An attorney for the Silver Spring Jewish Center, an Orthodox synagogue in a heavily Jewish county, told JNS that the ruling essentially prevents members from bringing guns to the center on Shabbat.
Hasan Piker suggested that Scott Jennings attacked him to secure a role in the Trump administration.
According to city data, Jews, who make up an estimated 3.8% of Chicago residents, have been the targets of 81% of religion-based hate crimes in the Windy City this year.
“The effect is to make the grief feel qualified, and the soldiers’ murders worth qualifying,” Vicki Kolomensky told JNS.
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.
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.
At a Tel Aviv event, the national security minister called for Israeli control of Gaza.
At a private parlor meeting in Jerusalem, the Israeli Finance Minister addressed a range of issues, including the economy and cost of living, haredi conscription and Israel’s policies in Judea and Samaria.
“It is clear the momentum is with us,” B’Yachad party No. 2 Yair Lapid told JNS.
Former IDF chief pledges to resign within an hour if he breaks his commitment.
Security remains central to the election, but voters on the right and left differ over the threats facing Israel and how best to address them.
“I think the bottom line is, if you think that the elections are the last word, it’s probably not,” expert tells JNS.
From haredi draft exemptions to unity talks, the incumbent faces a complex coalition puzzle.
Israeli analysts told JNS that at the least, an opposition victory means a freeze on new settlement construction. In the worst-case scenario, it puts Israel’s very survival at risk.
The U.S. president’s backing may influence more voters than conventional analysis assumes.
“In the event that the worst-case scenario happens and we don’t get 61 ... I will say to the 120 members of Knesset: Come and vote according to your conscience,” the head of the Yashar Party said.
With active hostilities on three fronts, the next leader of the Jewish state must grapple with security issues first and foremost.
A central message of the prime minister’s campaign is that the “change camp” can’t win without the support of Arab parties.
The platform has been criticized by both the left and right for extremism.
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Q&A with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
Q&A with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
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Israel’s Election: How a Government Is Formed
Israel’s Election: How a Government Is Formed
Beyond the ballots: JNS takes you inside the Likud primary
Beyond the ballots: JNS takes you inside the Likud primary
JNS Inside Look: Eisenkot unveils Yashar electoral list ahead of Oct. 27 vote
JNS Inside Look: Eisenkot unveils Yashar electoral list ahead of Oct. 27 vote
Israel’s English-language election debate
Israel’s English-language election debate
Manhattan Jewish elected officials, including Rep. Jerry Nadler and City Council speaker Julie Menin, endorsed the New York attorney general’s reelection bid.
“I will use the criminal and civil authorities of the attorney general’s office to protect Jewish New Yorkers,” Saritha Komatireddy told JNS.
“You’ve got to win Pennsylvania to win the presidency. Presumably, if you can win Pennsylvania, you can win Wisconsin and Michigan as well,” Berwood Yost, director of the Franklin & Marshall College poll, told JNS.
“The security establishment views the arrival of dozens of activists as an act intended solely to provoke, which undermines the harvesting process,” an Israeli military official told JNS.
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.”
“In this political environment, he may be as reliable a supporter as possible that the Democratic caucus would sign off on for the position,” political science scholar Dan Schnur told JNS.
“I think that we can criticize what Israel did, but we can stand by the people of Israel,” former Reuters journalist Colleen Connaughton told JNS.
“Nobody is asking Columbia to cancel a book talk,” Mark Goldfeder of the National Jewish Advocacy Center told JNS.
“Our focus at this time is on protecting everyone’s constitutional rights and enforcing local ordinances and state laws,” the city of Berkley stated.
“We’re not just building a warehouse,” David Greenfield, CEO of the Met Council, told JNS. “We’re building the infrastructure to fight poverty on a much larger scale.”
“The defendant has demonstrated that he poses a grave danger to children,” stated the U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of New York.
Robert Logan Shoecraft III claimed that he made the threats while drunk and on sleeping pills.
“The lady I’ve been seeing is a journalist and recently went independent. So I’ve been helping her get that off the ground,” Ian Brinksman allegedly wrote in an email.
“Miraculously, she did not lose control of the vehicle,” a rescue services organization said, labeling the incident an attempted murder.
Locals explain their choices, from backing Smotrich’s settlement policies to seeking a government that will address IDF conscription and bridge political divides.
Israeli troops dismantled a structure in northern Gaza that served as a sniper position, the military said.
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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
It will serve as a lasting hub for Jewish life, learning and connection for generations of students.
Brooklyn rabbi and animal chaplain connects Jewish sacred literature with the preservation of Israel’s rare Kanaani cat breed.
Hundreds of Jewish leaders from around the world gather to discuss initiatives to strengthen Israel and rebuild its northern and southern regions.
“I am deeply honored to receive this recognition from an institution that has meant so much to me for more than two decades,” he said.
The time to reach young adults is now, before they embrace the denial of their full selves, because that lesson is already being taught.
They were presented with a certificate in Jewish Choral Conducting and performed in a recital at the North American Jewish Choral Festival.
JOIN Israel will bring together Jewish entertainment professionals on Nov. 12 to discuss identity, representation and stereotypes while raising funds for elderly Israelis in need.
Wall of Life ceremony honors the Jewish leader and educator whose family established an archaeology endowment in his memory.
The cantor’s Nov. 6 installation at Hamakom will feature a Shabbat service highlighting traditional and contemporary Jewish music.
A new survey finds that a majority of Israeli voters support canceling the Oslo Accords and establishing a new framework for relations with Arabs living in Judea and Samaria.