Israel Update

Our own, up-to-the-minute, weekly brief on Israel by Jackie Congedo, Director of the Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC). It's a five-minute-read; our goals are insight, objectivity, and careful curation of the most important, relevant, and current news.

Netanyahu calls out Abbas Trump meeting; West Bank projects: Israel Update

After his first face-to-face meeting with US President Donald Trump, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas conveyed a sense of optimism to hundreds of American Jewish leaders, although no specific details were discussed. Susie Gelman, chair of the Israel Policy Forum, said, “I…

JCC bomb threat indictment; Teens teach Holocaust survivors: Israel Update

An Israeli-American teenager was indicted in Israel on allegations that he made thousands of hoax bomb calls, some targeting US Jewish community centers including ours, and other threats against schools, hospitals, and planes as well as making threats for financial gain, money…

UN recruits Israeli doctors; Palestinian hunger strike: Israel Update

Three mortar shells fired from Syria landed in the Golan Heights, causing neither injury nor damage. The Israeli military said both incidents appeared to be spillover fire from the raging civil war in neighboring Syria. The IDF fired back, hitting a position affiliated with the Assad…

Train access Israeli port; Israel 1st female Muslim diplomat: Israel Update

The Israeli military said a car driven by a Palestinian deliberately rammed two Israeli soldiers, killing one and injuring the other, in the occupied West Bank on Thursday. The driver was detained after the incident near the Jewish settlement of Ofra, the army said. Witnesses told Israeli…

Sen. Portman helps introduce Israel Anti-Boycott Act: Israel Update

Israel will restrict its building beyond the Green Line to the built-up areas of existing settlements, the security cabinet decided after discussions on the matter with the US government. The guiding principle behind the new guidelines is to limit as much as possible Israel's settlement…