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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...

Attack on nun in Jerusalem sparks outcry as tensions with Christians mount in Jerusalem

By GRACE GILSON

(JTA) — Israeli police arrested a man accused of attacking a nun on Tuesday in Jerusalem’s Old City, in an incident that comes amid ongoing tensions around the status of Christians in Israel.

The 36-year-old suspect, who...

Netanyahu reveals prostate cancer treatment, says he hid diagnosis during Iran war

By GRACE GILSON

(JTA) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu revealed on Friday that he had recently undergone treatment for early-stage prostate cancer, adding that he kept the diagnosis private amid the war with Iran.

“I requested to delay its...

Tucker Carlson calls campaign to shame a country club for barring a Jewish toddler ‘repulsive’

By RON KAMPEAS

(JTA) — Catherine Rampell, the economist and pundit, likes telling the story about how her father once launched a public campaign against a Palm Beach country club when it banned his 4-year-old son from attending a birthday...

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...

Houston synagogue and Jewish day school closed due to unspecified threats

(JTA) — A Houston synagogue and Jewish day school closed Wednesday after receiving threats to their shared campus.

The threats to Congregation Beth Israel, a Reform synagogue, and the Shlenker School, a preschool and elementary school, were communicated to the...

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...