In a wide-ranging pre-election interview with JNS, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu discusses his alliance with U.S. President Donald Trump; the necessity to act against Iran; expand the Abraham Accords; tackle domestic challenges, including reintroducing judicial reforms; and further strengthening the Israeli economy.
“This agreement infringes upon the sovereign rights of our close allies in the region,” the Foreign Ministry wrote, referring to Eastern Mediterranean states.
Former Israeli National Security Adviser Meir Ben-Shabbat argues that lasting victory requires convincing Israel’s enemies that they cannot achieve their goals by force.
“Future physicians should be trained to follow evidence, not perpetuate inflammatory allegations that echo centuries-old antisemitic tropes,” Eveline Shekhman of the American Jewish Medical Association told JNS.
“On such short notice, we weren’t able to find a replacement crew member and ultimately had to cancel the flight,” a spokesman for the airline told JNS.
Israeli President Isaac Herzog expressed his thrill at participating at the polling station in Baku with Ambassador to Azerbaijan Ronen Kraus.
“You’re the man I want by my side, Bibi,” the U.S. president told the Israeli premier.
“I always was, and forever will be, a soldier of Israel, before everything,” Gantz said.
During an airbase visit, the premier vows harsher blows against Israel’s enemies as the IDF tightens readiness ahead of the Oct. 27 election.
“The role of the Shin Bet is to gather intelligence and thwart terrorism. It is fair to say that this was a disgraceful failure,” ‘Channel 11’s Ayala Hasson said.
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.
Opposition
A GOP consultant told JNS that “if the Democrats take the U.S. Senate, and that is far from certain, I would expect more criticism of Israel, especially if Netanyahu is still in charge.”
“There is no doubt in my mind that Israeli forces prosecuting the war in Gaza violated the law of armed conflict and international humanitarian law,” the Jewish Georgia Democrat said.
“One clear issue that New Jerseyans are paying for is that Israel and the United States decided to go to war with Iran,’’ the New Jersey Democrat said in a Senate debate with Justin Murphy.
“One of the country’s most popular governors gets a rousing endorsement from Pennsylvania’s likely voters in a race that looks like a rout,” Quinnipiac polling analyst Tim Malloy said.
The congressman and GOP nominee for governor spoke with JNS about Israel, Iran, the 2028 election and his pitch to Jewish voters in the Sunshine State.
“Four years after Kathy Hochul won the governor’s race by single digits, she appears positioned, at the moment, to have a wider lane on the road to being reelected,” the poll assistant director stated.
In a state that hasn’t elected a Republican governor in 24 years, the poll finds that 66% of likely voters, including 37% of Republicans, think that Gov. Kathy Hochul will win.
“Democracy, the cost-of-living and a deep hostility toward Donald Trump are driving the Jewish vote,” said Jim Gerstein, principal at GBAO Strategies, which conducted the poll.
“I think that the progressive insurgency, which was based on younger voters, didn’t materialize,” Andrew Smith, director of the University of New Hampshire Survey Center, told JNS.
The 28-year-old also set fire to a Tennessee nonprofit center in 2019, causing more than $1.2 million in damage.
“Parents send their children to school to learn reading, writing and math, not to be taught to hate Israel or embrace radical political causes,” stated Rep. Tim Walberg, chair of the House Education and Workforce Committee.
“The handwritten pleading asserts a difficult-to-follow, wide-ranging civil and criminal conspiracy, which includes incomprehensible allegations relating to removal and replacement of non-disposable plastic and polymer products,” the judge wrote.
The tech entrepreneur said repeated attempts to annihilate the Jewish state have reinforced its vigilance against extremists.
George Horn had a journal with references to Naziism and white supremacy and a translated copy of “Mein Kampf” on his phone, according to investigators.
“I did not ask for the religion of each of the person that was put forward,” the mayor said in July, after Jewish groups noted that none of the 18 people he appointed to the committee were Jewish.
It also requires “security for Israel, and a better future for the Palestinian people,” said the U.S. special envoy.
Tamer Mohammad Ibrahim al-Zabaq had recently worked to advance attacks and rebuild the group’s military capabilities in violation of the ceasefire, according to the Israeli military.
The Islamic Republic “is so fanatical that it will try again to produce nuclear bombs and rebuild the axis,” the Israeli premier said.
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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
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.
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The three-year grant will support professor Ravid Straussman of the Weizmann Institute of Science as he investigates how bacteria within neuroblastoma tumors may influence the development of the childhood cancer and its response to treatment.
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Students visited bereaved families, created exhibits honoring those killed and volunteered in communities across Israel.
Vogel will help recruit candidates for the Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies as it prepares to reopen admissions for the 2027-28 academic year.
Milestone reflects growing demand for service rooted in Jewish values and the potential to engage more Jewish communities.
The Jan. 20, 2027 virtual event is expected to bring together more than 1,000 grandparents to discuss family relationships, long-distance grandparenting, Jewish traditions and the role of grandfathers.
“This is a path toward recovery and a future,” said resident Aya Meidan, who survived an ambush by Hamas terrorists on Oct. 7.
The network provides a range of educational opportunities: practical engineering, diploma studies, technological preparatory programs and academic horizon tracks.
The latest investment builds on longstanding support for research and innovation in Israel’s Galilee; to date, Helmsley’s investments total more than $18 million.
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