Dan Verbin

News writer based in North America

Four main Welsh political parties express support for IHRA definition of anti-Semitism

In meeting with Jewish community leaders, party representatives express support for anti-Semitism definition and fighting against boycotts.

German Ambassador to US: Anti-Semitism must be confronted

Emily Haber says Germany has a “special responsibility” to take action against the rise of online anti-Semitism and anti-Semitic attacks.

UK moves closer to listing US neo-Nazi group as terror organization

Atomwaffen Division has been cited by UK prosecutors as influencing a number of teenagers convicted of terror offences.

Arizona Holocaust education bill stalls in State Senate over IHRA definition

Dispute over amendment to include IHRA working definition of anti-Semitism in bill leads to inability to pass legislation.

Apple announces new 2021 products

Apple's new 2021 products include the redesigned M1 iMac and iPad Pro, the iPhone 12 and a major upgrade to Apple TV.

Mass shooting at Long Island grocery store

Three people were shot, with one employee dying and two customers being treated at local hospital. Suspect is still at large.

Ambassador Gilad Erdan: Iran is an existential threat to Israel

It is "outrageous" that years of Iranian threats have been met with silence by the UN, says Israel's UN Ambassador Gilad Erdan

EU: Russian military buildup along Ukrainian border a 'matter of concern'

Europe's foreign policy chief states it will only take “a spark” to set off a confrontation on Ukraine's border between West and Russia.

British Jewish millionaire and philanthropist accused of dragging cop with his car

Textile manufacturer Sir Harry Djanogly, driving ill wife to the hospital, was pulled over for speeding when the alleged incident occurred.

Britcoin: Bank of England may create its own digital currency

Potential currency would allow consumers and businesses to have direct access to central bank funds.

Anti-Semitic car ramming attack in Brooklyn injures five Jews

After video of the incident circulates online, Shomrim members discover the van involved and alert police who arrest suspect.

New Jewish study group comes to Scotland

Study group aims to keep Jews from going abroad for Torah and religious text study by providing courses locally.

Support for Biden as divided as support was for Trump

US poll: American voters are more divided than ever along partisan lines, with more people now identifying as independents.

Report: Berlin sees pandemic spike in anti-Semitic attacks

Anti-Semitism commissioner admits that German capital "has an anti-Semitism problem."

Anti-Semitic car ramming attack in Brooklyn injures five Jews

After video of the incident circulates online, Shomrim members discover the van involved and alert police who arrest suspect.

New policy by Zoom app lets colleges police themselves

Policy put in place after American Association of University Professors launched complaint due to Leila Khaled event being cancelled.

Sudan's only Jewish cemetery restored

Historic Jewish cemetery in Khartoum restored by Canadian expat who works in Africa.

Orthodox Jewish US Navy sailor can keep his beard temporarily

De Liscia lost his "no-beard chit" after which the Navy told him to regularly shave his beard or else face “substantial punishment."

Trump advisor: GOP nomination still his if he decides to run

Trump left office three months ago, yet the GOP contest to replace him is already heating up, with allies lining up campaign infrastructure.

Nazi recruitment stickers found at Omaha synagogue

After man recorded affixing Nazi posters on light poles outside Temple Israel, police launched a hate crime investigation.

NASA to test autonomous helicopter on Mars

Attempting to make outer space history, US space agency will attempt first powered, controlled aircraft flight over another planet.

Armani blazer resembling concentration camp uniform no longer for sale

After activist campaign, Armani removes from stores blazer that looks like uniform worn by Jews in concentration camps during Holocaust.

Fight over proposed Sephardi synagogue engulfs Montreal Jewish suburb

In heavily Jewish Côte Saint-Luc, proposal to build synagogue sees Ashkenazi and Sephardi city councillors in political battle over zoning.

Jewish gravestones vandalized in Belfast cemetery

Ten gravestones, some dating back to the 1870s, were vandalized and toppled at Northern Irish cemetery.

Trump ally Roger Stone sued by DOJ over millions in unpaid taxes

Federal lawsuit alleges that GOP operative Stone failed to pay over $2 million in income taxes over a several year period.

Democrats demand packing of Supreme Court to gain majority

A group of Democrats have begun a legislative effort to pack the Supreme Court, a move Republicans say would be disastrous for democracy.

UK anti-Semite who wanted to go on a "killing spree" on trial for terror-related charge

UK man initially reported to law enforcement for posting vile anti-Semitic remarks online found to be in possession of bomb making manual.

Multiple swastika flags found in Windsor, Canada over past two weeks

Flags designed to look like the Canadian maple leaf flag but with a swastika instead were found in several parts of the city.

Labour Party panel on anti-Semitism chaired by official who covered up anti-Semitism

Investigation into allegations Labour councillor accused Jewish colleague of worshipping money chaired by "anti-Semitism denier."

Toronto area day school violating COVID regs loses UJA funding

Toronto area Jewish school had continued to operate in-person classes after provincial health guidelines banned in-class learning.

Florida man behind incidents of anti-Semitic graffiti arrested

The man "tormenting" the Coral Gables Jewish community with a month of anti-Semitic vandalism incidents has been arrested by local police.

One of the last Jews in Egypt dies at 91

Albert Arie, the oldest Jews in Cairo who recently told his story in a documentary, has died at the age of 91.

Jewish fraternity at Rutgers egged during Yom HaShoah ceremony

During a 24-hour reading of the names of Holocaust victims on Yom HaShoah, a group of students threw eggs at the Alpha Epsilon house.

Denmark first country to stop using AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine

Country looking to other vaccines to continue is vaccine rollout campaign.

Philadelphia American Jewish history center to hold anti-Israel BDS event

Feinstein Center for American Jewish History at Temple Uni. being roundly criticized for hosting extremist anti-Israel and BDS speakers.

85-year old UK Jewish woman allegedly murdered by son found in London home

UK man has been charged with murdering his 85-year old mother after police discovered her body in her house. The family is Jewish.

Biden proposes summit between him and Putin

The Kremlin responded to the President's overture by stating that first they want new American sanctions lifted.

Pittsburgh Rabbi Mordecai Leib Glatstein has died at 106

Glatstein was an influential religious presence for Pittsburgh's Jewish community for seven decades.

Biden canceling Trump’s COVID food relief program

USDA Farmers to Families Food Box took fresh produce, dairy and meat unneeded by companies and gave it to food banks.

Ship that ran aground in Suez Canal impounded due to financial dispute

Massive cargo vessel being prevented from leaving Egypt until owner pays a reported $900 million in compensation.