LAGOS MAY 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-An attack near a synagogue in Tunisia killed two security officers and two visitors on Tuesday the government said amid an annual pilgrimage to the island of Djerba that draws hundreds of Jews from Europe and Israel. The attack was staged by a guard at a naval installation on Djerba who used…
LAGOS APRIL 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Tens of thousands of Israelis have packed Tel Aviv streets for the 16th consecutive week to protest government judicial reforms they see as an attack on democracy. The weekly protests have continued despite Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on March 27 announcing a “pause” to allow for talks on the reforms which were…
LAGOS MARCH 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Indonesia has been stripped of the right to host the Under-20 football World Cup, FIFA has said in a statement after protests against Israel’s participation led to the cancellation of the tournament’s main draw. Global football’s governing body announced its decision on Wednesday, following a meeting with the Indonesian football federation’s (PSSI)…
LAGOS DECEMBER 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The United Kingdom and Denmark will be labeled red and placed under a travel ban starting overnight Wednesday, the Health Ministry announced on Sunday. It also revealed that 15 more Omicron cases were identified in the country, bringing the total to 67. Israelis cannot travel to red countries unless they obtain special…
LAGOS JUNE 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Israeli Ministry of Defense (MoD) and Polaris Solutions, an Israel-based survivability technology company, have unveiled a new camouflage technology that makes soldiers virtually “invisible,” The Jerusalem Post reported. The Kit 300 is made of thermal visual concealment material that combines metals, microfibres, and polymers to reduce the detectability of soldiers. The…
LAGOS MAY 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Israeli military has been bombarding the Gaza strip for more than a week, launching attacks on residential and media buildings, refugee camps, and important infrastructure. The heaviest exchange of fire in years – sparked by unrest in Jerusalem – has killed 220 in Gaza, including 63 children, and 12 in Israel….
LAGOS MAY 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Protesters took to the streets in London on Saturday to demonstrate against the ongoing violence in the Middle East. (May 15)Thousands of demonstrators marched from Hyde Park to the Israeli embassy in Kensington, after a week in which at least 126 people have been killed in Gaza and seven people have been…
LAGOS MAY 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-No fewer than 45 people were crushed to death and more than 150 people hurt, including many in critical condition, in a stampede after midnight Thursday at a mass gathering to celebrate the Lag B’Omer holiday at Mount Meron, medics said. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called the incident “a terrible disaster,” promised…
