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Will Trump Alter US Policy on Palestinian Refugees and UN Agency?
JNS.org - Since taking office nearly a year ago, President Donald Trump has not shied away from challenging conventional stances on domestic and international issues,...
Jewish Groups React to Trump’s Threats to Palestinians
JNS.org - Many major Jewish organizations are expressing support for the idea of reducing US aid to the Palestinians, after President Donald Trump mentioned the possibility of a cut in a tweet this week. In a January 2...
Jewish Students Around the World Report Shared Challenges on BDS, Antisemitism and Apathy
JNS.org - They may live thousands of miles apart, but student activists from around the world identify various shared challenges living as Jews in their respective countries and campuses. At the 44th World Union of Jewish Students...
When the IDF Lone Soldier Experience Becomes a Family Affair
JNS.org - Unlike the 18-year-old Israeli in the next bunk, nobody is drafting or forcing the enlistment of the IDF’s American, French, British, Canadian, Swiss, South African, Australian, Peruvian and Filipino lone soldiers. So why would 7,200...
Are Some Reform Leaders Now Embracing Trump’s Jerusalem Decision?
JNS.org - Some in the Reform movement have started to retreat from their opposition to the Trump...
New Elite Military Unit Ready to Defend Israel From Gaza Terror Threat
JNS.org - A new elite IDF infantry unit is about to take up its position along...
Trailblazing a New Breed: Biblically-Inspired, Bourbon-Style Israeli Whiskey
JNS.org - Norm Cohen and Alan Cohl are confident that their new breed of whiskey will...
Will Mass Protests Divert Iran’s Attention Away From Israel?
JNS.org - Thousands of protesters took to the streets this weekend in cities throughout Iran to...
The Much-Awaited Grassroots, Zionist, Progressive Movement Is Here
JNS.org - Salt and pepper -- peanut butter and jelly -- Zionism and progressivism. Few question the inherent, irrefutable bond between...
Will Trump Alter US Policy on Palestinian Refugees and UN Agency?
JNS.org - Since taking office nearly a year ago, President Donald Trump has not shied away from challenging conventional stances on domestic and international issues, including...
Jewish Groups React to Trump’s Threats to Palestinians
JNS.org - Many major Jewish organizations are expressing support for the idea of reducing US aid to the Palestinians, after President Donald Trump mentioned the possibility of...
Jewish Students Around the World Report Shared Challenges on BDS, Antisemitism and Apathy
JNS.org - They may live thousands of miles apart, but student activists from around the world identify various shared challenges living as Jews in their respective...
When the IDF Lone Soldier Experience Becomes a Family Affair
JNS.org - Unlike the 18-year-old Israeli in the next bunk, nobody is drafting or forcing the enlistment of the IDF’s American, French, British, Canadian, Swiss, South...
Are Some Reform Leaders Now Embracing Trump’s Jerusalem Decision?
JNS.org - Some in the Reform movement have started to retreat from their opposition to the Trump administration’s recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. Following President...
New Elite Military Unit Ready to Defend Israel From Gaza Terror Threat
JNS.org - A new elite IDF infantry unit is about to take up its position along Israel’s border with the Gaza Strip. The Haruv (Carob) unit, named...
Trailblazing a New Breed: Biblically-Inspired, Bourbon-Style Israeli Whiskey
JNS.org - Norm Cohen and Alan Cohl are confident that their new breed of whiskey will echo Israel’s success in making the desert bloom. They are...
Will Mass Protests Divert Iran’s Attention Away From Israel?
JNS.org - Thousands of protesters took to the streets this weekend in cities throughout Iran to demonstrate against the Islamic Republic’s strained economy, corrupt regime and...
The Much-Awaited Grassroots, Zionist, Progressive Movement Is Here
JNS.org - Salt and pepper -- peanut butter and jelly -- Zionism and progressivism. Few question the inherent, irrefutable bond between the first two of those pairs, but civil rights attorney...
The Two Sides to the Arab Vote on the UN’s Jerusalem Resolution
JNS.org - When 128 countries voted on December 21 in favor of a non-binding United Nations General Assembly resolution calling on the US to withdraw its...
Technion’s New Guangdong Campus Fuses Israeli Innovation and Chinese Resources
JNS.org - Last week’s inauguration of the Guangdong Technion Israel Institute of Technology (GTIIT) -- the first Israeli university campus in China -- represents a fusion of the Jewish state’s...
Rethinking ‘Radicalization’: Dutch Researcher Discusses What Makes a Homegrown Terrorist
On November 2, 2004, Dutch filmmaker and writer Theo van Gogh left his home and set off to work, riding his bicycle as he did most...
Hamas ‘Just Waiting for Abbas to Die,’ as Palestinian Unity Deal Falters
JNS.org - Hamas’ latest effort to join a Palestinian unity government is little more than a facade. Instead, the terror group’s top immediate objective is to...
Pipeline Puzzle: Who Will Consume Israel’s Natural Gas?
JNS.org - By 2019, Israel’s large Leviathan natural gas field is expected to transform a once resource-poor developing economy into a major energy exporter. Yet for...
