PA executive order says anyone found guilty of denying what it calls ‘crime against humanity’ carried out by ‘Zionist gangs’ in 1948 faces up to 2 years in jail

The Israeli Military Censor cleared for publication on Tuesday night that 50-year-old Erez Shimoni is the former Mossad agent who was killed in a boat accident in Italy on Monday morning. His coffin is currently making its way to Israel, where Shimoni will be laid to rest. Italian media reported earlier on Tuesday that the

Media reports in Italy speculate overloaded yacht was not on simple birthday party cruise, as authorities probe why tour vessel with capacity for 15 had over 20 on board

After Twitter owner gave his support to tweet from far-right site claiming no data to show young people died from coronavirus, ministry warns misinformation is ‘dangerous’

Survey finds National Unity would be Knesset’s largest party, winning 28 seats, compared to Likud’s 26; plurality only supports reform if there’s widespread support

The President of the European Parliament Roberta Metsola visited the Jewish community of Vienna this week. The president of the Jewish community of Vienna (IKG), Oskar Deutsch, discussed with Metsola the worrying rise of right-wing extremist parties in the EU. The IKG also gave a presentation to Metsola on the assistance provided by the Vienna

When you”ve spent the last 15 years supporting families with seriously ill kids, you learn a few things about helping people deal with challenges. So when the world saw a spike in mental health incidents recently – by as much as 25% globally, according to the World Health Organization – leading charity Chai Lifeline Canada

National Unity chief MK Benny Gantz is once again the top pick for prime minister, a new poll by Channel 12 News showed. The poll, conducted by Midgam and published Tuesday evening, showed that if elections were held today, the National Unity party would win 28 seats, up from 27 in the previous poll. At

Police believe victim fled hometown after another relative raped her two weeks earlier

An investigation into the murder of Meir Tamari showed that the terrorists traveled in a vehicle with forged Israeli license plates, and fired a burst of bullets from a long weapon. According to Kan News, the military post a few meters from where the terror attack took place was manned immediately following the attack. IDF

Former Klu Klux Klan Grand Wizard David Duke defended former Pink Floyd frontman Roger Waters in a post on social media site Gab. “It appears that Roger Waters has the endorsement of the former KKK Grand Wizard, David Duke,” Campaign Against Antisemitism (CAA) wrote on Twitter. “Mr. Duke”s rambling post about “Jewish power” says all

Minor damage caused to buildings, no serious injuries; Russian Foreign Ministry calls assault ‘terrorism;’ Kyiv denies responsibility

Justice Minister Levin reportedly tells ministers to seize the opportunity to change justice system ‘in such a way that it’s impossible to change’ back

Photographer Shlomi Cohen tours the Bnei Brak home of the late Rabbi Gershon Edelstein. ‘See how modestly he lived.’

On Tuesday morning, the Commander of US Central Command (CENTCOM) General Michael E. Kurilla, landed in Israel for a visit as part of the IDF”s General Staff exercise “Firm Hand.” Kurilla”s visit will take place over the course of three days and began in Unit 504, the HUMINT (human intelligence) unit of the IDF”s Intelligence

The NYPD has opened a hate crime investigation after antisemitic graffiti was discovered on an abandoned building in Coney Island. The probe is being led by the NYPD Hate Crime Task Force, Bronx News12 reported. According to police, the graffiti was found at the site of a former Coney Island grocery store and contained a

Bank of Israel head urges local banks to improve services by actively offering interest-bearing deposits to their customers; hints at further rate increases

Singer to perform Thursday night in Tel Aviv’s Yarkon Park, his first Israeli show in eight years; says he’s a ‘massive Noga Erez fan’

Scientists and tech industry leaders say mitigating risk of extinction from AI should be a global priority alongside pandemics and nuclear war

A 28-year-old man who punched a Jewish New Yorker in the face for wearing an IDF sweatshirt was sentenced to 60 days in jail in a Brooklyn courtroom after pleading guilty to a hate crime, Hamodia reported. The incident occurred in Brooklyn in December 2021. The assailant, Suleiman Othman of Staten Island, was charged with

The Belzer Rebbe has ordered the founding of an organization which will support those who leave his community, without any intention of bringing them back into the religious community. The organization, which is called, “Ahavat Kodmim,” was founded after a 23-year-old former Belzer hasid committed suicide due to severe emotional distress. According to sources close

International law specialist lamented that despite lessons learned since 1945, the massacres in Rwanda, Cambodia and in Darfur showed society’s unabated capacity for barbarism

As trial gets underway, state attorney says Robert Bowers made antisemitic comments at scene of the attack and online; defense focuses on preventing his execution

German interior minister says answers needed to many ‘unresolved questions’ regarding events before, during and after Palestinian terror attack on Israeli team

Many elbow their way to touch the stretcher carrying the late Ashkenazi ultra-Orthodox leader to his final resting place in Bnei Brak

Rabbi Gershon Edelstein passed away Tuesday morning, and it is not clear who will lead the Lithuanian-haredi community in his place. Potential successors include Rabbi Moshe Hillel Hirsch (87), and Rabbi Dov Landa (93) of the Slobodka Yeshiva, as well as Rabbi Baruch Mordechai Ezrachi (94) of the Ateret Yisrael Yeshiva. It is not yet

The British trade union that represents university academics and lecturers is under fire after supporting a pro-BDS motion containing antisemitic language comparing Israel to Nazi Germany. The University and College Union (UCU) held its annual convention recently in Glasgow in which delegates passed a motion confirming their support of the BDS movement. The resolution stated

Meir Tamari, who was killed Tuesday afternoon in a shooting attack, is a relative of terror victim Esther Horgan, who was murdered in December 2020. Horgan had been jogging in the forest near her home when terrorist Muhammad Maruh Kabh brutally murdered her by bludgeoning her head with a rock. She is survived by her

Seculars celebrate the moderate politics of the leader of the Lithuanian steam of ultra-Orthodoxy in Israel, while his students recall his compassionate approach to education

Medics declare resident in his 50s dead at the scene; woman also lightly injured

Israel’s head of state received by honor guard before meeting with Ilham Aliyev, as ties grow between Jerusalem and Iran’s neighbor

Penalties include ban on trade, movement of resources, direct flights, and withdrawal of capital by Iranians as well as halting a range of electronic payments between the countries

Commander of Revolutionary Guard aerospace unit predicts that no technology will be able to counter the new weapon for decades

A British neo-Nazi obsessed with weapons and banned extremist organizations, and who kept a gun in his bedroom, has been sentenced to prison, BBC News reported. Alan Madden allegedly stored a semi-automatic gun and ammunition in his bedroom and had an “unhealthy interest” in firearms. The 65-year-old admitted in Liverpool Crown Court to inciting racial

At Knesset debate on sharply higher homicide rate, PM invites Arab lawmakers to meet directly with him; far-right police minister doesn’t attend session

The city of Novi, Michigan was targeted with antisemitic flyers spreading hatred and conspiracy theories earlier in the month, the Detroit Jewish News reported. The flyers were thrown from a passing car and found on driveways in a neighborhood on May 21 in Novi, according to local law enforcement. The flyers claimed that Jews in

Israel’s National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir (Otzma Yehudit) met with Sao Paulo’s Public Security Secretary Guilherme Moreira Direita, as part of the parties’ mutual cooperation against serious crime. During the meeting, the two discussed the years-long connection between the Jewish nation and the Brazilian nation. The two also noted the important cooperation between their

Italian media has revealed new details about the sinking of the ship in Italy in which one Israeli perished. The deceased was a Mossad agent. On Monday night the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed that the person killed on the ship was a retired Israeli security service employee. According to the reports, the event

The Chairman of the European Jewish Association (EJA), Rabbi Menachem Margolin, on Tuesday wrote to the Managing Director of East Belfast Auction House Bloomfield urging him to withdraw from sale two items belonging to Adolf Hitler up for auction in June. The two items are an initialed pencil given to the dictator by Eva Braun,

A nine-year-old girl hospitalized at Sheba Medical Center died suddenly Monday night. The girl’s body has been sent to the Abu Kabir Forensic Institute for an autopsy. The hospital is examining the circumstances of the girl’s death, and has noted that the girl suffered a brain edema. The girl arrived at the hospital a few

But the UN atomic energy agency is yet to report on the probes, into highly enriched uranium at Fordo site and man-made uranium at Marivan

High Court order represents latest stage in battle by nonprofits to get Idan Ofer’s mineral extraction company to pay for the water it uses

Whale-watchers in Norway have nicknamed it Hvaldimir, combining Norwegian word for whale — hval — and Russian first name Vladimir

Bank of Israel head says economy has suffered significant shock in recent months due to proposed sweeping changes to judicial system

Col. Ami Bitton has entered his position as the new Commanding Officer of the Paratroopers Brigade, replacing Col. Yoav Brunner, who served in the position for two years and will soon begin academic studies. The change of command ceremony was held Tuesday at Camp Gur (“Beit Lid”), and was led by the Commanding Officer of

18 survivors said to be ex- or current intelligence agents were hastily evacuated from hotels, hospitals; military plane flies 10 back to Israel; Italy said to believe no foul play

Lebanon’s PM hails rescue of man taken by unidentified assailants dressed as security personnel from a restaurant on the Beirut seafront

Kesem plant earmarked for plot near Rosh Ha’ayin in the center of the country, while Dorad in the southern coastal city of Ashkelon will be expanded

Israel”s Education Ministry is planning on organizing student trips and youth group visits to Homesh, the former Israeli town evacuated during the 2005 Gaza Disengagement. According to a report by Israel Hayom Tuesday morning, the Education Ministry, headed by Yoav Kisch (Likud), is planning to allow organized group visits of Homesh by schools and youth