IsraelPoliticsTerrorism Congress members push for extradition of wanted terrorist Ahlam Tamimi from Jordan A group of Republican members of Congress have called on the Jordanian ambassador to the…acMay 4, 2020
AntisemitismPolitics UK Labour general secretary resigns after tenure tainted with anti-Semitism U.K. Labour General Secretary Jennie Formby, who once said it’s “impossible to eradicate anti-Semitism,” has…acMay 4, 2020
AntisemitismCoronavirus Sign with Auschwitz slogan displayed at Chicago protest against stay-at-home orders A sign playing off the Auschwitz slogan “work sets you free” was featured at a…acMay 4, 2020
AntisemitismPolitics Former Labour MPs expelled over anti-Semitism invited to speak in online meeting A number of former Labour Party members who were involved in the party’s widely covered…acMay 3, 2020
CoronavirusJudaism Reform movement cancels summer camps, Israel trips out of coronavirus worries As some states begin to reopen for business, a number of Jewish summer camps have…acMay 3, 2020
Judaism Ramadan TV series about Gulf Jews draws controversy A Ramadan TV series aired by the private Saudi-owned satellite channel MBC that shows Jews in a…acMay 3, 2020
CoronavirusIsrael Israeli biotech company starts clinical trials of CBD-steroid treatment for virus The Israel-based biotech company Stero Biotechs has started a small-scale clinical trial at Rabin Medical…acMay 1, 2020
IsraelPolitics White House to Israel: Support Trump peace plan, annexation to be approved The White House has told Israel that it will support the annexation of parts of…acMay 1, 2020
HolocaustPolitics Michigan Jewish Democrats rebuke GOP state lawmaker’s comparison to Holocaust The Michigan Democratic Jewish Caucus (MDJC) censured a state representative on Thursday for a Facebook…acMay 1, 2020
HezbollahIsrael Germany designates Hezbollah a terrorist group, outlaws all its activities Germany designated Iran-backed Hezbollah a terrorist organization on Thursday and banned all activity by the…acApril 30, 2020
JudaismPolitics Trump declares May ‘Jewish American Heritage Month’ U.S. President Donald Trump declared May “Jewish American Heritage Month,” marking the 14th year of…acApril 30, 2020
IsraelPalestine Gazan journalist: All dialog with Israel is collaboration Palestinian activist Rami Aman, who participated in a two-hour video conference with Israelis earlier this…acApril 30, 2020
Israel United Hatzalah is here to help! Yitzchak Hoffman immigrated from Belgium to Israel. He moved to the city of Ashdod and…acApril 30, 2020
IsraelPolitics Biden affirms he won’t move embassy back to Tel Aviv Former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, the presumptive 2020 Democratic presidential nominee, reiterated on Wednesday…acApril 30, 2020
Antisemitism Anti-Semitic incidents in Canada reach record high for fourth year in a row The number of anti-Semitic incidents in Canada hit a record high in 2019 for a…acApril 29, 2020
CoronavirusJudaism Jewish family in Texas converts kipahs to face masks for homeless community A Jewish family in Houston is turning kipahs into face masks for their town’s homeless population to…acApril 29, 2020
CoronavirusIsrael Israeli government awards Haifa faculty funding for 18 projects related to COVID-19 The University of Haifa today announced that its faculty members have been awarded funding from…acApril 28, 2020
AntisemitismPolitics Biden marks year after Poway shooting, releases plan to address hate crimes Former U.S. Vice President and presumptive 2020 Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden honored the one-year anniversary of the shooting…acApril 28, 2020
Israel ‘US prepared to recognize application of Israeli law to areas of the West Bank’ A U.S. State Department spokesperson said on Monday that the United States remains ready to…acApril 28, 2020
BDS US appeals court dismisses lawsuit challenging Texas anti-BDS law The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on Monday dismissed a lawsuit challenging…acApril 27, 2020