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Jennifer Lopez Arrives in Israel

By Photo of the Day

J.Lo has arrived in Israel for her concert this week.

Featured / Middle East / Levant / The Knesset / Media

Arab Opinion-Shaper at the Knesset: ‘Israel is a Dreamland’

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

The bloggers and journalists are in Israel on the invitation the Foreign Ministry, some coming from Arab countries which have no diplomatic relations with the Jewish state.

Terrorism / Gaza / Hamas / Media

Hamas Threatens the Eurovision Song Contest in Tel Aviv, Via Its TV Channel

By Palestinian Media Watch

"If the occupation changes its mind or evades ... there is no doubt that the resistance will have the last word."

Israel / Antisemitism / Media

Israeli Politicians Tie NY Times Anti-Semitic Cartoon to San Diego Shooting

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

Just the other week, the NY Times called Jesus a "Palestinian", which is quite the political anachronism.

Israel / Arts and Entertainment

Madonna to Perform at Eurovision Finals in Tel Aviv

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

“I believe that the performance of Madonna, accompanied by dozens of professional backup dancers, will make a significant contribution to the success of the event and the strengthening of Israel’s positive branding in the world,” said Israeli-Canadian billionaire Sylvan Adams.

Featured / Israel / US / Antisemitism / Media

Massive Billboard Outside ‘New York Times’ Office Accuses Paper of Anti-Israel Incitement

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

“One meaning is, obviously, to remind staff that Hamas is violent—violent against both Israel and its own people,” explains executive director of CAMERA Andrea Levin.

Featured / Headline / US / Politics / Antisemitism / Media

How the Left Snookered Jewish Newspapers into Attacking Trump and Legitimizing Non-Orthodoxy

By Dovid Schwartz

Using Jewish blood to gain religious equivalency and legitimacy from an Orthodox newspaper like The Jewish Press was immoral and reprehensible.

Media / Science and Tech

Pro-Israel Voices Are Being Locked In ‘Facebook Jail’

By Rivkah Lambert Adler

“Facebook is a partisan platform,” he asserted. “They do not cater to those whose views they do not align with."

US / Politics / Elections / Iran / Media

Jewish Republicans Celebrate $1 Million N. Dakota Race Boost to Candidate Who Wasn't Really in Trouble

By JNi.Media

The Republican Jewish Coalition has terminated its $1 million television and digital ad campaign in North Dakota, and declared victory "given the dramatic shift in the race."

Headline / Israel / US / Politics / Eye on "Palestine" / Elections / Antisemitism / Media

The Arabs Are Coming, The Arabs Are Coming – to Congress

By JNi.Media

“We’re talking about a handful of people; they’re certainly not going to move Congress’s wall-to-wall support for Israel."

Featured / Terrorism / Antisemitism / Palestinian Authority / Europe / Media / Sports

Real Madrid Hosts Ahed Tamimi, Gives Her Jersey with her Name

By JNi.Media

"What a shame, Real Madrid hosting a terrorist who incites to hatred and violence, what is the connection between this and soccer values?"

Featured / Politics / Holidays & Observances / Media / The Temple Mount / Pallywood

Arab Media: '500 Settlers Storm the Al-Aqsa Mosque'

By JNi.Media

In Arab Newspeak, every Jew is a settler and every Jew who visits the Temple Mount is, in fact, storming the Al-Aqsa mosque.

Featured / IDF & Security / Politics / Iran / Media

Oops: Iranian Heroic Billboard Depicts IDF Soldiers

By JNi.Media

Later tweets, presumably from Iran, reported that the fathers of the city of Shiraz took down the billboard.

Featured / Iran / Travel / Media / Sports

Iran Holding 155 Mile Ultramarathon in Hottest Spot on Earth

By JNi.Media

In 2005, the Lut Desert registered a temperature of 70.7°C, or 159.26° F.

Featured / Arts and Entertainment

Gal Gadot to Play Self on The Simpsons

By JNi.Media

Gadot tweeted: I grew up watching The Simpsons and now I get to voice myself in an episode! Stay tuned..."

Featured / Antisemitism / Media / Russia / Holocaust

Israeli Net Watcher Busts Miss Hitler 2018 Pageant's Social Media Base

By JNi.Media

This scandalous competition was based in the Russian social network VK, the largest social network in Europe, a Russian Facebook with about half a billion users.

History / The Courts / Arts and Entertainment / Holocaust

After 77 Years, Jewish Deli Owner Gets Back her Nazi Looted Renoir

By JNi.Media

“I’m very thankful to be able to show my beloved family, wherever they are, that after all they’ve been through, there is justice.”

Business and Economy / Arts and Entertainment

Kim Kardashian West Signs Deal With Top Israeli Sunglasses Chain

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Kardashian West has visited Israel in the past, most notably in 2015, when she and her husband brought their daughter to be baptized in an Armenian Church in Jerusalem.

Featured / Jewish / US / History / Arts and Entertainment / Asia / Sports

Baseball Hall of Fame Celebrates Jewish Big League Spy Moe Berg

By JNi.Media

Yankees and Mets legendary manager Casey Stengel said he was "the strangest man ever to play baseball."

Jewish / Arts and Entertainment / Obituaries / Russia

Putin, Medvedev, Attend Adored Jewish Crooner's Funeral

By JNi.Media

In 1983, Kobzon was expelled from the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and reprimanded for performing Jewish songs.

Featured / Politics / Police and Crime / Government / Europe / Boycott / BDS / Arts and Entertainment

Eurovision Demands Israeli Commitment to Allow In Fans Who Are Anti-Israel

By JNi.Media

The EBU also demands that Israel agree not to restrict in any way the events related to the contest that would fall on Shabbat.

Israel / UK / Antisemitism / Media / On Campus / Education

UK Cans Math Dept. Head over 'Israel Should Be Wiped Off the Planet' Post

By JNi.Media

"Mr Harpreet Singh is prohibited from teaching indefinitely and cannot teach in any school, sixth form college, relevant youth accommodation or children’s home in England."

Featured / Headline / Jewish / US / Media / Aliyah / Geulah

Roseanne Barr Is Making Aliyah, Maybe

By JNi.Media

In a 2011 interview, Roseanne said she would like to run for Prime Minister of Israel.

Headline / US / Politics / Government / History / Media / "Peace" Process / Normalization / Abraham Accords

Kerry's Memoir Gets the Last Word on Bibi

By JNi.Media

It turns out President Obama's decision to betray Israel at the UN Security Council was in response to President Elect Donald Trump's announcement of appointing David Friedman his ambassador to Israel.

Featured / Terrorism / Politics / Police and Crime / Europe / Media / Islamists / Religion

Dutch MP Receives Death Threats, Cancels Muhammad Cartoon Competition

By JNi.Media

Wilders lived in Israel for two years in his youth and has visited the Jewish State 40 times in the last 25 years.

Featured / NY / Politics / Elections / Media / Anti-Israel NGOs / Religion

Who Is a Jew? Probably Not Julia Salazar

By JNi.Media

From pro-Israel Christian, Salazar became a bona fide anti-Zionist Jewish activist.

Featured / Jewish / NY / Arts and Entertainment / Obituaries

Great Jewish American Playwright Neil Simon Dead at 91

By JNi.Media

Simon did not write about Jewish subjects, but much of his work was rooted in New York Jewish life.

Featured / Police and Crime / Antisemitism / Business and Economy / Media / Germany / Holocaust

Germany Investigates Website Selling Zyklon B Peanuts, Führer Wine

By JNi.Media

Other products include SS linen, busts of Hitler and of other top Nazis, and knockoffs of liquor brands.

Featured / Terrorism / IDF & Security / US / Politics / Police and Crime / Travel / Media

Jews Talk Back to Peter Beinart

By JNi.Media

Prime Minister Netanyahu has since apologized for the Israeli police brutality against the gifted American visitor, suggesting it was human error. Bibi, as Bibi does, was lying.

Featured / Terrorism / IDF & Security / Hamas / Media / Science and Tech

IDF Exposes New Hamas Avatars Lurking on Instagram

By JNi.Media

The latest round of soldier-generated reports exposed the Hamas activity on another, particularly popular social network: Instagram.

Jewish / US / Arts and Entertainment

'Black Matter' Juxtaposes Cosmic Jewish Tradition with African American Radical Work

By JNi.Media

Black Matter explores the concept of dark matter and dark energy in physics, as a principle resonant with everyday magic in urban space.

Israel / Arts and Entertainment

Dressing With Chutzpah: With Beyoncé Wearing Her Creations On Tour, Shahar Avnet’s Colorful Designs Are Making The Fashion World Take Notice

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Two years ago the 30-year-old designer was a student at the Shenkar College of Engineering, Design, and Art; now Beyoncé is wearing one of her creations on tour.

Featured / US / Politics / Arts and Entertainment

Jewish Congressman Avoids Humiliation by Sacha Baron Cohen

By JNi.Media

Zeldin’s office received a "convincing" interview request from an Israeli TV station that told the Jewish Republican he was being honored as part of Israel’s 70th anniversary celebrations.

Politics / Media / Religious & Secular in Israel

Rightwing Newspaper Sued for Conditioning Running LGBT Ad on Compensation for Damages

By JNi.Media

The newspaper reportedly required a payment of $260 plus VAT for every lost subscriber resulting from the LGBT ad.

Featured / The Courts / Media

Facebook Law Compels Judges' Rulings in 48 Hours in Urgent Cases

By JNi.Media

The court is entitled not to accept the request if it is not convinced that the immediate implementation of this directive is critical for the prevention of damage.

Featured / Israel / Travel / Media / United Nations (UN)

Tel Aviv Celebrates 15th Anniversary of UNESCO's 'White City' Proclamation

By JNi.Media

Since receiving the title, every year the city of Tel Aviv celebrates the proclamation with a series of White Night events that connect to Tel Avciv's DNA of a Nonstop City.

Featured / Eye on "Palestine" / Iran / Media

Must-Watch: Iranian Protesters Chanting 'Death to Palestine!' as Economy Collapsing

By JNi.Media

The Rial exchange rate for Tuesday morning dropped to 86,000 IRR per one US dollar, down from 60,000 in the spring.

Featured / Arts and Entertainment / Jerusalem

Watch 701 Yoga Mats Forge 3 Puzzles About Jerusalem's Future

By JNi.Media

"At the end of the event, participants will be able to take a piece of our collective dream for Jerusalem, one of the most spiritual cities in the world, home with them.”

Media / Egypt / Sports / Russia

Achilles the World Cup Oracle Cat Says Russia Will Beat Egypt

By JNi.Media

Achilles picked the Russian team over Saudi Arabia for the opener in Moscow on June 14, and, indeed, Russia beat Saudi Arabia 5-0.

Featured / Government / Iran / Media

Netanyahu's 'Water for Iran' Video a Huge Hit in the Islamic Republic

By JNi.Media

"We are wishing them (the Israelis) death, and they bless us with life," one Iranian surfer commented. "I am ashamed to be an Iranian."

Featured / Terrorism / IDF & Security / Media

Riot Breaks Out in Israeli Security Prison over Cookie Pic

By JNi.Media

Last July, Khalil Abu Arram broke into the home of a Jewish family in Neve Tzuf-Halamish in Samaria and stabbed three family members to death while they were having Shabbat dinner.

Featured / IDF & Security / Police and Crime / The Courts / Media / Judea & Samaria

Habima Square Shabak Torture Exhibit Lets Passersby Experience Duma Prisoners' Agony

By JNi.Media

The performance was based on the testimonies of Shabak interrogators in the Central District Court in Lod during the early trial proceedings.

Headline / The Knesset / Boycott / BDS / Arts and Entertainment / Jerusalem / Israeli Arabs

Arab MKs Hope to Yank Eurovision Contest from Jerusalem

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

The Joint Arab List has announced it plans to petition the European Broadcasting Union to cancel the Eurovision Song Contest, scheduled to take place in Jerusalem.

Featured / US / Politics / Police and Crime / The Courts / Media

Woody Allen: I Should Be the Poster Boy for the #MeToo Movement

By JNi.Media

"I’ve worked with hundreds of actresses, hundreds, and not a single one—big ones, famous ones, ones starting out—have ever, ever, not a single one, ever suggested any kind of impropriety at all,” Allen said.

Headline / Terrorism / IDF & Security / Gaza / Hamas / Palestinian Authority / Media / Islamists / Islamic Jihad

Arab Propaganda Pushing Dead Female Medic Story with IDF Cooperation

By JNi.Media

The IDF, at this stage, is not necessarily disputing the PLO story, declaring instead: "The findings of the investigations are transferred to the Judge Advocate General's Office."

Arts and Entertainment

Shakira Not Coming to Israel This Summer

By Jewish Press News Desk

Israeli media jumped the gun on their initial report.

Israel / Arts and Entertainment

Third Annual ‘Inspired by Israel’ Video Contest Underway

By Jewish Press Staff

The public will be able to vote on their favorite videos online from Aug. 6 through 13. The contest offers $20,000 in cash prizes with a Grand Prize of $8,000.

Featured / US / Media / Obituaries

Philip Roth, Author of 'Goodbye, Columbus,' 'Portnoy's Complaint,' 'The Plot Against America,' Dead at 85

By JNi.Media

In "The Plot Against America" (2004), Roth returns to his childhood years in Newark in the 1940s, in an alternative history where pro-Nazi aviator hero Charles Lindbergh is elected US president.

Politics / Europe / Arts and Entertainment / Jerusalem

2019 Eurovision in Jerusalem On and Right After Lag B'Omer

By JNi.Media

The first two dates will present a problem in Jerusalem, seeing as they fall two days before Lag B'Omer and on Lag B'Omer.

News Briefs / Business and Economy / Media / Local

De Niro’s Nobu Hospitality to Open Luxury Hotel in Tel Aviv

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

“Coupled with Tel Aviv’s presence as a major high-tech and business center, and the strong tourism market in the city, the project fits perfectly with our global clientele,” said Nobu CEO Trevor Horwell.

Headline / Antisemitism / Media / Diaspora

YouTube Censors MEMRI for 'Harmful or Dangerous Content'

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

MEMRI explained to YouTube it exposes anti-Semitism in the Arab and Muslim world, and its clips are there to provide informational infrastructure.

Terrorism / Politics / Media / Israeli Arabs

Israeli Arab Poet Dareen Tatour Convicted of Incitement to Terrorism

By JNi.Media

Tatour also posted: "Allahu Akbar and Baruch HaShem, the Islamic Jihad declares the continuation of the Intifada throughout the West Bank and its expansion of all of Palestine. We must begin within the Green Line"

Featured / Headline / IDF & Security / US / Government / Iran / Media

Trump, Pompeo, Praise Netanyahu's Findings while Left Struggles to Discredit Accusations

By JNi.Media

"In fact, Netanyahu did not provide information that proves that Iran is breaking the agreement today," Ha'aretz argued.

NY / Politics / Travel / Media

Bennett in NYC: I Did Not Eat Bacon on Shabbat

By JNi.Media

Another surfer, Yoav Cohen offered a similar report, adding that one of Bennett's bodyguards "ate as if he hadn't seen food in a week."

Featured / Media / On Campus / Education / Weather

Flood Victim Watsapped: 'Can't Believe We're Going – We'll Die'

By JNi.Media

The trip organizers wrote: "Don't worry, we are well prepared for the trip, and the course has it coordinated with the appropriate authorities. It will be fun, wet, and full of great memories."

Featured / Media / Anti-Israel NGOs

Im Tirtzu Campaign Goes After 'Subversive Opposition Group' NIF

By JNi.Media

The billboard depicts NIF President Talia Sasson opposite an IDF soldier, the target of the NIF $87 million efforts to harm the State of Israel and its army.

Featured / Antisemitism / France / Media

100s of French Celebs Sign Petition Condemning 'New Anti-Semitism'

By JNi.Media

"This is a low-level ethnic cleansing in the country of Emile Zola and Clemenceau," the signatories proclaimed.

Featured / Jewish / Media

We Counted Only 3 Jews on Time's 2018 List of World's 100 Most Influential People

By JNi.Media

Those members of the tribe who cringe every time a Jewish name comes up in the news can rest easy.

Featured / Travel / Holidays & Observances / Arts and Entertainment / Jerusalem

Comprehensive List: Jerusalem’s Independence Day Celebrations April 18-20

By JNi.Media

This year marks the 70th anniversary of Israel's independence and the 50th anniversary of the Unification of Jerusalem. To celebrate both occasions, a variety of events will take place throughout the city from April 18 to 19, free of charge.

Featured / Jewish / NY / Arts and Entertainment

'Dachau' Video Artist Beryl Korot Explores 'A Coded Language' on Canvas

By JNi.Media

The works on canvas represent a period of her work in the 1980’s which is virtually unknown and are shown for the first time together in this exhibition.

Featured / History / Arts and Entertainment

Cohen of 'Ali G' and 'Borat' to Play Cohen the Israeli Spy on Netflix

By JNi.Media

The series depicts Cohen's stunning career from 1961 to 1965, when he succeeded in embedding himself into Syrian high society and rose through the ranks to become Chief Adviser to the Minister of Defense.

History / Arts and Entertainment / Jerusalem / Holocaust

To Sign or Not to Sign: Jerusalem Theater Troup Brings Nazi-Era Dilemma to the Stage

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

The author of 'The Statement' forms his connection to all the characters. “I seem to have lived with these characters and shared their suffering,” he says.

Featured / Israel / Elections / Media / Science and Tech

47,000 Israeli Facebook Users' Data Leaked to Cambridge Analytica

By JNi.Media

only 28 Israelis installed the application used to transfer their personal information -- dragging along their 47,014 friends.

Headline / Government / Arts and Entertainment

Independence Day Ceremony Fight Resolved; Netanyahu to Light Torch But Won’t Deliver Speech

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

“Netanyahu will light a torch and will say a few words, but he will not deliver a speech,” Edelstein’s office said.

Featured / IDF & Security / Gaza / Media

Israeli Right Defending IDF Soldiers in Culture Battle over Sniper Video

By JNi.Media

"In a war against a cruel enemy who wants to destroy me, I prefer soldiers who shoot and laugh at those who shoot and cry and end up not shooting."

Featured / US / Boycott / BDS / Media

50 Hollywood Execs to Netflix: Ignore BDS, Keep Fauda Going

By JNi.Media

"We at Creative Community For Peace (CCFP) want you to know that we stand behind you and Netflix in the face of this blatant attempt at artistic censorship.”

US / Arts and Entertainment / Diaspora / Judaism

'Wendy’s Shabbat' Picked for Tribeca Film Festival

By JNi.Media

"This is a story of rediscovering the joys of community again in older age, and in the longing for ritual, however unorthodox it may appear."

Featured / Israel / Holidays & Observances / Media

New Website Will Get You a Mimouna Invite Even If You Don't Know Any Moroccans

By JNi.Media

The Dawara Project was established in recognition of all the women and men who open their hearts and their homes, to house and to feed.

Featured / Politics / Eye on "Palestine" / Media / Jerusalem / The Temple Mount / Settlements

Arab Media: Dozens of Settlers Stormed Al Aqsa Mosque

By JNi.Media

All of which can only mean one thing: rush to the mikvah, folks, get dressed modestly and go visit the Temple Mount this Chol Ha'Moed, before Israel Police declare that doing that endangers peace in the Middle East.

Headline / Arts and Entertainment / Holocaust

Scarlett Johansson in Comedy about German Boy Discovering Mom Hides a Jew

By JNi.Media

The film director Taika Waititi is half Māori father, half Jewish mother, Scarlett Johansson is half Danish father, half Jewish mother.

Headline / US / Boycott / BDS / Arts and Entertainment

BDS Threatening Netflix Lawsuit over Israeli Thriller 'Fauda'

By JNi.Media

The BDS letter mentions that the series’ creators, Lior Raz and Avi Issacharoff, are themselves veterans of IDF special forces, and “support the machinery of the occupation, Israeli colonialism and apartheid.”

Featured / Media / Anti-Israel NGOs / Germany

Report: German Government Aid Workers Spread Anti-Semitism on Facebook

By JNi.Media

The reported statements include comparisons between Israel and the Nazis, blaming the downfall of Arab leaders on a “Hebrew spring” and depicting Israel as a two-headed monster.

Featured / Israel / Holidays & Observances / Arts and Entertainment

30 Free Museums and Other Fun Places in Israel on Chol Hamoed Pesach

By JNi.Media

The sites and the museums included in the project combine contemporary Israeli culture with the history of the people and the land.

Antisemitism / News Briefs / Media / South America

Jewish Journalist in Colombia Forced to Resign for Refusing to Cross Herself On Air

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

When Channel 1’s Cathy Bekerman was told by her newscast director to cross herself on air, “I did not do it, and he asked me to resign at that moment, to which I did not agree,” Bekerman told Colombian media.

Featured / Antisemitism / Media / On Campus / Education / Holocaust

Wiesenthal Center Denounces Indian Publisher for Citing Hitler as 'Inspiring Leader'

By JNi.Media

A member of the Simon Wiesenthal Center bought the book at the Krithi International Book Fair in Cochin, ironically the city that served as home to Jews in India for hundreds of years.

Headline / Government / Arts and Entertainment / Africa

Israeli Embassy in Pretoria Gives Away Edoardo Villa 'Junk' Sculpture Woth Half a Million Dollars

By JNi.Media

Villa, along with Cecil Skotnes, Cecily Sash, Giuseppe Cattaneo and Sydney Kumalo, made up the artist group “Amadlozi” (Zulu for “ancestors”) for the conscious appropriation of African sculptural traditions.

Israel / US / Business and Economy / Arts and Entertainment

First Disneyland-Style Park with Own Nuclear Bombs Planned for Dimona

By JNi.Media

Malul insists that the World of the Jewish Nation will not feature Jewish tradition, and instead will present “life and what surrounds us with values that are not only Jewish but universal.”

Featured / IDF & Security / Politics / Media

Exposé: IDF Women Ready for Armored Corp Service – Or Possibly Not

By JNi.Media

Lifting shells and shoving them into the tank's gun is far from being the only issue at the core of the debate. The enclosed intimacy of a group of men and women inside the space of refrigerator box is a much more disturbing aspect of the debate.

Featured / Iran / Media / Hezbollah

A Hatless Nasrallah Stirs Up Arab Social Media

By JNi.Media

Soleimani and Nasrallah are considered architects of the "axis of resistance" in Syria, alongside the Assad regime.

Featured / Haredim & Hassidim / NY / Police and Crime / Arts and Entertainment

Actress Amber Tamblyn Goes to War Against Hasidic Men

By JNi.Media

“This isn’t the time to attack Orthodox Jews, let’s find these specific men and deal with it that way,” one user suggested.

Israel / Politics / Arts and Entertainment

'Golden Bibi' Sculptor Presents: Toppling Israeli Flag

By JNi.Media

Culture Minister Miri Regev expressed her anger at the installation and said that "the flag is falling only in certain parts of society who are not willing to accept the decision of the voter."

Israel / Business and Economy / Arts and Entertainment

Leonardo DiCaprio Partner in Herzlia Luxury and Marina Hotel

By JNi.Media

The Herzlia hotel will comply with the US Green Building Council (USGBC) and be certified by its Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) green building rating systems.

Featured / Jewish / France / Arts and Entertainment

Large-Scale David Goldblatt Photographs Retrospective at Centre Pompidou

By JNi.Media

David Goldblatt often says that photography is not a weapon, and that it should have nothing to do with propaganda, even in a good cause.

Arts and Entertainment

Purim and the Masked Jews of Spain

By Sharon Katz

The Women’s Performance Community of Jerusalem together with OU Israel are bringing an original musical, “HIDDEN – The Secret Jews of Spain”, to the stage in November 2018.

Featured / US / Arts and Entertainment / Science and Tech

Barbra Streisand Cloned her Dog Samantha - Twice

By JNi.Media

“They have different personalities,” the Brooklyn native Streisand, whose zaide was a cantor in Russia, told Variety.

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