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While garnering broad support, the statement was only signed by Western nations. Forty-eight countries condemned Iran and its proxies for the Apr. 14 missile and drone attack on Israel in a joint statement issued on Wednesday evening. “We unequivocally condemn” the attacks, read the statement, specifically naming Iran and its “militant partners” and noting that “this large-scale attack could have caused significant damage and loss of life.” While garnering broad support, the statement was only signed by Western nations. The effort was led by the United States and included five other members of the U.N. Security Council—France, Japan, Malta, South…

Over the past decade, the U.S. Congress has dramatically increased security funding for synagogues. A 25-year veteran of the FBI, Rusty Rosenthal had a front-row seat to understanding the difference between U.S. and Israeli approaches to security during his 11 years working in the bureau’s Tel Aviv field office. “I worked with all the Israeli services—the Shin Bet, Mossad and the police—for all those years and really had an appreciation for their entire society’s culture of security, as opposed to ours sometimes, which is really a culture of freedom and privacy,” Rosenthal told JNS. “Sometimes those are at odds with…

A new in-depth survey conducted by the Pew Institute has shed light on the growing perception of discrimination against Jews and Muslims in the United States, particularly in the context of the Israel-Hamas war. The poll found a significant increase in the number of respondents who believe there is “a lot” of discrimination against Jews, from 20% in 2021 to 40% today. Similarly, the number of respondents who believe there is “a lot” of discrimination against Muslims rose from 39% to 44%. The survey also found that Jewish-American respondents are particularly aware of discrimination against their own community, with 72%…

Is Louis Vuitton really taking sides in the Israel-Hamas war by selling an $820 T-shirt with a graphic logo in the colors of the Palestinian flag? Some people on both sides of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict believe the answer is yes, after a shirt with the LV logo in magenta, green, black and white hit shelves—and social media—this week. Critics of the shirt say the colors in the logo appear to have been drawn from the colors of the Palestinian flag or a watermelon, an emergent symbol of Palestinian nationalism given its color. Some have associated it with an inverted red…

Canada will cease future arms sales to Israel, Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly told The Toronto Star on Tuesday. The Trudeau government is making the move to support Hamas over Israel despite the fact that a motion passed on Monday by the Canadian Parliament called for such action is non-binding. The motion was drafted by members of the extreme left New Democrats party. “It is a real thing,” Joly said. Her assertion was confirmed on Tuesday by Foreign Ministry Parliamentary Secretary Robert Oliphant. Canada is the first of Israel’s Western allies to make such a move and Israeli officials fear…

Latin American governors and mayors make solidarity trip to Israel to show support after the October 7th massacres. A delegation of mayors and governors from Latin America arrived in Israel this week for a special solidarity trip, five months after the October 7th invasion of Israel and beginning of the present war between Israel and Hamas. In the face of recent surge in antisemitism and hostility towards Israel in Latin America, the Combat Antisemitism Movement (CAM) brought the first-ever delegation of governors and mayors from across the region to Israel for a four-day solidarity visit. Participants included Governor of Panama…

Polish politician Grzegorz Braun interrupts German institute’s Holocaust speech in Poland by smashing the speakers microphone.

Pro-Palestinian activists demand Dutch police arrest Herzog for ‘genocide.’ Israeli President Isaac Herzog is set to visit the Netherlands next week, despite calls for his arrest. A spokesperson for the president announced Thursday that Herzog will depart for the Netherlands on Sunday or a day-long state visit. However, a criminal complaint filed by a Dutch attorney against Herzog could complicate Herzog’s plans. Haroon Raza, a Rotterdam-based attorney affiliated with the anti-Israel “March 30 Movement,” has accused Herzog as Israel’s head of state of genocide in Gaza. Citing allegations of Israeli “genocide” in Gaza put forth by groups like Amnesty International,…

A total of 1,242 antisemitic attacks were reported in France during the final three months of last year, a 1,000 percent increase on the same period in 2022. French police on Wednesday announced the arrest of a man alleged to have carried out a brutal antisemitic assault against a Jewish man as he left Friday night services at a Paris synagogue. The unnamed assailant is reported to have a prior history of antisemitic acts, police sources told the news outlet Le Point. No further details have yet been released. The 61-year-old victim, who wears a kippah, had just left the Beth…

In what could be seen as a show of evenhandedness, Wellington simultaneously sanctioned alleged Jewish extremists in Judea and Samaria. New Zealand on Thursday declared that in light of Hamas’ horrific massacre of 1,200 people during its surprise invasion of Israel almost five months ago, it now considers all of Hamas to be a terrorist organization. “The terrorist attacks by Hamas in October 2023 were brutal and we have unequivocally condemned them,” Prime Minister Christopher Luxon said. “What happened on 7 October reinforces we can no longer distinguish between the military and political wings of Hamas. The organization as a…