchase by the Israeli Navy of submarines made by Germany’s ThyssenKrupp ship-building company, the lead witness against the prime minister is now recanting his testimony. Read more
Rabbi Achiad Ettinger, father of 12 who fired back at Ariel terrorist, is laid to rest
March 19, 2019 by JNS
Rabbi Achiad Ettinger, a 47-year-old father of 12 who was critically injured in a terrorist attack near Ariel on Sunday, succumbed to his wounds on Monday morning and was laid to rest. Read more
Israel and Hamas agree to Egyptian-brokered ceasefire
March 17, 2019 by JNS
Israel and Hamas have agreed to an Egyptian-brokered ceasefire on Friday, reported The Times of Israel, citing the Israeli public broadcaster Kan. Read more
Forming the new Palestinian Authority government
March 15, 2019 by JNS
Two developments currently taking place in the Palestinian arena deserve our attention, and both of these are interlinked: the proposed new government in Ramallah and the situation at the Al-Aqsa plaza on the Temple Mount…writes Pinhas Inbari. Read more
Palestinian Red Crescent Society to host BDS conference
March 15, 2019 by JNS
Palestinian Media Watch can reveal that, in direct breach of its commitments, the Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS), which is a member of the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), is set to host a conference sponsored by the Boycott, Divest and Sanction movement on Saturday. Read more
Hamas launches two rockets from Gaza at Tel Aviv
March 15, 2019 by JNS
Two rockets were fired from Gaza toward Tel Aviv on Thursday, according to the Israel Defense Forces, activating rocket sirens throughout central Israel. Read more
Nechama Rivlin, wife of Israeli President Reuven Rivlin, gets lung transplant
March 12, 2019 by JNS
Israeli President Reuven Rivlin’s wife, Nechama, 73, received a new lung on Monday after being matched with a donor: 19-year-old Yair Yehezkel Halabli, who drowned on Friday while diving in Eilat. Read more
Germany will not designate Hezbollah a terrorist group
Germany has said that it will not officially designate Hezbollah as a terrorist group, a development likely to cause tension between Berlin and Washington. Read more
Mass grave of Holocaust victims in Ukraine desecrated
March 12, 2019 by JNS
A mass grave of Holocaust victims was allegedly desecrated by gravediggers looking for gold in the Ukrainian town of Rafalivka. Read more
Israeli lab beef company seeks meaty future
Israeli lab beef company Aleph Farms Ltd. is aiming to develop lab-grown steaks within the next five years, according to its CEO, Didier Toubia. Read more
WJC calls on Belarussian municipality to halt work near mass Jewish grave
March 7, 2019 by JNS
The World Jewish Congress has called on the municipality in the Belarussian city of Brest to cease construction at an uncovered mass grave of more than 1,000 Jews who were shot by the Nazis during the Holocaust. Read more
UN Human Rights Council delays release of blacklist of firms in Jerusalem, West Bank
March 6, 2019 by JNS
The U.N. Human Rights Council has delayed the release of a blacklist of firms operating in Jerusalem and the West Bank. Read more
Labour decision to move Corbyn ally to deal with antisemitism sparks backlash
The British Labour Party is facing criticism over a decision to have Laura Murray, a close ally of party leader Jeremy Corbyn, to deal with antisemitism complaints within the party. Read more
Israel’s attorney general issues charges against Netanyahu for bribery, breach of trust
March 1, 2019 by JNS
With less than six weeks before Israel’s general elections on April 9, Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit announced on Thursday that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will be indicted in all three ongoing corruption cases against him, including bribery in the Bezeq corruption investigation. Read more
UK Labour Party suspends Chris Williamson for antisemitic remarks
February 28, 2019 by JNS
Britain’s Labour Party has suspended one of its members, Chris Williamson, for saying the party has been “too apologetic” about accusations of antisemitism. Read more
MDA moves national dispatch centre to reinforced facility
February 28, 2019 by JNS
Magen David Adom, Israel’s national EMS organization, has dedicated its new National Operations Centre… a dispatch centre east of Tel Aviv that’s housed in a reinforced and partially subterranean facility designed to be protected against missile, chemical and biological attack. Read more
Netanyahu shortens Russia trip in advance of upcoming indictment announcement
February 27, 2019 by JNS
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has shortened his trip to Russia, where he will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss Iran’s activates in Syria, despite fraying relations between Jerusalem and Moscow. Read more
Corbyn approves Labour to avoid voting for Hezbollah as an official terrorist group
February 27, 2019 by JNS
U.K. Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn has given the go-ahead to party members to avoid voting in favour of the United Kingdom’s official designation of Hezbollah as a terrorist group. Read more
Dutch Green Left Party votes to support boycotting Israel
February 27, 2019 by JNS
GroenLinks, a green political party in the Netherlands, became Holland’s first mainstream political party to endorse the anti-Israel BDS movement. Read more
Jewish Agency calls for global effort against antisemitism: ‘No keeping heads down’
February 27, 2019 by JNS
The heads of hundreds of Jewish organizations in Israel and abroad discussed the rise of antisemitism around the world at a meeting of the Jewish Agency’s Board of Governors in Jerusalem on Monday. Read more
Israeli TV: British intel chief makes secret Israel visit amid Iran nuclear activity
February 24, 2019 by JNS
Great Britain’s MI6 intelligence chief covertly visited Israel this week for discussions with Israeli counterparts regarding Iran possibly violating the 2015 nuclear deal and attempting to proliferate towards a nuclear bomb, reported Israeli television on Friday. Read more
Egypt cleans and removes slums near 1,200-year-old Jewish cemetery
In response to requests from the international Jewish community, Egypt has started eliminating slums near Bassatine Cemetery, in the eastern part of the second-oldest Jewish cemetery on earth, according to those in Cairo and others familiar with the situation. Read more
