Virtual Mission: Israel the UIA way
October 3, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Experiencing Israel firsthand will always be a priority for the UIA. Read more
Lapid inaugurates embassy in Bahrain, Iran calls visit ‘stain that cannot be erased’
October 3, 2021 by JNS
Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid inaugurated the Jewish state’s embassy in Bahrain on Thursday, a year after the two countries signed the Abraham Accords to normalize ties. Read more
John Lyons: Rabbi James Kennard responds
October 3, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Nine Media published an extract from senior journalist John Lyon’s new book Dateline Jerusalem: Journalism’s Toughest Assignment in which he argues that criticism of Israel is not in itself antisemitic. Read more
BREAKING: More sex abuse charges for Malka Leifer
October 1, 2021 by AAP
More charges have been laid against former ultra-orthodox school principal Malka Leifer, who has been ordered to stand trial over child sexual abuse allegations. Read more
ASIO head backs Hamas terror listing
The head of Australia’s national security agency has backed listing the entirety of Palestinian group Hamas as a terrorist organisation. Read more
NSW counter terrorism estimates there are 15 active members of the far right wing “National Socialist Network” in NSW
October 1, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
NSW Police has estimated that there are 15 members of the far-right extremist National Socialist Network operating in NSW. Read more
New Zealand: Israel’s ambassador meets with NZ Foreign Minister
October 1, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Israel’s ambassador to New Zealand Ran Yaakoby has had a fruitful meeting with Minister of Foreign Affairs Nanaia Mahuta. Read more
Palestinians share intended Shin Bet chief’s personal details on social media
September 30, 2021 by Agencies
Unknown Palestinians on Sunday posted the image and name of Israel’s next Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet) director on social media, slapping his face on a “wanted” poster. Read more
Iran’s UN rep calls Bennett’s speech ‘full of lies’
September 30, 2021 by Agencies
Majid Takht-Ravanchi, Iran’s permanent representative to the United Nations, assailed Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett on Monday, saying that the speech he delivered was “full of lies.” Read more
Isaac Herzog to travel to Ukraine for first state visit as Israel’s president
September 30, 2021 by JNS
Israeli President Isaac Herzog will head to Ukraine next week for the first state visit of his presidency, according to an official statement. Read more
Israeli special forces kill terrorist in counterterrorism operation
September 30, 2021 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
Israeli Special Forces operating against Hamas’ terror infrastructure in the Arab village of Burkin in the Jenin area on Wednesday night encountered and killed an armed terrorist. Read more
Five dead and 38 wounded in bus crash in northern Israel
September 30, 2021 by Gil Tanenbaum - TPS
United Hatzalah volunteers are currently treating a large number of injured on Highway 89 near Hurfeish due to a bus accident. A private car and bus crashed into one another. Read more
Babi Yar: Images from 1966
September 30, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Eighty years after the Babi Yar massacre, rare photographs that tell the story of the Soviet-era struggle to commemorate the atrocity have been released for the first time by the National Library of Israel’s Central Archives for the History of the Jewish People (CAHJP). Read more
Senior PA official: ‘We are paying price for Bennett’s weakness’
September 30, 2021 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
“We eulogized [Benjamin] Netanyahu, but now we find that we are required to pay a heavy price for [Prime Minister Naftali] Bennett’s political weakness and lack of progress on the Palestinian issue,” a senior Palestinian Authority official told Israel TPS in response to Bennett’s speech at the 76th UN General Assembly. Read more
Garry lectured Germans on the Holocaust
September 30, 2021 by Henry Benjamin
Shin Bet finds five prisoners helped six terrorists escape
September 29, 2021 by TPS-IL
Five inmates from Gilboa Prison cooperated and assisted in the escape of the six terrorists earlier this month, the Shin Bet has learned. Read more
Islamist members of Bennett’s coalition threaten intifada
September 29, 2021 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
The Islamist Ra’am party, Prime Minister Naftali Bennett’s coalition partners, has issued a statement warning the Israeli government and police of a pending violent outburst after Jews arrived at the Temple Mount with Israeli flags. Read more
European Parliament demands changes in UNRWA’s Anti-Israel Curriculum, or lose EUR 20m
September 29, 2021 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) must change the anti-Israel curriculum taught in its schools or lose funding from the European Union. Read more
Peace negotiator Becker salutes anniversary of Abraham Accords
September 29, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Dr Tal Becker, Director of Legal Affairs for Israel’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and highly respected influential diplomat and peace negotiator on multiple regional tracks examined the implications of the Abraham Accords and other topics for an AIJAC Live Online webinar. Read more
German elections see rise of centre-left as Merkel-era comes to end
September 28, 2021 by JNS
The Social Democratic Party (SPD) headed by Finance Minister Olaf Scholz has emerged as the victor of Germany’s federal elections that took place on Sunday. Read more
William Shatner set to head into space at 90
September 28, 2021 by AAP
Star Trek legend William Shatner will become the oldest ever person to visit space when he blasts off next month onboard Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin rocket. Read more
At UN, Bennett warns world Iran’s nuclear program at a ‘watershed moment’
September 28, 2021 by Dmitriy Shapiro
Demarking a clear distinction between himself and his predecessor, Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said that one of the most dangerous problems in the world today is political polarization. Read more
Fox rallies for eighth canoe world title
September 28, 2021 by AAP
Australian Olympic gold medallist Jessica Fox has rescued a disappointing canoe slalom world championships by taking out the extreme slalom event. Read more
Madrid Assembly officially adopts IHRA definition of antisemitism
September 27, 2021 by JNS
The Madrid Assembly, the local parliament of Spain’s main region, adopted on Friday the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s (IHRA) working definition of antisemitism. Read more
AFL grand final in Perth lets Joe Gutnick watch his beloved Demons taking out the flag
September 26, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Rabbi Yossl Gutnick has watched an AFL for the very first time and saw his beloved Demons win their first flag since 1964. Read more
Netflix cancels Israeli series ‘Hit & Run’ after one season
September 26, 2021 by JNS
Netflix will not renew for a second season the drama “Hit & Run,” which was co-created, executive produced and headlined by Lior Raz of “Fauda” fame. Read more
Netflix gains entire catalogue of works by ‘certainly anti-Israeli’ Roald Dahl
September 26, 2021 by JNS
Netflix has acquired the Roald Dahl Story Company (RDSC), giving it rights to all the works by the late British children’s author, who was openly anti-Israel and had a history of making antisemitic remarks. Read more
World War II letter connects families of Jewish survivors, Polish farmer who hid them
September 26, 2021 by JNS
The descendants of two Holocaust survivors and the farmer who hid them from the Nazis in Poland have connected with the help of a recently discovered post-World War II letter. Read more
At least four terrorists killed, four arrested in IDF multi-pronged operation
September 26, 2021 by TPS-IL
At least four Hamas terrorists were killed and another four were arrested Saturday night during the IDF’s multi-pronged counter-terrorism operation at several locations in Judea and Samara. Read more
At UN, Abbas demands Israel withdraw to pre-1967 lines or face consequences
September 26, 2021 by JNS
In his address to the U.N. General Assembly on Friday, Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas demanded that Israel return to its pre-1967 borders or face consequences. Read more
