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US Jews on alert as white supremacists plan antisemitic ‘day of hate’ Saturday

Law enforcement and Jewish groups in the US are urging vigilance ahead of an antisemitic “national day of hate” planned by white supremacist and neo-Nazi groups for Saturday.

The white supremacists have called for followers to distribute antisemitic messaging with banners, stickers, fliers and graffiti. There are no known threats of violence...

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Israel tells UN General Assembly to act against Iran for Ukraine’s sake

The international community must act against Iran and prevent it from becoming a nuclear threshold state for the sake of Ukraine, Israel’s Ambassador to the United Nations Gilad Erdan told the General Assembly on Wednesday.

“Ukraine has been a testing ground for Iran,” Erdan said as he referenced the military alliance between Tehran and Moscow,...

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Israeli strike on Damascus targeted Iranian and Syrian drone experts — report

An airstrike in Damascus over the weekend that was attributed to Israel targeted a meeting of Syrian and Iranian experts in producing drones, according to a report Wednesday.

Syria has said five people were killed and 15 wounded in the attack on Saturday night. The Israeli military has not commented on the strike, per its policy of not...

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Israel bombs Hamas sites in Gaza, hours after rockets shot toward Ashkelon, Sderot

Israeli warplanes carried out bombing raids against the Hamas terror group in the Gaza Strip early Thursday morning, the military said, hours after Palestinians fired six rockets into southern Israel in an apparent revenge attack for a deadly Israeli incursion into Nablus a day earlier.

Fighter jets hit a Hamas weapons workshop in central Gaza...

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Oman opens airspace to overflights by Israeli carriers

Oman has opened its airspace to overflights by Israeli airlines, Foreign Minister Eli Cohen announced on Thursday.

“This historic decision will shorten the time of flights from Israel to Asia and lower ticket prices. I thank Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the National Security Council and the director general of the Foreign Ministry,” said...

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Israel sentences Islamic Jihad member to 22 months in prison

The Israeli military said Tuesday it has sentenced a member of the Islamic Jihad militant group to 22 months in prison after his arrest helped spark three days of heavy fighting in Gaza last year.

Bassam al-Saadi's sentence was handed down as part of a plea deal that included suspending an additional sentence and ordering al-Saadi to pay...

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Israel upping readiness for Iran strike after series of secret meetings—report

(February 22, 2023 / JNS) In a series of secret meetings, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu instructed the heads of Israel’s security forces to significantly ramp up preparations for a strike on Iran’s nuclear installations, Israeli media reported on Tuesday.

The meetings, five in number, were attended by Defense Minister Yoav Gallant,...

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25 Palestinians injured, one killed in clashes with IDF in Nablus

Hamas's military spokesman, Abu Obeida, warned that the factions in the Gaza Strip are "losing patience" after 10 Palestinians were killed and over 100 others were injured in armed clashes between Palestinians and Israeli forces in Nablus on Wednesday. Leaders in the local branch of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad and other local terrorist groups...

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Israeli Ambassador Calls on UN Security Council to Condemn Palestinian Terror Following Vote on Israeli Settlements

Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations (UN) Gilad Erdan on Monday condemned Palestinian terrorism during a speech in the UN Security Council.

Erdan’s speech followed the Security Council’s passing a presidential statement denouncing “continuing Israeli settlement activities.” The presidential statement marks the first time that the Security...

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Trade and tourism on the rise among Abraham Accords states

Ties among Abraham Accords nations are growing stronger despite the normalization agreements’ lack of popularity in the Arab partner countries.

This is according to the Abraham Accords Peace Institute (AAPI)’s recently released 2022 Annual Report, which examines avenues to improve and expand the agreements initiated by President Donald Trump in...

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First Arab-Africa-Israel security conference to be held in Jerusalem

Representatives of 14 African and Arab countries will convene in Jerusalem next month for the first ever Arab-Africa-Israel conference on Middle East security.

The event comes during a diplomatic tug of war in Africa between supporters and opponents of Israel, which saw a public row when a senior Israeli diplomat was ejected from the African...

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Cohen: US must immediately issue credible military threat against Iran

Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen on Tuesday called on the United States to issue a credible military threat against Iran, after International Atomic Energy Agency inspectors found uranium enriched to near weapons-grade in the Islamic Republic.

“Iran is very close to 90% enrichment of uranium. The United States must put a credible military...

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Israel said to boost its efforts for closer ties with Saudi Arabia to face down Iran

Israel has intensified its efforts to clinch closer military and intelligence ties with Saudi Arabia under the new government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in order to face the threat posed to the region by Iran, Bloomberg News reported Friday, citing six unnamed individuals.

Read more: Times of Israel

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IDF: Man arrested after crossing from Syria involved in Hezbollah intel-gathering

The Israel Defense Forces on Monday said a suspect who had been detained by troops after crossing the border from Syria into the Golan Heights last month was involved in efforts by the Lebanese Hezbollah terror group to gather intelligence on Israel for future attacks.

Ghaith Abdullah, according to the IDF, was part of the so-called “Golan...

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IDF Navy raises alert level in the Red Sea over concern of Iranian aggression

The IDF Navy is raising its level of vigilance and alertness in the Red Sea, because of the concern over Iranian aggression against vessels connected to the State of Israel.

In the past year, Iran has increased its presence in the Red Sea by placing military elements on civilian vessels. This issue causes concern in the Israeli security...

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IAEA inspectors find uranium enriched to 84% purity in Iran

International Atomic Energy Agency inspectors last week detected uranium enriched to 84% purity in Iran, just below the 90% level needed for nuclear weapons, Bloomberg reported on Sunday.

The report, citing two senior diplomats, said the U.N.’s nuclear watchdog was trying to clarify how Tehran accumulated the material, which is at the highest...

Holocaust In The News

Main BDS handle tweets photo of Jewish Holocaust victims, calls them Palestinians

The official Twitter account of the Palestinian BDS National Committee, which calls itself the “Palestinian leadership of the global Boycott, Divestment & Sanctions (BDS) movement,” shared an image with its 237,800 followers, which it referred to as Palestinian victims of the “Tantura massacre.”

Israeli Minister of Diaspora Affairs Amichai...

In The News Iran

Gallant says Iran in talks with 50 countries to sell missiles and drones

Defense Minister Yoav Gallant on Friday accused Iran of advancing sales of missiles and drones to dozens of countries, in violation of a 2015 United Nations Security Council resolution.

“Iran is currently holding discussions to sell advanced weapons, including UAVs and PGMs (precision-guided missiles), to no less than 50 different countries,”...

In The News Iran

Overnight protests rock Tehran, other Iranian cities, online videos show

Protests rocked Iran again overnight after a seeming slowdown in recent weeks, with marchers calling for the overthrow of the Islamic Republic, online video posts purportedly showed on Friday.
The marches in numerous cities including Tehran that began on Thursday evening and went on into the night marked 40 days since the execution of two...

Antisemitism In The News

Suspect with antisemitic history arrested in shooting of 2 Jews in Los Angeles

The Los Angeles Police Department on Thursday arrested a man with a history of Jew-hatred as a suspect in two shootings of Jewish men this week and beefed up security around Jewish institutions in the area.

The Los Angeles Times cited law enforcement sources as saying the suspect had a “history of animus toward the Jewish community” and that...