UK Labour Party accepts full definition of antisemitism
September 5, 2018 by JNS
After only adopting part of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s definition of antisemitism, the U.K. Labour Party on Tuesday reversed its course and adopted the meaning in its entirety. Read more
Former chief rabbi of UK lambasts Corbyn’s ‘hateful’ words on British Jewry
Former Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of UK and The Commonwealth, Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks blasted U.K. Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn as “an anti-Semite” who supports “racists, terrorists and dealers of hate,” adding that a speech the party leader gave five years ago was the “most offensive statement by a senior British politician since [Conservative parliament member] Enoch Powell’s 1968 ‘Rivers of Blood’ speech.” Read more
Haley says US will introduce additional UN resolutions condemning Hamas
August 29, 2018 by JNS
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said on Tuesday that on behalf of the Trump administration, she plans to introduce additional resolutions at the world body that condemn the terrorist group Hamas. Read more
IDF shoots at car aiming to ram troops at Joseph’s Tomb
August 29, 2018 by JNS
A vehicle accelerating towards a group of Israel Defense Forces soldiers outside the city of Shechem (otherwise known as Nablus) in Samaria was fired upon and stopped on Monday before it could cause injuries to troops. Read more
Supreme Court rules Israel must admit Hamas relatives for critical medical care
August 29, 2018 by JNS
Israel’s Supreme Court ordered the Israel Defence Forces on Sunday to admit five critically ill women who are close relatives of Hamas terrorists for urgent medical treatment, despite a government ban on providing health care to Hamas relatives. Read more
UK antisemitism watchdog calls on Corbyn to resign
Amid what seems like a continual stream of disturbing developments surrounding Jeremy Corbyn this month, a prominent antisemitism watchdog group is calling on the U.K. Labour leader to step down.
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Tel Aviv launches campaign to get residents to disconnect from mobiles
August 28, 2018 by JNS
Tel Aviv high school students will take to the streets to encourage pedestrians to take time away from their cellphones, according to a new campaign launched by the city of Tel Aviv. Read more
US cuts over $200 million in assistance to the Palestinians
August 26, 2018 by JNS
The Trump administration has cut over $200 million to the Palestinian Authority, succeeding a review of projects in Gaza and the West Bank, according to U.S. officials and congressional aides. Read more
Another Tamimi member sentenced to 14 months for rock attacks on IDF soldiers
August 24, 2018 by JNS
Wa’ed Tamimi, older brother of Ahed Tamimi, was sentenced on Monday to 14 months in jail for attacking Israeli security forces with rocks on multiple occasions in the last three years. Read more
UK’s Jeremy Corbyn says ‘Zionists’ don’t understand British culture
August 24, 2018 by JNS
A video from 2013 has surfaced of the U.K.’s Jeremy Corbyn accusing British Zionists of having no understanding of British culture. Read more
IsraAID sends team to help struggling flood victims in southern India
August 23, 2018 by JNS
Israeli humanitarian NGO IsraAID announced that it is sending an emergency response team to the southern Indian state of Kerala, which has been hit by the worst flooding in living memory. Read more
Bolton, Rivlin Discuss ‘very challenging time for both Israel and the United States’
August 22, 2018 by JNS
A day after meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, U.S. National Security Advisor John Bolton met with Israeli President Reuven Rivlin, discussing matters related to Gaza, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and other Mideast issues. Read more
10,000 Israelis swabbed to be possible bone-marrow match for bride with leukemia
August 21, 2018 by JNS
Thousands of Israelis from across the country have been giving saliva samples in hopes of becoming a match for an Israeli bride fighting to beat leukemia. Read more
Israeli gymnast breaks world record to take home the gold
Israeli gymnast Linoy Ashram broke a world gymnastics record at the Rhythmic Gymnastics World Challenge Cup in Minsk, Belarus, on Saturday. Read more
Israel closes Erez Crossing in wake of violent Hamas riots
August 20, 2018 by JNS
Israel’s Defence Ministry has closed the Erez Crossing, the northern entry from Israel into Gaza, following violent riots by Gazans on the border on Friday. Read more
Magen David Adom reports almost 50 drownings this swim season
August 17, 2018 by JNS
The Magen David Adom emergency ambulance service reported that a staggering 49 people have drowned since the beginning of the swimming season, urging everyone to maintain extreme vigilance and safety around all bodies of water. Read more
Reports circulate of possible ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas
August 17, 2018 by JNS
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government has negotiated with the Hamas terror organisation responsible for the recent upsurge in attacks against Israelis along the Gaza border, agreeing to a ceasefire in which Hamas promises not to attack the Jewish state, and Israel enables the creation of a naval route between Gaza and Cyprus. Read more
Israeli woman killed in apparent car-ramming terror attack
August 17, 2018 by JNS
An Israeli woman has been killed in an apparent car-ramming terror attack near the Jewish community of Havat Gilad in central Samaria. Read more
Netanyahu condemns UK’s Corbyn for Munich terrorist memorial
August 14, 2018 by JNS
United Kingdom Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu exchanged words on Twitter yesterday after photos surfaced last Friday of the former laying a wreath near the graves of the Black September terrorists who killed 11 Israelis at the 1972 Munich Olympics. Read more
UK’s Corbyn admits he was ‘present’ at memorial honoring Munich terrorists
August 14, 2018 by JNS
The United Kingdom’s Opposition and Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn admitted that he was present at a memorial ceremony in 2014 in Tunisia for the Palestinian terrorists behind the 1972 Munich Olympics massacre, but did not “think” he was involved in the wreath-laying. Read more
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
