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
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
