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European Union flags in front of the European Commission building in Brussels. Credit: Amio Cajander via Wikimedia Commons.

EU rejects US attempt to restore UN sanctions on Iran

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European Union Foreign Affairs Minister Josep Borrell said on Tuesday that the United States cannot initiate snapback sanctions at the United Nations against Iran, including extending the world body’s arms embargo on the regime,...
Israel’s Magen David Adom helped the Congo set up a COVID-19 drive-through testing center, complete with software and training, May 2020. Credit: Courtesy

Drive-through corona testing in Congo, courtesy of Israel

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It’s not quite as enjoyable as ordering a burger from the car, but Israelis who need to be tested for coronavirus can head to the nearest drive-through testing facility set up by Israel’s Magen...
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in London on Sept. 5, 2019. Photo by Chaim Tzach/GPO.

Johnson reiterates his opposition to Netanyahu’s sovereignty plans

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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson reiterated his opposition to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s plans to extend sovereignty to the Jordan Valley, and parts of Judea and Samaria, calling the potential moves “damaging” to...
A view of Beitar Illit and Tzur Hadassah, as seen from Gush Etzion in Judea and Samaria, on Nov. 25, 2019. Photo by Gershon Elinson/Flash90.

Norway pushes Israel not to extend sovereignty to part of Judea and Samaria

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Norway is urging Israel not to go ahead with plans to extend sovereignty to the Jordan Valley and parts of Judea and Samaria. “Any unilateral step would be detrimental to the (peace) process, and annexation...
European Union flags in front of the European Commission building in Brussels. Photo: Amio Cajander via Wikimedia Commons.

Report triggers EU turmoil over funding to terror-linked NGOs

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The European Union on Tuesday ordered its representatives in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem to investigate whether E.U. funds are reaching organizations affiliated with Palestinian terrorist groups. The move follows a report by NGO Monitor, a watchdog...
Pro-Hezbollah supporters at a rally in Germany. Source: Screenshot.

Austrian parliament resolution calls for banning Hezbollah in EU

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Representatives from Austria’s ruling party presented a parliament resolution on Friday calling on the European Union to designate Hezbollah as a terrorist organization. “Hezbollah wants to destroy Israel and propagates anti-Semitism and spreads radical Islamic...
World Health Organization in Geneva, Switzerland. Credit: U.S. Mission Geneva/Eric Bridiers via Flickr.

Report: UN, WHO coronavirus relief used for terror-linked NGOs

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Funding from the United Nations and the World Health Organization (WHO) to Gaza and the West Bank are being directed to non-emergency advocacy efforts and projects with terror-linked NGOs, according to a new report...
Museum of Jewish Montreal. Source: Screenshot via Google Maps.

Museum of Jewish Montreal told to vacate premises by end of June

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The Museum of Jewish Montreal announced on Monday that it has been informed that it must leave its space by the end of June. The building’s landlord told the museum that he sold their property...
Canadian flag. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Two new websites seek to fill news void for Canadian Jewish community

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Two new outlets are seeking to cover the Canadian Jewish community since The Canadian Jewish News folded last month. One is the Canadian Jewish Record, an online publication, consisting of volunteer editors and reporters. It will not seek advertising, reported The Times...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with French President Emmanuel Macron at the Élysée Palace in Paris, France, on June 5, 2018. Photos by Haim Zach/GPO.

Report: European leaders call on Netanyahu to shelve sovereignty plan

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Leaders of major European countries have been urging Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to shelve his plan to apply sovereignty to large parts of Judea and Samaria and the Jordan Valley, Channel 13 News reported on...