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Israel Sounds Alarm Over Renewed Iran-Hezbollah Activity
JNS.org - Tensions between Israel, Hezbollah and Iran have risen sharply this week, following the discovery of an Iranian program to set up weapons factories on Lebanese...
Orthodox Union Rejects Female Clergy, Seeks Compliance From Member Synagogues
JNS.org - The Orthodox Union (OU) -- after a year of discussions with various stakeholders and in the face of some opposition -- has established parameters for a three-year period during which the umbrella body for American Orthodox congregations will...
Jewish, Christian Leaders Visit Guatemala to Affirm Central American Nation’s ‘Courageous Act’ on Jerusalem
JNS.org - In the wake of Guatemala’s decision to relocate its Israeli embassy to Jerusalem following President Donald Trump’s historic announcement of the same policy in early December, a large delegation of Jewish and Christian leaders...
Vienna’s Growing Kosher Scene: A Case Study of Thriving Jewish Life in Europe
JNS.org - While much of American and Israeli Jewry view Europe either as a “flyover continent,” or as a vast and dangerous pit of antisemitism from which all Jews must flee, many overlook the facts and...
‘Touching History’: Holocaust-Era Artifacts Tell Story of Jewish Refugees in Shanghai
JNS.org - As the world marked International Holocaust Remembrance Day on January 27, a recently unveiled exhibit...
Along Strategic Highway, Israel Treads a Fine Line Between Security and Everyday Life
JNS.org - For Israeli security personnel who guard the strategically significant Route 443 -- one of only two...
Annual StandWithUs Conference Makes Latest Effort to Fight BDS
JNS.org - Israel advocates need to “go to the moral dimension of the issue, not to...
Palestinian Leaders Ramp Up Feud with the US
JNS.org - While the Trump administration believes that the Middle East is “at the dawn of a...
Hezbollah’s Rise Casts Doubt on Lebanon’s Status as ‘Paris of the Middle East’
JNS.org - Due to its unique geopolitical history, Lebanon has long been viewed as one of...
Israel Sounds Alarm Over Renewed Iran-Hezbollah Activity
JNS.org - Tensions between Israel, Hezbollah and Iran have risen sharply this week, following the discovery of an Iranian program to set up weapons factories on Lebanese soil -- for...
Orthodox Union Rejects Female Clergy, Seeks Compliance From Member Synagogues
JNS.org - The Orthodox Union (OU) -- after a year of discussions with various stakeholders and in the face of some opposition -- has established parameters for a three-year period...
Jewish, Christian Leaders Visit Guatemala to Affirm Central American Nation’s ‘Courageous Act’ on Jerusalem
JNS.org - In the wake of Guatemala’s decision to relocate its Israeli embassy to Jerusalem following President Donald Trump’s historic announcement of the same policy in...
Vienna’s Growing Kosher Scene: A Case Study of Thriving Jewish Life in Europe
JNS.org - While much of American and Israeli Jewry view Europe either as a “flyover continent,” or as a vast and dangerous pit of antisemitism from...
‘Touching History’: Holocaust-Era Artifacts Tell Story of Jewish Refugees in Shanghai
JNS.org - As the world marked International Holocaust Remembrance Day on January 27, a recently unveiled exhibit at a Holocaust museum in Brooklyn tells the largely untold...
Along Strategic Highway, Israel Treads a Fine Line Between Security and Everyday Life
JNS.org - For Israeli security personnel who guard the strategically significant Route 443 -- one of only two highways connecting Jerusalem to Israel’s coastal plain along the Mediterranean...
Annual StandWithUs Conference Makes Latest Effort to Fight BDS
JNS.org - Israel advocates need to “go to the moral dimension of the issue, not to run away from it,” said UCLA professor Judea Pearl, father...
Palestinian Leaders Ramp Up Feud with the US
JNS.org - While the Trump administration believes that the Middle East is “at the dawn of a new era” -- marked by progress towards “a peaceful resolution” to...
Hezbollah’s Rise Casts Doubt on Lebanon’s Status as ‘Paris of the Middle East’
JNS.org - Due to its unique geopolitical history, Lebanon has long been viewed as one of the most Westernized countries in the Arab world. But the...
When Immigrating to Israel Is a Senior Moment
JNS.org - For some retirees, it can come down to choosing to spend their golden years overlooking the Mediterranean instead of a golf course in Boca Raton....
Can the World Agree to ‘Fix’ the Iran Nuclear Deal?
President Donald Trump on Jan. 12 outlined his intentions to “fix the terrible flaws” of the Iran nuclear deal, giving the agreement what he called...
IDF Prepares for New High-Tech Home in Southern Israel’s ‘Silicon Wadi’
JNS.org - The IDF is gearing up for a major relocation to southern Israel, where it plans to create new environs replete with academia and high-tech...
Longtime Supporters of Peace Process: Abbas Is Disqualified as Negotiating Partner
JNS.org - Some prominent Jewish proponents of the decades-long peace process between Israel and the Palestinians now claim that Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas’ controversial...
Israel’s Wine Industry Grows Better With Age
JNS.org - Israeli winemakers say that, just like the beverage they produce, their industry is growing better with age. More than 50 Israeli wineries, together with...
