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Holocaust

‘We are here’: Virtual concert to honor 77th anniversary of Warsaw Ghetto Uprising

The Museum of Jewish Heritage–A Living Memorial to the Holocaust, National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene, Sing…

acJune 13, 2020

Antisemitism

Middle-age man stabs rabbi in London neighborhood of Stamford Hill

A Jewish man in his 50s was stabbed on Friday morning in the Hackney section…

acJune 13, 2020

HamasPalestineTerrorism

Lawsuit: Qatar secretly gave funding for terror attacks that killed Americans, Israelis

Qatar secretly provided funding for several terror attacks that killed Americans and Israelis, according to…

acJune 12, 2020

Israel

US sanctions ICC officials pushing war crimes’ investigation against allies

 The Trump administration authorized sanctions against International Criminal Court officials who are investigating alleged war…

acJune 12, 2020

AntisemitismCoronavirus

Report: Far-right spreads anti-Semitic conspiracies amid COVID-19, Floyd’s death

 Far-right anti-Semites have been active online in spreading coronavirus conspiracies, according to a new report by the…

acJune 11, 2020

Israel

Senate Armed Services Committee votes to continue security aid, jets to Israel

The U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee approved a $740.5 billion 2021 National Defense Authorization Act…

acJune 11, 2020

Antisemitism

Israeli president to US Jewish leaders: ‘Anti-Semitism, racism two sides of same coin’

Israeli President Reuven Rivlin spoke to Jewish leaders on Wednesday about shared challenges in the…

acJune 11, 2020

Israel

Coronavirus helps spur North Americans to make record-setting aliyah

A total of 51 new olim landed on Tuesday as part of a Nefesh B’Nefesh Group Aliyah…

acJune 11, 2020

Iran

House Republicans propose ‘toughest sanctions’ on Iran

Congressional Republicans on Thursday unveiled a legislative package that includes the “toughest sanctions” to date…

acJune 11, 2020

AntisemitismBDSJudaism

Teens call on government leaders to adopt Jewish student ‘bill of rights’

Club Z, a national Zionist youth movement, sent a report on May 29 about rising…

acJune 10, 2020

Israel

Israel team aims to reach Neptune’s moon with Trident project

Is there life on Triton, the largest moon circling the planet Neptune? An Israeli project…

acJune 10, 2020

BDS

UC Davis student government passes BDS resolution, vetoed next day

The student government at the University of California, Davis, passed a resolution last week calling…

acJune 9, 2020

Antisemitism

Rapper Ice Cube gets chilly reception over sharing anti-Semitic image

The rapper and film actor Ice Cube has been getting a chilly reception for sharing…

acJune 9, 2020

IsraelPalestine

Palestinians threaten to declare state along ’67 borders if Israel annexes territory

Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh said on Tuesday that if Israel annexes parts of…

acJune 9, 2020

IsraelTerrorism

Security forces nab suspect in killing of IDF soldier near Jenin in May

Israel’s Shin Bet security agency cleared for publication on Sunday the arrest several weeks ago…

acJune 8, 2020

Antisemitism

Argentina adopts universal definition of anti-Semitism

Argentina adopted the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition of anti-Semitism, its foreign ministry announced on…

acJune 8, 2020

Iran

Ambassador Craft reaffirms US call to extend UN arms embargo on Iran

U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Kelly Craft reaffirmed on Friday the Trump administration’s intention…

acJune 5, 2020

IsraelPolitics

Pennsylvania senator sends personal letter to Netanyahu, Gantz opposing annexation

Sen. Bob Casey (D-Pa.) has sent a personal letter to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu…

acJune 5, 2020

IsraelPolitics

Pelosi: Israeli annexation of West Bank ‘undermines US national security interests’

U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) warned on Thursday that if Israel were…

acJune 4, 2020

AntisemitismPolitics

Rep. Eric Swalwell under fire for comparing Amb. Grenell to Nazi propaganda chief

Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) is coming under fire from opponents for his comparison of Ric…

acJune 4, 2020