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(JTA) - Hours after the Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was assassinated in Tehran, a building-sized poster went up in the city's Palestine Square that featured the national language of Iran's sworn enemy Israel. "Wait for harsh punishment," the billboard said in Hebrew, atop a massive portrait of Haniyeh, whose funeral took place Thursday. Haniyeh is shown in front of the Dome of the Rock, a Muslim holy place on Jerusalem's Temple Mount. The poster offered a powerful symbol of what unnamed Iranian...
(JNS) — A massive quarry dating to the Second Temple period has been uncovered in Jerusalem, offering a new glimpse into the capital’s ancient past, the Israel Antiquities Authority announced on Thursday. The quarry, which was unearthed in the city’s present-day Har Hotzvim industrial park several weeks ago, is one of the largest ever found in Jerusalem, the state-run archaeological body said. Two stone vessels, impervious to ritual defilement according to Jewish law, were uncovered at the s...
The information in the article is as of Aug. 5. (JNS) — Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has ordered a direct attack on Israel following the assassination of Hamas terror chief Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran, the New York Times reported on Wednesday. Jerusalem has not taken responsibility for the missile strike that killed the Palestinian terror group’s “political” leader and his bodyguard early on Wednesday morning. Hours after the attack, the Islamic Republic held an emergency meeting of its Supreme National Security Council at the supreme...
Submitted by the family Helen Hosid was born Dec. 21, 1919, in New York City at Lenox Hill Hospital. She was the first daughter of two born to Abe and Mary Jabitsky, who had emigrated from Poland. The birth was not recorded in the December 1919 book, but the January 1920 book. This caused Helen quite some difficulty when she needed a copy of her birth certificate. Helen was raised in the Bronx and attended PS 75, PS 60 and James Monroe High School. A requirement of graduation was the ability to...
Submitted by the family Aaron Smargon, a beloved husband, father, grandfather, and friend, passed away peacefully on July 22, 2024, at the age of 79. He was born on Dec.17, 1944, in Boston, Massachusetts. In 1983, Aaron like many northerners, decided to leave the snow behind for sunny Florida where he and the family planted roots in the central Florida area. Aaron was a dedicated and loving family man. He is survived by his best friend and wife of 54 years, Donna Chenot-Smargon; his four...
(JNS) — Palestinian-American supermodel Bella Hadid took to her Instagram account on Monday to call out Adidas for its “insensitive campaign” surrounding the release of its classic SL 72 sneaker, which originally debuted during the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich, Germany. She claimed she had not been aware of the Palestinian terrorist attack that marred the 1972 games or how that background affected the campaign she was asked to be a part of. Adidas dropped her from the campaign following widespread backlash, which included a post on the Israe...
Israel’s Security Cabinet to meet following killing of Hamas, Hezbollah leaders (JNS) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was set to convene Israel’s Security Cabinet on Wednesday afternoon following the targeted killing of Hezbollah’s No. 2 in Beirut and the killing, allegedly by the Jewish state, of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran. The Security Cabinet, which is responsible for defense-related decisions and composed of senior ministers, was scheduled to meet at 4 p.m. at the Kirya military headquarters in Tel Aviv. A strike by the Isr...
(JNS) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on July 29 rejected Hamas’s charge earlier in the day that Jerusalem is preventing a ceasefire agreement with new conditions and demands. “The Hamas leadership is preventing an agreement,” he said according to a statement from his office. “Israel neither changed, nor added any condition to, the [ceasefire] outline. On the contrary, as of now it is Hamas which has demanded 29 changes and has not responded to the original outline,” the statement continued. “Israel stands on its principles ac...
(JTA) — Democratic Rep. Cori Bush, a member of the hardline left-wing “Squad” that is harshly critical of Israel, was defeated in a St. Louis-area primary race by an opponent who attracted millions of dollars in pro-Israel money. The Associated Press called the race for Wesley Bell, the St. Louis County prosecutor, Tuesday night as Bell led Bush 51.2 percent to 45.6 percent with more than 96 percent of the vote counted. It was the second Democratic primary win for pro-Israel political action committees against a member of the Squad. In June, a...
(JTA) — Yahya Sinwar, the architect of Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack on Israel and the highest-ranking leader of the terror group still alive, has been selected to helm Hamas’ political bureau going forward. The group announced the selection Wednesday, a week after the assassination in Tehran of its political leader, Ismail Haniyeh. Haniyeh is believed to have been killed by a bomb orchestrated by Israel, which had vowed to kill Hamas’ leaders wherever they could be found but has not claimed credit for Haniyeh’s death. The move means that Sinwar, w...
By Shachar Kleiman (Israel Hayom via JNS) - The death of top Hamas leader and key strategist Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran early on Wednesday, July 31, dealt a significant blow to the terror group and could potentially alter the course of the ongoing conflict in Gaza. Haniyeh, who had been living in exile, played a pivotal role in orchestrating Hamas's Oct. 7 assault on Israel and was seen celebrating the attack from Turkey. Haniyeh's journey began in 1962 in Gaza's Shati refugee camp. In his early...
(JNS) — Intensive American diplomacy and an increased military posture in the Middle East may have prompted Tehran to reconsider a major retaliatory strike against Israel, according to The Washington Post. White House officials told the newspaper’s David Ignatius on Tuesday that they believe that President Joe Biden’s efforts to stave off a wider war are paying off, at least with regard to Tehran. However, Iran’s Lebanese terror proxy Hezbollah “is still a wild card,” the officials said. Iran blames Israel for the assassination of Hamas leader...
