(JTA) — For the second time in less than a week, protesters demonstrated against Israel outside a synagogue in Istanbul. The latest incident reported in the Turkish media occurred on Saturday outside the Ahrida Synagogue on the European side of the Turkish capital, in the north of the neighborhood of Fatih, which is a stronghold…
JERUSALEM (JTA) — An Israel Defense Forces tank attacked a Hamas post in the southern Gaza Strip in response to rockets fired on southern Israel. The IDF attack came early Monday morning, after two rocket attacks on Israel from southern Gaza, one late on Sunday evening and one on Sunday morning. Both rockets fell in…
President Trump’s son-in-law and senior White House adviser Jared Kushner said on Monday that he “did not collude” with Russia and had roughly four meetings with Russian officials during the 2016 campaign and presidential transition. In a written statement released ahead of his appearance before lawmakers in closed-door sessions, Kushner said his initial security clearance…
An Israeli embassy security guard shot dead a Jordanian who attacked him with a screwdriver at Israel’s embassy compound in Amman and a second Jordanian also died, the Israeli Foreign Ministry said on Monday. The incident had potential to cause a rift in already tense Israel-Jordan relations, because Jordan wanted to question the Israeli guard,…
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Jason Greenblatt, President Donald Trump’s special envoy for international relations, is headed to Israel in a bid to help reduce tensions as Jerusalem’s Temple Mount remains a flash point and after a Palestinian terrorist killed three Israelis in a stabbing attack. “President Trump and his administration are closely following unfolding events in…
Two Jordanians died from wounds inflicted during a shooting on Sunday in the compound of the heavily-guarded Israeli embassy that also wounded an Israeli, police and a security source said. Police said earlier that the two Jordanians worked for a furniture firm and entered the embassy compound before the shooting to do repairs. Police did…
A New Jersey town has ordered a Jewish group to take down a series of plastic pipes from city utility poles amid objections to the installation by local residents. The town of Mahwah, around 30 miles north of New York City, said that the South Monsey Eruv Fund had violated zoning regulations by posting PVC…
JERUSALEM (JTA) — At least one Palestinian man was killed in clashes in Jerusalem between Israeli security forces and Muslims demonstrating against metal detectors installed at the Temple Mount. The most serious clashes on Saturday took place in the evening after Muslim worshippers held a prayer service outside the gates of the Temple Mount, which…
Ivanka Trump made headlines last week for photos posted during her daughter Arabella’s birthday party. The scandalous Instagram story featured a unique dish: skewered hot dogs and marshmallows. Although kosher marshmallows are difficult to obtain due to kashrut issues surrounding gelatin, it wasn’t immediately clear whether Ivanka ventured into her local kosher supermarket to get…
(JTA) — Warner Bros. has officially announced that it will produce a sequel to its wildly successful “Wonder Woman” film. Warner Bros. Pictures and DC Comics announced the follow-up, called “Wonder Woman II,” at the Comic-Con in San Diego, according to reports. The movie reportedly will be set during the Cold War with the Soviets….
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Thousands attended the funeral of three members of a family killed in a Palestinian stabbing attack. Yosef Salomon, 70, and his children Chaya Salomon, 46, and Elad Salomon, 36, were buried on Sunday afternoon at the cemetery in the central Israel city of Modiin. Yosef Salomon’s wife, Tovah, 68, who was seriously…
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