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Government

Israeli Government Ran NIS 12 Billion Over Budget in 2019

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The current deficit is the highest the Israeli government had since 2012 when the deficit was 3.9% of the GDP.

Jewish / Judea & Samaria / On Campus / Education / Settlements

17-Year-Old Hila Schlakman of Efrat Completes Daf Yomi, Youngest Woman So Far

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

“With the fuel each page gave me to learn the next, I can truly say it’s an endeavor which brought me so much, and I look forward to starting the next cycle,” said the 17-year-old from Efrat.

Jerusalem / Chessed and Tzedaka / Australia, New Zealand and Oceania

Jerusalem Zoo Sends Aid to Help Animals Injured in Australia Fires

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Critical donations are being sent in the wake of the massive brush fires that have resulted in the death of millions of species since September.

Jewish / UK / Australia, New Zealand and Oceania

Queen Elizabeth Honors Two New Zealand Jews

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

John Barnett of Auckland was awarded the Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit, Bob Nerev was honored as an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit.

US / Antisemitism

Following Monsey Attack, Congress Members to Help Synagogues, Nonprofits Apply for NSGP Funding

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Grants of up to $100,000 each to nonprofits at risk of terrorist attacks can go towards improving building security by acquiring and installing items ranging from fences, lighting and video surveillance to metal detectors and blast-resistant doors, locks and windows.

Israel / US

New Policy Reduces Visa Periods for Israelis to the US

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

New changes to the U.S. administration’s visa policy targeting only Israelis reduces the period of time they can use visas for investment, work and study purposes in the United States.

Israel / Europe / Business and Economy

Updated: Netanyahu, Steinitz in Athens Sign Gas Deal with Greece and Cyprus

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Under the agreement, Israel and Cyprus will jointly export gas through Greece and Italy to the rest of Europe • Netanyahu: “We have established an alliance in the Middle East of tremendous importance.”

Israel / Haredim & Hassidim / Science and Tech

Crop-Disease Detection in Drones wins Orthodox Men’s ‘Great Minds Hackathon’

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

More than 100 Orthodox and Ultra-Orthodox students from Israel and dozens of other countries took part in the fourth annual Jerusalem College of Technology hackathon, working for 48 hours on innovative projects and designs.

Israel / News Briefs / Business and Economy

Tesla Expected to Hit Israeli Roads, Launching in 2020

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The car’s starting price is expected to be around $72,300 (about NIS 250,000).

Iran / News Briefs

Iran Launches New Stage at Heavy Water Reactor

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Although the move doesn’t violate the 2015 nuclear deal, it is one step closer towards the regime’s goal of acquiring a nuclear bomb.

Headline / Government / Business and Economy

Israel, Greece, Cyprus to Sign Major Pipeline Deal in January

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The planned gas pipeline is projected to meet 10 percent of Europe’s natural-gas demand.

Holidays

A Hanukkah contemplation: ‘To Another Year’

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

To lead meaningful Jewish lives, our personal journeys must be actively shaped by the events and populated by the personalities of our peoples’ past.

Israel / News Briefs / Business and Economy / Science and Tech / Asia

AI Robots for Hire in Israel

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

“Our robot employment agency is a game-changer,” said Ran Poliakine, founder of SixAI. “It will provide capacity in markets that struggle with labor availability either through the difficulty of the work itself or the cost pressures they face.”

NY / Police and Crime / Antisemitism / On Campus / Education

New York Awards $10 Million to Protect Religious-Based Institutions and Schools

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Eligible recipients will each get $50,000 for cameras, security training, door-hardening and other security enhancements.

Headline / Op-Eds

Israel Must be Wary of Two-faced Jordan

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The threat to Israel now is that Jordan is a very unstable partner in maintaining security in the Jordan Valley.

Featured / Terrorism / Jerusalem

Jerusalem's Terror Village, Jabel Mukaber

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The eastern Jerusalem neighborhood of Jabel Mukaber has become a hotbed of terrorism since the second intifada.

UK / Police and Crime / Antisemitism

Two Teenagers Charged in Anti-Semitic Attack on Rabbi in London

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

“Detectives investigating a racially aggravated assault on a 54-year-old man in Stamford Hill have charged two boys ... a 14-year-old and a 15-year-old boy in connection with an incident in Amhurst Park on Friday, 29 November,” said Met Police in a statement.

US

US Congress Ends Arms Embargo on Cyprus, Angers Turkey

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Sen. Robert Menendez (D-N.J) and Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) led the effort to end the decades-old embargo.

Headline / IDF & Security

Terror Tunnels Pose a ‘Major Threat,’ Warns Senior IDF Official

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Israeli forces will “100 percent” face tunnel warfare in future armed conflicts on its borders, says IDF Maj. Gen. Mickey Edelstein.

Turkey

Report: Turkish Navy Ships Force Israeli Research Vessel to Leave Cypriot Waters

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

"The Turks are trying to show that they are boss, and this is very worrying,” senior Israeli officials said according to Israeli media.

IDF & Security

IDF: 57,277 Veterans Recognized as Disabled

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Data was released by the Defense Ministry on disabled IDF veterans in honor of the 5th annual Day of Appreciation for IDF wounded in wars and terror attacks.

Op-Eds

It’s Time for Europe to Stand with the Iranian People

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

What will it take for the international community to realize that no amount of money, accommodation or deference will change the DNA of Iran’s leaders, who are bent on eradicating Israel, and the ascendency of Shi’ism over Sunnis and minority populations living in the Mideast?

Syria / Iran / News Briefs / Iraq

Israeli Satellite Images Show Suspected Iranian Tunnel near Syria-Iraq Border

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

According to Israeli firm ImageSat International, the tunnel could serve as secure storage for advanced weapons or other sensitive material.

US / Iran

US Sanctions Iranian Shipping and Aviation Industries Connected to IRGC

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The network was allegedly smuggling lethal aid from Iran to Yemen on behalf of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps’s Quds Force.

Jewish / NY / On Campus / Education

Azrieli Foundation Donates $18 Million to Yeshiva University

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The gift—one of the largest focused on Jewish education the institution has ever received—will help boost undergraduate scholarships.

Israel / Syria / US / Iran / News Briefs

House Passes Measure Giving $500 Million in Aid to Israel; Sanctions Iran and Assad

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The assistance authorizes cooperation with Israel on counter-tunnel and counter-aerial capabilities, and $500 million for developing and procuring the Iron Dome, David’s Sling and Arrow weapon systems.

Op-Eds

Marginalizing Womanhood and Judaism on Campus

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Once I became open about my support for Israel, relationships shifted. It was as if someone had etched “Zionism” on my forehead.

Jordan

Jordanian Sentenced to 8 Years in Amman for Plotting to Attack Israeli Embassy

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Despite a peace treaty between the two countries, most Jordanians are hostile towards Israel.

Op-Eds

Spurring International Action to Remember the ‘Forgotten’ Mideast Jewish Refugees

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

“For many reasons, awareness of our communities’ history is not at the level it should be. We welcome any opportunity to educate and engage diplomats and foreign dignitaries on the story of the ignored and forgotten Jewish refugees,” said JIMENA board member Nathaniel Malka.

Israel / Science and Tech

Common Zip Software Can Calculate Complex Physical Quantity Called Entropy

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

“A high school student used our concept to calculate the entropy of a complex physical system: the XY model,” says Professor Roy Beck. “Although this is considered a challenging problem with regard to entropy, the student accomplished it with very little guidance.”

UK / Antisemitism / News Briefs

London Police Release Images of Suspects Who Beat Rabbi in London, Yelled ‘Kill the Jews’

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The neighborhood watch group Shomrim said the victim, a judge in a Judaic court, was left “on the pavement, bleeding and dazed where he lay for several minutes” following the attack.

Featured / US / Politics / Eye on "Palestine" / "Peace" Process / Normalization / Abraham Accords / Judea & Samaria / Settlements

US House of Representatives Passes Resolution Reaffirming Support for Two-State Solution

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The final tally was 226 in favor, 188 against, and two present—with most Democrats voting for it, and most Republicans voting against it.

Iran / United Nations (UN) / International Conflicts

UK, France, Germany Affirm Iran has Developed Nuclear-Capable Ballistic Missiles

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The liquid-fueled Shahab-3 can reportedly deliver a nuclear weapon and has been referred to by Iranian officials as one of the country’s “Israel-hitting” missiles.

NY / Antisemitism / News Briefs / Holocaust

Racist Graffiti Found at a New York Holocaust Museum for Second Time in Two Weeks

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

“We are shocked and saddened about the appearance of this representation of Nazi ideology. Ironically, we learned about this symbol of hate appearing here on the same day we hosted a major public event on anti-Semitism,” the museum released in a statement.

Iran

New IAEA Head Wants Answers from Iran

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

“We have so far not received an entirely satisfactory reply” from Iran regarding uranium traces found at an undeclared site, says IAEA head Rafael Grossi.

US / Antisemitism / Boycott / BDS

Rashida Tlaib Compares US-Mexico to Israel-Gaza while Linda Sarsour Equates Israel to White Supremacy

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Tlaib said that she’s also advocating for clean water in her Michigan district and “fighting for clean water in Gaza.”

US / Antisemitism

DC's Historic Sixth & I Synagogue Vandalized with Graffiti

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Swastikas were written in red ink on a staircase, and the word “JEW” was etched onto a door.

IDF & Security

Al Jazeera Releases Footage from Botched IDF Operation in Gaza Last Year

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The Qatar-based TV network shows the fake Palestinian Authority IDs reportedly used by the Israeli commando unit infiltrating Gaza last year.

Terrorism

2 Indicted for Joining ISIS, Planning Israel Independence Day Attack

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The two men, residents of eastern Jerusalem, planned to carry out mass shootings in Jerusalem’s Safra Square or at the Sultan’s Pool.

Op-Eds

There are NO Settlers on the West Bank

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Only noble and heroic pioneers re-founding sacred Israel.

NY / On Campus / Education

Columbia University Student Council to Hold Divestment Referendum in 2020

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Supporters were recorded chanting the slogan, “From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free,” which calls for the destruction of Israel.

Israel / Saudi Arabia

After Secret Trip to Israel, Saudi Journalist Says, ‘I Love Jewish People, Israeli Citizens’

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The journalist, a prominent figure in his home country, said there is “no escape from establishing normal relations with Israel,” and that those relations must be different that the ones Israel has with Jordan or Egypt.

Headline / Op-Eds

After the Rockets, What’s Next?

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

U.S. policymakers can take steps to decrease the likelihood of another war and prepare Israel for provocations from terror groups—namely, Palestinian Islamic Jihad.

Palestinian Authority / Jerusalem

Israel Police Close Palestinian Authority Institutions in Jerusalem

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Public Security Minister Gilad Erda has signed 10 closure orders against the P.A. in Jerusalem since the start of 2019.

Featured / NY / Antisemitism

Doubt Lingers about ADL’s Ability to Fight Anti-Semitism in Brooklyn, Despite the New Push

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

“The ADL has failed to call out any form of anti-Semitism that isn’t borne of white supremacy, and their curriculum is more about tolerance and racism in general than it is about the unique history of anti-Semitism,” said Bryan Leib, a board member of Americans Against Anti-Semitism.

NY / Antisemitism / News Briefs

Jewish Man Hit on Brooklyn Sidewalk in Unprovoked Attack

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Police said the 32-year-old man hit the 21-year-old victim without exchanging any words, proving that the attack was unprovoked.

US / Politics / Elections / Judea & Samaria / Settlements / Sovereignty

Not Just Sanders, 2020 Democratic Candidates Slam the Positive Change in US Settlement Policy

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Some candidates believe that Jews don't have the right to live in Judea, others imagine Jews living there pushes away peace with our avowed enemies and endangers Israel.

Featured / Israel / Health and Medicine

Israel Performs World's First Successful ‘Artificial Meniscus’ Transplant

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Patients with damaged or torn menisci can have the transplant surgery as a replacement for previous treatments, such as pain management and physical therapy.

Arts and Entertainment / Poland / Holocaust

Netflix to Edit Demjanjuk Docuseries After Pressure by Polish Government

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said in a letter to Netflix CEO Reed Hastings that the program showed maps that place Nazi concentration camps within the borders of modern-day Poland.

NY / Police and Crime / Antisemitism / News Briefs

Arrest Made in Egg-Throwing Attacks on Jews in Brooklyn

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The incidents exemplify the spike in anti-Semitic hate crimes in the borough in recent months.

Antisemitism / Interfaith Relations

Pope Francis Condemns Anti-Semitism in Address from St. Peter’s Square

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

“The habit of persecuting Jews is beginning to be reborn. Brothers and sisters: This is neither human nor Christian; the Jews are our brothers and sisters, and must not be persecuted! Understood?”

IDF & Security / Gaza / News Briefs / Islamic Jihad / Rockets from Gaza

IDF: At Least 3 Enemy Rocket Crews Eliminated by Israeli Strikes

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Islamic Jihad vows to continue attacks • Gaza medical officials say 19 killed in strikes so far • Israel assembles forces on Gaza border.

Archaeology

Jerusalem's 'Tomb of the Kings' Opens to Public for First Time in 10 Years

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Israel’s Foreign Ministry hailed the reopening as a product of “long and strenuous” negotiations with French authorities.

UK / Elections / Antisemitism / Media

UK's Jewish Chronicle Publishes Editorial Urging Non-Jews to Not Vote for Jeremy Corbyn

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

"Putting oneself in the shoes of another person, or another group, can be difficult. But we believe it is important—and urgent—that you do that,” the paper said, citing a recent poll that found 87 percent of British Jews consider Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn to be an anti-Semite.

NY / Antisemitism / Local

NYPD: Anti-Semitic Hate Crimes on New York City Subways on the Rise

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Anti-Semitic graffiti and assaults on Jewish people also accounted for nearly 60 percent of subway hate crimes in 2019, with the highest number of them occurring in the borough of Brooklyn.

Headline / Terrorism / US / Jerusalem / Jordan

US Rejects Jordan’s Refusal to Extradite Wanted Terrorist Ahlam Tamimi

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

A report could lead to increased pressure by the White House on Jordan to extradite Ahlam Tamimi to the US. Tamimi played a major role in the 2001 Sbarro pizzeria bombing in Jerusalem that caused the deaths of 15 people, including two Americans, .

US / Politics / Elections

Jerry Nadler: Conditioning US Assistance to Israel is ‘Wrong’

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

“We have a $38 billion commitment over 10 years for military aid to Israel,” said Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-N.Y.), who is the chairman of the U.S. House Judiciary Committee. “The Israelis need it for defense.”

Featured / Left vs. Right / Boycott / BDS / Anti-Israel NGOs

New Israel Fund Creates Alternative Fundraising Mechanism for Radical Leftist Causes

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

“We want to be the organization that provides a national Jewish progressive home,” said NIF vice president of finance and operations Jennifer Spitzer of a new fund that will include support to anti-Israel groups like IfNotNow.

US / Government / Health and Medicine

Mnuchin Proposes FDA Branch in Israel, Meets with Health Ministry

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The FDA has few branches outside the United States, including those in China, and several European and Latin American nations.

Headline / Government

Gantz Promises to Implement 2016 Western Wall Agreement as Prime Minister

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

“When I will be the prime minister of Israel, I will embrace all streams of Judaism. . . I will nuture this pluralism."

Sports

Red Sox Hires Orthodox Jew as New Chief Baseball Officer

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Chaim Bloom, 36, who spent 15 years with the Tampa Bay Rays, will be “responsible for all baseball operations matters” for the team.

Jewish / Europe

Belgium’s First Female and Jewish Prime Minister

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

In recent years, Belgium has seen an increase in anti-Semitism and even physical attacks on Jews.

US / Diaspora

Pittsburgh's Tree of Life Synagogue Talks About Plans to Re-Open, 1 Year After Shooting

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

"We can either let it define us, let it destroy us, or we can let it strengthen us. We will not let this attack destroy us."

Op-Eds

Democratic Pres. Candidates: Do Jewish Lives Matter?

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

With the impending doom of white privilege and supremacy, one would think that the Democrats would seize the opportunity during at least one of their primary debates to raise the alarm on how much anti-Semitism is an issue in this country.

Antisemitism

StopAntisemitism.org Launches ‘Antisemite of the Year’ Contest

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

“It’s all about naming and shaming,” says StopAntisemitsm.org’s national director Liora Rez.

US

US Supreme Court Justice Ginsburg Wins $1 Million Prize for Social-Justice Work

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

RBG was selected from a list of more than 500 nominees, which included some of the world’s most renowned thinkers in various fields, including social science, global justice, animal rights and bioethics.

Israel / Business and Economy

Rapper Snoop Dogg Serves as Brand Ambassador for Israeli Marijuana Startup

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

American rap star says Seedo’s Home Grow Device allows “all people to benefit from agricultural technologies.”

US / News Briefs / Turkey

Pompeo: Trump ‘Fully Prepared’ to Use Military Action Against Turkey

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

While America prefers “peace to war,” says U.S. secretary of state, “kinetic or military action” against NATO ally Turkey is on the table in connection with the crisis in northern Syria.

Syria / Turkey / Kurds / Kurdistan

Kurds Withdraw from Syria-Turkey Border Region Amid Tentative Ceasefire

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Erdoğan: Turkey will resume its assault in northern Syria “with determination” when the U.S.-brokered ceasefire expires on Tuesday if all Kurdish forces have not withdrawn from the Syria-Turkey border region.

Op-Eds

Making a Meaningful Morning for Women on Simchat Torah

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Highlighting local female scholars is a chance for communities to appreciate the some of the talent in their midst. Each woman comes with her own voice and knowledge to share with others looking for inspiration and connection.

US / "Peace" Process / Normalization / Abraham Accords / Settlements

Friedman: Trump Plan Will Not Evict Jewish Communities in Judea and Samaria

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

“Having seen the experience of the evacuation of Gaza, I don’t believe that there is a realistic plan that can be implemented that would require anyone—Jew or Arab—to be forced to leave their home,” said U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman.

Sports

Home Run: Danny Valencia from Sunshine State to Jewish State

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

“We kept our hats on for our national anthem—to show that God is above. We took our hats off for the national anthems of the other countries.”

US / Antisemitism / News Briefs / On Campus / Education

Swastika Found at Yale Law School Ahead of Yom Kippur

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

This is the first reported incident of a swastika appearing on the Yale campus since 2014.

Op-Eds

Reverse Tashlich’: Jews Keeping the Oceans Clean

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Three years ago, about a dozen students went to their local waterfront and cleaned almost 100 pounds of trash. The momentum built from there.

Headline / Antisemitism / Boycott / BDS / United Nations (UN)

UN Releases ‘Unprecedented’ Report Linking Anti-Semitism to BDS

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The report recommends that all UN member states adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance working definition of anti-Semitism. So far, 18 of them have done so.

Terrorism / Iran / Hezbollah / Canada

Victims of Iranian terror to Receive more than $28 million

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Victims of Iranian-related terrorism will be getting more than $28 million following the sale of Iranian properties in Ottawa and Toronto in accordance with a recent Canadian court decision.

Jewish / NY / Police and Crime / News Briefs

NYPD Outlines Hiked Security in Jewish Neighborhoods Ahead of Holidays

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

“We have a lot of specialized units that will be out there, too. Critical response command, they’ll be out there. Some you’ll see, some you won’t,” NYPD Commissioner James O’Neill.

Business and Economy

Dutch Army to Use Elbit's 'Iron Fist' to Protect Armored Vehicles

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

“The APS will give us a significant combat advantage and will improve tactical operation."

US

Trump Announces Order to 'Substantially' Increase Sanctions on Iran

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

This summer saw Iran seizing foreign oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz, further exacerbating the situation.

Terrorism / US

US State Department Offers $5 million for Info Identifying Man Behind Terrorist Plots

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Sami al-Uraydi, also known as Abu Mahmud al-Shami, is a Jordanian national and senior Sharia (Islamic law) official for Hurras al-Din, an affiliate of Al-Qaeda.

US / The Courts / Antisemitism

More than 100 Jewish Lawyers in Texas Request New Trial for Jewish Death-Row Inmate

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

“If the allegations here are true—and they unfortunately ring true—the trial was no trial, and the verdict no verdict because the judge was no judge,” said the lawyers.

Jewish / US / Police and Crime / The Courts

Florida Man Apprehended for Threatening to Shoot Jews

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Hanson Larkin, 25, was denied bail in an Orlando federal court. He could face up to five years behind bars if convicted.

Jewish / US / News Briefs / Diaspora

California Enacts ‘Mezuzah Bill’ Following Widespread Support Among Lawmakers

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law a bill that protects the right of Jewish residents to place a “mezuzah” on their doorposts.

Jewish / US / Politics / News Briefs / Islamists

CAIR Appalled: Kupperman, Bolton’s Acting Replacement, is Jewish, Worked Under Reagan

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Former deputy national security adviser Charles M. Kupperman may take up the post on a permanent basis; Islamic American organization CAIR “appalled” by the appointment.

NY / Police and Crime / Antisemitism

Brooklyn Orthodox Jews Urge Police, City Protection Against Rash of Attacks

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

After three attacks in recent weeks targeting visible Jews, residents and leaders are calling for greater police presence in their neighborhoods and stricter hate-crime laws.

Druze / News Briefs

170 Druze Men Arrested at Israel Border Heading to Syria

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Israeli authorities notified the group before they departed that travel to Syria was illegal; the arrests came after months of investigation.

US / UK / Government

In London, Netanyahu and Johnson Talk Iran, Middle East Peace

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

US Vice President Mike Pence was also in London for a meeting with Johnson. It was unclear whether Pence would meet with Netanyahu.

Featured / Politics / Hamas / UK / The Courts / Antisemitism / Media

Hamas-Affiliate Uses British Libel Laws to Humiliate the Jewish Chronicle

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The JC is not the first publication to end up paying money to Interpal to avoid a lawsuit. In June 2019, the Daily Mail and Mail Online gave the charity more than $145,000.

Israel / Health and Medicine

Israeli Teen Wounded in Terror Attack Becomes MDA EMT

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Dvir Schnerb was certified to be an MDA EMT on Tuesday, less than two weeks after a terrorist bomb in southern Samaria killed his sister and left him seriously injured.

Business and Economy / Kosher Food News / Florida / Local

South Florida County May Repeal 'Kosher Tax’ After Complaints by Businesses

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The heavily Jewish Broward County has been collecting permit fees for nearly 40 years, but on Sept. 10, commissioners will vote on whether or not to repeal the kosher-license regulations.

Headline / Iran

Iran Refusing to Answer IAEA Questions on Secret Nuclear Facility

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Tehran stonewalled on questions regarding its nuclear stockpiles for the first time since IAEA oversight went into effect in 2016, according to The Wall Street Journal.

US / Islamists / Religion

CAIR to Help US Census Bureau Incorporate Muslim Participation in 2020 Census

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The Council on American Islamic Relations and its national network of chapters will work with local Islamic centers to ensure community-wide awareness of the 2020 Census and gather a more accurate count of the diverse backgrounds that comprise the American Muslim community.

Terrorism / Lebanon / Hezbollah / United Nations (UN)

UN Security Council Renews Toothless UNIFIL Mandate

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

As the U.N. Security Council prepares to formally review the size of the U.N. Interim Force in Lebanon and vote on its renewal, America and Israel are pressing for more authority to counter Hezbollah.

US / Politics / Elections / Anti-Israel NGOs

IfNotNow Activist Hurls Dual-Loyalty Charge at Jewish Democratic Congressman

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

“You represent American Jews, not Israelis,” interjected an audience member named Nathan. “No, I represent the United States,” responded Rep. Brad Schneider (D-Ill.).

Op-Eds

Note to American Jewish leaders: The (Democratic) Party is OVER

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

American Jews can still wise up, focus on the big picture and make a difference at the voting booth. The absence of organized Jewish leadership does not exempt anyone from personal responsibility.

Israel / Elections / News Briefs

Likud Pressuring Otzma Yehudit and Zehut Parties to Drop out of Election

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

With the Sept. 17 election looming, the Likud is reportedly concerned about the potential loss of right-wing votes should the two smaller parties not pass the electoral threshold.

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