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Israeli Firefighters and U.S. Marines Commemorate 9/11 in Jerusalem Hills
Jerusalem district firefighters and rescue volunteers, alongside U.S. Marines and families of 9/11 victims, marked the 13th anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks...
Erdogan is Leading Turkey Down a Dangerous Path
The ascendancy of Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdogan to the presidency places Turkey on a trajectory that could usher in a new era unlike any other since the founding of the Turkish Republic in 1923 by...
ISIS Is Not Islamic?
In a televised address on Wednesday evening, President Barack Obama outlined his ideas on how to defeat the Islamic State. Along the way, he declared the organization variously known as ISIS or ISIL to be "not...
Full Transcript: Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu’s Remarks at Counter-Terrorism Conference, 2014
Below is the full transcript of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's remarks at the International Institute for Counter-Terrorism's 14th International Conference on Counter-Terrorism, September 11th, 2014. Thank you, Professor Reichman, for that introduction. There's no meaningful...
Why Kurdistan Will Benefit Iraq and the Middle East
Before welcoming the emerging state of Kurdistan in northern Iraq, I confess to having opposed its...
Colorado Female Teen Sought Military Training Before Trying to Join ISIS
A Colorado teen pleaded guilty Wednesday to conspiring to provide material support to the Islamic State...
Georgetown Professor Esposito Joins Israel Boycott
Georgetown University Professor John Esposito is one of six Middle East Studies directors at American universities...
The United Nations at 70: How to Fix a Broken Organization
As the United Nations begins a year-long celebration of the 70th anniversary of its 1945...
United States and Israel Test Improved Arrow 2 Missile Interceptor
The Israel Missile Defense Organization and the U.S. Missile Defense Agency conducted a test of...
Israeli Firefighters and U.S. Marines Commemorate 9/11 in Jerusalem Hills
Jerusalem district firefighters and rescue volunteers, alongside U.S. Marines and families of 9/11 victims, marked the 13th anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks at...
Erdogan is Leading Turkey Down a Dangerous Path
The ascendancy of Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdogan to the presidency places Turkey on a trajectory that could usher in a new era unlike any other...
ISIS Is Not Islamic?
In a televised address on Wednesday evening, President Barack Obama outlined his ideas on how to defeat the Islamic State. Along the way, he declared the...
Full Transcript: Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu’s Remarks at Counter-Terrorism Conference, 2014
Below is the full transcript of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's remarks at the International Institute for Counter-Terrorism's 14th International Conference on Counter-Terrorism, September 11th,...
Why Kurdistan Will Benefit Iraq and the Middle East
Before welcoming the emerging state of Kurdistan in northern Iraq, I confess to having opposed its independence in the past. In 1991, after the Kuwait War had...
Colorado Female Teen Sought Military Training Before Trying to Join ISIS
A Colorado teen pleaded guilty Wednesday to conspiring to provide material support to the Islamic State in Syria and Iraq (ISIS), also known as the Islamic...
Georgetown Professor Esposito Joins Israel Boycott
Georgetown University Professor John Esposito is one of six Middle East Studies directors at American universities to embrace an academic boycott of Israel, according to a Global...
The United Nations at 70: How to Fix a Broken Organization
As the United Nations begins a year-long celebration of the 70th anniversary of its 1945 founding, it is entirely appropriate that we reassess what the...
United States and Israel Test Improved Arrow 2 Missile Interceptor
The Israel Missile Defense Organization and the U.S. Missile Defense Agency conducted a test of the Arrow 2 interceptor missile on Tuesday morning, September 9....
Palau Hosts U.N. Session on Combating Anti-Semitism
JNS.org - The United Nations, which is known for a disproportionally large number of resolutions and sessions dedicated to criticizing Israel, by its own standards...
British Feminism, Jihadi-Style
Aqsa Mahmood is young woman from Scotland. The daughter of Pakistani-born parents who built a successful business in the U.K., she grew up with...
Middle East Reporter Robert Fisk Suggests ISIS is Payback for ‘Palestine in 1948’
When we last visited the Independent's 'award winning' Middle East correspondent Robert Fisk, he was warning about the (previously unknown) dangers posed to U.K. society by "radicalized"...
After Gaza War, Israel’s Economy Remains Strong and Resilient
Despite the numerous setbacks suffered in Operation Protective Edge, Israel's economy remains resilient. Amid news of massive budget cuts needed to pay for the latest war...
Israel Joins International Efforts to Help Prevent Spread of Ebola
Israel is joining international efforts to prevent the spread of Ebola in Africa, which has seen one of the largest Ebola outbreaks in history and...
