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News Briefs / Palestinian Authority / Jerusalem / Sovereignty

Bennett's Govt. Votes Down Law Protecting Israel’s Sovereignty in Jerusalem

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

The law would have imposed prison sentences for those working to remove Israel's sovereignty over Jerusalem.

Israel / News Briefs / Business and Economy / India

India, Israel to Start Free-Trade Talks in Hopes of Agreement

By JNS & JewishPress.com News Desk

According to India’s Ministry of Commerce and Industry, trade between the countries was $4.67 billion by the end of the last fiscal year.

News Briefs / Business and Economy / Jerusalem

First Underground Data Center in Israel Built to ‘Withstand Missiles and Car Bombs’

By Yaakov Lappin

The reinforced underground facility unveiled by Oracle—nine floors underground—is geared to enable business continuity in all kinds of emergencies, said a company executive.

Israel / US / News Briefs / Business and Economy

Israeli Company Building Mammoth Solar Project in Indiana, Largest Solar Field in US

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

The solar field will ultimately produce 1.3 gigawatts of clean energy for about 200,000 homes.

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

Police Release Photos/Video of Yeshiva of Flatbush Arson Suspect

By Jewish Press News Desk

NYPD’s Crime Stoppers is offering a $3,500 reward for information leading to the woman’s arrest.

Terrorism / Israel / News Briefs / Lebanon / Chessed and Tzedaka / Hezbollah

ICEJ Orders 30 More Bomb Shelters for Israeli Towns on Lebanon Border

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The need in the north has become a concern, especially due to the severe lack of public shelters and Lebanon’s growing economic crisis.

US / News Briefs / United Nations (UN)

US Returns to UN Human Rights Council, Vows to ‘Push Back’ Against Anti-Israel Bias

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken noted its bias, saying the council “suffers from serious flaws, including disproportionate attention on Israel and the membership of several states with egregious records.”

US / Antisemitism / News Briefs

US State Department Still Looking for Vandal Who Etched Swastika in Elevator

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Spokesman Ned Price said there were no updates, but that it remained a priority.

Government / News Briefs / Jordan

Israeli Minister of Energy and Jordanian Minister of Water Sign Deal to Double Water Supply from Israel to Jordan

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

The agreement that will secure the doubling of the annual water supply from Israel to Jordan throughout the coming year, with the possibility of an additional year.

IDF & Security / News Briefs

Israel Aerospace Industries Puts Latest Unmanned Battle Vehicle on Display in Washington

By Yaakov Lappin

The Rex MK II can move autonomously on rough terrain, fire on targets, transfer logistics and gather intelligence; it can also carry water, food and ammunition through enemy territory.

News Briefs / Health and Medicine

Israeli Cancer, Heart Care Rank Among World's Best in 'Newsweek' List

By Israel Hayom

Israel’s Sheba Medical Center at Tel Hashomer is No. 42 in the world when it comes to cardiology care.

Israel / News Briefs / Coronavirus

90% of Seriously Ill Covid Patients in Israel Under 50 Not Vaccinated

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Out of a total of 102 people in that age group who are seriously ill from Covid, 92 are unvaccinated.

US / Antisemitism / News Briefs / On Campus / Education

Ethnic-Studies Legislation in Massachusetts Raises Alarm from Jewish, Watchdog Groups

By Sean Savage

Charles Jacobs, president of Americans for Peace and Tolerance, told JNS that ethnic studies and racial-justice curricula as now constructed are "poisonous to American society, as they promote tribalism and racism."

News Briefs / Germany / Holocaust

German Government Allots Another $767 Million for Holocaust Survivors

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

“Every year these negotiations become more and more critical; as this last generation of survivors age, their needs increase,” said Gideon Taylor, president of the Claims Conference.

News Briefs / Business and Economy

Microsoft to Double its R&D Workforce in Israel

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The company is looking to expand with offices in Tel Aviv, Herzliya, Beersheva and Jerusalem.

News Briefs / Palestinian Authority / China

Palestinian Authority Official: ‘China Will Lead the World, and Is On Our Side’

By Memri The Middle East Media Research Institute

Beijing will accept whatever we accept, but knows we “want to make Israel swallow the poison one drop at a time,” says Fatah Central Committee member Abbas Zaki.

Israel / Travel / News Briefs

Tourism in Israel on Road to Recovery, But That Road is Long

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

The Israel Ministry of Tourism is working on an outline to allow vaccinated tourists to visit Israel from the beginning of November.

IDF & Security / Iran / News Briefs

IDF Chief of Staff: ‘Operational Plans Against Iran’s Nuclear Program Evolve and Improve’

By Aryeh Savir and Gil Lavie, Tazpit News Agency

Historically, Israel bombed the Osirak reactor in Iraq in 1981 and the Syrian nuclear program in 2007 before they went online.

Police and Crime / News Briefs / Israeli Arabs

Israel’s War on Crime in Arab Sector is ‘Attempt to Disintegrate Arab Society’, Senior Arab Official Claims

By Aryeh Savir & Baruch Yedid / Tazpit News Agency

Approximately 85% of the indictments filed in Israel in 2020 for shooting, illegal possession of weapons, trafficking, and illegal use of weapons have been filed against suspects from the Arab society.

Israel / Travel / News Briefs

El Al to Start Flights from Tel Aviv to Chicago and Tokyo, Renew Boston Route

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The airline had wanted to start the flights last year, but the coronavirus outbreak delayed those plans.

IDF & Security / News Briefs / Lebanon / Hezbollah

Hezbollah Says Its Operatives Downed an IDF Drone

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The terrorist organization possesses a fleet of Iranian-made military drones it received from smuggling efforts in recent years, according to multiple assessments.

Israel / News Briefs / Science and Tech

Israel Celebrates Professor Rabinovici’s Election to President of CERN Council

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

CERN is the European Organization for Nuclear Research, one of the world’s largest and most respected centers for scientific research.

Police and Crime / News Briefs / Israeli Arabs

4 Israeli-Arab Murdered Over Weekend, 96 Since Beginning of Year

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

About 90% of suspects arrested for shooting and weapons offenses are Israeli-Arabs.

Terrorism / US / News Briefs

LAPD Search for Man who Attempted to Run Over Jewish Women Outside of Synagogue

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

People outside of Congregation Shaarei Tefilah, where a Sukkot event was being held, reported seeing a man in a black Toyota Corolla who yelled, “I’m a real Muslim. I’ll show you what real terrorism looks like.”

Israel / US / News Briefs / Business and Economy

Bank Leumi USA Sold to Valley National Bank for $1.2 Billion Valuation

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

The merged bank will be the 29th largest bank traded on the U.S. stock exchange.

Antisemitism / News Briefs / Ukraine

Ukraine Passes Legislation Effectively Outlawing Anti-Semitism

By Israel Hayom

The new law defines anti-Semitism as hatred of Jews, including attacks, false or hateful statements and denying the mass extermination of Ukrainian Jewry during the Holocaust.

News Briefs / Palestinian Authority / Judea & Samaria / Germany

Shomron Leader Calls to Stop Arab ‘Occupation’ of Area C After Germany Pledges €100 M. to Fund PA Projects

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

The “real story” with these EU-funded projects is that they are part of the Fayyad Plan activity to take over Area C.

News Briefs / Poland / Holocaust

Warsaw’s Jewish Community Buries Remains Found of Unidentified Holocaust Victim

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The human bones were found in a basement, thought to have resulted from a Jew hiding from German forces that destroyed the area during the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising in 1943.

US / News Briefs / Egypt

Report: US to Freeze $130 Million of Egyptian Military Aid Over Human-Rights Abuses

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The report comes a day after Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett met with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi in Sharm El-Sheikh.

Police and Crime / News Briefs / Israeli Arabs

Police Seize Over 430 Guns in Arab Sector Since Beginning of 2021

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

These numbers do not include perpetrators and weapons seized in the Jerusalem and Southern Districts.

IDF & Security / News Briefs / Lebanon

IDF Thwarts Infiltration Attempt from Lebanon

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

The Lebanese army reportedly shortly afterwards arrested a Syrian man who was apparently trying to infiltrate Israel.

Terrorism / News Briefs / Pallywood

Pallywood: Arabs Photoshopping Smiles Onto Captured Terrorists

By Jewish Press News Desk

Not everyone is happy the fugitive terrorists from Gilboa Prison have been recaptured.

Israel / Gaza / News Briefs / Islamic Jihad / Rockets from Gaza

Watch: Gaza Rocket Intercepted

By Jewish Press News Desk

Sirens went off in Sderot and the Shaar HaNegev region.

News Briefs / The Temple Mount

13% Increase in Jewish Visits to Temple Mount in Past Year

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

The Temple Mount Administration stated that it “concluded a fruitful year with positive progress” at the Jewish holy site.

Israel / Left vs. Right / News Briefs / Social Media

Twitter Blocks Accounts of Rightwing Israelis

By Jewish Press News Desk

Baruch Marzel and Benzi Gopstein discovered they were blocked.

Israel / News Briefs / Science and Tech

SpaceIL Wants Science Experiments to Send Into Space on Beresheet 2

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Beresheet 2 is scheduled to be launched into space sometime towards the end of 2024.

IDF & Security / News Briefs

After a Mere Decade, IDF Retires ‘Futuristic’ Tavor Rifle

By Israel Hayom

The Israeli military will begin transitioning the brigades currently using the weapon to the American M4 “flat-top” rifle.

Police and Crime / News Briefs / Israeli Arabs

Border Police Launch Undercover Unit to Combat Crime in Arab Sector

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Commissioner of Police Yaakov Shabtai decided to establish another undercover unit that will operate against serious crime and terrorism among Arabs with Israeli citizenship.

IDF & Security / News Briefs

PA Arab Arrested for Shooting Attack During Operation Guardian of the Walls

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

An IDF soldier was hit by two bullets, one in the helmet and another in the walkie-talkie he was carrying...

News Briefs / Business and Economy

Report: US Army Chooses Dynetics for Counter-Drone, Cruise Missile System

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The Rafael and Raytheon team had offered Iron Dome and its Tamir interceptor for the project, while the Dynetics company offered a competing missile launcher and interceptor.

IDF & Security / News Briefs

Israel Shipyards Announces Last Stage Before Building New Combat Vessel for Navy

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The Reshef Class ships will replace the Sa’ar 4.5 ships that have been in service for more than three decades.

News Briefs / Florida

Suspect Arrested for Slapping Jewish Man in Florida After ‘Dirty Jew’ Remark

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Tanya Cohen said “the guy was definitely trying to pick a fight with a Jew. We are in 2021. This shouldn’t be happening anymore. In 2021, there is no room for anti-Semitism.”

Gaza / Hamas / News Briefs

New Cars and Expanded Gold Trade: IDF Announces Easing of Restrictions on Gaza

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

The quota of Gazan traders passing through the Erez crossing will be increased by another 1,000.

IDF & Security / News Briefs / Israeli Arabs

IDF Soldier Fights Off Attempt to Steal His Weapon in Lower Galilee

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The soldier was on a solo navigation exercise when an Arab-Israeli man attacked him and tried to grab his rifle. Police are still searching for the suspect.

IDF & Security / Gaza / Hamas / News Briefs

Gazan Terrorists Launch Arson Attacks on Israel, Causing At Least 8 Fires

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

Firefighting forces were alerted to locations eight locations throughout the areas adjacent to the Gaza Strip

Israel / US / Travel / News Briefs

Erdan, Mayorkas Discuss Admission of Visiting Israelis Without US Visas

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

“It is time for the citizens of Israel to feel the close relationship with our most important ally when they want to visit,” said Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations Gilad Erdan.

IDF & Security / Iran / News Briefs

Israel Calls for Intl. Action as Report Shows Iran’s Progress Toward Nuke Bomb

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

Iran had used 257 g of uranium enriched up to 20% U-235 in the form of UF4 (uranium tetrafluoride) to produce 200 g of uranium metal-enriched up to 20% U-235.

Israel / News Briefs / The Environment

Ministry of Environmental Protection: No Finding of Pollution Around Leviathan Gas Rig

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

This is the first review to be carried out and summarizes the findings of its impact on the sea, during the first year of operation of the rig.

Government / News Briefs / The Environment

Environmental Protection Ministry Demand NIS 48 Million from Bottling Companies Over Deposit Compliance Failures

By Gil Tanenbaum / TPS

Tamar Zandberg: “The manufacturers and importers of the beverage containers must bear full responsibility for their collection, transfer for recycling, and return of the deposit to the public by law."

IDF & Security / Druze / News Briefs

First Druze Colonel in Israeli Air Force Takes Command of Maintenance Unit

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Col. Awad Suleiman “burst through the glass ceiling, thereby forming an example and an inspiration for so many,” says his commander.

Israel / The Courts / News Briefs / France

Report: Family of Sarah Halimi, Murdered in France, Files Complaint in Israel Against Killer

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Advocates for the family of the Jewish woman killed in Paris by her Muslim neighbor are seeking the killer’s prosecution in Israel after he was found unfit to stand trial in France.

Israel / Police and Crime / News Briefs

Israel Turning Blind Eye to Illegal Immigration, Report Shows

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

The report reveals the comprehensive extent of the phenomenon of forgery and possession of forged documents and visas, mostly by illegal immigrants from Ukraine, Georgia, Russia and Moldova.

IDF & Security / News Briefs / Lebanon / Hezbollah

Israel Plans to Rocket-Proof Homes Near Lebanon Border

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Israel’s Deputy Defense Minister Alon Schuster said bolstering housing near the Lebanese border will form a “critical issue in the home front and the civilian resilience in the next conflict.”

NY / Antisemitism / News Briefs / On Campus / Education

Zeldin Urges US Education Departments to Investigate Anti-Israel Bias in New York Schools

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

New York City Educators for Palestine wrote “it is vital that we continue to show our support for a free Palestine—and the more of us who can actively show our solidarity, the better protected we will all be from attacks by employers and union bosses.”

Israel / News Briefs / Coronavirus

Only Fifty Out of 600,000 Third Vaccine Recipients Reported Side Effects

By Jewish Press News Desk

Those side effects were generally mild, and included arm pain, temperature or nausea. 

Iran / News Briefs

Ebrahim 'The Butcher of Tehran' Raisi Sworn in as Iran’s New President

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Raisi is notorious for his role in Iran’s “death committee” at the end of the 1980s, which sentenced thousands of Iranian opposition members to death.

Terrorism / Israel / News Briefs

Petach Tikva Stabbing Now Believed to be Terror Attack

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Initially thought to be a criminal incident, the police changed its line of investigation to include suspicions of terrorism.

Israel / News Briefs / Business and Economy

Google to Build Underwater Cable Connecting Israel, Europe and Asia

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The system is slated to have 16 fiber-optic pairs and should be ready for service in 2024.

Iran / News Briefs / European Union

‘Puzzling and Shows Poor Judgment’: Israel Slams EU Decision to Send Representative to Honor Iran’s Raisi

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

Ebrahim Raisi is also know as the "Butcher of Tehran” for his role in the execution of thousands of political prisoners in 1988.

Israel / News Briefs / Japan / Sports

Israel Celebrates Olympic Bronze Medals in Judo

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Israel beat Russia 4:1 in the group event that was held for the first time this year, and 11 of its team members were awarded a medal.

US / News Briefs / Canada / Sports

Three Jewish Brothers Make NHL Draft History

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Luke Hughes, 17, became the third brother in his family to be drafted by the NHL when it was announced last Friday that he would play for the New Jersey Devils.

US / Politics / News Briefs / Boycott / BDS / Judea & Samaria / Settlements

Republican Senators Introduce Bill to Ban Antisemitic Country-of-Origin Labels

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

“Left-wing activists abuse county-of-origin labels in order to stigmatize products made in Israel,” Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) said in a release. “Our bill will defend the integrity of the Jewish state by ensuring that Israeli products may proudly bear the label ‘Made in Israel.’”

US / Antisemitism / News Briefs / Boycott / BDS

New Jersey Investigates Ben & Jerry’s Parent Company for Possibly Violating State Law

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Unilever’s North American headquarters are in Englewood Cliffs, N.J., and employs 1,600 people.

News Briefs / "Peace" Process / Normalization / Abraham Accords / Gulf States / UAE

Amir Haik Appointed First Israeli Ambassador to the UAE

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Haik will replace diplomat Eitan Na’a, who has served as interim commissioner in Abu Dhabi for the past six months.

Israel / News Briefs / Science and Tech / Asia

New Israeli-Japanese Agreement Paves Road for Boost of Lunar Industry

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

The Israeli startup will produce oxygen from the lunar surface by means of a soil-fed reactor in addition to other various metals.

US / Iran / News Briefs

Cruz, 17 Republican Senators Introduce Bill for Added Sanctions on Iranian Leaders

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The short bill targets Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and President-elect Ebrahim Raisi.

Iran / News Briefs

Iran Claims It Can Enrich Uranium to Weapons Grade Levels

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

“The Atomic Energy Organization of Iran can enrich uranium by 20 percent and 60 percent, and if one day our reactors need it, it can produce 90 percent,” said outgoing Iranian President Hassan Rouhani.

Antisemitism / News Briefs / Canada

Canadian Jewish Leaders Raise Alarm After String of Anti-Semitic Assaults in Toronto

By Faygie Levy Holt

Michael Park, 32, was first arrested on Saturday after police responded to a report of an assault of a 33-year-old Jewish man.

Israel / News Briefs / On Campus / Education

Israel Unveils Plan to Teach Hi-Tech Starting from Kindergarten

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

The program will begin with a pilot for middle-school pupils in the upcoming school year and will expose them to computer science, robotics and other fields, in order to advance technological excellence, and deepen the scientific thinking among Israeli students.

IDF & Security / Gaza / News Briefs

Gantz Orders Israeli Defense Officials to Develop Gaza Reconstruction Mechanism

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The mechanism will somehow closely supervise building projects in the coastal enclave and analyze the activities of border crossings.

Israel / US / Politics / News Briefs

AIPAC Cancels In-Person Conference for Second Year Due to COVID Concerns

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

AIPAC president Betsy Berns Korn announced the decision in a letter, writing that the top priority was the health and safety of attendees.

Israel / News Briefs / Science and Tech

We're Going Back! SpaceIL Secures Crucial Funding for Launch of 2nd Lunar Probe

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Beresheet 2 mission calls for the breaking of global records in space history, including a double landing on the Moon in a single mission by two of the smallest landing craft ever launched into space.

Terrorism / News Briefs / Palestinian Authority

Palestinian Authority Introduces New Way for Terrorists, Families to Get Cash

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Those receiving funds will receive cards for withdrawing money from the P.A. postal bank using ATM machines.

Israel / News Briefs / Science and Tech

Technion Ranked No. 1 in Europe in Field of Artificial Intelligence

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

An innovation for its prowess is the Machine Learning and Intelligent Systems research center, which aggregates all AI-related activities.

News Briefs / Coronavirus

Ministry of Health: Effectiveness of COVID-19 Vaccine Drops to 64% in Month

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

However, the benefit of the vaccine in preventing hospitalizations and severe morbidity is estimated at 93%.

Terrorism / News Briefs / Israeli Arabs

Former Arab Member of Knesset Investigated for Incitement to Terrorism

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Yazbak has shared posts on social networks that included content that encouraged and supported terrorists, including those who murdered children.

Terrorism / IDF & Security / News Briefs / Judea & Samaria

Terrorist Killed during Attack on Israel Community of Aish Kodesh

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

One of the terrorists threw two explosive devices at the IDF forces, who responded by shooting and killing him.

Israel / News Briefs / Europe

Israel Sends Aid to Cyprus to Help Fight Blazes

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Massive fires are raging north of the cities of Limassol and Larnaca and have affected at least six communities in the foothills of the Troodos mountain range.

Israel / News Briefs / Business and Economy

Israeli Exports Expected to Reach Record in 2021

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Israeli exports are expected to reach a record of at least $120 billion in 2021, according to Israel’s Economic Ministry.

News Briefs / Gulf States / UAE

Bahrain Officially Appoints the First-Ever Ambassador to Israel

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Bahrain’s King Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa issued a royal decree appointing Khalid Al Jalahma to head the Gulf country’s diplomatic mission to Israel.

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