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Witness: Suspect shouted ‘Free Palestine’ during NH country club shooting

By JNS STAFF   (JNS.org) – A suspect who allegedly opened fire at a Nashua, N.H., country club on Saturday shouted “free Palestine” while carrying out the shooting, that killed one and wounded two, according to an eyewitness report....

‘Jews are banned from entering here!’ sign in German shop window spurs international backlash

By TOBY AXELROD

(JTA) — BERLIN — An antisemitic sign in a shop window in a northern German town has gone viral. Now, even Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid is threatening to sue the shopkeeper in Flensburg “for every cent...

Freed hostage Edan Alexander says he’s returning to the IDF next month

By GRACE GILSON

(JTA) — Just months after former hostage Edan Alexander was freed from 584 days in Hamas captivity, the Golani Brigade soldier has announced he will return to service.

“Next month, God willing, I will return to Israel....

UN Security Council vote advances ‘snapback’ nuclear sanctions on Iran

By JNS STAFF

(JNS.org) – The U.N. Security Council voted down a resolution to provide sanctions relief to Iran on Friday, moving significantly closer to imposing “snapback” penalties on the Islamic Republic’s nuclear efforts.

Under the terms of resolution 2231,...

Palestinian Authority arrests suspect in 1982 attack on Paris Jewish restaurant

By GRACE GILSON

(JTA) — The Palestinian Authority has arrested a key suspect in a deadly antisemitic terror attack on a Jewish restaurant in Paris in 1982, French President Emmanuel Macron announced Friday.

The Palestinian suspect, Hicham Harb, 70, was...

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,”...