Hanan Ashrawi second senior PLO leader to test positive for COVID-19

Hanan Ashrawi, a member of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) has tested positive for Coronavirus (COVID-19), the PLO’s Department of Public Diplomacy and Policy announced Monday.

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MEPs demand EU cut funding to PA over incitement in textbooks

A cross-party group of over 20 Members of the European Parliament (MEP) from 15 countries have urged the European Union to partially withhold funding to the Palestinian Authority (PA) until Ramallah ends its antisemitic incitement in school textbooks. Read more

UK: car vandalised with swastika on Yom Kippur

A car in Bristol, United Kingdom, was vandalised with graffiti of a swastika on Yom Kippur, the holiest day on the Jewish calendar. Read more

Mastercard and Visa must cut ties with PA banks or face legal action, PMW warns

Palestinian Media Watch (PMW) has warned Mastercard and Visa to cut ties with Palestinian Authority (PA) banks or face civil and criminal liability Read more

Israel prepares for Yom Kippur, Sukkot services under COVID-19 restrictions

Synagogues across Israel will open in a very limited fashion on Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar, and will be completely closed during the seven-day holiday of Sukkot, one of the most joyous holidays in the Jewish calendar. Read more

1,000 – 2,500 Israelis expected to die of COVID-19 in near future, study shows

A report by a team of researchers from the Hebrew University and Hadassah predicts a significant increase in the number of critically ill Coronavirus (COVID-19) patients in Israel in the coming days, especially in light of the risk of accelerated intergenerational infection during the upcoming Jewish High Holidays. Read more

On the eve of Rosh Hashanah: Israel’s population grows to 9.25 million

Israel’s population stands at 9,246,000 at the eve of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, and grew by 150,000 over the past year, Israel’s Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) annual pre-Rosh Hashanah report on Israel’s population shows. Read more

Israel welcomes new US sanctions on Hezbollah-linked officials

Israel welcomed the US’ new set of sanctions levelled against Lebanese officials linked to the Iranian-backed Hezbollah terror organization and its “destructive and corrupt grip on the Lebanese government and people.” Read more

Israel heading towards closure: 1,007 COVID-19 deaths

Israel appears to be on the way to a full closure as the numbers of Coronavirus (COVID-19) deaths passed the 1,000 mark over the weekend. Read more

Israel Goes after Hamas’ financial system in Gaza and abroad  

Israel’s Defence Minister Benny Gantz on Wednesday signed four orders to cease Hamas’ funds and property in the Gaza Strip and around the world, in a cumulative sum of millions of shekels. Read more

16 arrested in Jerusalem as anti-Netanyahu demonstrations continue for 10th week

Jerusalem’s police on Saturday night arrested 16 rioters who participated in protests against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in another night of unrest in the capital, the tenth consecutive weekend the protests have taken place. Read more

Rare archaeological find made by youth reveals clues to life 1,100 years ago

An impressive and rare coin hoard from the Abbasid period, dating around 1,100 years ago, was uncovered by youth volunteering before their army service, in an archeological excavation carried out by the Israel Antiquities Authority, during the construction of a neighbourhood in the centre of the country. Read more

Facebook’s algorithm promotes holocaust denial, analysis shows

Facebook’s algorithm promotes Holocaust denial content, a new analysis by the Institute for Strategic Dialogue (ISD) has concluded. Read more

Several Israelis detained on Temple Mount during Tisha B’Av

Several Israelis were detained on the Temple Mount on Thursday as Israel marked the day of mourning of Tisha B’Av, on which the destruction of the two Temples is commemorated. Read more

Israeli study finds low vitamin D level linked to increased Covid-19 risk

Low plasma 25(OH) vitamin D level is associated with an increased risk of Coronavirus (COVID-19) infections, an Israeli population-based study has found. Read more

Anti-Semitism watchdog calls for prosecution of rapper Wiley over incitement against Jews, Israel

An Anti-Semitic tirade on social media by rapper Richard Kylea Cowie, known as Wiley, has prompted the UK-based Campaign Against Antisemitism (CAA) to call for his prosecution and has lodged a complaint with the police over his alleged incitement to racial hatred. Read more

Twitter reverses locks on accounts with Star of David, offers dubious explanation

Twitter has unlocked accounts featuring Stars of David in their profile pictures and is reviewing its policy, the Campaign Against Antisemitism (CAA) which has been pursuing the incident reported Thursday. Read more

First Temple era administrative centre from the days of King Hezekiah uncovered in Jerusalem

A 2,700-year-old administrative storage centre from the days of the kings Hezekiah and Menashe was recently uncovered by Israeli archeologists in Jerusalem near the US Embassy, shedding new light on the understanding of the dramatic period. Read more

Hezbollah missile launching sites exposed in heart of Beirut

Multiple missile launching sites deployed by the Hezbollah terrorist organization in the heart of heavily populated civilian areas have been exposed by an Israeli research body, again highlighting Hezbollah’s modus operandi of using human shields. Read more

Third minister enters quarantine as high infections rate in Israel continues

The Minister of Water and Higher Education Zeev Elkin entered quarantine today after being exposed to Coronavirus (COVID-19) carrier, the third minister to enter quarantine in the past week. Read more

‘New and unique wave of antisemitism’: 20% of Brits believe Jews created COVID-19, poll shows

One in five of the British believe to some degree that Jews created the Coronavirus (COVID-19) to collapse the economy for financial gain, an Oxford University poll discussed in the Knesset’s Committee for Immigration, Absorption and Diaspora Affairs shows. Read more

Amid outcry, Knesset committee approves Netanyahu’s request for tax refunds

The Knesset’s Finance Committee approved Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s request for tax refunds going back a decade and worth hundreds of thousands of shekels, amid an outcry decrying the move as unseemly during a time the country is experiencing a severe financial crisis. Read more

Dozens of anti-Israel Israeli professors outed in new website

A new website launched by the pro-Israel watchdog group Im Tirtzu lists dozens of Israeli academics who promote boycotts and other anti-Israel activity in Israel and abroad. Read more

8-month-old infant dies in Gaza after PA denies him exit for heart surgery in Israel

Omar Yaghi, an eight-month-old infant from the Gaza Strip with a cardiac condition, died on Thursday following a one-month postponement of his scheduled operation at the Sheba Medical Centre in Tel HaShomer, Israel. Read more

Israel reports on progress on vaccine against Coronavirus

The Israel Institute for Biological Research (IIBR) in Ness Ziona has reported that it has made further progress toward a Coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine, which could be ready even this coming Northern winter. Read more

Super model Bar Refaeli gets community service for tax evasion, mother sent to jail

Israeli supermodel Bar Refaeli will be sentenced to nine months of community service, her mother Tzipi will serve 16 months in prison, and both will each pay a fine of NIS 2.5 million as part of a plea bargain with the state to settle tax evasion charges. Read more

Israeli forces capture terrorist who murdered IDF soldier Amit Ben Ygal

Israeli forces have tracked down and arrested an Arab terrorist who murdered IDF soldier Amit Ben Ygal early last month. Read more

Another four MKs sent into quarantine

Four Members of Knesset (MK) were sent into quarantine and the Knesset’s activities were scaled back after MK Sami Abu Shehade tested positive for the Coronavirus (COVID-19). Read more

PA exploits George Floyd’s death for anti-Israel incitement

The Palestinian Authority (PA) and Fatah were quick to exploit the recent tragic death of George Floyd in the US to demonize Israel by comparing Israeli soldiers’ actions to those of the policemen who killed Floyd. Read more

Police investigating shooting of Arab man with Special Needs in Jerusalem’s Old City

Israeli police have launched an investigation into the death of an Arab man with Special Needs who was shot by police stationed at the Lion’s Gate at the entrance to the Old City of Jerusalem on Saturday morning after he was suspected of attempting to carry out an attack. Read more

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