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CoronavirusIsrael

Israel leads UN innovation conference on global response to coronavirus

Israel is leading a U.N. innovation conference focused on developing technological tools to combat the…

acMay 15, 2020

IsraelPolitics

Congress members write Pompeo, urging action against anti-Israel bias at ICC

Members of the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate sent similar letters on Wednesday…

acMay 14, 2020

Israel

Netanyahu officially announces formation of new government

 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu officially announced on Wednesday evening that he had succeeded in…

acMay 14, 2020

HolocaustPolitics

Never Again Education Act passes Senate, goes to Trump for expected signature

The U.S. Senate passed the Never Again Education Act, which seeks to expand Holocaust education…

acMay 14, 2020

AntisemitismBDSIsraelTerrorism

Facebook names ex-member of Muslim Brotherhood-linked party to new board

Among the first 20 members Facebook announced last week to its new and independent oversight board is…

acMay 13, 2020

CoronavirusIsrael

Researchers at Ben-Gurion University develop one-minute coronavirus test

Researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev have developed a one-minute coronavirus test they hope…

acMay 13, 2020

IsraelPolitics

House members introduce bill to enhance US-Israel efforts against COVID-19

A bipartisan bill was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday that would…

acMay 13, 2020

IsraelPalestineTerrorism

Hunt continues for perpetrators of IDF soldier’s murder amid violent clashes

Arab rioters hurled stones at Israel Defense Forces soldiers in the Palestinian Authority-contolled Hebron region…

acMay 13, 2020

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U.S. Secretary of State Pompeo arrives in Israel for talks on Iran, COVID-19, peace plan

America’s top diplomat arrived in Israel on Wednesday morning for a six-hour visit, to meet…

acMay 13, 2020

AntisemitismCoronavirus

Couple arrested in Brooklyn for accusing Chassidim of spreading coronavirus

A couple has been arrested for allegedly shouting at three Chassidic men in Brooklyn, N.Y.…

acMay 13, 2020

IsraelPalestineTerrorism

Israeli soldier killed in Palestinian rock attack

An Israel Defense Forces soldier was killed by a rock to the head during a…

acMay 12, 2020

BDS

GWU international affairs school names BDS supporter as interim dean

A faculty member at George Washington University in Washington, D.C., with an anti-Israel history has been named…

acMay 12, 2020

IsraelPalestinePolitics

Senators circulate new, watered-down draft of letter opposing annexation

A group of Democratic senators have been circulating a new, watered-down letter warning against Israel…

acMay 11, 2020

Israel

Veterans of World War II, Jewish leaders mark VE Day in Jerusalem

Russian Ambassador to Israel Anatoly Viktorov and Euro-Asian Jewish Congress (EAJC) president Michael Mirilashvili laid…

acMay 11, 2020

Israel

Gilan Erdan appointed as next Israeli ambassador to both US, UN

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Monday that he is appointing Public Security Minister…

acMay 11, 2020

Judaism

Comedian and ‘Seinfeld’ actor Jerry Stiller dies at 92

Jewish actor and comedian Jerry Stiller has died at the age of 92, his son,…

acMay 11, 2020

CoronavirusJudaism

Agudath Israel rabbi offers inspiration at White House National Prayer Service

Amid the coronavirus pandemic, Rabbi Ariel Sadwin, director of Agudath Israel of Maryland, was among the…

acMay 11, 2020

IsraelPalestineTerrorism

Palestinians riot as IDF demolishes home of Rina Shnerb killer

The Israel Defense Forces reported on Monday that it had demolished the home of a terrorist involved…

acMay 11, 2020

IsraelPalestine

Report: PA is eradicating a Hasmonean-era fortress in Samaria

The Palestinian Authority, taking advantage of the absence of Civil Administration inspectors during the coronavirus…

acMay 11, 2020

IsraelJudaism

Rare Bar Kochba-era coin discovered at foot of Temple Mount

In honor of Lag B’Omer, a Jewish holiday commemorating the life of anti-Roman Torah sage…

acMay 11, 2020