יום חמישי, 6 אוגוסט 2026Thursday, August 6, 2026
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Israel / The Environment

Netanyahu Commits Israel to Ending Fossil Fuel Use by 2050, Transitioning to Renewable Energy

By Benjamin Brown / TPS

Netanyahu noted that a third of Israel’s electricity use will already stem from solar power by 2030.

Headline / UK / Diaspora / Judaism / Coronavirus

UK Will Not Burn Bodies of Jewish Corona Victims After Outcry By Jewish Community

By Benjamin Brown / TPS

A clause was included in a Parliamentary bill, allowing for families of the deceased to oppose cremation out of religious reasons.

Israel / Police and Crime / The Courts / Asia

Israeli Imprisoned in Thailand to Serve Remainder of Sentence in Israel

By Benjamin Brown / TPS

Nati Hadad was arrested in 2017 and sentenced a year after for running an illegal medical clinic and a firearms offense.

Terrorism / IDF & Security / Syria / Hezbollah

Hezbollah and Syrian Army Behind Election Day Attack in Golan, IDF Investigation Finds

By Benjamin Brown / TPS

Snipers had opened fire from Syria into the Golan on March 2nd, prompting an Israeli counterstrike in which a senior Hezbollah operative was killed in a helicopter strike on the car he was driving.

Israel / Coronavirus

6 More Israelis Released from Hospital after Recovering from Coronavirus

By Benjamin Brown / TPS

As 324 people in Israel have tested positive for Coronavirus, 11 Israelis have recovered.

Terrorism / Iran / Coronavirus

IDF: Iran Scaling Back Terror Operations Amid Coronavirus Outbreak

By Benjamin Brown / TPS

Iran's official Coronavirus death toll is over 725, with some 14,000 people having tested positive. Unofficially...

News Briefs / Jerusalem / On Campus / Education / Coronavirus

Jerusalem’s Hebrew U Moving to Online Courses, Postpones Semester by One Week due to Coronavirus

By Benjamin Brown / TPS

The Hebrew University said it is well prepared for crisis events and has – aside from the online courses – arranged for some staff to be able to work from home.

US / Global

US Govt. Human Rights Report Reveals Abuses in Iran, PA, Gaza and Israel

By Benjamin Brown / TPS

The US State Department released its annual Country Reports on Human Rights Practices, shedding light on the global human rights situation in 2019. In a speech presenting the new report, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo stated that writing the report was “a broad and challenging mission, but human rights are at the core of […]

Featured / Palestinian Authority / Coronavirus

Exclusive: 'Hostile Atmosphere' as PA Arabs Turn on Foreigners over Coronavirus Fears

By Benjamin Brown / TPS

Palestinian Authority police are searching for foreigners and checking the passports of "non-Palestinians" they encounter.

Headline / Politics / Elections / Israeli Arabs

Arab Joint List to Support Blue & White Minority Govt Only with Ban on Jewish Access to Temple Mount

By Benjamin Brown / TPS

MK Ayman Odeh: "Al-Aqsa is a place of worship for Muslims, and East Jerusalem should be the capital of the Palestinian state."

Europe / South America / Holocaust

‘Money Looted from Jewish Victims:’ Simon Wiesenthal Center Obtains Documents on Nazis in Argentina and Swiss Banks’ Involvement

By Benjamin Brown / TPS

The Simon Wiesenthal Center (SWC) has obtained and revealed a list of 12,000 Nazis who had been living in Argentina, many of whom held bank accounts with the predecessor of Credit Suisse.

Featured / Holocaust

Germany: 'Increasing Awareness of Darkest Chapter of Our History'

By Benjamin Brown / TPS

Germany pledged NIS 3.8 million towards establishment of a “Global Task Force” against Holocaust denial and distortion.

Headline / Government / The Courts

Supreme Court Throws Out Petition to Prevent Netanyahu from Forming Coalition

By Benjamin Brown / TPS

The Court stated it was rejecting the petition as final election results had not yet been published.

Featured / Israel / Coronavirus / Korea

Israel Deports Over 1,500 South Koreans Over Coronavirus Scare

By Benjamin Brown / TPS

Netanyahu announced that Australia and Italy would be added to the list of countries with entry restrictions, joining Thailand, Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Macau, and China.

Terrorism / IDF & Security / Bedouin / News Briefs

‘In the Name of My Family, I Ask for Forgiveness’: Father of Bedouin Murderer of IDF Soldier Apologizes

By Benjamin Brown / TPS

Abu Judeh stressed that his family had “been loyal to the state [of Israel]” since its establishment and that they had “cousins who have been killed serving the state.”

IDF & Security / Syria / Iran / Hezbollah

IDF Announces Special Branch to Deal with 'Emerging Iranian Threat'

By Benjamin Brown / TPS

IDF Brig. Gen. Hidai Zilberman said the new branch will “concentrate on the design and planning of the campaign against Iran.”

Featured / Government / Business and Economy

Israel Expects Record Gas Revenues for 2020

By Benjamin Brown / TPS

"Israel is quickly becoming an energy powerhouse, an energy-exporting country."

Featured / Travel / Business and Economy

Tel Aviv Ranked 16th Most Economically Influential City in the World

By Benjamin Brown / TPS

Forbes magazine has declared the coastal city the second-best worth visiting in the world.

Iran / Lebanon / Hezbollah

Hezbollah Leader Calls Deal of the Century a 'Zionist Plot,' Warns Clash with US 'Inevitable'

By Benjamin Brown / TPS

The terror chief was speaking at an event honoring Hezbollah “martyrs” as well as Iranian allies killed by Israel and the United States.

Israel / Global / The Courts / Antisemitism

6 Countries, 14 Orgs Rally Against ICC Probe Against Israel

By Benjamin Brown / TPS

Several European countries, the US, Canada, Brazil, and Uganda have voiced their opposition to the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) probe against Israel.

Israel / UK / Antisemitism

Plunging to New Lows? What Ireland’s Election Means for Irish-Israeli Relations

By Benjamin Brown / TPS

If Sinn Féin’s election manifesto is anything to go by, Israel’s relationship with Ireland is in for a bumpy ride.

Government / The Courts / Elections

High Court Blocks Petition to Disqualify Him from Forming Government

By Benjamin Brown / TPS

The High Court declared it would not be discussing the issue before the election, stating that “at this time the petition is theoretical and premature.”

Gaza / Interfaith Relations / Aliyah / Geulah

Gazan Man Reunited with Jewish Mother in Israel After 30 Years

By Benjamin Brown / TPS

The son returned to Israel from Gaza and received immediate citizenship under Israel’s Law of Return which grants all Jews the right to Israeli citizenship.

Government / Business and Economy

Israel to Establish World's First State-Sponsored Cannabis Start-Up Incubator

By Benjamin Brown / TPS

The CanNegev center will be located in Yeruham and will admit six start-ups from the medical cannabis sector per year for the first five years of the center’s operation.

Israel

Number of Christians in Israel Rising

By Benjamin Brown / TPS

Around 177,000 Christians are citizens of Israel, comprising around 2% of the population.

Headline / Hezbollah / Germany

Germany Designates Hezbollah a Terrorist Organization

By Benjamin Brown / TPS

In this move, Germany joins Israel, the US, Canada, the United Kingdom, the Arab League, the Gulf Cooperation Council and Japan in banning Hezbollah in its entirety.

Antisemitism / Ukraine / Holocaust

'A Dangerous Individual' - Israel 'Confused' by Ukraine Court Reinstating Diplomat Who Blamed Jews for WWII

By Benjamin Brown / TPS

The Ukrainian diplomat's social media activities also included a photo of him celebrating his 6oth birthday while posing with a cake depicting Hitler’s 'Mein Kampf.'

Headline / Jewish / US

Israeli, Jewish Leaders Laud Trump’s New Executive Order on Anti-Semitism

By Benjamin Brown / TPS

Under the new ruling, Judaism will be defined as a national origin, rather than as a religion.

Antisemitism / On Campus / Education / Canada

McGill Student Union Rejects Motion Forcing Jewish Student to Resign for Traveling to Israel

By Benjamin Brown / TPS

The anti-Semitic motion caused further outrage as it became clear that a non-Jewish student who will also be on the trip to Israel and, like Wright, holds a role in the student union, was not threatened with sanctions.

Antisemitism / On Campus / Education / Canada

Jewish Student at Montreal’s McGill University Told: Cancel Trip to Israel or Withdraw from Student Govt.

By Benjamin Brown / TPS

Jordyn Wright has refused to quit or cancel her trip to Israel, risking impeachment once she returns from the Hillel-sponsored trip.

Global / "Peace" Process / Normalization / Abraham Accords

Irish FM Calls for ‘New Thinking’ in Solving the Israel-PA Conflict While Visiting in Israel

By Benjamin Brown / TPS

In 2018, Coveney stated that the Republic of Ireland would recognize Palestine as a state if peace negotiations did not progress.

IDF & Security

Study Shows that Majority of Gaza Fatalities in Operation Black Belt Were Terrorists

By Benjamin Brown / TPS

Of the 34 killed, 22 were confirmed members of terrorist groups or closely affiliated with them.

Terrorism / Israel / The Courts

Terror Victims’ Families Outraged After Supreme Court Justice Expresses Condolences to Dead Terrorist’s Family

By Benjamin Brown / TPS

Hendel caused outrage by writing “I instruct the deletion of the petition as requested; I participate in the grief of the family.”

Israel / Lebanon / Holocaust

Lebanese Businessman Donates Hitler’s Top Hat and Nazi Items to Israel

By Benjamin Brown / TPS

EJA's Rabbi Margolin announced that Chatila will join a delegation of European politicians travelling to Auschwitz, where he will receive an award for his actions.

Eye on "Palestine" / Government / News Briefs

Israel to Withhold Additional 'Pay to Slay' Funds from Palestinian Authority

By Benjamin Brown / TPS

The amount of money paid to the families of dead terrorists or Arab prisoners incarcerated in Israel was higher than previously estimated.

On Campus / Education / Israeli Arabs

Arab Tel Aviv U Students Protest Against IDF and Israel Following Gaza Escalation

By Benjamin Brown / TPS

Im Tirtzu staged a counter-protest, chanting pro-Israel slogans, waving Israeli flags, and accusing “the Arab students of being hypocrites and inciters.”

Antisemitism / Judea & Samaria / Sovereignty

Israel Rejects European Court’s ‘Morally Unacceptable’ Verdict Ordering the Labeling of ‘Settlement’ Products

By Benjamin Brown / TPS

There are over 200 ongoing territorial disputes worldwide, yet the ECJ has only offered a single ruling - related to the Jewish people.

Featured / Antisemitism / Europe / Judea & Samaria / Settlements

Europe’s Top Court: Israeli Products from Judea and Samaria, Eastern Jerusalem, Golan Heights Must Carry “Settlement” Label

By Benjamin Brown / TPS

International law expert Prof. Eugene Kontorovich added the ECJ’s ruling “is putting a new ‘Yellow Star’ on Jewish-made products."

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