Cyclists put pedal to the metal to raise record $3.5 million for sick kids
November 7, 2018 by JNS
Madonna, Cher, Michael Bublé and Kathleen Turner were among well-wishers for the annual bike ride dubbed “Wheels of Love,” which broke records for Israel’s leading pediatric rehabilitation hospital ALYN, raising more than $3.5 million. Read more
Returning to synagogue, how do we speak to our children about Pittsburgh?
November 4, 2018 by JNS
Unlike any previous tragedy, where we listen to the horror stories, process our emotions and then return to ordinary life, this time is different. As the tragic shooting took place in a synagogue, the reverberations of trauma may have a direct impact on our own lives. Most certainly, we will all be thinking of it this Shabbat…writes Rabbi Dr Ari Sytner/JNS. Read more
British police investigate antisemitism complaints against Labour Party, Corbyn
November 4, 2018 by JNS
Police in the United Kingdom have opened up a criminal probe over accusations of antisemitic hate crimes within the Labour Party. Read more
Funeral held for final and oldest victim of Pittsburgh synagogue shooting
The final funeral service commenced for the oldest and last of the 11 Jewish worshippers shot and killed in last Saturday’s mass shooting at the Tree of Life*Or L’Simcha Synagogue in Pittsburgh. Read more
Israeli Attorney General says mentally ill terrorists’ homes should not be demolished
November 2, 2018 by JNS
Israeli Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit said on Wednesday that the government may not order the demolition of homes of terrorists who committed acts of violence due to psychological disorders. Read more
Anti-Semitic vandalism cases follow Pittsburgh shooting
November 2, 2018 by JNS
Days after 11 people were shot and killed at Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life*Or L’Simcha Synagogue on Saturday, two vandalism incidents have further rocked the American Jewish community. Read more
First four of 11 Jewish victims of Pittsburgh synagogue shooting laid to rest
October 31, 2018 by JNS
The first of the 11 victims of Saturday’s shooting at the Tree of Life*Or L’Simcha Synagogue in Pittsburgh, where a gunman killed 11 people and injured six others, was laid to rest on Tuesday. Read more
Tree of Life community in Pittsburgh seems split on potential visit by Trump
October 30, 2018 by JNS
The Tree of Life*Or L’Simcha Synagogue community is apparently split regarding a potential visit today by U.S. President Donald Trump after a gunman killed 11 people and injured six others, including four responding law-enforcement officers, during a brit milah (“baby naming”) at the Pittsburgh house of worship on Shabbat. Read more
First victim in shooting spree at Pittsburgh synagogue identified as Daniel Stein, 71
October 29, 2018 by JNS
As news of the slaying of 11 Jews at the Pittsburgh synagogue Tree of Life*Or L’Simcha on Shabbat spread worldwide, the first name of the first victim was released, 71-year-old Daniel Stein. Read more
Authorities release names of 11 victims in Pittsburgh synagogue mass shooting
October 29, 2018 by JNS
Authorities released the names of the victims of the mass shooting at a Pittsburgh synagogue on Saturday that killed 11 people. Read more
At least 11 dead in Pittsburgh synagogue mass shooting, killer made antisemitic threats
October 28, 2018 by JNS
At least 11 people have been reported dead and several injured as a result of a mass shooting at a Pittsburgh synagogue. Read more
UN votes to give ‘State of Palestine’ leadership of developing-nations bloc
October 19, 2018 by JNS
In a landslide, the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday voted to grant the “State of Palestine” additional temporary rights and privileges that will enable it to head the largest bloc of developing countries at the United Nations. Read more
Netanyahu responds to Beersheva attack: ‘Israel will take very strong action’
October 18, 2018 by JNS
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed “strong action” in response to a rocket attack from Gaza on Wednesday which smashed a home in Beersheva, Israel’s third-largest city. Read more
Be’ersheva home destroyed by powerful Gaza rocket, family miraculously saved
October 17, 2018 by JNS
A medium-range grad rocket fired by Hamas destroyed a home in Be’ersheva, Israel’s third largest city, deep inside Israeli territory. Read more
Gazan explodes bomb at Israeli border, killed in effort to attack IDF soldiers
October 15, 2018 by JNS
As part of the ongoing weekly border protests prompted by Hamas, a Gazan exploded a bomb along the security fence with Israel on Friday and infiltrated past it. Read more
France bestows its highest award to Nazi-hunter couple
October 15, 2018 by JNS
Famed French Nazi-hunters Serge Klarsfeld and his German wife, Beate, received the highest honours last week in a ceremony led by French President Emmanuel Macron. Read more
Netanyahu is expected to call early Israel elections
October 14, 2018 by JNS
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to call for early elections in the midst of legal troubles, pending controversial legislation and feuding among his top ministers—all of which could determine whether his solid relationship with U.S. President Donald Trump will continue. Read more
Danon to UK’s Parliament: ‘Corbyn an anti-Semite who wants to return Britain to darker periods’
October 10, 2018 by JNS
Israel’s Ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon was hosted by the United Kingdom’s Parliament on Tuesday. Read more
First of two terror victims laid to rest in emotional funeral
October 9, 2018 by JNS
Hundreds of people arrived in Rosh Ha’ayin in central Israel on Sunday night to pay their last respects to Kim Levengrond Yehezkel, one of two victims of a terror attack at the Barkan Industrial Park in Samaria earlier that day. Read more
Israel sends emergency aid to an Indonesia grappling in wake of earthquake, tsunami
Despite the fact that Indonesia refuses to conduct diplomatic relations with Israel, the Jewish state has sent water purifiers to the earthquake and tsunami-devastated country, and is preparing a delegation of aid workers to touch down in the coming days. Read more
Bolton clarifies at briefing: Palestine ‘is not a state’
October 4, 2018 by JNS
U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton said on Wednesday that Palestine “is not a state,” but a “so-called state.” Read more
IAEA rejects Israel’s claim that Iran has hidden atomic facility, defers to US
October 4, 2018 by JNS
The International Atomic Energy Agency rebuffed Israel’s claim that Iran is employing a hidden atomic warehouse, resisting pressure to inspect the alleged facility. Read more
US begins implementation of 10-year $38B defence aid plan for Israel
October 3, 2018 by JNS
The U.S. State Department has announced that an MOU signed in 2016 between the United States and Israel, to provide $38 billion in defence financing to Israel has become officially operational. Read more
Abbas praises terrorists as ‘hero martyrs,’ while claiming Jerusalem ‘not for sale’
September 28, 2018 by JNS
Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas went on the offensive against U.S. President Donald Trump in his speech to the U.N. General Assembly on Thursday, harshly criticising the American leader for his actions to recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and aid cuts while at the same time praising Palestinian terror prisoners as “hero martyrs.” Read more
Corbyn: UK will ‘recognise Palestine’ if Labour Party wins next election
Were the Labour Party to win the next election, the United Kingdom would “recognise Palestine,” the party’s leader said on Wednesday. Read more
Volkwagen to cease doing business in Iran, boosting US economic sanctions
September 23, 2018 by JNS
The United States has convinced Volkswagen AG to comply with sanctions on Iran and cease conducting most business in the regime, a U.S. official told Bloomberg news. Read more
Netanyahu travels first leg of Jerusalem-Tel Aviv high speed train’s maiden voyage
September 21, 2018 by JNS
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Minister of Transportation Yisrael Katz rode the maiden voyage of the high-speed train line from Jerusalem to Ben-Gurion International Airport in Lod. Read more
Turkey takes pragmatic steps towards repairing damaged relations with Israel
Amid shared concerns over Iran’s regional aggression among other interests, Israel and Turkey have been attempting to mend relations with one another despite their subtle differences, according to an Israeli media report on Monday. Read more
Incendiary balloons flown to Israel from West Bank
September 17, 2018 by JNS
A yellow balloon with Arabic writing on it landed in the Jewish community of Beit Horon north of Jerusalem on Sunday, and is believed to be an incendiary “terror balloon” like the ones that have been launched from Gaza to start arson fires along the border inside Israel. Read more
Israeli human-rights org files criminal charges against Hamas leader in world court
September 16, 2018 by JNS
An Israeli human-rights organization has filed a request at the International Criminal Court (ICC) at The Hague, asking the organization to investigate Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh for exploiting thousands of Palestinian children in the terror organisation’s quest to destroy Israel. Read more
