Author: JNS.Org
Israel’s National Security Council on Saturday called on all citizens abroad to take increased precautions in light of the war with Iran. The council said in a statement issued to the press that the Iranian regime is likely to intensify efforts to carry out attacks abroad against Israeli and Jewish targets, “effective immediately.” The motivation to harm Israelis abroad may also rise among other Islamist elements, such as local “lone wolf” initiatives, it added. The agency directed the public’s attention to existing travel advisories, including on the council’s website, Facebook and Instagram pages, and recommended reviewing the level of travel warnings…
Story by JNS/.org U.S. President Donald Trump suggested on Friday that he is displeased with the progress of talks with Iran intended to address the Islamic Republic’s nuclear and ballistic-missile programs. Speaking to reporters on the South Lawn of the White House on Friday afternoon before boarding Marine One for a trip to Texas, the president accused Iran of negotiating in bad faith. “We’re not exactly happy with the way they negotiated,” Trump said. “They cannot have nuclear weapons, and we’re not thrilled with the way they’re negotiating.” “It’d be wonderful if they negotiate, really, in good conscience—good faith and…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday that Israel has never been stronger, the bond between Washington and Jerusalem has never been tighter, and Iran would be making the worst mistake in its history were it to attack Israel. He declared this during an address to the Knesset plenum on Feb. 23. “I recently returned from my seventh meeting with the president of the United States since he was elected,” he said, describing the relationship between U.S. President Donald Trump and himself as unprecedented. That relationship extends to the Israel Defense Forces and the U.S. military, according to Netanyahu,…
Victorian police are investigating a suspected antisemitic assault on an 18-year-old man who was allegedly punched in the face at a Scouts camp while wearing a yarmulke and carrying an Israeli flag, Australia’s 9News reported on Monday. Police said Joshua Levy was first verbally abused by an unknown man while walking at Lardner Park in West Gippsland about 2 p.m. on Saturday, then later assaulted by the same person in a crowd of about 300 people at around 9 p.m. Levy suffered bruising around his nose and swelling to his cheek and reported the incident to police the following day with his…
Story by Canaan Lindoor/jns.org French Interior Ministry data showed incidents targeting Jews formed the majority of roughly 2,500 acts against religious groups recorded last year. Most of the documented hate crimes targeting a religious group in France last year were against Jews, who make up 0.6% of the population, the French Interior Ministry said on Friday.The ministry’s report of anti-religious hate crimes for 2025 counted 1,320 antisemitic cases out of 2,489 offences targeting all religious minorities. The report was published on the 20th anniversary of the murder of Ilan Halimi, a French Jew who in 2006 was abducted, tortured and murdered by…
Following a near doubling in antisemitic crimes in Sweden, police in Stockholm moved a weekly anti-Israel rally to a Holocaust memorial monument bordering the city’s main synagogue, despite protests by the local Jewish community, its leader told JNS on Monday. On Saturday, “the rally was moved to the Raoul Wallenberg memorial, which is really offensive,” the president of the Council of Swedish Jewish Communities, Aron Verständig, told JNS. The new location, situated 50 yards from the Great Synagogue of Stockholm, makes “people feel threatened,” Verständig added. Last month, a report by the Swedish National Council for Crime Prevention (Brå) counted 217 reported antisemitic hate…