“President Herzog was invited to visit Australia by the Australian government and the Jewish community,” according to the statement.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned on Monday of a “very severe response” should Iran take action against Israel, while emphasizing that the Jewish state is “not seeking confrontation.”​ Read More

Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg was arrested in London on Tuesday during a pro-Palestinian demonstration, according to activist group Defend Our Juries. Read More

The U.S. Coast Guard abruptly deleted language from its new workplace harassment policy on Dec. 18 that had described swastikas and nooses as “potentially divisive,” the Washington Post reported. Read More

A French court last week convicted a 42-year-old Algerian woman of poisoning her Jewish employers but cleared her of the aggravating circumstance of racist hatred, prompting protests from Jewish jurists. Read More

Australia was observing a nationwide moment of remembrance on Sunday for the victims of the Bondi Beach Hanukkah terrorist attack, one week after the massacre, with vigils taking place at 6:47 p.m., the time the shooting started. Read More

Perhaps in search of a Chanukah and holiday season miracle, JNS asked many of the high-ranking United Nations officials, including those who denounce Israel regularly, if they spare a few words about something—anything—that Israel is doing right and honourably, in a manner that could be a model for others. Read More

On the same day that 15 Jews were murdered on Bondi Beach in Australia, Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) lit Hanukkah candles at home for the first time.

Police agents on Thursday detained seven men who were traveling in two cars to Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia, a Jewish community leader told JNS based on initial reports from the scene. Read More

A 35-year-old man was transported to hospital with a stab wound to the chest, but in stable condition, after being knifed in the afternoon near an intersection in Brooklyn, the New York City Police Department told JNS. Read More

The surviving gunman in the Bondi Beach terrorist attack has been charged with 59 offenses, including 15 counts of murder and one count of committing a terrorist act, Australian authorities announced on Wednesday. Read More

U.S. President Donald Trump imposed a new travel and immigration ban on Tuesday for anyone attempting to enter the United States with documents issued by the Palestinian Authority or Syria. Read More

A holiday gift from Bloomingdale's included a handwritten note with “free Palestine,” prompting the retailer to investigate how the note ended up in the packaging.

A variety of scenarios were drilled, including sabotage and mine neutralization, responses to maritime intrusion threats, diving and search operations, ship-boarding operations and medical drills.

Israel has a representative office in Taipei, known as the Israeli Economic and Cultural Office, which de facto functions like an embassy.

The Binyamin Regional Council in Samaria announced the news on Tuesday, Dec. 9.