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Israel

Citing Sydney attack, police in London say they will now arrest those who chant ‘globalize the intifada’

By PHILISSA CRAMER

(JTA) — Police in London and Manchester, England, say they will now arrest pro-Palestinian protesters who chant the phrase “globalize the intifada,” in a policy change responding to the deadly terror attack on Jews celebrating Hanukkah in...

22 arrested in Amsterdam protest over contentious Chanukah concert featuring IDF cantor

By PHILISSA CRAMER

(JTA) — Dozens of people were arrested on Sunday after protesting outside Amsterdam’s Royal Concert Hall, where multiple Chanukah concerts were taking place.

The day’s concert lineup came under scrutiny last month after the concert hall, known...

World leaders react to deadly Chanukah terror attack in Sydney

 (JNS.org) – World leaders offered varied reactions to Sunday’s terrorist attack against Jews in Sydney, ranging from offering general condolences, including by British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, to accusing the Australian government of allowing antisemitic hatred to fester, as...

Columbia must add Middle East faculty who are ‘not explicitly anti-Zionist,’ antisemitism task force urges

By PHILISSA CRAMER

(JTA) — Students at Columbia University have little access to academic expertise on the Middle East that does not come from an “explicitly anti-Zionist” perspective, the school’s antisemitism task force found.

The Ivy League university “should work...

Ran Gvili, last remaining Israeli hostage in Gaza, featured on 2 Times Square digital billboards

By GRACE GILSON

(JTA) — Commuters in Times Square were confronted this week with a new digital billboard demanding the release of the final remaining hostage in Gaza, Ran Gvili.

“Hamas must release him now,” the billboard reads next to...

Hamas must honor truce deal, State Dept tells JNS after Mashaal rejects Trump Gaza plan

By AKIVA VAN KININGSVELD and AMELIE BOTBOL

(JNS.org) – The United States expects Hamas terrorists “to abide by the deal they signed,” a State Department spokesperson told JNS on Sunday, after terror chief Khaled Mashaal appeared to reject key elements...

Ireland, Spain, Netherlands announce boycott of Eurovision following failed effort to oust Israel

By GRACE GILSON

(JTA) — Ireland, Spain, the Netherlands and Slovenia’s public broadcasters said they will boycott this year’s Eurovision Song Contest after a Thursday meeting of the European Broadcasting Union confirmed Israel’s participation.

The Thursday General Assembly meeting in...

Hostage’s remains returned to Israel, as Trump says Gaza ceasefire’s next phase is ‘going to happen pretty soon’

By PHILISSA CRAMER

(JTA) — Israel has identified the remains handed over Wednesday by Hamas as belonging to Sudthisak Rinthalak, a Thai agricultural worker murdered on Oct. 7, 2023.

Rinthalak had been working in Israel for years, sending money home...

Netanyahu says he is formally seeking the pardon Trump requested on his behalf

By PHILISSA CRAMER

(JTA) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is formally seeking a preemptive pardon of the criminal charges he has long faced, saying in a video address ending his prosecution was needed to bring unity to a divided...

Palestinian-American teen from Florida freed from Israeli detention after 9 months

(JTA) — A Palestinian-American teenager was freed last week after nine months in an Israeli detention facility, following advocacy for his release by 27 Democratic lawmakers.

Mohammed Ibrahim, 16, of Palm Bay, Florida, was arrested in February while visiting his...