Palestinian family evicted in Jerusalem

Israeli police have evicted a Palestinian family from their home in the flashpoint East Jerusalem neighbourhood of Sheikh Jarrah, demolishing the dwelling in a case that has drawn international attention. Read more

Trees for Cairns planted for Tu B’Shevat

Cairns Jewish Community celebrated Tu B’Shevat by planting trees for the council. Read more

ISIS supporters praise Texas synagogue hostage-taker

Following the hostage situation of four Jewish congregants of Beth Israel Congregation in Colleyville, Texas, on Jan. 15, users of the pro-ISIS rocket.chat server expressed support for the armed assailant, according to a report exclusively shared with JNS by the Media Research Institute’s Jihad and Terrorism Threat Monitor (MEMRI-JTTM). Read more

Israel to distribute millions of free antigen tests to public

Israel is set to distribute millions of free COVID-19 antigen tests to the public, the Prime Minister’s Office announced on Tuesday. Read more

SUMMIT UIA: 2022 campaign promises events with a difference

UIA is to produce a five-night symposium with Israel’s finest speakers, icons and personalities, streaming live for UIA’s annual event, albeit with a little twist in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane.  Read more

Texas hostage-taker raised no red flags

The gunman who took four people hostage at a Texas synagogue in a 10-hour standoff that ended in his death was checked against law enforcement databases before entering the US but raised no red flags, the White House says. Read more

Israelis donate NIS 2.5 million to Netanyahu’s legal battle amid rumours of plea bargain

Thousands of Israelis have donated close to NIS 2.5 million in 24 hours to support Benjamin Netanyahu’s legal battle, amid rumours that he is on his way to sign a plea bargain. Read more

Rabbi Seth Farber says Rabbinate opposes conversion reform bill for ‘political reasons’

Religious Services Minister Matan Kahana’s draft of a conversion reform plan that would decentralize authority over conversions to Judaism in Israel to the Knesset has been damned by the Rabbinate. Read more

Texas synagogue gunman British, says FBI

A gunman who took four people hostage at a Dallas-area synagogue and was himself killed as federal agents stormed the temple has been identified as a British citizen, while police in England say they have detained two teenagers for questioning in the investigation. Read more

NSW Parliament’s Hansard adopts growing consensus on the spelling of “antisemitism”

The NSW Parliament’s Hansard department – which officially records parliamentary proceedings – has adopted the official spelling of “antisemitism” over the increasingly archaic common misspelling “antisemitism”. Read more

Israel to invest NIS 110 million to upgrade infrastructures and encourage visits to Kotel

Israel’s government approved on Sunday a new five-year plan to upgrade infrastructures and encourage visits to the Kotel, Western Wall, at an investment of NIS 110 million. Read more

Captor dead after Texas synagogue standoff

Four hostages are safe and their captor is dead after an hours-long standoff that began when the man took over services at a Texas synagogue where he could be heard ranting and demanding the release of a Pakistani neuroscientist who was convicted of trying to kill US Army officers in Afghanistan. Read more

Israeli envoy: thankful for Texas troops ‘who helped prevent a tragedy this Shabbat’

Israel’s Ambassador to the US Michael Herzog conveyed his thanks to the Texas law enforcement who brought a positive resolution to the hostage incident at Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville, Texas, which ended with the safe rescue of all the Jewish worshipers. Read more

Appearing at the Australian Open

Some names to follow as the 2022 Australian Open tennis championships start tomorrow in Melbourne. Read more

Update: Hostages taken at US synagogue, one freed

Police are negotiating with a man believed to have taken people hostage at a synagogue in Texas during a religious service that was being broadcast online. Read more

Israel minister has virus after fourth jab

Israeli Finance Minister Avigdor Lieberman says he has tested positive for COVID-19 and will self-isolate but continue working from home. Read more

Hostages taken at Texas synagogue

Police are negotiating with a man believed to have taken people hostage at a synagogue in Colleyville, Texas, during a service that was being broadcast online. Read more

BDS: Apologies and declining funds

The Sydney Festival BDS affair trundles along well after the last performance sponsored by the Israeli embassy closed its run on Sunday. Read more

Israel aims to test BriLife vaccine candidate as booster dose

Israel is preparing to test its novel coronavirus vaccine candidate, BriLife, as a booster dose, NRx Pharmaceuticals reported this week. Read more

Aussie cyclist lands last-minute pro cycling deal with Israeli team

Australian Simon Clarke has returned to Europe after the Israel-Premier Tech team rescued his professional cycling career by signing him to a one-year deal. Read more

Bennett’s coalition experiences ‘meltdown,’ loses eight votes at the Knesset

The Coalition, head by Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, suffered several significant political defeats on Wednesday evening at the Knesset’s plenum when it lost by eight votes to the Opposition. Read more

Israeli scientists discover supernova explosion of Wolf-Rayet star

Israeli scientists from the Weizmann Institute of Science have discovered a rare type of exploding star that has never been observed before, according to a report published on Wednesday in the peer-reviewed British weekly scientific journal Nature. Read more

Israeli PM Bennett talks ‘regional security’ with Russian President Putin

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday, in a conversation described by Bennett’s office as “good.” Read more

Two IDF officers killed in shooting accident

Two IDF officers, commanders in an elite unit, were mistakenly shot and killed by their comrade on Wednesday night in an apparent case of misidentification. Read more

Amazon denounced for selling, streaming original Nazi-propaganda films

Americans Against Anti-Semitism has asked Amazon to remove from its platform more than 30 Nazi propaganda films that are available for purchase and streaming. Read more

Former First Lady Aura Herzog is laid to rest at the Great Leaders of the Nation Plot on Mount Herzl

The late Mrs Aura Herzog, mother of President Isaac Herzog and widow of the sixth President of Israel Chaim Herzog, was laid to rest today at a funeral service at the Great Leaders of the Nation Plot on Mount Herzl. Read more

Shin Bet exposes Iranian recruitment of 5 Israelis who spied for ‘Rambod’

A number of Israeli citizens were recruited by the Iranian intelligence to carry out missions within the State of Israel and were recently exposed and arrested by the police, the Shin Bet security agency revealed Wednesday. Read more

Israeli planting in Negev is ‘Mansour Abbas’ most significant test,’ Islamic movement says

The clashes in the Negev resumed Wednesday morning and continued for the second day in a row. Residents of the unrecognized Bedouin villages worked to prevent the Jewish National Fund’s (JNF) tractors from preparing the land for planting. Read more

IDF cancels training, malls scale back operations, amid spike in Omicron cases

The ministerial committee on fighting the coronavirus convened on Tuesday night for the first time in three weeks to discuss “the continued effort to combat the Omicron strain” as the virus continued to cause disarray in the country. Read more

Bedouin riot, try to derail train, over JNF planting in the Negev

Bedouin clans rioted in the northern Negev on Tuesday night, tried to derail a train, and clashed with police, following JNF planting of trees on land the Al-Atrash clan claims as its own. Read more

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