Jacob Kamaras / JNS.org
ARTICLES BY: Jacob Kamaras / JNS.org
Marco Rubio vs. Pope Francis
JNS.org - U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), a Republican candidate for president, has joined the chorus—including the Israeli government, American Jewish organizations, and pro-Israel...
Fuel-Up Nation: Israel Has Robust Presence at Major Oil and Gas Trade Show
JNS.org - Given Israel's well-documented penchant for innovation, it was only a matter of time before the "start-up nation" established a robust presence at...
Mike Huckabee on the Jewish Vote
JNS.org - What does former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee, who on Tuesday announced his second run for president, think of the Rubik's Cube-style conundrum for Republicans...
With New Coalition, Israel Has Prominent Place on Hispanic Evangelical Agenda
JNS.org - Latin gospel singer Ingrid Rosario, accompanied by a four-piece band, belts out impassioned ballads before a captive audience, hands clasped or in...
Nine Months Later, a Texas-Sized ‘Family’ Continues to Mourn IDF Lone Soldier
JNS.org - In the lobby of Houston's Westin Galleria hotel before a speaking engagement, Gal Carmeli struggles to respond to questions that this reporter...
George Pataki’s Jewish Ties in Spotlight Ahead of GOP Primary
JNS.org - From his childhood, to his time as mayor of his birthplace, to his three terms as governor of New York State,...
Veteran Israeli Diplomat Reflects on American Journey
JNS.org - Over the course of more than three decades working for Israel's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Meir Shlomo has represented the Jewish state...
Guide Book Maps Out Emerging Judea and Samaria Tourism Industry
JNS.org - When Haaretz approved writer Karni Eldad's idea for an article on B&Bs (bed and breakfasts) in Judea and Samaria, the left-leaning Israeli newspaper...
A New Thematic Approach to the Passover Seder
JNS.org - How is this year's Passover seder different from all other seders? More often than not, the answer might be, "Nothing's different at...
Reflecting on Empathy and an Unspeakable Tragedy for the Jewish Community
JNS.org - "In the end it is for their benefit and for our benefit, but we cannot understand the master plan," said Gabriel Sassoon,...
Five Points of Tension in the Obama-Netanyahu Relationship
JNS.org - When the champion of the U.S.-Israel alliance sounds the alarm,something about the steadfast allies' relationship is more contentious than usual. Last week, the...
Analysis: Likud’s Unexpected Success Shows Israeli Voters Still Place High Priority on Security
JNS.org - Israeli television exit polls on Tuesday night showed that while the country's national election remains too close to call, Prime Minister Benjamin...
Nine Months Later, Photo Exhibit Continues Dialogue on Pope Francis’s Israel Trip
JNS.org - If a picture is worth a thousand words, then a picture of an individual with as high a profile as Pope Francis...
Bipartisan Birds Boycott Bibi, Break Bread (and the Law) at AIPAC Confab
JNS.org - Taking a page from the playbook of roughly the same number of Democratic US legislators, a group of 32 birds of various...









