Israel to send time capsule in historic mission to the moon

Israel will send a time capsule along with an Israeli spacecraft on the Jewish state’s first mission to the moon in 2019. Read more

Hundreds attend funeral for premature baby murdered by Arab drive-by shooter

Some 300 mourners huddled under umbrellas in the steadily falling rain at Jerusalem’s ancient Mount of Olives cemetery on Wednesday night to lay to rest the newborn boy whose mother was shot Sunday night in a terror attack outside the town of Ofra. Read more

Two Israelis murdered, two severely injured in second shooting attack near Ofra

Two Israelis were murdered and two severely injured when shot by a terrorist Thursday morning, at the Givat Asaf Junction between Beit El and Ofra, near the northern entrance to Ramallah. The attack is the second deadly shooting in less than a week. Read more

Baby of Chanukah terror victims pronounced dead

The baby son of Amichai and Shira-Ish Ran, delivered by emergency Caesarean section at just 30 weeks, was pronounced dead on Wednesday, according to a statement by the Shaare Zedek Medical Centre. Read more

Despite new police recommendations to indict, Netanyahu has no intention or legal mandate to resign

When Israeli police issued a third recommendation to indict Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for suspected bribery, opposition leaders increased their calls for Israel’s second longest-serving leader to resign. Read more

Pregnant Jewish woman and six others gunned down in Chanukah terror attack

A young pregnant woman and six other travellers were injured in a Palestinian shooting attack at a bus stop outside the Jewish town of Ofra on Sunday night. Read more

Brazil delivers on promise to vote with Israel

The symbolic victory against Hamas at the United Nations General Assembly on Thursday, in which 87 nations supported a draft resolution condemning Hamas, marked another milestone: Brazil took an unprecedented step by siding with Israel and the U.S. Read more

Israel demands international action on Hezbollah tunnels

The Israeli government demanded international action on Hezbollah on Tuesday for building tunnels to infiltrate and launch attacks against Israel. Read more

FIDE cancels chess contest in Riyadh after legal action

The international chess governing body—the Fédération lnternationale des Échecs (FIDE)—has agreed to strip Saudi Arabia from the right to host a forthcoming chess tournament after a lawyers’ letter was sent by two Israeli nationals. Read more

UN condemns Israel through six resolutions in one day

The United Nations on Friday continued its streak of frequently condemning the Jewish state, passing six anti-Israel resolutions. Read more

University of Haifa’s new joint campus in Shanghai focuses on biomedicine, sciences

The University of Haifa and ECNU University of China have officially unveiled a joint campus in Shanghai, the “Joint Technological Institute.” Read more

Judea and Samaria rental owners file class action against Airbnb in Jerusalem

A group of Jewish residents of Judea and Samaria filed a class-action lawsuit against Airbnb in Jerusalem District Court on Thursday, after the travel home-rental company erased 200 listings that they said would no longer be available due to their location in “occupied territories.” Read more

Tel Aviv is home to sixth most millionaires per square mile

Tel Aviv has the sixth most millionaires per square mile of any city in the world, according to a new ranking by the R.S. Components Limited UK electronics company. Read more

South African Jewish students ‘take a knee’ to protest Israel at football game

Two Jewish students from United Herzlia Middle School in Cape Town, South Africa dropped to one knee during the playing of Israel’s national anthem, Hatikvah, in protest of the Jewish State. Read more

Israeli prime minister denies rumours of early elections

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu denied rumours of an early election amid ongoing speculation that the Jewish Home Party headed by Education Minister Naftali Bennett will leave the governing coalition. Read more

Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman resigns over opposition to Gaza ceasefire

Israel’s Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman abruptly resigned his post and removed his Yisrael Beytenu Party from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s governing coalition less than a day after Israel reportedly agreed to a ceasefire with Hamas. Read more

An avoidable war with Gaza becomes inevitable

The Fourth Hamas War, as this latest conflagration may soon be called, comes as a surprise to no one. For the past six months, Hamas has been staging provocations and firing on Israeli communities at will. Read more

Danon to UN: there are no ‘two sides’ concerning Gaza

In advance of a closed emergency United Nations Security Council meeting, called by Kuwait and Bolivia, on the latest barrage of rockets fired by Hamas into Israel, Israeli Ambassador to the U.N. Danny Danon had a message for the world: There is no moral equivalence between Israel and Hamas. Read more

Israel and Hamas reach ceasefire after rocket barrage

A senior Israeli official indicated that an Egyptian-mediated ceasefire has been reached between Israel and Hamas, and other Gaza terrorist groups, amid the latter launching more than 400 rockets into Israel since Monday. Read more

Hate crimes targeting Jews in France have surged in 2018

French Jews are facing a massive uptick in antisemitic attacks, with French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe revealing that the number of documented hate crimes targeting Jews increased by more than 69 per cent in the first nine months of 2018. Read more

Keepin’ Chanukah with traditional Scottish ‘keepin’ cakes’

Get ready to light the first Chanukah candle, sing songs, play dreidel games, and, of course, eat. (Hanukkah takes place this year starting on the evening of Sunday, Dec. 2, and lasting through the evening of Monday, Dec. 10) But are we ready to indulge in all the rich holiday dishes in honour of Judith the Jewish heroine? Read more

Germany, Yad Vashem mark 80 years since Kristallnacht

The Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial and museum in Jerusalem held a memorial service and seminar on Nov. 8 to mark the 80th anniversary of Kristallnacht or “Night of Broken Glass.” Read more

SWIFT to disconnect from Central Bank of Iran as renewed sanctions kick in

The international financial transaction system known as the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication, or SWIFT, will disconnect access from the Central Bank of Iran, according to U.S. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin. Read more

Reversing his decision, Macron decides not to honor Vichy leader Pétain

After much backlash, especially from the Jewish community, French President Emmanuel Macron will not commemorate Marshal Philippe Pétain, who led Vichy France under Nazi occupation during World War II. Read more

Israeli startup develops breakthrough in radiation cancer therapy

An Israeli medical technology company that developed a breakthrough in radiation cancer therapy has announced it would begin clinical trials with leading medical institutions in Italy with the target of receiving approval from the European Commission by next year. Read more

US Supreme Court Justice Ginsburg being treated at DC hospital after fall

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has been hospitalized after falling in her Supreme Court office on Wednesday night, fracturing three ribs on her left side, according to the court in a statement. Read more

Macron plans to honour Philippe Pétain, leader of Vichy France in World War II

French President Emmanuel Macron called it “legitimate” to honour Marshal Philippe Pétain, commemorating the centennial since the end of World War I, even though he led Vichy France under Nazi occupation during World War II. Read more

Bar-Ilan University bans pro-Israel advocacy material about the ‘nakba’

Bar-Ilan University prohibited a student group on campus from distributing pro-Israel advocacy material about the Nakba (“catastrophe”) and the Palestinian refugees. Read more

Israelis barred from Saudi chess tournament demand action from world chess body

Two Israeli nationals are requesting that the international chess governing body—the Fédération lnternationale des Échecs (FIDE)—guarantee nondiscrimination after they were prevented from taking part in a chess tournament in Saudi Arabia last year because of their nationality. Read more

Poll: 40 percent of British Jews considering leaving UK ‎over antisemitism

A new survey has found that British Jews are growing ‎increasingly concerned over antisemitism in the ‎country. ‎ Read more

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