Toronto man arrested, again charged for assault, anti-Semitic attack
A Canadian man responsible for a number of anti-Semitic attacks within the last few months was recently arrested and charged in relation to another hate-motivated assault, B’nai Brith Canada reported.
On Friday, Michael Park, 32, approached a woman at...
New Anne Frank statue in Guatemala features famous quote from her diary
A statue honoring Holocaust victim and teenage Jewish diarist Anne Frank was unveiled in Antigua, Guatemala, earlier this month, reported the San Diego Jewish World.
The Anne Frank Children’s Human Rights Memorial, which was dedicated on...
Report: Some prisoners at Gilboa facility were ‘aware of escape plot’ in advance
A number of prisoners at the Gilboa Prison in northern Israel were apparently aware of an escape plot by six incarcerated terrorists, a police investigation into the breakout has reportedly found.
According to a report...
Alignment of Egyptian-Israeli interests apparent in meeting of leaders on key regional issues
The Sept. 13 meeting between Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi in Sharm El-Sheikh in the Sinai Peninsula is a dramatic public encounter on Egyptian soil that signals a new alignment...
Why is Israel’s government making concessions to the Palestinians?
In what appears to be a string of concessions to the Palestinians despite continuing rocket fire, violent border riots in the Gaza Strip, and Palestinian incitement and terrorism in Judea and Samaria, the Office...
Gantz holds security briefing with IDF officials, talks about confronting terror groups
Israel’s Defense Minister Benny Gantz toured the Israel Defense Forces Central Command on Tuesday and held a situation assessment with senior commanders.
According to a statement by Gantz’s office, he was joined by IDF Chief...
Bennett says he won’t sit down with Mahmoud Abbas, rules out Palestinian state
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said on Tuesday that for now, he has ruled out a meeting with Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas and the creation of a Palestinian state.
“My perception is different than...
President Isaac Herzog receives the credentials of the new ambassadors of Bahrain, Mexico, Spain,...
President Herzog to the ambassador of Bahrain: “Brave states take brave steps. The Abraham Accords were the fruit of both vision and power. The growing partnership between our countries is a model for the whole Middle...
Report: US to freeze $130 million of Egyptian military aid over human-rights abuses
The United States is withholding $130 million worth of military aid to Egypt in order to pressure it to improve human rights, said two sources, including a U.S. official, according to Reuters.
The Biden administration decision...
BDS resolution withdrawn at Burlington city council meeting after community rallies against it
After more than two hours of public comments, the Burlington City Council meeting in Vermont ended on Monday night with a vote to withdraw a resolution that would have made it the first city in the...