Mideast terror groups energized by Taliban victory, but not rushing into battle
(August 30, 2021 / JNS) The shockwaves from the Taliban’s lightning-quick takeover of Afghanistan are continuing to reverberate throughout the Middle East, and Islamist forces are feeling energized by...
Afghanistan’s last Jew has left the country
(JTA) — Zebulon Simantov, the last remaining Jew in Afghanistan, has finally left the country for fear of persecution by the Taliban, an Israeli television channel reported.
Simantov, the 62-year-old...
The Jewish community in Ukraine is in a state of chaos!
Kehilas Beis Ahron V'yisroel of Kiev has fled to Medzhybizh in an attempt to escape a terrible war. They will likely travel to other, safer destinations in case of...
Netanyahu Leads Heads of State Marking International Holocaust Remembrance Day
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu led a plethora of world leaders observing International Holocaust Remembrance Day on Sunday.
Netanyahu marked the occasion by welcoming three Holocaust survivors to his office, recounting...
Abbas Uses G-77 Pulpit to Malign Israel
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas on Tuesday used a keynote speech at the United Nations in New York to assert that Israel was an “obstruction” to the “cohesive development...
Israeli ​FM Lieberman Says International Community Unable to Respond Effectively to Terror, Proposes Middle...
Israeli Minister of Foreign Affairs Avigdor Lieberman on Wednesday met Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta, in Nairoibi, where he said that the international community had proven to be unable to...
Bahraini, UAE Representatives Attend Hanukkah Ceremony at Kotel
A delegation from the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain took part in a Hanukkah candle-lighting ceremony at the Western Wall on Monday night.
Speaking at the event, Western Wall Rabbi...
Israel Expects Aviation Deal With UAE Within Days
Israel and the United Arab Emirates will sign a commercial aviation deal imminently, an Israeli official said on Tuesday, as the countries cemented newly-normalized relations ahead of reciprocal delegation...
Officials Back Off Quick Israeli Annexation Plan
JERUSALEM (JTA) — The timeline is growing hazy for an Israeli Cabinet vote on annexing Jewish settlements in the West Bank, one day after U.S. President Donald Trump revealed a...
Psagot Winery Introduces Label Named for Mike Pompeo
BY BEN HARRIS
(JTA) — A winery in the Israeli settlement of Psagot has introduced a special label named for U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.
In a statement earlier this week,...
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Israeli Forces Push Deeper into Khan Yunis; 250 Hamas Targets Hit
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(December 10, 2023 / JNS)
Israeli forces continued to advance into the Hamas stronghold of Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on Sunday,...
US Admin Approves Emergency Sale of Tank Rounds to Israel
(December 10, 2023 / JNS)
The Biden administration approved the sale of 14,000 rounds of tank ammunition to Israel for about $106.5 million, the Pentagon...
Yemen’s Houthis Vow to Target every Israel-Bound Ship
(December 10, 2023 / JNS)
Yemen’s Iranian-backed Houthi rebels announced on Saturday night that they will target every Israel-bound ship in the Red Sea regardless...