Author: David Leibermann

((JEWISH REVIEW)) — A spokesman for the Israel Defense Forces apologized for the death of Palestinian journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, one year after she was killed while on assignment covering clashes in the West Bank city of Jenin. “I think it’s an opportunity for me to say here that we are very sorry of the […]

((JEWISH REVIEW)) — A Palestinian rocket killed an Israeli in his apartment building and the Palestinian death toll hit 30 as the conflict between Israel and Palestinian Islamic Jihad in Gaza stretched into its fourth day. The number of Palestinian dead from the recent days of fighting, reported early on Friday local time by the […]

This is a developing story. ((JEWISH REVIEW)) — Israel and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad terror group have reached a ceasefire over fighting in the Gaza Strip, reports are indicating, following two days of deadly Israeli airstrikes and more than 200 Palestinian rocket attacks on Israel. Israel’s strikes have killed 21 Palestinians and wounded more than […]

This is a developing story. ((JEWISH REVIEW)) — Israel bombed Gaza early on Tuesday, killing three senior members of a terror group and marking the launch of a new military offensive in the coastal territory. Thirteen people in total were killed in the strike. The bombing comes a week after a brief but heavy exchange […]

((JEWISH REVIEW)) — The European Union’s embassy in Israel canceled a party celebrating Europe Day on Tuesday in order to prevent Itamar Ben-Gvir, the Israeli far-right national security minister, from attending and speaking. Ben-Gvir had volunteered to address the event, and insisted on coming after EU officials asked him not to attend because, according to […]

((JEWISH REVIEW)) – The state of Arkansas is refusing to pay a Jewish doctor for a talk he delivered at a public university because he declined to promise not to boycott Israel. Dr. Steve Feldman, a dermatologist, delivered a Zoom lecture to University of Arkansas at Little Rock medical students in February, for which he […]

((JEWISH REVIEW)) — At least two American couples have been caught by Israeli customs attempting to smuggle a total of more than 650 pounds of Fruit Roll-Ups into Israel, as the country experiences a dire shortage of the snack due to a TikTok craze. A video posted on Tuesday by Mako, an Israeli news website, […]

WASHINGTON ((JEWISH REVIEW)) — Militant groups in Gaza are firing rockets at Israel — and the Israeli army is responding with rockets of its own — after a Palestinian on a hunger strike died in an Israeli prison. Khader Adnan, who died Tuesday after three months of hunger-striking, is the first Palestinian to die by […]

((JEWISH REVIEW)) — In a landmark speech to Israel’s parliament, the Knesset, on Monday, U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy didn’t mention the judicial reform legislation dividing Israel, instead focusing on what he said was the significant threat from business dealings with China. McCarthy’s speech and comments took place on the opening day of the Knesset’s […]

(JTA) — The question of where countries keep their embassies in Israel has become a debate that perpetually attracts controversy around the globe. In Paraguay, ahead of a national election on Sunday, the question is far from decided. Since former President Donald Trump moved the U.S. embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem in […]