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International

US vetoes Security Council resolution demanding ceasefire, unrestricted aid into Gaza

By MIKE WAGENHEIM

(JNS.org) – The United States vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution, drafted by the 10 elected members of the council, which demands that Israel lift all restrictions on aid entering Gaza. The resolution drew support from...

European Commission seeks sweeping sanctions on Israel amid Gaza offensive

By GRACE GILSON

(JTA) — The European Commission Wednesday proposed plans for the European Union to impose harsh sanctions on Israeli officials and suspend a trade arrangement with the country to urge them to change course on the war in...

Syrian president says Israel security talks may yield deal soon

By JNS STAFF

(JNS.org) – Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa said on Wednesday that ongoing security negotiations with Israel may soon yield a formal agreement.

During a briefing before his trip to the United Nations General Assembly in New York, the...

UN commission concludes for the first time that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza

By GRACE GILSON

(JTA) — A United Nations Commission of Inquiry concluded Tuesday that Israel is committing a genocide in Gaza, marking the three-member panel’s first such finding.

Israel immediately rejected the finding, as it has when other bodies and...

Israel launches ground operation in Gaza City, as Marco Rubio casts doubt on diplomatic end to war

By PHILISSA CRAMER

(JTA) — Israel has launched a major ground operation in Gaza City, a months after its government approved a plan to take over the city despite the objections of military leaders and hostage families.

“Gaza is burning,”...

Orthodox couple attacked in Venice as antisemitic incidents in Europe raise anxiety for Jews and Israelis

By GRACE GILSON

(JTA) — The mayor of Venice has condemned an alleged attack on American Orthodox Jews who said they were targeted by a group that shouted “free Palestine” and then proceeded to slap them.

The American couple, who...

Buenos Aires mayor vows to punish teacher who waved Palestinian flag during school ceremony

By JUAN MELAMED

(JTA) — BUENOS AIRES — The mayor of Buenos Aires is moving to punish an elementary school teacher who posted a video of himself unfurling a Palestinian flag and asking his students to applaud “for the teachers in...

At least 5 countries have said they will or could boycott Eurovision if Israel is included

By GRACE GILSON

(JTA) — The public broadcasters of both Ireland and the Netherlands announced this week that they will not participate in next year’s Eurovision Song Contest if Israel is allowed to participate.

They join several other countries in...

Senator Kennedy grateful for snapback sanctions on Iran, says they must be enforced

By MIKE WAGENHEIM

(JNS.org) – Senator John Kennedy thanked the United Kingdom, France and Germany for reintroducing sanctions against Iran last week but said that “we need to talk about the rest of the story.”

The rest of the story,...

Hungarian Jews spark backlash with letter condemning both Gaza war and local Jewish leaders

By JTA STAFF

(JTA) — Hundreds of Hungarian Jews have denounced the Israeli government over its war in Gaza — and the groups that purport to represent them at home, where protests against Israel are largely banned.

“The one-sided, extreme statements...