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Argentine official who investigated death of AMIA prosecutor charged with covering up evidence

By JUAN MELAMED

(JTA) — The former prosecutor who led the investigation into a mysterious 2015 death that unnerved Argentina’s Jewish community has been charged with concealing evidence in the case.

Viviana Fein was indicted on May 12 on charges...

German court allows pro-Palestinian encampment in Hamburg park where Jews were deported by the Nazis

By SHIRA LI BARTOV

(JTA) — Activists in Hamburg are commemorating the displacement of Palestinians this week in a park where Jews were deported during World War II, following a legal fight that ended in their favor. 

A German court...

Keir Starmer: ‘If you stand alongside people who say Globalize the Intifada, you are calling for terrorism against Jews’

By GRACE GILSON

(JTA) — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said people who use the phrase “globalize the intifada” should be prosecuted, describing the popular pro-Palestinian chant as a call for “terrorism against Jews” in the wake of a terror...

British police pledge 25M pounds for Jewish security in wake of Golders Green stabbing

By PHILISSA CRAMER

(JTA) — British police have allocated 25 million pounds, or about $33 million, in new funding to keep Jewish communities safe, officials announced on Thursday.

The announcement came a day after a stabbing in the Orthodox neighborhood...

Police denied Jewish community’s request for more security before Sydney massacre, commission finds

By PHILISSA CRAMER

(JTA) — Days before a massacre on a Chanukah event at Bondi Beach, Sydney, the region’s Jewish security organization asked the police to send officers to Chankah events in the city.

The organization, the Community Security Group,...

2 Jewish men stabbed in London, in attack British PM Keir Starmer calls ‘utterly appalling’

By PHILISSA CRAMER

(JTA) — Two Jewish men were stabbed on the street in a heavily Orthodox neighborhood of London on Wednesday, escalating anxieties amid ongoing incidents targeting local Jews that police say reflect Iranian involvement.

A man was arrested...

Trump: ‘No time pressure’ for Iran to return to ceasefire talks

By JNS STAFF

(JNS.org)  – U.S. President Donald Trump confirmed on Wednesday that there was “no time pressure” for Iran to return to the table for ceasefire talks, as Washington presses Tehran to present a unified proposal.

Speaking to Fox News’ Martha...

In Independence Day speech, Israeli FM says Israel through with territorial concessions

By DAVID ISSAC

(JNS.org)  – Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar spoke on Wednesday about ongoing talks with Lebanon, the miracle of Israel’s rebirth and the danger of Israeli territorial withdrawals during an Independence Day Reception in Jerusalem with Israeli President Isaac...

Israel jails soldiers who smashed Jesus statue in Lebanon, installs a new one

By GRACE GILSON

(JTA) — An Israeli soldier who bludgeoned a statue of Jesus in southern Lebanon and another soldier who photographed the act have both been dismissed from combat duty and sentenced to 30 days in military detention, the...

Netanyahu, IDF condemn Israeli soldier’s bludgeoning of Jesus statue in Lebanon

By PHILISSA CRAMER

(JTA) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is denouncing an incident in which a soldier bludgeoned a statue of Jesus in southern Lebanon, igniting criticism at a time when some Christians believe Israel discriminates against them.

A...