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Israel’s diaspora minister calls Erdogan a ‘grotesque hybrid of Hitler and Sinwar’

By GRACE GILSON

(JTA) — Israel’s Diaspora Affairs Minister Amichai Chikli compared Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to Adolf Hitler and slain Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar in a post on X on Monday.

D“We all know how narcissistic power-obsessed fanatics...

Trump praises ‘strong man’ Erdoğan, says he’ll ‘probably’ make the Turkish leader ‘very happy’

By JNS STAFF

U.S. President Donald Trump hinted on Wednesday that Washington is looking to move ahead with the sale of military equipment to Turkey.

Asked by a reporter in the White House if Trump’s visit to Turkey on July...

Israeli citizen Michael Mizrahi killed in Montreal shooting

By KELLY HARTOG

(JTA) — Michael Mizrahi, an Israeli citizen and longtime member of Montreal’s Jewish community, has been identified as the civilian killed in Monday’s shooting involving a gunman and Canadian police officers in Montreal’s Côte-des-Neiges neighborhood.

The suspected...

U.S. and Iran announce direct Lebanon track without Israel

By KELLY HARTOG and TOVAH LAZAROFF

(JTA) — Following tense high-level negotiations over the weekend, mediators in Switzerland announced Monday morning that Washington and Tehran have agreed on a 60-day roadmap toward ending the war.

The joint statement released by...

Shooting in Jewish neighborhood of Montreal leaves at least one officer dead, suspect neutralized

By RON KAMPEAS and TOVAH LAZAROFF

(JTA) — Montreal police said an alleged shooter in a neighborhood known for its large Jewish population had been “neutralized” after killing one police officer and wounding another officer and a civilian Monday.

“A...

Trump announces deal with Iran is ‘now complete’

By GRACE GILSON

(JTA) — President Donald Trump announced Sunday that a deal to end the war with Iran and reopen the Strait of Hormuz is “now complete.”

“Congratulations to all! I hereby fully authorize the toll free opening of...

France bans Smotrich as 6 countries impose new sanctions over Israeli settler violence

By SHIRA LI BARTOV

(JTA) — Six countries have imposed coordinated sanctions against Israeli groups over settler violence in the West Bank, with France barring Israel’s far-right finance minister, Bezalel Smotrich, from its borders.

France, the United Kingdom, Canada, Norway...

Milei praises ‘Judeo-Christian values’ at Chabad event as Argentina courts European Jews

By JUAN MELAMED

(JTA) — BUENOS AIRES — Argentine President Javier Milei exalted “Judeo-Christian values” on Monday as he spoke to a crowd of 1,800 people celebrating the 32nd anniversary of the death of the last Chabad-Lubavitch rabbi.

Milei has...

Colombian President Gustavo Petro sparks outcry over tweet reading ‘Heil Hitler’

By GRACE GILSON

(JTA) — Colombia’s outgoing president, Gustavo Petro, sparked fierce condemnation from Israeli and Latin American leaders after he tweeted the phrase “Heil Hitler” Sunday in response to an op-ed endorsing a candidate in the country’s upcoming presidential...

Iran says it has finished striking Israel, after Trump says both countries ‘must immediately stop’

By KELLY HARTOG

(JTA) — Iran says it has completed its attack on Israel after its missile barrage on Sunday night launched the first direct exchange of hostilities since April.

Iran’s military command said the barrage, which did not do...