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Tapping Into the Brilliance of Israel and the Zionist Dream
JNS.org - As Israel celebrates its 70th birthday, the global Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement has been propagating the idea of ”anti-normalization," advocating for complete...
Reminiscing: Israel at 70
I celebrated my 12th birthday one week before the birth of the State of Israel. I was about to begin lessons for my bar mitzvah with the cantor of our local synagogue, which neither my parents...
Critics and Supporters of Iran Deal Urge Both Caution and Optimism After Trump Announcement
JNS.org - Reactions from American Jewish and pro-Israel groups poured in following Donald Trump’s decision on Tuesday afternoon to withdraw the United States from the 2015 Iranian nuclear deal. “This was a horrible one-sided deal that should...
New Terror Tactic: Balloon Bombs Strike Israeli Communities Near Gaza
JNS.org - Several fires erupted on Monday in Israeli communities near Gaza as a result of incendiary balloons sent by Palestinian rioters over the border into Israel. A massive fire raged in Kibbutz Nir Am after a...
Why Is the State Department Protecting Palestinian Terrorists?
In recent weeks, three important European players in the education of Palestinian children -- the European Union,...
Imams in Morocco Learn Jewish Culture as Part of Training — and Bring Tolerance to France
The 30 imams who have signed a letter against antisemitism and extremism in France are graduates of...
Will Israel Pass a Law to Offset ‘Pay-to-Slay’ Stipends to Jailed Palestinian Terrorists?
JNS.org - Knesset members are currently advancing competing laws to serve as the equivalent to America’s Taylor...
Palestinian President Claims Jews’ Behavior Caused the Holocaust
In yet another long and disoriented rant on Monday, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas took...
Examining a New View of the Third Reich
“Once we attain power,” the Nazi propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels wrote in his diary, “we...
Tapping Into the Brilliance of Israel and the Zionist Dream
JNS.org - As Israel celebrates its 70th birthday, the global Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement has been propagating the idea of ”anti-normalization," advocating for complete and...
Reminiscing: Israel at 70
I celebrated my 12th birthday one week before the birth of the State of Israel. I was about to begin lessons for my bar mitzvah with...
Critics and Supporters of Iran Deal Urge Both Caution and Optimism After Trump Announcement
JNS.org - Reactions from American Jewish and pro-Israel groups poured in following Donald Trump’s decision on Tuesday afternoon to withdraw the United States from the 2015...
New Terror Tactic: Balloon Bombs Strike Israeli Communities Near Gaza
JNS.org - Several fires erupted on Monday in Israeli communities near Gaza as a result of incendiary balloons sent by Palestinian rioters over the border into...
Why Is the State Department Protecting Palestinian Terrorists?
In recent weeks, three important European players in the education of Palestinian children -- the European Union, the UK Parliament, and the Finnish government -- all took steps to...
Imams in Morocco Learn Jewish Culture as Part of Training — and Bring Tolerance to France
The 30 imams who have signed a letter against antisemitism and extremism in France are graduates of a special training program for imams in Morocco. Created in...
Will Israel Pass a Law to Offset ‘Pay-to-Slay’ Stipends to Jailed Palestinian Terrorists?
JNS.org - Knesset members are currently advancing competing laws to serve as the equivalent to America’s Taylor Force Act, which sanctions the Palestinian Authority (PA)’s “pay-to-slay” policy...
Palestinian President Claims Jews’ Behavior Caused the Holocaust
In yet another long and disoriented rant on Monday, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas took his antisemitic sentiment to a new level. Abbas told a Palestinian...
Examining a New View of the Third Reich
“Once we attain power,” the Nazi propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels wrote in his diary, “we will never give it up until our dead bodies are...
A Birthright Israel Experience for Everybody
JNS.org - Monica Smolyar is like any other 21-year-old. She wants to get out and see the world. One of the places that she always dreamed of...
United Hatzalah Advances Its Life-Saving Fleet for Israel’s 70th Anniversary
JNS.org - In honor of Israel’s 70th anniversary, the Israeli organization United Hatzalah (UH) has dedicated its new “National Lifesaving Headquarters” in Jerusalem, which includes first-floor...
New Israeli Military Intelligence Chief Arrives at Critical Juncture
At the end of March, Maj. Gen. Tamir Heiman, who had been head of the IDF National Defense College since 2015, became the IDF’s new...
Feeding Body and Soul: Terror Victims Get Servings of Food (and Hope)
JNS.org - Try spending $60,000 for chicken, $31,000 for wine, $15,800 for eggs, and a mere $5,500 for apples. And that’s before you factor in dessert. Of course, if...
Zionism Meets Feminism: Talking Shop Over a Glass of Chardonnay
JNS.org - In a quintessential “only in Israel” moment, nearly 60 women (and a few dozen men) gathered on a breezy mid-April evening under the Nachlaot...
