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Israel

Trump endorses Netanyahu ahead of Israeli elections, citing Iranian threat

By TOVAH LAZAROFF

(JTA) — President Donald Trump on Sunday endorsed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is campaigning to retain his seat, arguing that his leadership was critical to destroying the threat from Iran.

In a post on Truth Social,...

As Netanyahu drops in polls, Ben-Gvir’s star rises

By RUTH EGLASH

(JTA) — RAMLA – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the parties in his coalition seem to be losing support heading into Israel’s first election since Oct. 7 – with one exception. Otzma Yehudit, headed by Minister of National...

In Oct. 7 blame game, former Shin Bet chief sues Netanyahu ahead of elections

By TOMER ALMAGOR

(JTA) — The bitter battle that has raged between Israel’s security and political establishments over who bears responsibility for the failures ahead of the Oct. 7 attacks is kicking into high gear as Israel prepares to hold its...

Ahead of elections, Bennett and Lapid pledge to strengthen Israel-Diaspora ties

By RUTH EGLASH

(JTA) — Israel-Diaspora relations will be made a top priority for former prime ministers Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid if their B’Yachad party joins the next Israeli government, according to a working plan shared with JTA.

Under the...

Colombia becomes 10th country with embassy in Jerusalem

By JOSHUA MARKS

(JNS.org) – Colombia on Wednesday morning opened its embassy in Jerusalem, the 10th foreign diplomatic mission in the Israeli capital.

Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar, joined by Colombian Foreign Minister Omar Bula Escobar, Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Lion and...

Little if any progress on Jew-hatred at United Nations, Jewish staffers say

By MIKE WAGENHEIM

(JNS.org) – In March 2024, four United Nations employees told JNS that after Oct. 7, they have been “very uncomfortable” at work as Jews and that they had to listen silently to anti-Israel propaganda that is “completely...

Hasan Piker criticizes ‘opportunists’ who accused Mamdani of genocide

By JOSEPH STRAUSS

(New York Jewish Week via JTA) — Hasan Piker called the protesters who jeered New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani at an Oct. 7 vigil last week “opportunists,” who “tarnished” the anti-Zionist movement’s message.

Piker, the popular streamer who...

Boy killed, hikers injured, after coming upon suspected Hezbollah cluster bomb detonates

By TOMER ALMAGOR

(JTA) — An explosion during a school hiking trip killed a boy about 14 years old on Monday and injured 24 others in northern Israel, Magen David Adom, Israel’s emergency medical service, said.

Rescue teams were dispatched to...

Archaeologists uncover a 300-meter section of ancient aqueduct in Jerusalem

By MICHELE CHABIN

(JTA) — JERUSALEM — Israeli archaeologists have uncovered a 300-meter (984-foot) section of Jerusalem’s ancient Lower Aqueduct, providing another window into how engineers about 2,000 years ago ensured that the city would have an adequate supply of water...

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators take to the streets in Europe to mark 3rd anniversary of Gaza war

By TOMER ALMAGOR

(JTA) — Tens of thousands of pro-Palestinian demonstrators turned out across Europe on Saturday, as activists marked three years of war in Gaza with rallies and marches in cities from London to Rome and Berlin.

According to Israel’s...