UK imposes partial arms embargo on Israel
The British government suspended some arms sales to the Israel Defense Forces on Monday, claiming there is a “clear risk” the weapons could be used by the Jewish state’s military to “commit or facilitate...
Israel, Hamas agree to ‘humanitarian pauses’ for polio vaccinations in Gaza, WHO says
The World Health Organization announced that Israel and Hamas have given a “preliminary commitment” to conduct “humanitarian pauses” to allow the global body to begin a polio vaccination campaign, starting this Sunday, in Gaza.
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Canadian union leader defies calls to resign after being accused of ‘pattern’ of Jew-hatred,...
About 50 people gathered outside the offices of the Canadian Union of Public Employees, the country’s largest public-sector union, north of Toronto on Tuesday afternoon to call for the resignation of Fred Hahn as...
Chabad of Poland hosts summer retreat for 200 Ukrainian Jewish refugees
As the war in Ukraine continues into its third summer, Chabad of Poland hosted more than 200 Jewish Ukrainians, hailing from five communities, for a two-week summer experience focused on allowing children and their...
Teen trip to Poland, Israel puts young leaders face to face with Jewish history
Twenty-five Jewish teens from around the world traveled through Poland and Israel this summer as part of a CTeen Heritage Quest designed to connect young Jews with their history and traditions.
The group visited significant...
Canada draws criticism for ignoring local Jew-hatred, condemning it abroad
The Canadian government condemned the Saturday bombing outside the Beth Yaakov synagogue in the seaside resort town of La Grande-Motte in southern France.
The attack “is a reminder that antisemitism is not a relic of the past—it...
Already under multi-state probe, MSCI allegedly penalizes Israeli banks that operate in Judea, Samaria
The state-owned Bank of China operates a branch in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, where Washington has assessed that China is committing genocide against the ethnic Uyghur population. Still, the major U.S. investment advisory firm MSCI...
B’nai B’rith pushes back against efforts by FIFA to sanction Israeli soccer
B’nai B’rith International sent a letter last week to the leaders of top soccer organizations worldwide, voicing opposition to a campaign led by the Palestinian Football Association to urge FIFA to sanction the Israel Football Association.
FIFA...
Biden administration marks three years since ISIS suicide bombing at Abbey Gate in Afghanistan
U.S. President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin marked the third anniversary on Monday of the suicide bombing at Abbey Gate, near Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul on...
As US arms sales to Riyadh resume, senators say hope for Israeli-Saudi relations
Earlier this month, the U.S. State Department announced that it had lifted a ban on selling certain weapons to Saudi Arabia.
The Biden administration “always made clear that the freeze on certain classes of weapons...