Adass fire declared likely terrorism
An arson on a prominent synagogue is likely a terror attack, police have declared, as governments look to increase protections for worshippers.
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Mum in tears as boy accused of terror plot denied bail
An alleged teenage terrorism conspirator who made “explicit threats” to stab Jewish or Assyrian people has been denied bail and deemed an “unacceptable risk” to the community. Read more
‘Hero’ reservist soldier killed Palestinian gunman
February 23, 2024 by Pesach Benson
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A 23-year-old Israeli army reservist who recently returned from fighting in the Gaza Strip shot and killed one of the three Palestinian terrorists who opened fire on a checkpoint north of Jerusalem on Thursday morning. Read more
Terrorist kills two Israelis, wounds four in shooting in southern Israel
A terrorist shot and killed two Israelis and wounded four others on Friday afternoon at a bus stop near the Re’em Masmiya Junction, near Kiryat Malachi in the northern Negev Desert, medical officials said. Read more
Three fatalities identified from terror attack including rabbinical judge, school principal
December 1, 2023 by Pesach Benson
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The three Israelis killed in Thursday morning’s rush-hour shooting attack in Jerusalem were identified as a rabbinical judge, a school principal, and a young woman. Read more
Israeli gov’t backs terror designation for individual operatives
Israel’s Ministerial Committee for Legislation approved on Sunday government backing for an amendment to the Counter-Terrorism Law of 2016 that would authorize Defence Minister Yoav Gallant to designate individual persons as terrorist operatives. Read more
One killed in Palestinian terror attack in downtown Tel Aviv
August 6, 2023 by Pesach Benson
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An Israeli security guard was killed in a Palestinian terror attack in downtown Tel Aviv on Saturday. Read more
Israeli soldier killed in terrorist attack near Kedumim
A Palestinian terrorist, who sought to infiltrate the town of Kedumim, killed an Israeli soldier on Thursday. Read more
Eight hurt in Palestinian Tel Aviv car-ramming attack
A Palestinian has rammed a pick-up truck into pedestrians in Tel Aviv and then went on a stabbing rampage, wounding eight people in an attack claimed by the Hamas militant group. Read more
IDF seeks to shatter Jenin’s role as terror safe haven
July 4, 2023 by Yaakov Lappin
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The extensive Israel Defence Forces operation focused on Jenin is designed to reverse the trend in which this Palestinian city and parts of Samaria became a safe haven for, and hornet’s nest of, terrorism. Read more
Israeli terror victim to file $1.3 billion lawsuit against CNN
May 24, 2023 by Pesach Benson
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Rabbi Leo Dee, whose wife and two daughters were killed in a Palestinian terror attack, rejected an on-air apology from CNN’s chief international anchor Christiane Amanpour on Monday and said on Tuesday he intends to file a $1.3 billion lawsuit against the cable news giant. Read more
Five patients receive organs from terror victim Leah Dee
April 13, 2023 by Pesach Benson
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Five Israeli individuals have already received organs donated from Leah Dee, who died on Monday of injuries from a Palestinian terror attack. Read more
Terror victim identified as American-Israeli
March 1, 2023 by Pesach Benson
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A man killed in a terror attack on Monday has been identified as Elan Ganeles, an American-Israeli citizen originally from Connecticut. Read more
Judge the Jewish rioters, but don’t rationalize Arab murderers
March 1, 2023 by Jonathan S. Tobin - JNS.org
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In terms of the amount of coverage it has received in the media, the most important event in the Middle East in the last week was a riot carried out by Jews that took place in the town of Huwara following a terrorist attack committed by Palestinian Arabs that took the lives of two young Jewish men. Read more
Netanyahu visits bereaved family
February 15, 2023 by J-Wire Newsdesk
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara have paid a condolence call on the Paley family at their home in the Jerusalem neighbourhood of Ramot, where two members of the family – Yaakov, 6, and Asher, 8 – were murdered and another civilian, 20, were intentionally run over by a terrorist. Read more
Seven dead in Jerusalem synagogue shooting
January 28, 2023 by AAP J-Wire
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A gunman has killed at least seven people and wounded 10 others in a synagogue on the outskirts of Jerusalem in an attack that heightened fears of a spiral in violence, a day after the deadliest Israeli raid in the West Bank in years. Read more
1982 bomb attacks on consulate and Hakoah “an act of international terrorism”
December 23, 2022 by J-Wire News Service
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The NSW State Coroner has found that both explosions in the Hakoah Club in 1982 were an act of international terrorism perpetrated by the ‘May 15’ terrorist organisation with the assistance of one or more local supporters. Read more
1982 Hakoah bomb attack
The NSW State Coroner has heard that the bombs were made by a known terrorist overseas. Read more
PM Lapid confirms PA security involved in death of Major Falah
September 15, 2022 by Gil Tanenbaum - TPS
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Prime Minister Yair Lapid and the IDF Chief of Staff Aviv Kochavi have spoken on the IDF officer who was killed on Tuesday by terrorists affiliated with the Fatah group. Read more
Crossing a line in coverage of the Tel Aviv carnage
April 11, 2022 by Ruthie Blum - JNS
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Reporters rushed to Tel Aviv on Thursday night to cover the shooting at the Ilka pub on Dizengoff Street. Less than half an hour after the deadly spree, cameras and microphones flooded the vicinity, and the whole country tuned in to watch. Read more
A Ramadan intifada?
April 6, 2022 by Ruthie Blum - JNS
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The Muslim month of Ramadan, which began on Friday night, is already proving to be the challenge that Israeli authorities had anticipated. Palestinians and radicalized Arab Israelis swarming the Old City of Jerusalem’s Damascus Gate on Saturday and Sunday attacked police, who were stationed at the site to keep the peace. Read more
ISIS affiliates encourage further attacks in Israel
April 6, 2022 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
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Israeli Arabs who were affiliated with Islamic State (ISIS) perpetrated two terrorist attacks in the Israeli cities of Beersheba and Hadera, leaving six dead and about 20 injured. Read more
Gazan terror groups attempt to ‘hitch a ride’ on Beersheva terror attack
March 24, 2022 by Yaakov Lappin
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The deadly car-ramming and knife-stabbing spree carried out in Beersheva on Tuesday by Muhammad Abu Al-Kiyan, a 34-year-old Bedouin Israeli man and ISIS supporter, saw attempts by Gazan terror factions to “hitch a ride” on the violence and to further inflame the fans of terrorism. Read more
Beersheva terrorist appeared to have ‘acted in line with ISIS manuals’
March 23, 2022 by Yaakov Lappin
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Muhammad Abu Al-Kiyan, an Israeli man in his mid-30s from the Bedouin town of Houra who murdered four Israelis in a combined car-ramming and knife-stabbing attack in Beersheva on Tuesday, appeared to have acted in line with instructions found in ISIS attack manuals, a senior terrorism expert has told JNS. Read more
Bus driver who shot Be’er Sheva terrorist identified, can’t get his weapon back
March 23, 2022 by Gil Tanenbaum - TPS
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The Egged bus driver who shot and killed the terrorist who murdered 4 people in a stabbing attack in Be’er Sheva on Tuesday has been identified as 44-year-old Artur Haimov. Read more
Four Israelis murdered, several injured, in terrorist stabbing attacks in Be’er Sheva
March 23, 2022 by Gil Tanenbaum - TPS
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Two different stabbing attacks were perpetrated by terrorists Tuesday afternoon in the southern Israeli city of Be’er Sheva – one at a gas station and the other at an outdoor mall on Yitzhak Nafha Street. 4 innocent civilians were murdered and one terrorist was killed at the scene. Read more
‘The world says nothing’: Israeli envoy slams UN for silence on Arab rock terrorism
The United Nations Security Council held an open debate on the Middle East on Wednesday which focused on the Palestinian issue. Read more
ISIS supporters praise Texas synagogue hostage-taker
Following the hostage situation of four Jewish congregants of Beth Israel Congregation in Colleyville, Texas, on Jan. 15, users of the pro-ISIS rocket.chat server expressed support for the armed assailant, according to a report exclusively shared with JNS by the Media Research Institute’s Jihad and Terrorism Threat Monitor (MEMRI-JTTM). Read more
Texas synagogue gunman British, says FBI
A gunman who took four people hostage at a Dallas-area synagogue and was himself killed as federal agents stormed the temple has been identified as a British citizen, while police in England say they have detained two teenagers for questioning in the investigation. Read more
Jerusalem: Israeli bus driver injured in firebombing attack
January 4, 2022 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
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An Israeli bus driver was injured in a terror attack in Jerusalem last night when an Arab terrorist threw a firebomb at the bus he was driving near Har Hazofim. Read more