US & Canada
Delegation From Canada’s Ontario Province Visits Israel to Bolster Business Ties
JNS.org - A delegation of 100 Canadian politicians and business leaders arrived in Israel on Sunday in an effort to strengthen ties with the Jewish...
Florida Man Charged With Jewish Center Bomb Plot Seeks Bail
A man charged with plotting to bomb a synagogue and Jewish school in South Florida is seeking release on bail. A hearing is set Monday in Miami federal court for 40-year-old James Medina of Hollywood. Prosecutors...
American Islamic Reformer: Crucial to Provide Third Path for Palestinians Faced With ‘Fascist’ Fatah and Hamas
“We have to tap into Muslims’ consciences and to tell them that they have an Islamic responsibility to protect the land that they live in, by countering the ideas that radicalize and hate the West....
Bill Clinton Defends Record on Israel: ‘I Killed Myself to Give Palestinians a State’
Bill Clinton went on the defensive over his record on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, as well as his wife's, after a spectator at a Friday afternoon campaign event repeatedly pressed the former president on the issue. Clinton...
Newly Released Dartmouth Transcript Shows ‘Antisemitic’ Rutgers Professor Accused Israel of Deliberately Maiming Palestinians, Targeting Children
The content of a controversial lecture delivered last month at Dartmouth College by an infamous Rutgers professor was finally...
More Underage Suspects Arrested in Connection With Arson of Jewish School Bus in Brooklyn
After arresting an 11-year-old boy on Monday for the setting on fire of a Jewish school...
Report: Sheldon Adelson May Spend $100 Million on Trump Campaign
The casino magnate Sheldon G. Adelson told Donald J. Trump in a private meeting last...
Actor Michael Douglas to Appear at Jerusalem Post Conference
JNS.org - Actor Michael Douglas—who identifies as a Reform Jew and whose father, fellow actor Kirk...
Canadian Indigenous Activist to Israel: Be More Assertive About Ancestral Lands
JNS.org - Canadian indigenous rights activist Ryan Bellerose recently visited Israel, where he filmed a video in...
Delegation From Canada’s Ontario Province Visits Israel to Bolster Business Ties
JNS.org - A delegation of 100 Canadian politicians and business leaders arrived in Israel on Sunday in an effort to strengthen ties with the Jewish state. The...
Florida Man Charged With Jewish Center Bomb Plot Seeks Bail
A man charged with plotting to bomb a synagogue and Jewish school in South Florida is seeking release on bail. A hearing is set Monday in...
American Islamic Reformer: Crucial to Provide Third Path for Palestinians Faced With ‘Fascist’ Fatah and Hamas
“We have to tap into Muslims’ consciences and to tell them that they have an Islamic responsibility to protect the land that they live in,...
Bill Clinton Defends Record on Israel: ‘I Killed Myself to Give Palestinians a State’
Bill Clinton went on the defensive over his record on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, as well as his wife's, after a spectator at a Friday afternoon...
Newly Released Dartmouth Transcript Shows ‘Antisemitic’ Rutgers Professor Accused Israel of Deliberately Maiming Palestinians, Targeting Children
The content of a controversial lecture delivered last month at Dartmouth College by an infamous Rutgers professor was finally made public in a post on campus website Dartblog on Friday. As...
More Underage Suspects Arrested in Connection With Arson of Jewish School Bus in Brooklyn
After arresting an 11-year-old boy on Monday for the setting on fire of a Jewish school bus in Brooklyn, New York police apprehended and charged four additional...
Report: Sheldon Adelson May Spend $100 Million on Trump Campaign
The casino magnate Sheldon G. Adelson told Donald J. Trump in a private meeting last week that he was willing to contribute more to help...
Actor Michael Douglas to Appear at Jerusalem Post Conference
JNS.org - Actor Michael Douglas—who identifies as a Reform Jew and whose father, fellow actor Kirk Douglas, is Jewish—will appear as a special guest at the...
Canadian Indigenous Activist to Israel: Be More Assertive About Ancestral Lands
JNS.org - Canadian indigenous rights activist Ryan Bellerose recently visited Israel, where he filmed a video in support of the Jewish state in coordination with the Israel...
Jewish Humanitarian Group JDC Names Incoming CEO
JNS.org - The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC), a humanitarian group working in more than 70 countries, on Thursday announced that its new CEO will...
Fashion Designer Diane von Furstenberg Says She Is ‘Torch of Freedom’ for Holocaust Survivor Mother
Famed fashion designer Diane von Furstenberg said on Tuesday night that she sees herself as a "torch of freedom" for her mother, who survived the...
Michigan Public Radio Refuses to Broadcast ‘Happy 68th Birthday, Israel’ Message Because It ‘Could Imply Advocacy’
A Michigan radio station refused to air a message in honor of Israel’s Independence Day, because doing so would create the impression that it supports...
Catholic Executive at Tiffany & Co Fired for Allegedly Saying Jews Killed Jesus
A marketing executive at the jewelry retailer Tiffany & Co. was fired for allegedly saying Jews killed Jesus, the New York Daily News reported on Wednesday. Kristin Rightnour, a...
American Intelligence Chief Says US ‘Can’t Fix’ Middle East
JNS.org - The United States “can’t fix” the Middle East region, the US Director of National Intelligence James Clapper said in an interview with theWashington Post. Referring...
