Features
Boise’s Surprising, Splendid Historic Synagogue
JNS.org -- Sometimes you’ll find the most splendid synagogues in the places you least expect. Such was the case during my recent three-day trip to Boise,...
After Years of Institutional ‘Decay,’ Palestinians Finally Set for Overdue Elections
JNS.org - As it awaits the long-overdue leadership elections for the Palestinian Authority, the Palestinian populace faces an uncertain future. Within the West Bank, the situation has grown increasingly unstable in recent months, as fighting has broken out...
Jewish Groups Soften Antisemitism Allegations Against Bannon
JNS.org -- Jewish organizations that had been at the forefront of antisemitism allegations against Stephen K. Bannon, President-elect Donald Trump’s recently appointed chief strategist and special counselor, softened their stance Thursday in the face of counter-evidence. The Anti-Defamation League (ADL), one of...
Ordinary Palestinians Respond With Apathy to the American Election
JNS.org - Anyone reeling from the American presidential election results might want to take comfort in the laid-back attitude of some Palestinian civilians. At two competing Palestinian-owned "strip malls" -- each housing a falafel joint, supermarket and pet shop -- located...
Hadassah Announces Partnership With Pro-Israel Hispanic Evangelical Christian Group
JNS.org - The women’s Zionist organization Hadassah has announced an alliance with the National Hispanic...
Ireland’s Jewish Population Faces Sad Decline
JNS.org - An Israeli and an Irish Jew walk into a bar. After a shot of...
Will Donald Trump ‘Fire’ the Iran Deal?
JNS.org -- The election victory by Donald Trump, a billionaire businessman who has never held political office...
Major Jewish Organization, Israeli Firm Partner to Develop Global Antisemitism Alert System
JNS.org - A new Israeli-developed global alert system has been acquired by the the World Jewish Congress...
Muslim-Zionist Activist: ‘Antisemitism Is the Norm in the Islamic Community, But the World Will Come to Realize Its Mistake About Israel’
Antisemitism and Israel-hatred is the norm among Muslims, including in the United States, even though...
Boise’s Surprising, Splendid Historic Synagogue
JNS.org -- Sometimes you’ll find the most splendid synagogues in the places you least expect. Such was the case during my recent three-day trip to Boise, Idaho,...
After Years of Institutional ‘Decay,’ Palestinians Finally Set for Overdue Elections
JNS.org - As it awaits the long-overdue leadership elections for the Palestinian Authority, the Palestinian populace faces an uncertain future. Within the West Bank, the situation has grown...
Jewish Groups Soften Antisemitism Allegations Against Bannon
JNS.org -- Jewish organizations that had been at the forefront of antisemitism allegations against Stephen K. Bannon, President-elect Donald Trump’s recently appointed chief strategist and special counselor, softened their stance...
Ordinary Palestinians Respond With Apathy to the American Election
JNS.org - Anyone reeling from the American presidential election results might want to take comfort in the laid-back attitude of some Palestinian civilians. At two competing Palestinian-owned...
Hadassah Announces Partnership With Pro-Israel Hispanic Evangelical Christian Group
JNS.org - The women’s Zionist organization Hadassah has announced an alliance with the National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference (NHCLC) and its subsidiary, the Hispanic Israel...
Ireland’s Jewish Population Faces Sad Decline
JNS.org - An Israeli and an Irish Jew walk into a bar. After a shot of whiskey and a pint of Guinness, they discuss neither leprechauns...
Will Donald Trump ‘Fire’ the Iran Deal?
JNS.org -- The election victory by Donald Trump, a billionaire businessman who has never held political office and is a neophyte on foreign policy, has left many...
Major Jewish Organization, Israeli Firm Partner to Develop Global Antisemitism Alert System
JNS.org - A new Israeli-developed global alert system has been acquired by the the World Jewish Congress (WJC) that will enable Jewish communities around the world to quickly,...
Muslim-Zionist Activist: ‘Antisemitism Is the Norm in the Islamic Community, But the World Will Come to Realize Its Mistake About Israel’
Antisemitism and Israel-hatred is the norm among Muslims, including in the United States, even though the Koran can be read as a "Zionist text," a devout...
On Veterans Day, American Immigrants Reflect on New Lives in Israel
JNS.org - For two American Jews who immigrated to Israel last summer, their first Veterans Day in the Jewish state presents an opportunity to reflect on how...
The Jewish War Veterans’ New Leader Brings a Lifetime of Service to the Organization
JNS.org - Retired United States Army Col. Carl A. Singer plans to bring a can-do attitude to the top volunteer post at the Jewish War Veterans (JWV) organization. Singer, who...
Settlement or Outpost? ‘Bureaucratic’ Distinction Draws Israeli, Global Scrutiny
JNS.org - Demolition orders for a West Bank Jewish community, plans to build a replacement for that community, and proposed legislation that would legalize more Israeli...
Jewish Millennials Hear Last-Minute Appeals for Clinton and Trump
Should Jews vote for the presidential candidate who is cheered by neo-Nazis -- or for the other, who supported the Iran nuclear deal? At the Manhattan Jewish Experience on West...
Israel, Jewish Groups Fear an Obama ‘December Surprise’ at the UN
JNS.org - Major Jewish organizations are united in their opposition to what is rumored to be President Barack Obama's "December surprise" to undercut Israel and bolster...
