Ask an Israeli where her purse is from, and you’ll likely receive the smug answer, “from abroad.” This, of course, comes as no surprise to anyone who’s ever strolled down New York’s Fifth Avenue or London’s Oxford Street since there are few things Israelis love more than shopping outside the...

The Qatari envoy to Gaza said that the United Nations will take over the distribution of aid money to Hamas, The Times of Israel reported Friday. “The first project will be signed with the UN on Monday at a value of $20 million for a temporary cash-for-work program to last...

The United States Treasury Department has imposed sanctions on two private airline companies for allegedly aiding Iran, including transferring weapons and troops from Tehran into Syria, The Washington Post reported on Thursday. Action was also taken against two Syria-based, Iran-backed militias consisting mostly of foreign nationals from Afghan and Pakistani...

Israel has warned Ireland that the advancement of “hypocritical and anti-Semitic” pro-boycott legislation will have serious repercussions for the relationship between the two countries, The Times of Israel reported Friday. Irish Ambassador to Israel Alison Kelly was given an “angry rebuke” over what Israel’s Foreign Ministry described as a “scandalous”...

The formation of the Eastern Mediterranean Gas Forum marks the first time Israel has been accepted into a regional alliance with Arab nations, the Associated Press reported Wednesday. The creation of the forum — consisting of Israel, Egypt, Jordan, Cyprus, Greece, Italy and the Palestinians — was announced earlier this...

The United States should recognize Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) has said. A spokesperson for Hoyer confirmed in response to an inquiry from The Jewish Insider on Thursday that the Congressman believes “Israel should maintain control of the Golan Heights.” Israel captured most...

The head of Iran’s nuclear agency said that the Islamic Republic acquired spare parts to replace pipes from a reactor that had been filled with concrete as part of the nuclear deal and could make the reactor operational again, The Times of Israel reported Thursday. Ali Akbar Salehi, the head...

A $30 million cannabis technology venture capital fund is under establishment by Jerusalem-based global investment platform OurCrowd and the 7thirty Opportunity Fund of Boulder, Colorado. The new fund will invest in emerging companies involved in med-tech, ag-tech, retail, e-commerce, marketplaces, SaaS solutions, and deep-tech research related to cannabis. It will be headquartered...

A coalition of Sephardi and Mizrahi groups — Jews who came from the Middle East and Africa — condemned a recent statement by the anti-Israel group, Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP), saying that it expressed “racist exclusion,” in a statement released Wednesday. The coalition’s statement was published at the website...

The Jewish community in Europe is under threat from an anti-Semitic “plague” Jewish Agency chairman Isaac Herzog warned in a keynote speech at the European Parliament in Brussels on Wednesday, ahead of International Holocaust Remembrance Day on January 27. JNS reported that Herzog made the remarks in an address to...