‘I cannot say we have learned from history,’ says German president at Holocaust event
Frank-Walter Steinmeier delivered a sobering message about the current resurgence of anti-Semitism in Germany during an event in Jerusalem commemorating the liberation of Auschwitz.
Pence calls on global leaders to confront Iran
The American vice president demanded that the world 'confront and expose' anti-Semitism, singling out the Iranian regime, which 'denies the Holocaust as a matter of state policy.'
WATCH: Putin calls Holocaust ‘one of the most terrible chapters’ in history
Putin claimed that 40 percent of Jewish Holocaust victims were Soviet citizens, which is contested by historians.
Macron meets with ‘Holocaust denier’ Abbas before Auschwitz memorial
The French president was slammed for visiting Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas, who wrote a book denying historical facts about the Nazi perpetrated genocide.
BBC reporter invokes ‘occupied Palestinian territories’ during Holocaust event report
BBC reporter Orla Guerin, long accused of anti-Israel bias, was slammed over her Holocaust commemoration report.
DAILY RECAP: World Leaders Remember Holocaust; Trump: ‘Not Now’ On Jordan Valley Annexation; More Top News
Here is a recap of the top Israel news stories on January 23, 2020
AI lets Israeli researchers find origins of literacy in ancient Samaria
'Over the course of the century and a half or two centuries that separate the two corpora, we observe the development…to a broad proliferation of literacy,' they conclude.
Trump to Netanyahu on Jordan Valley annexation: ‘Not now’
A senior Israeli official says the U.S. seemed concerned that an Israeli announcement now could give the impression that Netanyahu was 'preempting' the Trump peace plan.
Netanyahu, Putin attend dedication of memorial to Leningrad’s fallen
Symbols representing the Jewish State and Leningrad are etched on the 8.5-meter high stele.
Explosive soccer ball becomes latest Gazan terror tool
Parents have been forced to teach their children not to be lured by the sight of what appears to be a delivery of balloons or sometimes kites flying above.
University of Montana faculty bombarded by anti-Semitic emails accusing Jews of ‘selling blacks’
The email also prompted recipients to watch speeches by Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan, who has in the past accused 'Satanic Jews' of controlling the world.
Macron promises to look into whether Hague has right to investigate Israel
French president to confer over war crimes case Palestinians have brought against Israel in the Hague.
Analysis: Arab countries say ‘we miss the Jews’
There is now a palpable longing in most Arab states for the Jews to return.
Germany bans neo-Nazi organization Combat 18 Deutschland
The number 18 stands for the first and eighth letters of the alphabet, AH, which are the initials of Nazi leader Adolf Hitler.
Survey: Majority of French don’t know scope of Holocaust
Although it is a mandatory subject in school, 69 percent of the younger generations do not know six million Jews were murdered during World War II.
WATCH: Ukraine president gives up seats to survivors at Holocaust memorial, but criticized for it
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced on Thursday that his delegation would give up their seats to Holocaust survivors.
Putin meets mother of jailed Israeli: ‘I promised her everything will be OK’
The Russian president's remarks were taken as a signal that the chances for Naama Issachar's release were good.
Hezbollah chief: ‘Kill every American’
Nasrallah, in his most recent broadcast, delivered on January 5, issued a call to attack U.S. soldiers.
WATCH: Netanyahu challenges Gantz to support annexation bill
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu promised to extend sovereignty over all Israeli settlements. Opposition leader Benny Gantz of the Blue and White party also promised to extend sovereignty. Now Netanyahu wants Gantz to support a bill to that effect, ILTV reports.
World leaders gather in Jerusalem to remember Holocaust, stand against anti-Semitism
World leaders gather in Jerusalem to remember Holocaust, stand against anti-Semitism
Comedian Jeff Garlin of The Goldbergs dreams of performing in Israel
Comedian Jeff Garlin, stars in the hit ABC series The Goldbergs, wants to perform in Israel.
WATCH: Knesset won’t have time to decide on Netanyahu’s immunity, says legal adviser
Attorney Simcha Rothman, legal adviser of Israeli NGO Meshilut, says he doesn't think the Knesset will have time before the March election to make a determination on whether to grant Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu immunity from prosecution.
Masked gunmen kill Soleimani sidekick in Iran
The slain commander, Abdolhossein Mojaddami, was gunned down in front of his home in Iran's Khuzestan province.
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WATCH: ‘Get out!’ Macron yells at Israeli police in Jerusalem church
French President Emmanuel Macron screamed at Israeli police in Jerusalem's Old City on Wednesday, telling them to "go out" of a Catholic church that is considered French territory.
Putin to meet mother of jailed Israeli Naama Issachar
Putin will meet with Naama's mother in the prime minister's residence in Jerusalem.
Russia expects Israeli ‘gestures of goodwill’ in exchange for Naama’s release
Russia expects Netanyahu to praise its contribution to defeating Hitler at Thursday's Fifth World Holocaust Forum.
Palestinian columnist calls for murder to disrupt Holocaust ceremony
The op-ed also criticized the international community for recognizing the "Jew[ish] Holocaust" and ignoring the "Palestinian Holocaust."
WATCH: Hatred of Israel is hatred of Jews, says Trump’s anti-Semitism envoy
'You can't pretend to love the Jewish people and hate the Jewish state,' said Elan Carr, the Trump administration's Special Envoy for Monitoring and Combating anti-Semitism.
DAILY RECAP: Netanyahu Seeks US OK on Jordan Valley; Jews May Flee Europe; IDF Kills Infiltrators; More Top News
Here is a recap of the top Israel news stories on January 22, 2020
Nobel Laureate Robert Aumann: If Israeli annexation of Judea, Samaria means no Palestinian state, so be it
Prof. Robert Aumann says since a 'state' can refuse demilitarization, he retracts his previous support for the “two-state solution.”
Israeli 13-year-old Stumbles on 1500-Year-Old Relic
Meir is among the many young students in the country who study archaeology thanks to the support given by the Israel Antiquities Authority.
Netanyahu urges French president: Join the fight against Iran
Netanyahu welcomed the French president to Jerusalem and asked him to join in pressuring Iran.
Netanyahu seeks Trump green light to annex Jordan Valley, Likud sources say
The region is viewed as relatively uncontroversial in Israeli public opinion and, it is hoped, among Trump administration officials.
Jews could ‘disappear completely’ from Europe, says chairman of World Holocaust Forum
'It is a possibility that in 30 years there will be no Jews in Europe,' Moshe Kantor told Israel's Army Radio.
WATCH: Jerusalem Muslims spit on Jewish passersby and film themselves doing it
Muslims from eastern Jerusalem filmed themselves spitting on and cursing Jewish passersby. Arutz7 reports that one of the perpetrators was 'identified and reported to police.'
Iran sleeper cells inside US, making domestic terror real possibility, officials warn
As recently as 2018, lawmakers warned that Iran poses 'a direct threat to the homeland.'
How did an Israeli river full of natural wonders remain secret for decades?
A company’s self-interest, the danger of mines, and official disinterest seemingly combined to keep a beautiful natural phenomenon from the public.
NYPD cops who captured accused Monsey Chanukah party stabber awarded honors
The officers captured the assailant during a traffic stop in Harlem, shortly after police say he fled the scene of the attack.
WATCH: Yellow star badge flies over Serbia
Serbia chose a unique way to honor Holocaust Remembrance Day.
WATCH: Netanyahu warns ‘attempts to destroy Jewish people have not disappeared’
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke out against the International Criminal Court's decision to investigate Israel for war crimes. He also warned that 'attempts to destroy the Jewish people have not disappeared,' in an interview with Christian Network TBN.
Survivor stories spotlight Auschwitz liberation anniversary
Only years later did Gluck discover that his birth mother had actually perished along with more than a million other Jews in Auschwitz.
WATCH: Pompeo praises 3 South American nations for blacklisting Hezbollah
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is praising the leaders of Colombia, Honduras, and Guatemala for blacklisting Hezbollah, ILTV reports.
IDF eliminates 3 bomb-throwers near Gaza fence
IDF troops killed three Palestinians who breached the Gaza border and threw an explosive device.
WATCH: Hezbollah blacklisted by 3 South American countries
Three South American countries banned the Iranian-backed terror proxy this week.
‘Without exception’: Netanyahu vows annexation of all Israeli towns in Judea and Samaria
Netanyahu renewed his pledge to extend "Israeli sovereignty over the Jordan Valley and northern Dead Sea."
Gantz commits to annex Jordan Valley if elected
Gantz said the move would be undertaken in 'coordination with the international community.'
Iranian MP places $3 million bounty on Trump’s head: ‘Whoever kills him’
The Iranian lawmaker also advocated for Iran to acquire nuclear weapons.
Opinion: Why the bombing Auschwitz argument still matters
The Allies’ refusal to devote sufficient resources to rescue and halt the Nazi murder factory is one more reason why a sovereign State of Israel is necessary.
IDF seizes 5 illegal weapons warehouses in Judea, Samaria sweep
Among the weapons seized were 13 pistols, 25 Carlo rifles, two M-16 assault rifles and ammunition.
WATCH: Austria will stand up against anti-Semitism, BDS, vows official
Austrian official says his country is committed to standing up against BDS and other movements that single out the Jewish state,calling it 'nothing more and nothing less than outright anti-Semitism.'
Incredible secret river discovered in Israel’s south leaves country stunned
The IDF has warned the public not to rush to see it as the area is partially mined.
WATCH: Antwerp’s governor explains Belgium’s anti-Semitism problem
Prof. Cathy Berx, Governor of Antwerp province, spoke about the issue of anti-Semitism in Belgium with ILTV.
Israeli hero who shot dead bulldozing terrorist recounts story
'First I moved his foot from the gas pedal - I don’t know bulldozers or how to turn them off,' Plesser recalled.
Otzma Yehudit to make Knesset run, Israeli right fears thousands of votes will be lost
Party leader Ben-Gvir says he was offered many important positions if he would not run but turned them all down.
WATCH: Ignoring history, Palestinians claim Jerusalem was always Arab
The Palestinian Authority ignores documented history and artifacts proving a Jewish presence in Jerusalem since ancient times and instead promotes the...
Poland-Israel ties fray as Polish president brands Israeli foreign minister’s remarks ‘offensive’
Duda showed his displeasure with Israel's foreign minister over remarks made in February.
Yale taps BDS activist as Martin Luther King Jr. Day speaker
Pro-BDS political activist Angela Davis also has faced accusations of anti-Semitism for her support of the Soviet Union's suppression of Jewish dissidents.
Opinion: The West mourns the Jewish dead, but what about the living?
It’s clear that all this Holocaust memorializing and education hasn’t put anti-Semitism back in its putrid box.
Dershowitz: Trump and Netanyahu ‘facing criticism for matters that aren’t criminal’
Dershowitz said neither Trump nor Netanyahu have committed any crimes.
WATCH: Israel upset as French president to visit Abbas during Holocaust memorial
World leaders began arriving in Israel to mark the 75th Anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz. One of them has decided to take a side trip.