April 7, 2022
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Police and rescue workers at the scene of a deadly terror attack on Dizengoff Street in Tel Aviv on April 7, 2022. Photo by Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90.
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Two Israelis murdered in Tel Aviv terrorist attack, at least 12 wounded
JNS
Police told people to avoid the area and stay in their homes • Search underway for possible second gunman.
brief‘This has to stop’: Israel’s allies condemn terror attack in central Israel
The situation is “appalling,” posted Ambassador to Israel Dimiter Tzantchev on Twitter before adding that “the E.U. stands with Israel.”
briefPalestinian terror groups celebrate attack in heart of Tel Aviv
The Popular Resistance Committees, Gaza’s third-largest terror group, issued a statement congratulating the “heroic operation.”
Featured Column
Alex TraimanJNS
Breaking down Bennett’s coalition breakdown
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, Foreign Minister Yair Lapid, President Reuven Rivlin and other ministers pose for a group photo of the country’s 36th government, at the President's Residence in Jerusalem, June 14, 2021. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.
Melanie Phillips
Featured Column
Melanie PhillipsJNS
The key lesson from Ukraine for international order
The U.N. General Assembly adopts a resolution on suspension of the rights of the membership of the Russian Federation in the Human Rights Council during the 10th plenary meeting of the General Assembly Eleventh Emergency Special Session on Ukraine. The resolution was adopted with 93 votes in favor, 24 against and 58 abstentions. Credit: U.N. Photo/Manuel Elías.
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April 7, 2022
Orbán vs. Putin: Time for liberal Jews to rethink their position?
“Top Story” with Jonathan Tobin and guest Ruthie Blum, Ep. 43
briefIsraeli immigration minister visits Ukraine to boost ‘aliyah’
Aliyah and Integration Minister Pnina Tamano-Shata is in the region with a delegation of Jewish Agency and Keren Hayesod leaders.
briefIsraeli medical team heads to Haiti to treat burn victims
Abigail Klein Leichman Israel21c
The director of Israel’s National Burn Center is leading a mission to perform surgeries and train local physicians in the latest techniques, using donated Israeli equipment.
A David's Sling missile being launched. Credit: Rafael Advanced Defense Systems.
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What kinds of defense tech Israel can and cannot provide to its new Gulf allies
Yaakov LappinJNS
Iranian axis is using the Houthis to draw dangerous lessons about the use of long-range firepower.
Entrance sign to the campus of Arizona State University. Credit: Ken Wolter/Shutterstock.
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Jewish groups pressure Arizona State to block ‘blatant anti-Semitic speaker’
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The planned speech by Mohammed El-Kurd is being sponsored by Students for Justice in Palestine and the Palestinian Cultural Coalition, and funded by the Undergraduate Student Government-Tempe.
Right-wing activists in Jerusalem call for the return of former Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu during a demonstration against the current government amid a recent wave in terror attacks, April 4, 2022. Photo by Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90.
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Thousands attend right-wing rally in Jerusalem to protest current government
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Near the government compound at Cinema City, it was publicized under the banner: “Israel is bleeding—we [must] bring back security!”
newsIsraeli political system braces for fallout from Silman’s exit from coalition
Yehuda Shlezinger and Mati Tuchfeld Israel Hayom
Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Foreign Minister Yair Lapid scramble to save their government, while the opposition encourages more defections.
newsKnesset majority lost as coalition chairwoman defects to opposition
Yehuda Shlezinger, Ariel Kahana and JNS staff Israel Hayom
Resignation leaves Bennett-Lapid coalition with 60-60 tie in parliament • Coalition members say government will “hang on” until March 2023 • Opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu welcomed Silman “back home to the nationalist camp.”
briefBennett blames Silman resignation on ‘verbal violence’ from opponents
Opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu predicted that the government would soon dissolve following the departure of Idit Silman.
King Abdullah II of Jordan in 2018. Credit: Alexandros Michailidis/Shutterstock.
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Jordan struggles with winds of change in Middle East
Israel KasnettJNS
While the country isn’t participating in certain regional group think right now, interest lies on the horizon. But for the immediate future, its aim is to keep its population in check.
Rep. Richie Torres (D-N.Y.) in 2020. Credit: Lev Radin/Shutterstock.
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Congressman defends against J Street’s accusation of ‘dual loyalty’
Dmitriy ShapiroJNS
Rep. Ritchie Torres (D-N.Y.) had some questions about re-entering the Iran nuclear deal—namely, about the IRGC. For those inquiries, he said he received an unwarranted backlash.
Sixteen Israeli defense industries are taking part in the FIDAE Chilean defense exhibition in April 2022. Credit: Israel's Ministry of Defense, Israeli Pavilion.
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16 Israeli defense companies display tech at Chile’s defense exhibition
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International Defense Cooperation Directorate head Brig. Gen. (Res.) Yair Kulas says security challenges are creating an increased demand for Israeli high-tech.
Students Supporting Israel (SSI) has visited three college campuses throughout the country since March 21, highlighting the realities college students rarely confront about the Palestinian-controlled territories. Credit: Courtesy.
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Palestinian Apartheid Week new approach to facing anti-Israel activity on college campuses
Dmitriy ShapiroJNS
“We want to move from defense to offense. We want to be the organization that controls the narrative and controls the conversation,” said Ilan Sinelnikov, president and founder of Students Supporting Israel.
ColumnSuppressing pro-Israel views at the University of Chicago
Richard L. Cravatts
The late Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan once quipped: “Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not his own facts.”
ColumnMcGill and Tufts mobilize against Israel
Richard L. Cravatts
Rippling in these university communities is corrosive bigotry towards Jewish communal life that goes well beyond mere “criticism of Israel,” the oft-repeated refrain that anti-Semites use to justify their virulent attacks on the Jewish state.
Harvesters work in the wheat field in Ukraine. Credit: zmeypetrov/Shutterstock.
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Ukraine war sparks food-security fears, experts say Israel needs national strategy
David IsaacJNS
Half of the country’s consumable wheat products and a third of its animal feed are supplied by Russia and Ukraine, according to numbers from the Ministry of Agriculture.
newsHow Jews in Ukraine will celebrate Passover
Menachem Posner Chabad.org/News
Since most people will not be able to leave their homes, Chabad-Lubavitch’s Federation of Jewish Communities of Ukraine has prepared more than 50,000 seder kits with shmurah matzah, grape juice, bitter herbs and Haggadah booklets.
Torah scrolls. Credit: ungvar/Shutterstock.
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Conservative Jewry installs new president as movement plots its path forward
Mike WagenheimJNS
Rabbi Harold Kravitz talks about how the pandemic affected synagogue life, how rabbis are moving to other outlets and how a joint partnership with the Rabbinical Assembly and the United Synagogue for Conservative Judaism are paving the way for the future.
Twenty startup companies specializing in robotics and mini-drones took part in a competition held in southern Israel from April 4-6, 2022. Credit: Black Box Media.
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Israelis showcase drones and robots that can lower risk to soldiers, decrease collateral damage
Yaakov LappinJNS
Twenty startup companies in the fields of robotics and mini-indoor drones take part a competition in Yeruham in southern Israel.
briefAriel University wins first place in tactical robotics competition
Companies and universities competed in southern Israel in the first-of-its-kind Mobile Standoff Autonomous Indoor Capabilities Challenge.
Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz gives a statement to the media at the IDF Central Command headquarters in Jerusalem, on March 30, 2022. Photo by Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90.
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Gantz calls to refrain from ‘provocative’ acts after Lapid tours Damascus Gate flashpoint
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“Let’s not do things that undermine stability, which is critical during this period,” says Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz • Jerusalem sees third consecutive night of riots amid Ramadan unrest.
briefMost Israeli Arabs believe voting in Israel’s next election is important, says survey
The Haifa University study found that just over half of respondents believe conditions for the sector improved over the past year, with 67% being optimistic about future improvements.
The “Impossible Object” artwork. Credit: Dr. Yasmine Meroz and Liat Segal/Tel Aviv University.
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Tel Aviv University sends ‘Impossible Object’ to International Space Station
JNS
The liquid’s three-dimensional form doesn’t get its shape from a vessel and cannot exist on Earth, only in outer space in the absence of gravity.
Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations Gilad Erdan hosted a mock Passover seder at the United Nations on April 6, 2022. Photo by Shahar Azran.
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Erdan leads mock seder at UN, invokes Ukrainian freedom
JNS
“Friends, fellow ambassadors … the question we must all ask ourselves is: Are we doing enough? We must ask this every day till the bloodshed stops,” said Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations Gilad Erdan.
Russian forces bombed a children's hospital and maternity hospital in Mariupol, Ukraine, on March 9, 2022. Credit: armyinform.com.ua via Wikimedia Commons.
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Lapid: Russian forces have committed war crimes in Ukraine
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Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett condemned the killing of civilians in the town of Bucha.
Head of the European Jewish Congress Moshe Kantor addresses “An End to Anti-Semitism” at the University of Vienna in 2018. Credit: Facebook via European Jewish Congress.
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UK sanctions billionaire Moshe Kantor, head of European Jewish Congress
JNS
His net worth is estimated at $7.6 billion; he also serves as president of the World Holocaust Forum, chairman of the European Jewish Fund and chairman of the World Jewish Congress Policy Council.
Gerda Weissmann Klein with former President Barack Obama, receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2010. Source: Screenshot.
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Holocaust survivor, subject of Oscar and Emmy-winning film, dies at 97
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In 2011, she was given the Presidential Medal of Freedom—the highest civilian honor in the United States.
Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz and Foreign Minister Yair Lapid deliver a policy and security briefing to a group of 80 foreign ambassadors stationed in Israel, on April 6, 2022. Credit: Ariel Hermoni/Israeli Defense Ministry.
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Israeli defense minister calls for ‘Plan B’ if Iran nuclear deal not signed
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Tehran has amassed 50 kilograms of 60% enriched uranium, Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz tells foreign ambassadors.
briefIsraeli defense minister demands ‘peace and quiet’ in call with Abbas
In a telephone conversation, Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz wished P.A. leader Abbas and all Palestinians a “blessed” Ramadan, but said it must not be a period “marked by terror.”
Charles Dickens Museum in London. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.
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London’s Dickens Museum tackles anti-Semitism in new program for students
JNS
It is available for primary schools in person at the museum or online in an interactive session.
March of the Living in Poland, May 1, 2008. Credit: Necronx via Wikimedia Commons.
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March of the Living resumes in person with only eight Holocaust survivors
JNS
A total of 70 Holocaust survivors participated in the last in-person march in 2019.
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Arab activist: Jews should be allowed to pray on Temple Mount
Ellie CohanimJNS
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett holds a press conference at the Judea and Samaria Division IDF military base, near the settlement of Beit El, on April 5, 2022. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.
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Bennett: Terror wave a wake-up call, but ‘no doubt’ Israel will defeat threats
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The prime minister visited the IDF’s Judea and Samaria Division headquarters, says security forces foiled over 15 significant attacks.
Israeli police officers stand guard in the Al-Aqsa compound in Jerusalem's Old City on Oct. 7, 2007. Photo by Michal Fattal/Flash90.
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Despite spate of violence, Israel to allow Palestinians to visit Temple Mount
JNS
The government said it would relax restrictions if calm prevailed.
briefIsrael Police arrest eight Arab rioters in Jerusalem
Hundreds assembled and clashed with security forces for the third night in a row, also is the third night of the Muslim holiday of Ramadan.
Hamas members attend a rally in Beit Lahiya on May 30, 2021. Photo by Atia Mohammed/Flash90.
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Hamas TV airs re-enactment of 2002 Immanuel terrorist attack
MEMRI
Nine Israelis were murdered in the attack, including two infants, and 16 were injured.
Israel Aerospace Industries supplies the Czech Republic with its first Israeli-made radar. Credit: Courtesy of IAI.
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IAI supplies Czech Republic with first Israeli-made radar
JNS
The deal for the radars was signed in 2019 between the Israeli and Czech defense ministries.
Israeli Ambassador to the United States Ron Dermer addresses Christians United for Israel's "Night to Honor Israel" on Oct. 26 in San Antonio. Credit: Paul Wharton Photography.
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Former Israeli Ambassador Ron Dermer joins Jerusalem-based Exigent Capital investment firm
Alex TraimanJNS
Exigent seeks to establish Jerusalem as a financial center and to advance the Abraham Accords through win-win business-to-business partnerships.
The Israeli Leviathan gas-processing rig as seen from Dor Habonim Beach Nature Reserve, Israel, on Jan. 1, 2020. Photo by Flash90.
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Ukraine war shifts European attitudes about energy, creating opportunity for Israel
David IsaacJNS
The lesson to be learned from the Europeans is that energy security comes from “diversity and diversity alone. You can’t be too dependent on just a single country, even if it’s your friend at that time,” said assistant professor Elai Rettig at Bar-Ilan University in Ramat Gan.
briefIsrael, Greece and Cyprus officials expand energy cooperation
The European Union wants to decrease its reliance on Russian gas.
briefIsraeli finance minister cuts fuel tax as energy prices rise
Avigdor Liberman said the reduction would last three months and then be reassessed.
Rep. Haley Stevens. Source: Facebook.
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Democratic Rep. Haley Stevens: Can’t be silent when Israel’s being singled out
Dmitriy ShapiroJNS
In a tight Michigan primary race with Rep. Andy Levin, she spoke about the Jewish state’s importance to the global supply chain, saying she wants strong trade between the two nations.
An Orthodox Jewish man visits Mount Meron in northern Israel, where 45 Israelis lost their lives during a stampede at a Lag B'Omer celebration, May 3, 2021. Photo by David Cohen/Flash90.
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Work continues at Meron to prepare for Lag B’Omer observance
JNS
The Supreme Court ruled that the state has the right to destroy six structures built illegally in the area around the gravesite.
Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas heads for a meeting of the P.A. leadership in Ramallah. May 7, 2020. Photo by Flash90.
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Kohelet Policy Forum says Israeli government is assisting PA in rewarding terror
Israel KasnettJNS
The law requires that any withheld tax payments made by Israel to the Palestinian Authority must deduct the amount that the P.A. paid in the previous year to terrorists or their families.
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Not your mother’s (or even your grandmother’s) gefilte fish …
Alan ZeitlinJNS
Gefilte fish. Credit: Courtesy.
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The art of making art, using Israel as a model
Carin M. SmilkJNS
Kiyor Studio in Nachlaot steps away from the bustling Machane Yehuda outdoor market. Photo by Pascale Harris.
An child is vaccinated at a Children's Medical Center in Neve Yaakov, Jerusalem, Sept. 10, 2013. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.
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Israel prepares for ‘difficult’ polio vaccination drive
Maytal Yasur Beit-OrIsrael Hayom
As polio rears its head in Israel for the first time since 1989, the Health Ministry is determined to complete vaccinations for some 2.5 million children nationwide, but is worried about “vaccine fatigue.”
A shooting range in Katsrin, Golan Heights, on April 3, 2022. Photo by Michael Giladi/Flash90.
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Israeli firearm permit applications hit record high
Itsik SabanIsrael Hayom
The demand is “unprecedented,” according to Israel’s Public Security Ministry.
A monument called “El Abrazo” (“The Embrace”) was erected in the port of Cartagena, Spain marking 530 years since the Alhambra Decree that forced the expulsion of Jews from Spain. Credit: Courtesy.
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Statue in Spain marks 530 years since expulsion of Jews
JNS
The Hispanic Jewish Foundation said it commissioned the piece, “El Abrazo” (“The Embrace”), for the José Sacal Foundation “as a gesture of the new relationship between the Hispanic and Jewish worlds.”
A delegation of foreign leaders, including Paraguay, Liberia and Argentina on a visit to Jerusalem hosted by former Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon. Source: Danny Danon/Twitter.
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International delegation visits Israel to take Abraham Accords to next level
David BrummerJNS
Among the mission’s key drivers was a desire to showcase regional technology and know-how “founded on coexistence,” says former Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon.
Mus'ab Mutawa, March 26, 2022. Source: Alarabiya.net via MEMRI.
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Egyptian journalist: ‘ISIS, Hamas, Muslim Brotherhood equal in crime’
JNS
Egyptian journalist Amira Khawasek published an article mentioning terror attacks in Egypt.
Court proceedings. Credit: New Africa/Shutterstock.
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UAE sentences Israeli woman to death for cocaine possession
JNS
Haifa resident Fida Kiwan was arrested last year after half a kilogram of cocaine was found in her Dubai apartment.
Francesca Albanese. Source: Twitter.
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New UN Special Rapporteur on Palestinian issues compared ‘nakba’ to Holocaust
Mike WagenheimJNS
Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva Meirav Eilon Shahar said “Israel does not expect fair, objective or professional treatment from an activist who promotes outrageous libels.”
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán celebrating his election victory. April 3, 2022. Source: Fidesz/Facebook.
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Orbán’s election victory highlights shift among Hungarian Jews
Orit ArfaJNS
The Jewish community of 100,000 or so has been divided on the prime minister largely across religious-political lines, even though they agree that anti-Semitism has not really been an issue.
Featured ColumnJonathan S. Tobin
Debunking liberal assumptions about Jewish security in a changing Europe
Those who decry Hungary’s Orbán for his party’s past while cheering on Ukrainian nationalism are being inconsistent. It illustrates fallacies about defending both Jews and democracy.
A joint U.S.-Israel medical team. Credit: Courtesy of IDF Spokesperson's Unit.
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Israeli-American naval medical personnel drill sets up ‘hospital at sea’
Yaakov LappinJNS
Joint teams from both fleets practiced emergency medicine aboard two Israeli Sa’ar 6 ships, the largest vessels in the Israeli fleet.
briefIsraeli Navy, US Fifth Fleet hold largest exercise to date
The exercise centered on maritime scenarios that include sea combat, vessel protection, sabotage, the neutralization of naval mines, search-and-rescue and the provision of medical aid at sea.
Fatah's Secretary in Jenin, Ata Abu Rumeileh, praised Palestinian terrorist Diaa Hamarsheh in an interview that aired on Alghad TV (Egypt/UAE) on March 30, 2022. Credit: MEMRI.
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Fatah leader in Jenin praises Bnei Brak killer of five people
JNS
“This resistance will continue. Our confrontation today with the occupation. ... There is no peace and no negotiations,” said Fatah’s Secretary in Jenin, Ata Abu Rumeileh.
A gang of men approach a Chassidic man in the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn, N.Y.—home to the Satmar community—before assaulting him on April 1, 2022. Source: Twitter/NYPD Crime Stoppers.
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New York leaders urge ‘concrete action’ after string of anti-Semitic attacks
Faygie HoltJNS
“We need a more visible police presence in at-risk neighborhoods, and need to build stronger educational frameworks and closer relationships with those in the broader community,” said Gideon Taylor, CEO of the Jewish Community Relations Council-New York.
Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Aviv Kochavi (left) looks on as incoming Maj. Gen. Tomer Bar (right) officially replaces Maj. Gen. Amikam Norkin, outgoing chief of the Israeli Air Force, on April 4, 2022. Credit: IDF Spokesperson's Unit.
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Israeli Air Force gets new commander, as Norkin leaves after 37 years
JNS
A ceremony to mark the occasion, held at Tel Nof Airbase, included IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Aviv Kochavi; commanders from the German, Greek and Cypriot air forces; and those in the U.S. Air Force in Europe.
European Union flags in front of the European Commission building in Brussels. Credit: Amio Cajander via Wikimedia Commons.
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European Union funding illegal Palestinian projects in West Bank
JNS
A report by Israel’s Intelligence Ministry was prepared in June 2021 but declassified and made public this year.
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Saeed Khatibzade. Credit: Islamic Republic of Iran Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
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Iran says no more dialogue; it will only return to Vienna to finalize deal
JNS
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh: “America is responsible for the halt of talks ... a deal is very much within reach.”
Local IsraAID volunteers bring fresh water to residents of Southern Leyte in the Philippines following the devastation of Typhoon Odette on Dec. 21, 2021. Photo by Jeriel Nunez.
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Israel donates water-filtration systems to typhoon-hit Philippines
JNS
“Water is life,” said Israeli Ambassador to the Philippines Ilan Fluss.
Sudan flag. Credit: Pixabay.
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Report: Israeli delegation secretly met with senior Sudanese military officials
JNS
This is the third reported visit for a security Israeli delegation in six months.
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The ubiquitous ‘Fiddler’ again makes it way to the big screen
Alan ZeitlinJNS
Director Norman Jewison films the wedding reception scene of the 1971 film “Fiddler on the Roof.” Courtesy of Zeitgeist Films.
Head of Israeli Military Intelligence Directorate Amos Yadlini at a Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee meeting in he Israeli Parliament on January 19, 2010. Photo by Miriam Alster/FLASH90
JNS Promo+
Legendary Israeli General Amos Yadlin to brief MirYam Institute audience on preventing Mid-East nuclear proliferation
newsFormer US official raises alarm on Iran nuclear negotiations
Dmitriy Shapiro
Gabriel Noronha, who served as special advisor for Iran in the U.S. State Department and as a Republican staffer on the Senate Armed Services Committee, said he was compelled to come forward with details of the negotiations by his former colleagues within the U.S. government.
A collection of wine jars after the restoration process. Photo by Dafna Gazit/Israel Antiquities Authority.
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Ancient Jerusalem wine found to be seasoned with vanilla
Diana BletterIsrael21c
Israel Antiquities Authority says unearthed wine jugs help reveal what people ate and drank prior to Jerusalem’s destruction by Babylonia in 586 BCE.
Foreign Minister Yair Lapid visits Damascus Gate in Jerusalem's Old City, April 3, 2022. Photo by Arie Leib Abrams/Flash90.
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Hamas: Israel to ‘bear consequences’ of Lapid’s Damascus Gate visit
Dana Ben-Shimon, Lilach Shoval and JNS staffIsrael Hayom
“The storming of the Damascus Gate by the foreign minister of the Zionist enemy, Yair Lapid, is a dangerous escalation,” says the Gaza-based terror group.
Palestinian workers cross to Israel through a hole in the security fence near Hebron, July 25, 2021. Photo by Wisam Hashlamoun/Flash90.
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Settler leader threatens to petition High Court over holes in security fence
Efrat Forsher and Eyal LeviIsrael Hayom
The defense establishment has “hidden its head in the sand” with regard to the breaks in the fence, says Samaria Regional Council head Yossi Dagan.
The funeral of Israel Police 1st Sgt. Amir Khoury, who was killed in a gun battle with a terrorist in Bnei Brak on March 29, at the Nof Hagalil cemetery, March 31, 2022. Photo by David Cohen/Flash90.
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Bnei Brak city council to discuss naming street after Christian Arab police hero
Hanan GreenwoodIsrael Hayom
If the proposal is adopted, it will be the first time the predominantly haredi Jewish city names a street after a non-Jew. 1st Sgt. Amir Khoury was killed trying to halt the deadly March 29 terrorist attack in the city.
The Israel Police counter-terror unit (Yamam) prepares to storm a house in Haifa on March 12, 2018, Photo by Flash90.
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Israeli prime minister: Security forces defused ‘ticking time bomb’ in Jenin
Itsik Saban, Lilach Shoval and Shahar KlaimanIsrael Hayom
Three Islamic Jihad terrorists were killed and four Israeli officers wounded during an arrest raid in the city. The terror cell had been involved in recent attacks on security forces.
briefIsrael authorizes $56.5 million in emergency police funding
The supplement will be allocated in two phases, with $34.7 million being provided immediately and the remaining $21.9 million by August.
Israeli Economy and Industry Minister Orna Barbivay and UAE Minister of State for Foreign Trade Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi at the David Citadel Hotel in Jerusalem upon the completion of negotiations over a bilateral free-trade agreement, on April 1, 2022. Credit: Gideon Sharon/Israeli Economy and Industry Ministry.
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Israel, UAE conclude negotiations on bilateral free-trade agreement
JNS
The agreement, the first of its kind between Israel and an Arab country, must now be signed and ratified by both countries.
The newly discovered star Earendel. Photo courtesy of NASA, ESA, Brian Welch (JHU), Dan Coe (STScI); image processing by NASA, ESA, Alyssa Pagan (STScI).
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Hubble spots farthest star ever seen
Israel21c
A lucky cosmic alignment has revealed a single source of light in the first billion years after the Big Bang, say researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev.
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Casting off the shadow of the Columbia disaster
Yonatan MerozIsrael Hayom
From left: Ax-1 mission specialist Mark Pathy, pilot Larry Connor, commander Michael López-Alegría and mission specialists Eytan Stibbe. Image courtesy of SpaceX.
A delegation of German politicians visited with members of the Israel Defense Forces, March 20211. Credit: ELNET Europe-Israel/Igal Elimelech.
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Germany interested in possibility of buying Arrow 3, UAVs from Israel
Yaakov LappinJNS
A senior delegation of the German Bundestag Defense Committee visited the Lebanese border, where members were briefed on threats posed by Hezbollah, as well as Iran’s continuous proliferation of arms, know-how and funds to the Lebanese “terror military.”
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Meet Mia Raskin: A Shomer Shabbat college basketball player at Binghamton
Howard BlasJNS
Mia Raskin (standing) at a Binghamton University game. Credit: Courtesy.
To mark the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade on March 25, the Permanent Mission of Israel to the United Nations initiated a special event on Tuesday that featured excerpts from the Israeli film “Equiano.Stories.” Source: Screenshot.
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Israeli event at United Nations commemorates victims of slavery
Mike WagenheimJNS
A film recounting a tale of African bondage and freedom, told through modern-day social media, becomes the focal point for a U.N.-sponsored event to mark the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade.
U.S. Capitol Dome with American flag. Credit: Andrea Izzotti/Shutterstock.
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Deborah Lipstadt confirmed as US special envoy on anti-Semitism
Dmitriy ShapiroJNS
The Holocaust historian and Emory University professor's nomination was brought to the floor of the Senate by Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.), who asked for unanimous consent.
newsJewish UConn student thrown out of a cappella group, called ‘white supremacist,’ ‘anti-Muslim’
Alan Zeitlin
According to the university’s interim president, anti-Semitic comments are unacceptable in any context, but the slurs used are protected by free speech and not a violation of school rules.
briefSecurity guard at Columbus Jewish school arrested for online anti-Semitic threats
Faygie Holt
Thomas Develin posted a photo of himself holding a gun, saying: “I’m at a Jewish school and about to make it everyone’s problem.”
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Fleeing war, young Jewish Ukrainians and Russians find a new homeland
Sarah OginceJNS
Participants from the former Soviet Union in a Masa Israel Journey program. Credit: Courtesy.
Ambassador Yossi Gal, vice president for advancement and external relations at Hebrew University (left) and president of Morocco’s Mohammed VI Polytechnic University Hicham El Habti, March 30, 2022. Credit: Yossi Zamir/Hebrew University.
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Senior Moroccan academic delegation visits Hebrew University
JNS
The visit is based on an agreement to “collaborate on areas of mutual interest—namely, agriculture, business, pharmacology, natural sciences, mathematics and computer engineering.”
briefIsraeli universities to partner with Moroccan tech school for joint research, degrees
The academic institutions are committed to “innovation on a global scale” and aim to collaborate on areas of mutual interest—namely, agriculture, business, natural sciences and other related fields.
briefAzerbaijan opens official tourism office in Israel, signs cooperation agreement
Earlier in March, Israel and Azerbaijan marked the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries.
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