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Newly elected Knesset members attend an orientation session in the Knesset plenum in Jerusalem on Nov. 9, 2026, a day before the opening of the 26th Knesset. Photo by Chaim Goldberg/Flash90.
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Newly elected Likud MK Elisha Medan poses for his official portrait at the Knesset in Jerusalem on Nov. 9, 2026, a day before the opening of the 26th Knesset. Photo by Chaim Goldberg/Flash90.
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Newly elected MK Liran Avishar Ben-Horin poses for her official portrait at the Knesset in Jerusalem on Nov. 9, 2026, a day before the opening of the 26th Knesset. Photo by Chaim Goldberg/Flash90.
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Newly elected Knesset members Chanamel Dorfman (left) and Zvika Mor attend an orientation session in the Knesset plenum in Jerusalem on Nov. 9, 2026, a day before the opening of the 26th Knesset. Photo by Chaim Goldberg/Flash90.
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Knesset Legal Adviser Sagit Afik poses for an official portrait at the Knesset in Jerusalem, a day before the opening ceremony of the 26th Knesset, Nov. 9, 2026. Photo by Chaim Goldberg/Flash90.
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Newly elected Knesset member Yoram Cohen of the Yashar party poses for his official portrait at the Knesset in Jerusalem, a day before the opening ceremony of the 26th Knesset, Nov. 9, 2026. Photo by Chaim Goldberg/Flash90.
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Newly elected members of Knesset attend an orientation session in the Knesset plenum in Jerusalem, a day before the opening ceremony of the 26th Knesset, November 9, 2026. Photo by Chaim Goldberg/Flash90 *** Local Caption *** כנסת מליאת הכנסת הכנסת ה-26 משכן הכנסת ירושלים ישראל פוליטיקה פוליטיקה ישראלית חברי כנסת חברי כנסת חדשים יום עיון יום אוריינטציה מליאה אולם המליאה פתיחת הכנסת השבעת הכנסת הכנות
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Newly elected MK Oshrat Gani Gonen poses for her official portrait at the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, a day before the opening ceremony of the 26th Knesset, November 9, 2026. Photo by Chaim Goldberg/Flash90 *** Local Caption *** אושרת גני גונן כנסת הכנסת ה-26 משכן הכנסת ירושלים ישראל פוליטיקה פוליטיקה ישראלית חברת כנסת חברת כנסת חדשה צילום רשמי תמונה רשמית פורטרט דיוקן פתיחת הכנסת השבעת הכנסת
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Newly elected MK Moshe Rosenthal poses for his official portrait at the Knesset in Jerusalem on Nov. 9, 2026, a day before the opening of the 26th Knesset. Photo by Chaim Goldberg/Flash90.
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Newly elected Knesset members attend an orientation session in the Knesset plenum in Jerusalem on Nov. 9, 2026, a day before the opening of the 26th Knesset. Photo by Chaim Goldberg/Flash90.
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Newly elected MK Erez Tadmor poses for his official portrait at the Knesset in Jerusalem on Nov. 9, 2026, a day before the opening of the 26th Knesset. Photo by Chaim Goldberg/Flash90.
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Newly elected Knesset member Itamar Eitam poses for his official portrait at the Knesset in Jerusalem on Nov. 9, 2026, a day before the opening of the 26th Knesset. Photo by Chaim Goldberg/Flash90.
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Newly elected Knesset member Sharon Sharabi poses for his official portrait at the Knesset in Jerusalem on Nov. 9, 2026. Photo by Chaim Goldberg/Flash90.
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Participants from around the world gathered in the Israeli capital to celebrate their shared commitment to the Seven Laws of Noah and express solidarity with the Jewish state.
‘Kicking Forward’ provides participants with a team-based framework combining sport, social connections and a sense of belonging, as part of their rehabilitation and return to everyday life.
With projects ranging from Jewish educational toys to AI tools, Voice of the People prepares to select 150 more leaders from 2,500 applicants.
Daniel Meron said that many countries that decry Israel publicly “in real life, they do business with Israel and they enjoy the great Israeli achievements in technology,” and “we are very pleased to cooperate with them.”
Newly released documents quote Ben-Gurion on Gaza: “If I believed in a miracle, I would want it to be swallowed by the sea.”
Cisco is said to have deployed senior staff and technical teams to fix repeated failures that disrupted critical operations.
The three countries agreed to step up defense-industry cooperation and maritime security coordination amid growing challenges in the Eastern Mediterranean.
Yisrael Beiteinu leader says election results require “painful compromises,” as United Torah Judaism signals openness to talks and Yair Golan reports “real progress” toward a new coalition.
The Prime Minister’s Office publicly backs the agreement between Netanyahu and Trump to end nearly $4 billion in annual U.S. military aid by the end of 2026.
“We are dismantling the Oslo Accords through our actions; we are returning home,” said Binyamin Regional Council head Yisrael Gantz.
Dani Dayan, chairman of Yad Vashem, told JNS at the event that only leaders who have put forward plans to fight modern Jew-hatred should say “never again,” or else it’s a “shallow cliché.”
“These improperly obtained foreign antiquities have been recovered and will be repatriated back to their countries of origin,” stated the U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Florida.
“Most legislators don’t want this on the docket,” Dan Goldwin, a Jewish United Fund spokesman, told JNS.
The New York City Police Department told JNS that the 26-year-old was charged with assault and harassment.
Daniel Rosen, president of the American Jewish Congress, told JNS that Zohran Mamdani, mayor of New York City, wasn’t invited to the 35th International Mayors Conference in Jerusalem.
Hate crimes against Jews, who make up about 10% of New Yorkers, are up more than 4% so far this year, according to official data from the New York City Police Department.
“This was more than solidarity. It was a refusal to let history repeat itself,” Jayne Zirkle of End Jew-Hatred told JNS.
SPECIAL SERIES
Six Israeli-linked companies earned recognition alongside global technology companies whose Israeli operations signal confidence in the country’s talent.
Israeli cybersecurity firms raised about $4.3 billion in the first nine months of 2026 as investors back companies protecting data and controlling what AI systems can access.
Brain-IT uses recordings from functional magnetic resonance imaging, or fMRI, to approximate the picture a person was viewing by analyzing patterns of brain activity associated with visual processing.
A Ben-Gurion University team has developed an aerogel “sponge” that can absorb about 80 times its weight in crude oil while helping bacteria break down the pollutants.
Built from a patient’s own cells, the technology is advancing toward its first human trial at Sheba Medical Center in 2027, pending regulatory approval.
An Elbit representative tells JNS how the company’s C-MUSIC system shields airliners from heat-seeking missiles, as global demand grows
From its home in Binyamin, Psagot Playgrounds combines Israeli ingenuity with decades of experience to create unique play spaces in Israel and the United States.
Benjamin Netanyahu, security and the battle for the nation’s right.
The joint slate is dominated by RZP candidates, with Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich first and former Likud MK Moshe Feiglin second.
Itamar Ben Gvir campaigns on security, sovereignty and tougher anti-terror laws.
Passing a comprehensive draft law to shield yeshivah students from compulsory military service is the central demand of both lists.
Avigdor Liberman’s movement seeks secular right-wing role in post-Netanyahu government.
Party leader Yair Golan is a polarizing figure in Israeli politics, even as his party attempts to translate its ideological platform into political influence within a broader opposition alliance.
Islamist and Palestinian-nationalist parties test opposition’s red lines ahead of the Oct. 27 election.
Ofer Winter’s party seeks to reshape the Jewish state’s right from within.
Hendel and Zelekha pair military-service reform with economic overhaul.
The smaller parties could sway the election even if they fail to enter the Knesset.
Despite holding a fraction of Knesset seats, Shas and United Torah Judaism have become indispensable coalition partners, reshaping Israeli politics.
Originally intended to accommodate a few hundred Torah scholars, the exemption of ultra-Orthodox yeshivah students from IDF service evolved into one of Israel’s most contentious public policy issues.
At its core, the dispute is about what military service, Torah study and citizenship mean in the Jewish state.
The war transformed a decades-old legal and political dispute into an urgent fight over military manpower, equality of service and the future of Haredi society.
OCT. 7
7.10 Bound in Memory is an exhibit of books written by family and friends of those killed.
Daniela Adar set out to keep an Upper Galilee museum’s story alive during the war. Her encounters with displaced families sent her back to the classroom.
Avi Issacharoff warns that denial of the Hamas massacre and false narratives about Israel are taking hold in the United States and Europe.
“Captivity was too hard to handle, and every moment you didn’t know if it was going to get even worse,” she said.
At Nir Am’s Oct. 7 ceremony, the family of paratrooper Binyamin Meir Airley share his story and discuss the retreat center established in his memory.
A “Kan 11” documentary chronicles how Soroka’s medical teams treated 674 wounded during the Hamas massacre.
From Ofakim’s housing boom to startups tackling AI, stroke treatment and trauma, communities near Gaza are rebuilding with an eye toward expansion.
A terror attack, a car accident and the war against Hamas have brought repeated loss to the Mark family—and forged extraordinary resilience.
Anat Meir talks to JNS about building a life for herself and 3-year-old Shaked in the shadow of David’s death.
‘I’m here, I’m alive—and it’s the most important thing in the world,’ former Hamas hostage tells JNS
Luis Har was freed from captivity in Gaza in a daring Israeli military operation 129 days after he was abducted during the Oct. 7, 2023, massacre.
Memory and hope can coexist, and that choosing to live, rebuild and remain can itself become an act of defiance.
Three years after the Oct. 7 Hamas massacre, the families of Capt. Elay Adany and those he helped rescue remain bound by his final acts of courage.
A coffee cart in northern Israel honors Staff Sgt. Gal Hershko through the things he loved: Nature, friendship and bringing people together.
Points of view from across the Jewish world
Press releases from Israel, and around the pro-Israel and Jewish world
Initiative encourages Jewish communities and individuals to illuminate homes, synagogues, schools and community spaces on Nov. 9 in a collective act of remembrance and unity.
At Brock University’s second annual Symposium on Antisemitism, international researchers examined how anti-Jewish prejudice is experienced, recognized and addressed, emphasizing the importance of empirical evidence in developing effective responses.
More than 100 presenters will lead two days of Jewish learning, discussions and programming for all ages.
The center gives young Anglo undergraduates a dedicated space to study, connect and build community, with full-time directors on-site every day.
A new Israeli initiative enables Diaspora Jews to participate in mitzvot tied to the Land of Israel through a global partnership platform.
The Community Exhibitor Program will connect students, families and the broader community with educational opportunities, strengthening Jewish identity and creating lasting connections between Florida and Israel.
Heller brings decades of Jewish communal leadership experience to the role as the Jewish Agency works to support Israel’s recovery and strengthen Jewish communities worldwide.
TorahSages.com highlights each pasuk as it is read, allowing students preparing for a bar mitzvah or their first Torah reading to follow along.
Couple recognized at Wall of Life ceremony celebrating their longstanding support of Hebrew University.