Amazon pulls ‘Make Israel Palestine Again’ after outrage
August 12, 2018 by JNS
Amazon is no longer selling a T-shirt that reads “Make Israel Palestine Again” amid outrage from consumers and followers of the Investigative Project on Terrorism (IPT), a non-profit that tracks radical Islam. Read more
2,200-year-old earring found in Jerusalem excavation sheds light on Hellenistic period in Judea
A 2,200-year-old golden earring was discovered at the City of David’s archaeological excavation just outside the walls of the Old City of Jerusalem, shedding light on life in the city after it was conquered by the Greeks. Read more
Israeli company to deliver food by drone in Iceland
August 8, 2018 by JNS
An Israeli technology firm is providing takeout-food delivery services to Icelanders in the capital of Reykjavík, expanding its supply routes from one test route to 13. Read more
Trump renews sanctions on Iran following US withdrawal from nuclear deal
August 7, 2018 by JNS
U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday restoring key sanctions on Iran with the hope of levying “maximum economic pressure” on Tehran over its nuclear program and other destabilizing activity in the Middle East. Read more
Palestinian arson kite starts fire in Samaria winery
August 7, 2018 by JNS
An incendiary kite landed in an Israeli vineyard in Samaria on Monday, starting an arson fire. Read more
A message to the Jewish nation from a Druze Zionist friend
Don’t you understand, without the Jewish nation there would be death and suffering here like in the rest of the Middle East?…writes Atta Farhat/JNS. Read more
IDF targets Hamas military post after Gazans breach Israel’s border fence
August 5, 2018 by JNS
The Israel Defense Forces targeted a Hamas military post in the southern Gaza Strip on Friday after a number of Gazans breached the border fence. Read more
Trump administration reportedly ramping up Israeli-Palestinian peace plan
August 5, 2018 by JNS
The Trump administration is reportedly ramping up preparations for the unveiling of an Israeli-Palestinian peace plan, although a timetable for its release remains unclear. Read more
IDF officially shuts down Syrian field hospital
August 5, 2018 by JNS
The IDF announced on Friday that it was shutting down the field clinic it used to treat thousands of Syrians injured in the country’s seven-year civil war. Read more
Trump administration released tens of millions in aid to Palestinians
August 3, 2018 by JNS
The Trump administration quietly released tens of millions of foreign aid to the Palestinian Authority recently that had been frozen as part of a review process. Read more
Israel Air Force strikes and kills seven Islamic State terrorists who infiltrated Syrian border
August 3, 2018 by JNS
The Israeli Defence Forces said it launched an airstrike on Wednesday night, killing seven terrorists from the Islamic State who had infiltrated Israeli territory in the Golan Heights along the Syrian border. Read more
New poll shows majority of Israelis support the new Nationality Law
A new poll by the Walla news website shows that most Israelis support the Nationality Law, with 58 percent agreeing with the current language and 34 percent opposed to it. Read more
Terror balloons land in Beersheva, deeper into Israel
August 1, 2018 by JNS
For the first time, an incendiary “terror balloon” from Gaza landed in the ancient city of Beersheva on Monday, raising concerns that terrorists are attempting to cause arson fires deeper inside Israel and in more heavily populated areas. Read more
Banning Israeli 7-year-old, Tunisia may lose right to host world chess tournaments
July 31, 2018 by JNS
Tunisia may lose the right to host world chess championships after refusing to grant a visa to Israel’s 7-year-old chess champion for the 2019 World Schools Chess Championship. Read more
Ahed Tamimi concludes eight-month prison sentence after assaulting IDF soldier
July 30, 2018 by JNS
Ahed Tamimi, who gained infamy in Israel and acclaim inside the Palestinian Authority after a video of her assaulting Israeli police officers went viral, was released from HaSharon Prison on Sunday after serving an eight-month sentence. Read more
Netanyahu to hold meeting on nation-state law following objections by Druze
July 26, 2018 by JNS
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will reportedly convene a meeting to re-examine the controversial nation-state law passed last week after an outcry by the Druze community. Read more
Syrian rockets land on Sea of Galilee area amid beaches crowded with swimmers
July 26, 2018 by JNS
At least two Syrian rockets hit Israel’s Sea of Galilee (Kinneret) on Wednesday with beaches full of swimmers nearby amid the summer vacation season. Read more
IDF strikes Hamas after soldier hit by Palestinian sniper, using kids as shields
July 26, 2018 by JNS
The Israel Defence Forces hit several targets in the Gaza Strip late Wednesday after a Palestinian sniper moderately injured a soldier patrolling near the border. Read more
International legal group works to remove Holocaust-denial content on Facebook
The Lawfare Project filed take-down notices this week against Facebook posts denying the Holocaust and containing antisemitic material, successfully leading to several posts being removed or blocked by Facebook in a number of countries. Read more
Nationality Law passes vote, Israel enshrined as a Jewish state with Jerusalem as its capital
Working into the wee hours of the night late Wednesday into Thursday morning, the Knesset passed a nationality law that enshrines Israel as “the national home of the Jewish people.” Read more
Young Ethiopian Israeli receives piano from former prime minister Ehud Barak
July 19, 2018 by JNS
A young Ethiopian-Israeli boy whose rare musical talent got him featured on Israeli news was gifted his very own piano by a former Israeli prime minister. Read more
UK Labour Party adopts amended antisemitism definition amid outcry
The Labour Party, which has been dogged by allegations of antisemitism in recent years centred around party leader Jeremy Corbyn, formally adopted an amended version of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s definition of antisemitism that left out some examples of antisemitism that relate to support for Israel. Read more
UK Labour MPs defy Corbyn, adopt official stance on antisemitism
July 17, 2018 by JNS
Members of Parliament with the United Kingdom’s Labour Party have defied leader Jeremy Corbyn by adopting the full and unamended version of the International Holocaust Remembrance Association’s definition of antisemitism. Read more
Israel calls for a return to normal life after 200-rocket barrage from Hamas in Gaza
July 16, 2018 by JNS
Israeli authorities removed restrictions on Gaza-area communities on Sunday morning, allowing Israeli citizens to gather in public, stray farther than sprinting distance from bomb shelters and work their agricultural fields, due to a ceasefire put in place between Israel and Hamas. Read more
Swiss ambassador issues lukewarm apology to Hebron Jews after activist slaps child
July 15, 2018 by JNS
Switzerland’s ambassador issued a half-hearted apology to the Jewish community of Hebron in Judea on Friday, two days after a Swiss man from a radical-left observer group slapped a 10-year-old Jewish boy from the city. Read more
‘Operation Doctor’s Appt.’ brings Syrian mothers, kids to Israel in middle of night
July 13, 2018 by JNS
A group of more than 40 Syrian mothers and children crossed over the Golan Heights border from Syria to northern Israel in the pre-dawn hours on Wednesday to receive treatment in Israeli hospitals. Read more
Germany to pay additional $88 million to Holocaust survivors
July 12, 2018 by JNS
Germany has agreed to pay another $88 million to fund social-welfare services for Holocaust survivors, according to the New York-based Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany on Tuesday. Read more
Netanyahu to Putin: Iran needs to leave Syria
July 12, 2018 by JNS
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Wednesday, just hours after Israel shot down a Syrian drone that had infiltrated Israeli airspace. Read more
Abbas declares Israeli legislation won’t stop him from paying terrorists
July 11, 2018 by JNS
In a meeting with Fatah Party leaders on Sunday, Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas declared that he would not stop paying salaries to convicted terrorists and their families, despite new Israeli legislation withholding funds in the amount paid to killers and attackers from taxes collected for the P.A. Read more
New bill will end Israeli imports of live animals for meat, in light of suffering
In light of revelations as to the poor conditions of animals transported to Israel for food, government ministers on Sunday greenlighted a bill that would gradually phase out the import of animals for slaughter in Israel. Read more
