Abbas rejects tax money from Israel, insists its funds go to terrorists and their families
February 24, 2019 by JNS
Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas has rejected tax revenues collected by Israel following the Jewish state’s decision on Sunday to reduce 5% of what it gives to the P.A. due to the latter’s support for paying terrorists and their families. Read more
Launch successful: Israel becomes fourth country to launch mission to the moon
Israel has become the first to launch a privately funded mission to the moon, in addition to becoming the fourth country to launch a lunar spacecraft. Read more
Gantz and Lapid appeal for ‘unity,’ Netanyahu touts ‘strong leadership’
The leaders of the new Blue and White Party–Benny Gantz and Yair Lapid—held their first political rally on Thursday night after the two candidates shook up the Israeli political scene earlier in the day. Read more
Thousands of protesters march against wave of antisemitism in France
Following the vandalism of 80 gravestones in a Jewish cemetery in the Alsace region of France, thousands of people joined rallies in Paris and across the country on Tuesday night to publicly oppose antisemitism in their country. Read more
Swastikas on 80 gravestones desecrate French Jewish cemetery at German border
February 20, 2019 by JNS
As many as 80 gravestones at a Jewish cemetery in France were discovered vandalized on Tuesday morning, adding to the latest wave of antisemitic attacks in the country. Read more
Jordanians give substantial control of the Temple Mount to Palestinians
February 20, 2019 by JNS
Jordan has expanded a council that administers Muslim institutions on the Temple Mount, giving Palestinians 40% of the seats for the first time in a body previously reserved for trusted individuals close to the monarchy of Jordanian King Abdullah Hussein. Read more
Seven lawmakers quit UK Labour Party over antisemitism, Brexit concerns
February 19, 2019 by JNS
Seven British lawmakers quit the Labour Party on Monday over concerns regarding Jeremy Corbyn’s handling of the antisemitism scandal within the party and because of issues surrounding Brexit, saying that the opposition party had been “hijacked by the machine politics of the hard left.” Read more
One less role for Netanyahu as Yisrael Katz tapped to be Israeli Foreign Minister
February 18, 2019 by JNS
Israeli Knesset member Yisrael Katz has become Israel’s acting Foreign Minister after being nominated by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and voted in by the Cabinet on Sunday. Read more
In Tel Aviv, British experts warn of antisemitism across the UK
February 17, 2019 by JNS
A lecture hosted by the Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in America (CAMERA) in Tel Aviv featured a panel of experts who warned about growing antisemitism in the United Kingdom and the threat that Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn poses if he were to become prime minister. Read more
Justice Ginsburg back at Supreme Court following surgery
February 17, 2019 by JNS
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg returned to her office on Friday for the first time since undergoing surgery to remove cancerous nodules from her lungs. Read more
France vows crackdown on latest antisemitic attacks
February 13, 2019 by JNS
France’s government on Tuesday vowed a tough response amid the latest antisemitic incidents over the weekend. Read more
Israeli officials call for death penalty for murderer of teen Ori Ansbacher
Justice Minister Ayalet Shaked and former Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman are among the high-level Israeli officials calling on Israel to execute Arafat Irfayia, the Arab man believed to have murdered 19-year-old Tekoa resident Ori Ansbacher in a what has been described as a grizzly and gruesome slaying. Read more
Popular Shalva band won’t play Eurovision due to Shabbat schedule
February 7, 2019 by JNS
The group, composed of several members who are blind and some with Down syndrome, made its announcement on Wednesday. Read more
UK Labour MP defends Corbyn, says it’s ‘impossible to eradicate antisemitism’
February 6, 2019 by JNS
Despite the fact that 150 U.K. Labour Party members unanimously passed a motion demanding that the party to do more to confront antisemitism, the party’s general secretary, Jennie Formby, defended party leader Jeremy Corbyn and his controversial ties. Read more
Israeli rescue team in Brazil finds bodies after dam rupture, but no survivors
February 1, 2019 by JNS
More than 100 Israeli soldiers from the IDF Home Front Command who were sent to Brazil to help search-and-rescue teams hunt for hundreds of missing people will be returning home within the next 48 hours, having recovered at least 20 bodies, but finding no survivors. Read more
Israel gets ‘key’ to Eurovision, BBC rejects calls to boycott
February 1, 2019 by JNS
At a ceremony in Tel Aviv this week, Israel officially received the “keys” to the Eurovision Song competition for 2019. Read more
Watchdog accuses Amnesty International of antisemitic campaign against Israel’s tourism industry
January 31, 2019 by JNS
Amnesty International published “The Tourism Industry and Israeli Settlements” on Jan. 29, a report alleging that “the Israeli government has political and ideological reasons for developing a tourism industry in occupied East Jerusalem and Area C of the West Bank.” Read more
Danon at UN on Holocaust remembrance: ‘Apathy is the enemy of humanity’
January 29, 2019 by JNS
Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations Ambassador Danny Danon warned the world body on Monday morning in commemoration of International Holocaust Remembrance Day about the rise of antisemitism the need to fight it. Read more
Knesset scraps delegation to Ireland over pro-BDS bill
January 29, 2019 by JNS
Knesset Speaker Yuli Edelstein scrapped a Knesset trip to Ireland on Monday due to an Irish bill that would prohibit commercial activity connected to areas that were outside Israel’s pre-1967 territory. Read more
Poll shows many British adults don’t believe the Holocaust occurred
Released in time for International Holocaust Remembrance Day, a new poll commissioned by the Holocaust Memorial Day Trust found that one in 20 British adults do not believe that the Holocaust occurred, and another 12 per cent think the magnitude of the genocide was exaggerated. Read more
Irish bill advances to criminalise commercial activity with Israel
January 28, 2019 by JNS
The Irish parliament advanced a bill on Thursday that would prohibit commercial activity connected to areas that were outside Israel’s pre-1967 territory. Read more
Hebrew University to open tech centres in Chicago, China and Paraguay
January 27, 2019 by JNS
The Hebrew University in Jerusalem announced this week that it will open three tech centres in Chicago; Asunción, Paraguay; and Shenzhen, China. Read more
Syria’s ambassador warns of bombing Ben-Gurion Airport if Israeli airstrikes continue
Syria’s ambassador to the United Nations said on Tuesday that if Israel does not stop attacking military sites in his country, Syria would target Ben-Gurion International Airport. Read more
T-shirt with ‘At Least I’m Not Jewish’ taken off website
A shirt reading “At Least I’m Not Jewish” has been pulled from the personalized online gift company Zazzle.com in response to complaints. Read more
Israeli doctor saved Abbas’s life this summer, says report
A report in Israeli news revealed that when Palestinian Authority chief Mahmoud Abbas was close to death this summer, Israel sent a specialist to Ramallah who helped save his life. Read more
Israel stops transfer of Qatari funds to Gaza amid renewed conflict on the border
Israel halted a previously approved US$15 million transfer to the Gaza-controlled Hamas terrorist group from Qatar on Tuesday amid renewed violent tension along the Gaza-Israel border. Read more
Pompeo: Peace plan to be released after Israeli elections
January 23, 2019 by JNS
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has announced that the highly anticipated Trump administration’s peace plan for the Israelis and Palestinians—commonly referred to as the “deal of the century”—is expected to be released after the April 9 Israeli elections. Read more
Israel reopens Hermon ski resort after Iranian missile soars over Golan Heights
January 23, 2019 by JNS
The popular Hermon ski resort in the northern Golan Heights will open again for visitors after being closed due to the launch of an Iranian rocket over the area and Israel’s subsequent military response. Read more
Atomic chief: Iran could enrich uranium to 20 percent within four days
January 17, 2019 by JNS
Iran’s atomic energy chief said on Tuesday that the regime has the capability to enrich uranium up to 20 per cent within four days. Read more
Israeli pop star turns down Eurovision performance: rehearsals on Shabbat
One of Israel’s most popular singers, Omer Adam, has rejected an offer to perform at the international singing competition Eurovision because rehearsals for the finale will be held on Shabbat. Read more
