US & Canada
Republicans Exclude Language on ‘Two-State Solution’ in Party Platform
JNS.org - The Republican Party has agreed to removing language encouraging a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in its platform for the GOP’s convention...
US Holocaust Museum Appalled That ‘Pokemon Go’ Players Finding Virtual Creatures on Somber Premises
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum is appalled that the popular smartphone game "Pokemon Go" is bringing app users to its building. "Playing the game is not appropriate in the museum, which is a memorial to the victims of Nazism," Andrew...
Jewish DNC Staffer Shot, Killed Near Washington DC Home
A young Jewish staffer for the Democratic National Committee was shot dead in an apparent robbery near his home in Washington, D.C. Seth Conrad Rich, 27, was shot early Sunday morning in the Bloomingdale neighborhood, near...
Major Jewish Group Calls for Apology From Wife of NFL Player Over Antisemitic Tweet About Dolphins Owner Hiring ‘Jew Buddies’
A leading Jewish human rights organization has called on the wife of a prominent NFL player to apologize for accusing Miami Dolphins owner Stephen Ross of seeking to keep his "Jew buddies" employed. "Her comments can be construed as...
Jewish-American Gymnast Aly Raisman to Compete in Rio Olympics
JNS.org - Jewish-American gymnast Aly Raisman will be part of the US gymnastics team competing in...
US Approves Sale of 8 Seahawk Helicopters, Related Defense Equipment to Israel
JNS.org - The United States has approved the sale of eight SH-60F Seahawk helicopters and related...
Two Israelis Killed in Car Crash in California
JNS.org - Two Israelis were killed and another was injured in a car accident in northern...
GOP Platform Draft Reinstates Reference to ‘Undivided’ Jerusalem, Removes Reference to Palestine in Support for Two-State Solution
JNS.org - The Republican Party has reportedly reinstated language endorsing an “undivided” Jerusalem into the party’s...
Obama Plans to Make Nuclear Policy Changes During Final Months in Office
The Obama administration is determined to use its final six months in office to take...
Republicans Exclude Language on ‘Two-State Solution’ in Party Platform
JNS.org - The Republican Party has agreed to removing language encouraging a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in its platform for the GOP’s convention in...
US Holocaust Museum Appalled That ‘Pokemon Go’ Players Finding Virtual Creatures on Somber Premises
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum is appalled that the popular smartphone game "Pokemon Go" is bringing app users to its building. "Playing the game is not appropriate in the museum,...
Jewish DNC Staffer Shot, Killed Near Washington DC Home
A young Jewish staffer for the Democratic National Committee was shot dead in an apparent robbery near his home in Washington, D.C. Seth Conrad Rich, 27,...
Major Jewish Group Calls for Apology From Wife of NFL Player Over Antisemitic Tweet About Dolphins Owner Hiring ‘Jew Buddies’
A leading Jewish human rights organization has called on the wife of a prominent NFL player to apologize for accusing Miami Dolphins owner Stephen Ross of seeking to...
Jewish-American Gymnast Aly Raisman to Compete in Rio Olympics
JNS.org - Jewish-American gymnast Aly Raisman will be part of the US gymnastics team competing in next month’s 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro after...
US Approves Sale of 8 Seahawk Helicopters, Related Defense Equipment to Israel
JNS.org - The United States has approved the sale of eight SH-60F Seahawk helicopters and related defense equipment to Israel. The Pentagon’s Defense Security Cooperation Agency announced...
Two Israelis Killed in Car Crash in California
JNS.org - Two Israelis were killed and another was injured in a car accident in northern California on Saturday. The accident, involving a head-on collision, took...
GOP Platform Draft Reinstates Reference to ‘Undivided’ Jerusalem, Removes Reference to Palestine in Support for Two-State Solution
JNS.org - The Republican Party has reportedly reinstated language endorsing an “undivided” Jerusalem into the party’s platform ahead of its national convention in Cleveland later this...
Obama Plans to Make Nuclear Policy Changes During Final Months in Office
The Obama administration is determined to use its final six months in office to take a series of executive actions to advance the nuclear agenda...
Toronto ‘Al-Quds Day’ Rally Speaker Calls to Attack Israelis ‘by Any Means Necessary’ (VIDEO)
An Arab speaker at a recent anti-Israel rally in Canada called for the killing of Israelis. Ali Mallah made his comments during Sunday’s “Al-Quds Day”...
Dallas Jewish Federation Condemns Murder of Police Officers
JNS.org - The Jewish Federation of Greater Dallas expressed its shock at the murder of five police officers and the wounding of seven others by snipers...
Five Dallas Police Officers Killed in Ambush at Black Lives Matter Protest
A gunman, possibly with an accomplice, opened fire on police officers in downtown Dallas late Thursday during a protest over recent police-involved shootings. Five law enforcement officials were killed...
House Approves Measure to Block Sale of Boeing Aircraft to Iran
A week before the one-year anniversary of the Iran nuclear deal, the Republican-led House approved measures aimed at blocking U.S. companies from selling commercial passenger...
Canadian Supreme Court Rules Member of Famous Nazi Death Squad May Retain Citizenship, Live Out Rest of Life in Country
Despite efforts by the Canadian government, a member of Adolf Hitler’s notorious Einsatzkommando 10a unit will not be stripped of his citizenship following a Supreme...
