Damascus’s campaign against Iranian arms routes and Hezbollah offers Israel a strategic opening. Syria’s fragility, Turkey’s military and pressure for an IDF withdrawal make this convergence of interests valuable and dangerous.
A recent Israeli Supreme Court ruling suspended budget requests approved by the Knesset Finance Committee, leaving the Religious Services Ministry without a legally authorized source of funding for the site’s operations.
The U.S. ambassador to Israel criticized Hamas for not yielding a single weapon yet as required by the Board of Peace’s Gaza plan.
The military’s rescue missions throughout the years “reflect Israel’s commitment to saving human lives, to solidarity, and to international cooperation.”
“He should permanently stay far away from New York City, from politics and the Jewish community,” Inna Vernikov, a Jewish member of the New York City Council, told JNS.
The judge ruled that former Columbia President Minouche Shafik’s congressional comments about Mohamed Abdou were protected opinions and did “not state a cause of action for defamation.”
The 1,029-acre former Jewish vacation resort, which closed in 1986 and inspired the film “Dirty Dancing,” will feature new golf, equestrian, hospitality, residential and wellness facilities.
“I want to destroy as much of the building as possible and kill all the senators while they are meeting,” the woman, who converted to Islam, told an undercover FBI source, the Justice Department said.
The university agreed to release records of its stock and bond holdings after CUNY Law Students for Justice in Palestine sought the information under New York’s Freedom of Information Law.
Bill Ackman, who is Jewish, wrote that he plans to create a nonprofit rather than working with universities in part due to “politics outweighing meritocracy, protests that disrupt learning” and the “curse of antisemitism” on campuses.
Raeefa Shams of the Academic Engagement Network told JNS that a new report shows “the level of hostility and marginalization that the Jewish and Zionist faculty have been feeling.”
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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.
At its core, the dispute is about what military service, Torah study and citizenship mean in the Jewish state.
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.
Despite holding a fraction of Knesset seats, Shas and United Torah Judaism have become indispensable coalition partners, reshaping Israeli politics.
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Mark Goldfeder and National Jewish Advocacy Center just delivered a landmark legal blow to the anti-Zionism excuse.
Press releases from Israel, and around the pro-Israel and Jewish world
A response to violence and intimidation is underway in state legislatures and in federal court, though more measures are needed.
New partnership brings together mental health expertise and contemporary antisemitism education to help colleges and universities better support Jewish students and strengthen campus communities.
A surge in the region’s high-tech job openings represents a significant recruitment effort, with more than 900 candidates applying within just a few days.
Connections to family, background and culture are key; lLack of relevance and spaces for nuance cited as barriers to more involvement in Jewish communal life.
Ayelet Hariv, the widow of Maj. (res.) Aviram Hariv, said: “There was a sense that everyone understood and was there to lend a hand and give you some breathing room.”
Twenty-four educators gain new perspectives and resources during an eight-day Jewish National Fund-USA and Muss mission, strengthening their ability to inspire the next generation of Zionists.
Nadia Simons joins as chief content officer and head of Unpacked; Dan Tatar joins as director of external partnerships.
The appointments of Ambassador David Friedman and Irit Tratt strengthen CJV’s advocacy, legislative outreach and national leadership.
Among those attending were first-time lay leaders, experienced clergy and seasoned organizers, who spent the week learning alongside one another.
The program enables young adults to earn an American-recognized EMT certification while living and studying in Israel.