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Israel’s Battle for Peace Between Religion and State
JNS.org - The relationship between religion and state in Israel is stormy. Lately, it seems the ultra-Orthodox have launched a new offensive on several fronts. First,...
National Lawyers Guild Sued for Rejecting Israeli Advertisement
A lawsuit was filed this week in New York City against the National Lawyers Guild (NLG). Last year, the Guild held an annual fundraising dinner and asked for ads: Show your support for the NLG with an ad in...
The New York Times Turns Bikini-Clad Natalie Portman Into the Carnal Jew
This coming Sunday’s issue of “T,” the New York Times’ glossy style magazine, features a conversation between two Ivy League-educated Jewish professionals about the Sabbath, Jerusalem, Hebrew etymology and “the wrath of G-d.” It’s illustrated with...
Aliyah: A Year In Israel
JNS.org - Exactly six years ago, when I was just 18 years old, I wrote as my Facebook status, “Doesn’t want to go home tomorrow :( I live in America but my heart is in Israel.” It...
Top Israeli Power Plant ‘Empowered’ by First Woman Director
JNS.org - One of the largest power plants of the Israel Electrical Corporation (IEC), the Rutenberg...
Visiting BBC Journalist Surprisingly Tells the Truth About Israel, Hezbollah
A BBC correspondent usually based in Mexico City is currently visiting Israel and on July 12, she...
PBS Suspends Worker for Calling Terrorist a ‘Martyr,’ But Palestinians Who Do So Are Fine
In 2003, PBS aired a TV series called "Avoiding Armageddon," which quoted a Palestinian expert who considered...
We Have Become a Nation in Which ‘No Lives Matter’
Louisiana, Minnesota, Baltimore, Missouri and now Dallas. How many more killings and murders must take...
Guardian Gets It Wrong on ‘Jewish Homes in East Jerusalem’ Claim
The Guardian published an article on Tuesday by Donald Macintyre ("Israeli settlements: EU fails to act on its diplomats’...
Israel’s Battle for Peace Between Religion and State
JNS.org - The relationship between religion and state in Israel is stormy. Lately, it seems the ultra-Orthodox have launched a new offensive on several fronts. First, representatives...
National Lawyers Guild Sued for Rejecting Israeli Advertisement
A lawsuit was filed this week in New York City against the National Lawyers Guild (NLG). Last year, the Guild held an annual fundraising dinner and asked for...
The New York Times Turns Bikini-Clad Natalie Portman Into the Carnal Jew
This coming Sunday’s issue of “T,” the New York Times’ glossy style magazine, features a conversation between two Ivy League-educated Jewish professionals about the Sabbath,...
Aliyah: A Year In Israel
JNS.org - Exactly six years ago, when I was just 18 years old, I wrote as my Facebook status, “Doesn’t want to go home tomorrow :( I...
Top Israeli Power Plant ‘Empowered’ by First Woman Director
JNS.org - One of the largest power plants of the Israel Electrical Corporation (IEC), the Rutenberg Power Station in the Israeli city of Ashkelon, has recently...
Visiting BBC Journalist Surprisingly Tells the Truth About Israel, Hezbollah
A BBC correspondent usually based in Mexico City is currently visiting Israel and on July 12, she produced two reports -- one written and one filmed -- relating to...
PBS Suspends Worker for Calling Terrorist a ‘Martyr,’ But Palestinians Who Do So Are Fine
In 2003, PBS aired a TV series called "Avoiding Armageddon," which quoted a Palestinian expert who considered Palestinian suicide terrorism "sad" but understandable given Israel's actions: Dr. Eyad...
We Have Become a Nation in Which ‘No Lives Matter’
Louisiana, Minnesota, Baltimore, Missouri and now Dallas. How many more killings and murders must take place in the limelight of social media before America comes...
Guardian Gets It Wrong on ‘Jewish Homes in East Jerusalem’ Claim
The Guardian published an article on Tuesday by Donald Macintyre ("Israeli settlements: EU fails to act on its diplomats’ report") detailing a confidential report by EU Heads of Mission in...
HaMoked Report Perpetuates Lies Against Israel
New Israel Fund grantee HaMoked has released a new report featuring a finding alleging that the Israeli military entered, measured and threatened to demolish the homes...
PA Says Israel Trying to Establish ‘Settler State’ in Judea and Samaria
The hookah bars in Ramallah must be doing some gangbusters business. From the official PA Wafa "news" agency: Statistics revealed that the number of demolitions and confiscations by...
Entertainment for Bored Diplomats
UNESCO is at it again. Earlier this week, the World Heritage Committee of UNESCO began its 10-day 40th session in Istanbul, Turkey in which it...
Elie Wiesel: A Last Message
How does one mourn the passing of a prophet? Elie Wiesel was as close to a prophet as we can get in the modern world. It was...
How Democrats Destroyed the Pro-Israel Consensus
Twenty-seven Jewish “social justice organizations” recently wrote a widely-publicized open letter calling upon “political candidates to put an end to the racism, antisemitism and xenophobia” which “has emerged in...
