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German antisemitism commissioner quits far‑left party over anti-Israel resolution

By TOBY AXELROD

(JTA) — BERLIN – The antisemitism commissioner for the German state of Brandenburg has resigned from his far-left party over a resolution passed Sunday condemning Israel.

After 11 years in Die Linke (The Left), Andreas Büttner has...

Amsterdam Jewish school bombed, in 2nd attack in days on Dutch Jewish institution

By PHILISSA CRAMER

(JTA) — A blast late Friday outside a Jewish school in Amsterdam has Dutch police racing to safeguard Jewish institutions after two attacks  in two days.

aAs in a blast outside a synagogue in Rotterdam the day...

Trump warns Iran not to block Strait of Hormuz

By JNS STAFF

(JNS.org) – Amid wild fluctuations in oil prices and Iranian strikes on Gulf states’ petroleum sites, U.S. President Donald Trump issued a stark warning on Tuesday to the Islamic Republic.

“If Iran does anything that stops the...

Two IDF soldiers KIA fighting Hezbollah in Southern Lebanon

By JNS STAFF

(JNS.org) – Two lsrael Defense Forces troops have been killed battling Hezbollah terrorists in Southern Lebanon, the IDF said on Sunday afternoon.

One of the fallen soldiers was named as Sgt. 1st Class Maher Khatar,...

4 men arrested in London for allegedly spying on Jewish community for Iran

By PHILISSA CRAMER

(JTA) — Police in London have arrested four men they say were spying for Iran on Jewish community sites, with the likely goal of facilitating attacks against them.

The arrests come as the U.S.-Israel war on Iran...

A suspect in the 1994 bombing of Buenos Aires’ AMIA Jewish center now leads Iran’s Revolutionary Guard

By JUAN MELAMED

(JTA) — BUENOS AIRES — Argentina has issued a new arrest warrant for an Iranian official in connection with the 1994 AMIA Jewish community center bombing in Buenos Aires, at the same time that the alleged mastermind...

Israel says Iranian supreme leader Khamenei killed during strikes on Tehran

By GRACE GILSON

(JTA) — Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s supreme leader, was killed Saturday morning during a joint U.S.-Israeli strike that hit targets throughout the country, Israeli officials have announced.

In a televised address late Saturday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu...

Australian tribunal rules ‘All Zionists are terrorists’ chant a criminal offense

By JNS STAFF

(JNS.org) – An Australian man was found on Thursday to have violated Victoria state’s hate speech laws by chanting “All Zionists are terrorists” at an anti-Israel rally less than a year ago.

The Victorian Civil...

South Africa pulls out of Venice Biennale — because its selected artist wanted to focus on Gaza

By GRACE GILSON

(JTA) — South Africa will not participate in this year’s Venice Biennale following a dispute between its culture ministry and the artist it had selected, whose planned installation focused on Gaza.

Gabrielle Goliath, a South African artist...

French, German, Jewish leaders call for resignation of UN’s Francesca Albanese over ‘common enemy’ comments

By PHILISSA CRAMER

(JTA) — A slew of prominent voices, including the French foreign minister, have called for the resignation of United Nations Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese over her latest comments about Israel.

Albanese, the U.N.’s Palestinian rights envoy, is...