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US scraps Unrwa’s legal immunity in major reversal of Biden-era policy

The decision could see the UN agency, which has been accused of employing Hamas operatives, hit with significant claims from the relatives of terror victims

By Jacob Jaffa

2 min read

April 25, 2025 10:50

The US has removed Unrwa's legal immunity, allowing Americans to sue the agency in federal court (Pictured: Unrwa Commissioner General Philippe Lazzarini; Image: Getty)

Appeals court freezes ICC case against Israel

The decision could see the arrest warrants against Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu and his former Defence Minister Yoav Gallant thrown out

By Jacob Jaffa

2 min read

April 25, 2025 09:56

The Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Court has frozen its case against Israel while a review of its jurisdiction is heard (Image: Getty)

By Yaakov Katz

Bar v Bibi: Israel is the loser as the Shin Bet’s chief takes on the PM

The head of Shin Bet hit back at Israel’s prime minister this week

3 min read

April 25, 2025 08:40

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu looks on as the US Secretary of State gives statements (Image: Getty)

JC Israel Briefing Day 567: A breakthrough with Syria?

Plus, IDF admits error over death of UN worker in Gaza

By Nathan Jeffay

4 min read

April 25, 2025 08:19

Recent reports suggest normalisation between Israel and Syria is now a realistic prospect under the latter's new leader Ahmed Al-Sharaa (Image: Getty)

Syria ‘willing’ to join Abraham Accords, claims Trump ally

Representative Cory Mills recently returned from a fact-finding mission to Damascus and expressed his ‘optimism’ regarding the country’s new president Ahmed Al-Sharaa

By Jacob Jaffa

2 min read

April 24, 2025 15:32

Syria's leader Ahmed Al-Sharaa has expressed willingness for his country to join the Abraham Accords, according to a US Representative newly returned from talks in Damascus (Image: Getty)

The fightback against campus antisemitism has begun

The Pinsker Centre is empowering mostly non-Jewish students to challenge radical anti-Israel voices through dialogue and arguments

By Benjamin Freeman

3 min read

April 24, 2025 15:00

Antisemitic graffiti on a wall in a Pro-Palestinian protestor encampment at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) campus in May 2024 (Image: Getty)

By David Bennun

The age-old link between antisemitism and misogyny

The parallels between the abuse suffered by women at the hands of extreme trans rights activists and what Jews endure from self-professed Palestinian supporters are striking

4 min read

April 24, 2025 14:36