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International

Khamenei: An American attack will mean regional war

By JOSHUA MARKS

(JNS.org) – An American attack on Iran will spark a wider conflict, Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei again threatened on Sunday.

“The Americans should know if they start a war, this time it will be a regional war,” the...

Diplomatic ties fray further as South Africa and Israel kick out each other’s envoys

By GRACE GILSON

(JTA) — South Africa has expelled Israel’s top diplomat in the country, spurring Israel to respond hours later by removing South Africa’s envoy.

The South African Foreign Ministry announced on Friday morning that it had declared Ariel...

Trump’s antisemitism envoy rebukes European rabbi, drawing praise from Elon Musk

By ASAF ELIA-SHALEV

(JTA) — A disagreement over how to define the sources of rising antisemitism in Europe escalated into a public clash this week between two prominent Jewish leaders, with tech billionaire Elon Musk intervening to back the U.S....

Hezbollah chief: Muslim world faces major US-led confrontation

By JNS STAFF

(JNS.org) – Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem claimed on Saturday that the Islamic world is facing a “major confrontation” led by the United States and its allies, the Iranian regime’s Press TV reported.

“The Muslim Ummah is confronting a major...

Family of last hostage urges Witkoff, Kushner to pressure Hamas, not Israel

By JNS STAFF

(JNS.org) – The family of the last deceased hostage held in Gaza raised concerns on Saturday following the news that U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and Board of Peace member Jared Kushner were to arrive in Israel...

Canadian teen charged with antisemitic hate campaign

(JNS.org) – Canadian police have charged a 14-year-old with making a series of antisemitic phone calls to Jewish institutions in the Toronto area, authorities said last week.

York Regional Police said on Jan. 22 that the youth targeted synagogues, community centers and...

IDF strikes Hezbollah terrorists in Lebanon

By JNS STAFF

(JNS.org) – The Israel Defense Forces on Wednesday struck a Hezbollah terrorist in the Sidon area of Southern Lebanon, the military confirmed.

The attack was carried out in response to “Hezbollah’s repeated violations of the ceasefire understandings,”...

Survey shows half of Irish adults do not know 6 million Jews were murdered in the Holocaust

By GRACE GILSON

(JTA) — Half of Irish adults do not know that 6 million Jews were murdered in the Holocaust, a new survey from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany has found.

Conducted Oct. 25 to Nov....

Argentina’s chief Sephardic rabbi reaffirms century-old ban on local conversions, sparking backlash

By JUAN MELAMED

(JTA) — BUENOS AIRES — Argentina’s Sephardic chief rabbi reaffirmed a 100-year-old ruling that conversion may not be performed in Argentina and is considered valid only if carried out in Israel.

Representatives of non-Orthodox movements reacted angrily,...

Mourner’s Kaddish for Bondi Beach victims recited in Australian parliament as tougher hate crime laws pass

By GRACE GILSON

(JTA) — A Jewish member of Australian Parliament recited the Mourner’s Kaddish in an address Monday to honor the victims of the Hanukkah massacre on Bondi Beach.

The address, delivered by Jewish parliamentarian and former attorney general...