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“Think Twice” with Jonathan Tobin and guest Roberta Kwall, Ep. 240
“Think Twice” with Jonathan Tobin and guest Liel Leibovitz, Ep. 238
The U.S. Treasury Department said it is “starving the tyrannical regime in Tehran of the money it uses to wage war in the region.”
“Jewish New Yorkers deserve to mourn in peace, free from hatred and intimidation,” stated New York Gov. Kathy Hochul. “There is no excuse for this. None.”
“Today is even more special to me, because my own parents are some of those who the Iron Dome protects, along with 250,000 other American citizens who call Israel home,” stated Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders.
Gideon Sa’ar urged unity, and warned that violence in Judea and Samaria is damaging ties with Israel’s closest friends.
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.
A “Kan 11” documentary chronicles how Soroka’s medical teams treated 674 wounded during the Hamas massacre.
Security officials repeatedly evaluated Hamas as deterred prior to the massacre, according to intelligence documents Likud cited.
Twenty British diplomats will leave Israel; seven remain under an agreement that pauses retaliation while talks continue.
“Mamdani could not even give us one day to mourn without defaming the Jewish people and giving cover to our enemies,” Inna Vernikov, a Jewish member of the New York City Council, told JNS. “We will not let Mamdani and his radical pals rewrite Oct. 7.”
“This year, instead of finding a decline since last year, there was a leveling off or new normal of engagement in Jewish life,” Mimi Kravetz of the Federation, which commissioned the study, told JNS.
Richard Sandler of the Milken Family Foundation told JNS that it’s important to recognize those who pass on Jewish values.
“Due to the ongoing property destruction and other reported crimes, officers have activated their body-worn video,” the police department stated.
“We are not asking universities to suppress speech,” Sagit Sade Attia, of the council, told JNS. “We are asking them to govern their campuses.”
The manufacturer told JNS that its role in the Saudi probe limits its ability to issue public comment on the aircraft’s survival of a reported 14,000-foot nosedive.
“If Swarthmore has in fact turned a blind eye to such provocation, using the most horrific acts of violence against Jews since the Holocaust as a propaganda tool, someone is asleep at the wheel,” the U.S. Education Department said.
OCT. 7, THREE YEARS: REMEMBRANCE AND HONOR
Jerusalem lowered its flags to half-staff at 6:29 a.m. to launch commemorations honoring fallen soldiers and victims of the 2023 assault.
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.
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.
“Vote-sharing” between two separate party lists helps reduce the number of votes that go unused.
“Precisely because Hamas is so weak, it will try to challenge us,” the prime minister said. “We are ready for this.”
A hostile Democratic administration will pile on sanction after sanction.
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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.
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.
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.
Benjamin Netanyahu, security and the battle for the nation’s right.
Gadi Eisenkot’s platform, partners and path to power.
“Now, funds go to Jewish Family Services, the kosher-food pantry, the Jewish day school, youth organizations, synagogue programs and college scholarships,” Dennis Feinberg, president of the Hebrew Orphans Society, tells JNS.
“The level of artistry is very high among Israelis. It’s almost therapeutic,” Anis Modi, vice president of development at ChaiFlicks/Menemsha Films, told JNS.
Press releases from Israel, and around the pro-Israel and Jewish world
The attacks also damaged the city’s gas network, leaving more than 18,000 residents without fuel.
Historians, legal scholars and a federal judge examined how the genocide accusation against Israel took hold and how the law should respond.
27 Days of Truth: Remember the victims of global jihad and name the ideology behind it.
Recalling those lost, learning from families and survivors, and looking ahead with hope.
A celebration of Jewish pride, culture and resilience comes to Gateway Park on Jan. 24, 2027.
“While the challenges remain immense, the strength and compassion we see every day give us hope for the future,” said JDC CEO Ariel Zwang.
AFHU also promotes Alana Menitoff to the position of philanthropy officer for the Southeast region.
She plans to focus on strengthening multigenerational connections to the Technion, drawn from her own family’s history with the institution.
Brings more than two decades of experience in donor engagement and philanthropic management.
Eight laureates recognized for contributions to medicine, physics, chemistry and mathematics.