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“Today, six young Israeli children lost their father to heinous terrorism,” the Israeli government stated. “May his memory be a blessing.”
The online “peace and justice” conversation is to focus on “U.S. militarism and racism” and is listed on the official website of the New Hampshire Department of Business and Economic Affairs.
Muhammad Suleiman Byouk infiltrated Israel during the 2023 massacre, and throughout the ensuing war he planted explosive devices across the Strip to harm IDF troops.
Chief Rabbi Sir Ephraim Mirvis will lead the Yom Kippur services alongside survivors and bereaved relatives of the victims.
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Former hostages in Gaza Eliya Cohen, Rom Braslavski, Elkana Bohbot and Ohad Ben Ami attended the service.
Husam Zomlot described Palestinians as “the original Christians.”
Iran might target Jewish leaders in the country, ASIO Director-General Burgess said.
The man arrested, an Afghan national, made antisemitic remarks at the scene.
Western observer tells JNS that Israel should seek tangible returns rather than being a silent partner.
Another Israeli citizen was arrested for allegedly contacting a foreign agent in Lebanon.
The IDF said it would continue to operate in the security zone in accordance with the ceasefire agreement with Beirut.
IDF troops also seized more than 100 weapons and searched over 1,200 locations, including an explosives-manufacturing facility.
“This bill works very hard to balance our First Amendment constitutional rights between the right to free speech and the right to worship,” Rep. Tom Suozzi said.
“We must do far more to combat the scourge of antisemitism and to ensure synagogues, temples and community centers have the resources to ensure they are safe,” Rep. Joe Neguse stated.
Brandon Johnson mentioned the pro-Israel group despite it having never “spent a dime opposing you or any other candidate for local office,” the Jewish United Fund of Chicago wrote to the mayor.
“New York as we know it would not be New York as we know it without the Jews,” the prominent Reform rabbi told JNS.
Police are increasing patrols around the Jewish neighborhood for Shabbat and Yom Kippur following the incident.
The move is part of a growing effort by the Trump administration to root out Jew-hatred in Latin America, which flourished among leftist governments after Oct. 7.
Prosecutors say warden Samir Ousman Alsheikh “inflicted and ordered subordinates to inflict severe physical and mental pain and suffering on prisoners.”
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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.
JNS has pressed the United Nations in the past on its lack of greetings to Jews for the High Holidays though it regularly sends holiday messages to other face groups.
“There was broad consensus among the City Council, healthcare organizations and Jewish groups that antisemitism in medicine must be addressed more aggressively,” the American Jewish Medical Association told JNS
“I’m on high alert,” the festival founder told JNS, after anti-Israel activists targeted the event in 2025.
Press releases from Israel, and around the pro-Israel and Jewish world
The event will also highlight efforts to assist Israeli communities along the Gaza border recover and rebuild their homes and villages post-Oct. 7.
So far, it has awarded more than $8.5 million to 28 camps—12 in round one and 16 in round 2, including 23 overnight camps and five day camps.
The 2001 Durban Forum didn’t just pass a declaration. It handed activists a playbook: Weaponize the language of human rights to target one country.
INBI aims to advance Israeli biomedical research and accelerate the development of new therapies, bringing together 15 Israeli research institutions and medical centers to help move scientific research.
Three Alexander Muss High School summer programs focused on Jewish history, cultural experiences and entrepreneurship.
Merrill Eisenhower Atwater will discuss Holocaust remembrance, education and his great-grandfather’s legacy at the Knight Theater Sept. 30.
Study of more than 1.2 million Israelis finds kibbutz residents had significantly lower mortality risk than ultra-Orthodox and non-ultra-Orthodox Jews living in urban communities.
Affiliation of Caracas’s Colegio UE Moral y Luces “Herzl-Bialik” comes as Venezuela’s Jewish community works to recover from June earthquakes.
Remembrance in the Jewish tradition is a powerful call to action.
The organization’s 101 emergency center also received more than 2 million calls, while MDA collected nearly 282,000 blood units.