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Police arrest son of prominent DC-area rabbi after alleged altercation with protesters outside Israeli Embassy – JTA News – Jewish Telegraphic Agency

| April 20, 2024

WASHINGTON (JTA) Police arrested the son of a prominent Washington D.C.-area rabbi after he allegedly got into an altercation with protesters outside the Israeli Embassy.

NYPD Pre-Passover Security Briefing With Community Leaders and Rabbi Reuven Feinstein – VINNews

| April 20, 2024

NEW YORK (VINnews) The annual Pre-Passover Security Briefing hosted by the (NYPD) in partnership with community and senior rabbinical leaders at One Police Plaza in NYC was a significant event that highlighted the collaborative efforts between law enforcement and the Jewish community to ensure the safety and security of all residents. Subscribe to our Daily Roundup Email This years briefing, organized by NYPD Deputy Chief Richie Taylor, was a critical gathering under the leadership of Mayor Eric Adams, who has placed a strong emphasis on community policing and building trust between law enforcement and the diverse communities they serve. The event saw the participation of senior Jewish leadership, including Rav Reuvain Feinstein shlita

Synagogue in Oldenburg, Germany, is targeted with Molotov cocktail; hundreds rally in solidarity with Jewish community – JTA News – Jewish Telegraphic…

| April 11, 2024

(JTA) Jews and non-Jews in Germany are rallying to the side of the Jewish community in Oldenburg after an attempted arson attack on its synagogue on Friday. Hundreds of local residents held a solidarity demonstration on Sunday for the Jewish community

S.D. Jewish Institutions to Receive $1.14 Million in State Grants – San Diego Jewish World

| April 11, 2024

David Bocarsly SACRAMENTO, California The California Office of Emergency Services (CalOES) announced on Wednesday $40 million in awards for the California State Nonprofit Security Grant Program (CSNSGP).

German synagogue attacked with incendiary device – Euronews

| April 11, 2024

Antisemitic attacks in Germany and elsewhere have surged since the start of the Israel Hamas war on 7 October. An incendiary device was thrown at a door of a synagogue in northwestern Germany on Friday but caused only minor damage, police said. The incident in the city of Oldenburg happened early Friday afternoon

What the bid for a Palestinian state at the U.N. means and whats next – The Washington Post

| April 11, 2024

The Palestinian Authority is pushing for global recognition of a Palestinian state by asking the U.N. Security Council to reconsider its application for full membership.

Spain’s recognition of the State of Palestine can make the difference – Elcano Royal Institute – Real Instituto Elcano

| April 11, 2024

ThemeThe author, a former Director General of Israels Ministry of Foreign Affairs, lays down the reasons for recognising the State of Palestine in order to create the conditions for a sustainable peace between Israelis and Palestinians. SummaryThe 7 October War is a strategic turning point for the Israeli-Palestinian bilateral relations, as well as for Israels regional and global alliances. The concept marketed by the Israeli government that Hamas was contained and deterred, and that Israel could be integrated into the Middle East region without addressing the Palestinian issue an idea that had been conveniently adopted by Western leaders collapsed on that very day

Israeli arrested in Malaysia for attempts to assassinate another Israeli – The Jerusalem Post

| March 30, 2024

An Israeli citizen was arrested on Wednesday in Malaysia on the grounds that he entered the country to carry out an assassination, with a police report saying that the man admitted that his goal was to assassinate another Israeli, Walla reported on Thursday, citing Malaysian media reports. According to reports in Malaysia, the detainee's identity is Shalom Avitan, at least 36 years old, from Bnei Brak. The Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem has been notified about the arrest, but no further details were provided

During the Israel-Hamas war, Jews will soon celebrate Purim one of their most joyous holidays – The Christian Index

| March 21, 2024

By DAVID CRARY, Associated Press Purimis widely depicted as the most thoroughly joyful of Jewish holidays highlighted by celebrations that include costumes, skits, noisemakers and varying degrees of rowdiness. It celebrates the biblical story of how a plot to exterminate Jews in Persia was thwarted, and thus is embraced as an affirmation of Jewish survival throughout history. For many Jews, it will have extra significance this year during awar in Gazatriggered by the Oct.

Jewish students at UC Berkeley demand greater protections from university – Berkeleyside

| March 13, 2024

Hundreds of students and faculty members at Cal and city residents marched around the Sather Gate on March 11, 2024, demanding greater protection for Jewish students. Credit: Kelly Sullivan About 300 people, including graduate and undergraduate UC Berkeley students, faculty members and city residents marched from Zellerbach Playhouse to California Hall on Monday, demanding the university do more to protect Jewish students and faculty members two weeks after a violent demonstration led to the cancellation of an event with an Israeli think tank leader.


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