Despite resignation reports, Danon staying on as Israel’s ambassador to UN

(JNS) Despite reports of his quitting, Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon announced on Saturday that he is staying at Turtle Bay and will not run for Knesset in the April 2019 elections. Read more

Israel destroys fifth Hezbollah terror tunnel from Lebanon

A fifth large Hezbollah terror tunnel discovered leading from Lebanon into Israel has been destroyed by the Israel Defense Forces, according to an announcement on Wednesday. Read more

Former IDF Chief of Staff Benny Gantz registers new party ahead of elections

Former Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff Benny Gantz registered a new political party on Thursday for Israeli elections slated for April 9, 2019. Read more

‘Guardian’ cartoon defends Corbyn; ties Netanyahu to white supremacy

Hours after British Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn finally admitted that he did lay a wreath to honour terrorists responsible for the Munich massacre, The Guardian published a cartoon by Steve Bell and an op-ed by Owen Jones ardently defending him while smearing his critics. Read more

Israeli Ambassador to UN Danon expected to run for Likud Party primaries

Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations, popular Likud politician Danny Danon, is expected to resign from his post in order to run for the Likud Party primaries. Read more

Simon Wiesenthal Centre ranks 10 worst antisemitic incidents of 2018

The Simon Wiesenthal Centre released its annual list on Wednesday of the 10 worst antisemitic incidents in 2018. Read more

Knesset opposition cheers news of upcoming elections

Opposition members in the Israeli government cheered Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s announcement on Monday that there will be elections next year. Read more

North Korea ordered to pay US$501 million to family of student Otto Warmbier

Washington D.C. District Court Judge Beryl Howell has ordered North Korea to pay US$501 million to the family of Otto Warmbier, a Jewish student who was imprisoned in the country and died just days after his release as a result of his poor treatment. Read more

Coalition partners vote to dissolve Knesset; early elections slated for April 9

The governing partners of Benjamin Netanyahu’s ruling coalition voted unanimously on Monday to dissolve the Knesset. Read more

2,000-year-old ring found in ancient Jerusalem ritual bath

A 2,000-year-old ring with a solitaire gemstone was uncovered in archaeological excavations in the City of David National Park in Jerusalem. Read more

Turkish president says he will ‘confront’ Israel, teach Jews a lesson

President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdoğan warned a group of Turkish youth on Saturday that “Jews in Israel” beat Palestinian women and children, and that Turkey will confront them. Read more

Supreme Court Justice Ginsburg undergoes surgery to remove cancerous nodules

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg underwent surgery on Friday at Memorial Sloane Kettering Center in New York to remove cancerous nodules from her lungs. Read more

Jewish Agency for Israel announces first female CEO

For the first time in its 90-year history, the Jewish Agency for Israel will have its first female CEO and director general. Read more

UK Labour Party minister resigns over antisemitism

U.K. Labour Party chief whip Ivan Lewis, who is Jewish, resigned from the party on Thursday amid sexual-harassment allegations against him, in addition to charges of antisemitism within his party. Read more

European Jewish Congress calls for strict action against antisemitic soccer fans

In response to fans at soccer games engaging in antisemitic activity, such as singing an offensive song about Jews, the European Jewish Congress called on Thursday for professional leagues to take stricter action. Read more

Sodastream plans to open manufacturing plant in Gaza

SodaStream is planning to open a manufacturing plant in Gaza, its CEO announced yesterday. Read more

PA asking the world to donate $350 million, equal to terror payments budget

The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) and the Palestinian Authority issued a joint statement in which they launched a $350 million appeal to “address critical humanitarian needs of Palestinians.” Read more

Germany to compensate Holocaust survivors who fled Nazis as kids, 80 years later

Eighty years later, Germany has said that it will compensate Jewish men and women who survived the Holocaust as children—most of whom lost their parents during the Shoah and years of World War II—according to the Jewish Material Claims Against Germany, which negotiates restitution with the German government. Read more

Airbnb condemns BDS, but is reportedly not reversing its ban in Judea, Samaria

Airbnb has denied earlier reports that it has reversed its decision to blacklist properties in Judea and Samaria. Read more

UN says Hezbollah tunnels that crossed into Israel violate Security Council resolution

The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) has confirmed that the tunnels dug by the Lebanese terror group Hezbollah into Israel violate Security Council resolution 1701. Read more

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

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