Tag Archives: Israel & the Region
UN report slams Israel’s ‘unlawful occupation,’ demands prosecution of officials
GENEVA — The United Nations’ ongoing Commission of Inquiry investigating rights abuses in Israel, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip following last year’s 11-day fight between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, releases its second report on Thursday, calling on Read more » »
Daily Briefing July 31: Mice, sperm & hospital robots; recent antisemitism at the UN
Welcome to The Times of Israel’s Daily Briefing, your 15-minute audio update on what’s happening in Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish world, from Sunday through Thursday. Health and science correspondent Nathan Jeffay and, from Ukraine, diplomatic correspondent Lazar Berman join host Anne Gordon on today’s episode. Read more » »
Israel: Disband UN Gaza war probe over member’s ‘antisemitic comments’
A spokesperson for Prime Minister Yair Lapid on Thursday slammed comments by a member of the ongoing UN Commission of Inquiry into last year’s 11-day war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza last year and called for the committee to be disbanded. Read more » »
Israel Hayom reporter wins B’nai B’rith award for Diaspora reporting
The B’nai B’rith organization has recognized Israel Hayom reporter Ariel Kahana as its annual award winner for excellence in Diaspora reporting. Kahana received the award on Thursday in recognition of his reporting on antisemitism in the US, Israel-Diaspora relations and the influence of the pandemic on those relations. Read more » »
Lapid inaugurates Dubai consulate: ‘Symbolizes our ability to change the world’
The Times of Israel is liveblogging Wednesday’s events as they unfold. Russia reports record coronavirus deaths for second day in a row Russia reports 669 coronavirus deaths over the past 24 hours, a record number of fatalities for the second day in a row, according to a government tally. Read more » »
Top Pentagon advisor said Pompeo, senior officials made rich by ‘Israeli lobby’
A newly-appointed senior advisor at the Pentagon has said on at least two occasions that “Israeli lobby” money is responsible for Washington’s support for Jerusalem, and accused high level officials, including US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, of becoming “very, very rich” as a result of their support for Israel, CNN revealed Friday. Read more » »
Hadassah, other groups delay right-wing takeover of World Zionist Congress
JTA — A coalition of Jewish groups including the likes of Hadassah and B’nai B’rith International has temporarily blocked a plan by Orthodox and right-wing parties to take over top positions throughout the World Zionist Congress, the Jewish National Fund and other crucial groups that spend $1 billion annually on international Jewish causes. Read more » »
Many ultra-Orthodox said to be flouting rules, cop seen throwing bucket at boy
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18 Jewish groups urge US to push Jordan to extradite gloating Sbarro terrorist
Eighteen major US Jewish organizations in the United States called on the US on Tuesday to exert pressure on Jordan’s King Abdullah to extradite Ahlam Tamimi, the Jordanian terrorist who orchestrated the 2001 Sbarro pizzeria bombing in Jerusalem that killed 15 people, including two American nationals. Read more » »
Ex-government adviser: Health Ministry ‘not suited’ to leading virus response
The Times of Israel is liveblogging Tuesday’s events as they happen. Several injured as Russo-Turkish patrol in Syria hits IED MOSCOW — Three Russian and several Turkish soldiers were injured in Syria’s volatile Idlib province when a joint military patrol hit an improvised explosive device, the Russian defense ministry says. Read more » »
