Iran says it has resumed 20 per cent uranium enrichment
January 5, 2021 by JNS
The Iranian government said on Monday that it has resumed enriching uranium to 20 per cent at its underground nuclear facility at Fordow in a further violation of its commitments under the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), also known as the Iran nuclear deal. Read more
Gulf states reach deal to end blockade against Qatar
January 5, 2021 by JNS
The Gulf states have reached an agreement to end the three-year-old boycott of Qatar, announced Kuwait’s foreign minister on Monday. Read more
MK Michal Cotler-Wunsh: Prompting a paradigm shift between Israel and the Diaspora
January 5, 2021 by Eliana Rudee - JNS.org
Michal Cotler-Wunsh is an Israeli-Canadian member of Knesset currently serving within the Blue and White Party, though just announced that she will not run with Blue and White in the upcoming elections—Israel’s fourth round in two years—slated for March 23. Read more
Trump pulls off another miracle in the Middle East
January 5, 2021 by David Singer
President Trump appears to have been instrumental in pulling off yet another miracle in the Middle East with the announcement that Saudi Arabia would be reopening its airspace and land and sea border with Qatar. Read more
Suspect held on the killing of Esther Horgan
January 5, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
A 40-yr-old man who has served sentences for terrorist activities has been detained in Israel as a suspect for the brutal fatal attack on Esther Horgan. Read more
Cases of UK COVID-19 variant found across Israel
January 4, 2021 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
Several cases of the new Coronavirus (COVID-19) variant that was first identified in the United Kingdom and which is rapidly spreading around the world were found in Israel. Read more
Israeli woman injured in terror attack in serious condition: suspects arrested
January 4, 2021 by TPS
An Israeli woman who was injured in a rock attack on her car on Sunday is in serious condition after undergoing emergency surgery. Read more
AUJS nets three world awards
January 4, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Australasian Union of Jewish Students has won awards in three categories at the World Union of Jewish Students (WUJS) Congress for 2020, in individual and group categories. Read more
PA Prime Minister Shtayyeh compares Jesus to suicide bombers
January 4, 2021 by TPS
The Palestinian Authority’s (PA) Prime Minister Muhammad Shtayyeh said that Jesus was “the first Palestinian self-sacrificing fighter” and the one who taught Palestinians “Martyrdom-death,” comparing him to suicide bombers. Read more
Would you give full marks to George Washington for always telling the truth?
January 4, 2021 by Rabbi Raymond Apple
Ask the rabbi…. Read more
Pollard and the great Jewish divide
January 4, 2021 by Caroline Glick - JNS
The rift between Israeli and American Jews is palpable almost everywhere you turn today. The most glaring disparity surrounds how they view President Donald Trump. The vast majority of Israelis adore Trump. The vast majority of American Jews despise him. Read more
Israel delivers Iron Dome system to the U.S. Army
January 3, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Israel Missile Defence Organization delivered the second of two Iron Dome Defence System batteries to the U.S. Army over the weekend. Read more
On the other hand
January 3, 2021 by Michael Kuttner
The best good news of the week has been the long-awaited arrival in Israel of Jonathan and Esther Pollard. Read more
Israel vaccination number 1,000,000
January 3, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Health Minister Yuli Edelstein have met the 1,000,000th person in Israel to be vaccinated. Read more
An award for Beverley’s company
January 3, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Beverley Honig’s Greenville Developments has been named Global Startup of the Year in the 17th annual Stevie® Award. Read more
Yitzhak Shamir’s granddaughter joins “New Hope”
January 3, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The granddaughter of former Prime Minister of Israel Yitzhak Shamir has joins the “New Hope” party ahead of this year’s elections. Read more
Feintooner
January 3, 2021 by Feintooner
This week’s cartoon….Following Protocols. Read more
Israel’s digital diplomacy reached 1 billion people in 2020
January 1, 2021 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
The Foreign Ministry’s digital diplomacy recorded an unprecedented success in 2020 when its social media activities reached over one billion people around the world. Read more
US strategic bombers flown over Gulf in message to Iran
January 1, 2021 by JNS
The United States flew strategic bombers over the Persian Gulf on Wednesday for the second time this month, in what the U.S. Central Command said was a defensive action. Read more
Lessons from Britain’s Brexit breakthrough
January 1, 2021 by Melanie Phillips - JNS.org
This New Year’s day, Britain finds itself in a position that few expected even as late as last week. Read more
What’s behind Erdoğan’s sudden warming towards Israel?
January 1, 2021 by Ariel Ben Solomon - JNS.org
Israel’s long-term adversary, Islamist Turkish President Tayyip Erdoğan, came out calling for better ties with Israel in what experts say is part of a larger attempt to improve relations with a new U.S. government led by President-elect Joe Biden and break out of its regional isolation. Read more
Twelfth Night
January 1, 2021 by Jeremy Rosen
As a child, I liked to feel how fortunate I was to have eight days of Chanukah, whereas the non-Jews only had one day. But then I learned that was not quite correct, they had twelve. In theory at least. Read more
Political pandemic
January 1, 2021 by Michael Kuttner
As though corona was not enough of a challenge, Israel is now faced with a pandemic of another kind. Read more
