US & Canada
Congress Holds Hearing on Islamic Extremism’s Threat to European Jews
JNS.org - US Rep. Chris Smith (R-N.J.) chaired a Congressional hearing on Tuesday that explored the threat Islamic extremism poses to European Jewish communities. The...
Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton Win New York Primaries
Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton notched resounding victories in New York Tuesday night, answering questions about their command of the race as the front-runners moved significantly closer to their party's nominations. Their decisive wins usher in...
Obama Administration Launches Campaign to Pressure All 50 States to Overturn Iran Sanctions
The Obama administration is quietly urging the governors of all 50 states to rescind any remaining sanctions on Iran, Bloomberg View reported on Monday. According to the report, the State Department’s lead coordinator for the Iran nuclear...
Dershowitz Decries Biden Attack on Netanyahu in J Street Speech as ‘Payback From White House’
Vice President Joe Biden’s jabs at Israel’s prime minister during a speech Monday evening at a gathering for a left-wing Israel lobbying group amount to “payback from the White House,” retired Harvard Law School professor...
Biden Slams Netanyahu for Leading Israel in the ‘Wrong Direction’ Hours After Jerusalem Bus Bombing
Vice President Joe Biden said Monday night that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government was...
Assault on Jew in Brooklyn, Caught on Surveillance Camera, Being Investigated as Bias Crime
Two assailants were caught on camera on Thursday attacking a Jewish man in Brooklyn in what the NYPD...
Clinton and Sanders Spar on Israel in Democratic Debate
JNS.org - In a long exchange at the fifth Democratic primary debate on Thursday, candidates Hillary Clinton...
UMass Amherst Chancellor Reaffirms Opposition to BDS as Graduate Student Union Passes BDS Resolution
The Chancellor of the University of Massachusetts-Amherst (UMass) Thursday reaffirmed his opposition to the Boycott,...
Secretive Watchdog Group Releases Report on Disrupters of Jerusalem Mayor’s Talk at San Fran State U
A secretive group that documents anti-Israel and antisemitic campus activities on Thursday released a preliminary...
Congress Holds Hearing on Islamic Extremism’s Threat to European Jews
JNS.org - US Rep. Chris Smith (R-N.J.) chaired a Congressional hearing on Tuesday that explored the threat Islamic extremism poses to European Jewish communities. The hearing...
Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton Win New York Primaries
Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton notched resounding victories in New York Tuesday night, answering questions about their command of the race as the front-runners moved...
Obama Administration Launches Campaign to Pressure All 50 States to Overturn Iran Sanctions
The Obama administration is quietly urging the governors of all 50 states to rescind any remaining sanctions on Iran, Bloomberg View reported on Monday. According to the...
Dershowitz Decries Biden Attack on Netanyahu in J Street Speech as ‘Payback From White House’
Vice President Joe Biden’s jabs at Israel’s prime minister during a speech Monday evening at a gathering for a left-wing Israel lobbying group amount to...
Biden Slams Netanyahu for Leading Israel in the ‘Wrong Direction’ Hours After Jerusalem Bus Bombing
Vice President Joe Biden said Monday night that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government was leading the country "in the wrong direction" hours after a...
Assault on Jew in Brooklyn, Caught on Surveillance Camera, Being Investigated as Bias Crime
Two assailants were caught on camera on Thursday attacking a Jewish man in Brooklyn in what the NYPD is investigating as a possible bias crime, CBS New York reported. The attack took...
Clinton and Sanders Spar on Israel in Democratic Debate
JNS.org - In a long exchange at the fifth Democratic primary debate on Thursday, candidates Hillary Clinton and Sen. Bernie Sanders (Vt.) sparred on American policy regarding the...
UMass Amherst Chancellor Reaffirms Opposition to BDS as Graduate Student Union Passes BDS Resolution
The Chancellor of the University of Massachusetts-Amherst (UMass) Thursday reaffirmed his opposition to the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) campaign against Israel, just as the...
Secretive Watchdog Group Releases Report on Disrupters of Jerusalem Mayor’s Talk at San Fran State U
A secretive group that documents anti-Israel and antisemitic campus activities on Thursday released a preliminary report on last week’s disruption of Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat’s...
US Lawmakers Urge Obama Not to Back UN Resolution on Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Several hundred Democratic and Republican lawmakers are urging the White House not to back any resolution at the United Nations that sets parameters for Israeli-Palestinian...
Bernie Sanders Suspends Jewish Coordinator for Profane Anti-Netanyahu Posts
JNS.org - The presidential campaign of Democratic primary candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (D-Vt.) has suspended an activist recently hired as the campaign's Jewish outreach coordinator after...
Jewish Day School Drops Controversial Suit Against Family That Protested Its Israel Policies
A Jewish day school in Durham, NC, has dropped its lawsuit against a couple who withdrew their children in protest over what they felt was the institution’s...
Trump Introduces Orthodox Legal Exec as ‘Israel Consultant’ During Meeting With Jewish Journalists
“One of the benefits of a person like [Donald Trump] is that he really wants to hear from everyone, so he listens to many people...
US Lawmaker Calls Out International Community for Funding Palestinian Terror (VIDEO)
Palestinian terrorists are being financially rewarded for their crimes by the international community, a US lawmaker said on Wednesday. Highlighting the issue during a budget hearing, Chairman of...
