12+ hour, 3+ min ago   (591+ words) Almost 24 hours after Ville Tavio, Finnish minister for foreign trade and development, said Finland would stop funding the United Nations Relief and Works Agency, the Israeli Foreign Ministry lauded the development. “Israel welcomes Finland’s decision to end its multi-year funding…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (450+ words) An online campaign calling on people to surveil and report the whereabouts of Jewish and Israeli tourists, or anyone suspected of having ties to “Zionists,” has sparked anger among Israeli diplomats, local Jewish leaders and Italian politicians. The anonymous campaign,…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (1019+ words) New York City Mayor Zohan Mamdani. New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s remarks for America’s 250th birthday, in which he decried the country spending “our tax dollars on bombs and bailouts,” Elon Musk as the “world’s first trillionaire” who “hungers for…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (166+ words) Israel’s ambassador in Italy, Jonathan Peled, on Sunday condemned the harassment of pro-Israel demonstrators at a gay pride parade in Bologna. Earlier this month, organizers of the June 20 Rome Pride parade barred Italy’s only gay Jewish organization, Keshet Italia, from…...

3+ mon, 3+ day ago   (162+ words) Paris Mayor Emmanuel Grégoire announced last week that he intends to propose at the next Paris City Council meeting in June that honorary citizenship be granted to Palestinian civilians and journalists. Grégoire described the move as an “act of peace…...

3+ mon, 3+ day ago   (304+ words) Israel summons Spanish envoy over ‘severe violence’ against Gaza flotilla activists ejpress.org Israel summons Spanish envoy over ‘severe violence’ against Gaza flotilla activists Jerusalem summoned the chargé d’affaires after videos showed Spanish police using force against participants returning home....

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (909+ words) Zohran Mamdani, mayor of New York City, posted a video on Friday of a woman, who says that her family left its home in Jerusalem during Israel’s War of Independence. “Today marks Nakba Day, an annual day of remembrance to…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (948+ words) On May 11, the Knesset voted 93-0 in favor of a law providing a legal framework for the prosecution of terrorists involved in the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas invasion. The law was hailed as “historic” by its legislators. The legislation details how judges and…...