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Seven killed in terrorist attack at Jerusalem synagogue

JNSJanuary 27, 2023

Several additional people were injured, including some seriously. An assailant was shot and neutralized.

Israeli security forces at the scene of a terrorist shooting attack in Jerusalem's Neve Ya'akov neighborhood, Jan. 27, 2023. Credit: Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90.

Israeli security forces at the scene of a terrorist shooting attack in Jerusalem's Neve Ya'akov neighborhood, Jan. 27, 2023. Credit: Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90.

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Jonathan S. TobinJNSJanuary 27, 2023

Why leftists shrug at calls for violence against Jews

While the world honors the Holocaust, outrage over calls for the murder of Jews at the University of Michigan is mocked as evidence that Jews are “snowflakes.”

When pro-Palestinian students marched through the University of Michigan earlier this month (pictured here) chanting calls for “intifada”—terrorist attacks on Jews—the nation yawned. Credit: Blake Flayton via Twitter.

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Commenting on Jenin, State Department condemns terrorists

JNSJanuary 27, 2023

It also refers to a “cycle of violence” in the West Bank.

A street in Jenin. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Palestinians attack Israeli security forces during a raid in Jenin, Jan. 26, 2023. Photo by Nasser Ishtayeh/Flash90.

newsDaylight Jenin raid thwarted a major, imminent PIJ terror plot

Rockets being fired by Hamas at Israel, as seen from Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, May 21, 2021. Photo by Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90.

briefGaza terrorists fire rockets into Israel, prompting IDF retaliatory strikes against Hamas

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Knesset member returns from US trip confident of his defense of Israeli judicial reform

Mike WagenheimJNSJanuary 27, 2023

“It was the first time they heard the story straight, without the big bias,” MK Simcha Rothman said.

MK Simcha Rothman, chairman of the Knesset Constitution, Law and Justice Committee, on Jan. 18, 2023. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

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Never forget the Holocaust survivors detained in Mauritius

Avi KumarJNSJanuary 27, 2023

Survivors, whose ships were turned away from British Mandate Palestine, share their memories of a largely unknown, yet powerful and painful, story.

The St. Martin Jewish Cemetery. Credit: Avi Kumar.

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Joe Biden fails to protect and defend US troops in Syria…again

‘The History Matters Here:’ Return to Jenin

Joshua M. Karlip

The Association for Jewish Studies has become a mouthpiece for progressive antisemitism

Ioannis E. Kotoulas

Anti-Israel bias continues unabated in UN agencies

President Herzog must use his trip to Europe to address inconvenient truths about the Palestinian Authority

The Washington Post gets by with a little help from its antisemitic friends

The battle over Israel’s judicial reforms

Jerusalem Institute for Strategy and Security

The default policy option: Chaos

Daniel Greenfield

The IRS has taxpayers subsidize the ‘Iran lobby’

Sheldon Adelson’s values and vision will live on

Melissa Langsam Braunstein

Harvard surrenders to antisemitism

Richard L. Cravatts

Rewarding anti-Israel radicalism at San Francisco State University

Rabbi Dov Fischer

The ‘death of Israeli democracy’?

Clifford D. May

Reading Putin’s mind

Fiamma Nirenstein

Netanyahu will protect Israeli democracy

Rabbi Yossy Goldman

Pharaoh’s final solution

We must act now to evacuate Khan al-Ahmar

The omnipotent Jews

Who will celebrate World Hijab Day this year?

A child of Oslo watches the Tel Aviv protests

Yoni Ben Menachem

What are the prospects for normalization between Saudi Arabia and Israel?

The dangers of foreign media coverage

Pounding Israel with lies

Israeli Americans are alive and kicking

Benjamin Kerstein

Why is the Reform movement defending an antisemite?

George Soros’s role in the rise of American antisemitism

Time to thwart the illegal Arab land grab

The victims’ names

Dialogue or destruction

Arsen Ostrovsky

Does Harvard’s ‘Veritas’ apply to Israel?

Life for Israelis with disabilities is a well-kept secret

Yoni Ben Menachem

Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs

The internal debate in the Iranian elite over the hijab protests

The truth about Israel’s ‘occupation’: It’s legal, it’s moral, and it’s not an occupation

Yehudit Yehezkelly and Ron Schleifer

The Israeli media in a political crisis

The rampant use and abuse of the Holocaust analogy

Melissa Langsam Braunstein

Biden’s undiplomatic diplomat

Uri Pilichowski

Changing minds on Zionism and Israel

Constitutional revolutions with no constitution

The American mainstreaming of Palestinian terror-linked NGOs

Hannah Margolis

The radical antisemitism of the JVP

Jerold S. Auerbach

Thomas Friedman’s fury

Deri lied, but the Court should have shown restraint

Clifford D. May

The Three Amigos Summit

Yossi Kuperwasser and Or Yissachar

The terror authority

Richard L. Cravatts

The real reasons Ken Roth was bounced by Harvard’s Kennedy School

Security challenges facing the new Israeli government

A Jewish message to Davos

Antisemitism, indoctrination and propaganda in higher education

Douglas Altabef

Antifa is coming to Israel

Why is Jordan fanning the flames on the Temple Mount?

Stephen M. Flatow

Why Israel’s enemies will hate the Louvre

Dr. Eric R. Mandel

While Russia, Turkey and Iran divide Syria, the US looks on

Jerold S. Auerbach

Remembering Jacob

The New York Times and the PLO are made for each other

James Sinkinson

If the US wants a two-state solution, it must help the Palestinians help themselves

Rabbi Yossy Goldman

Good question, better answer

A year after Colleyville, the Jewish community is rethinking security

Teaching the Holocaust in the Arab world has its pitfalls

Rabbi Dov Fischer

Reforming Israel’s Supreme Court is perfectly reasonable

Yoni Ben Menachem

Hamas spies on Israel for Iran from Istanbul

Is judicial reform a threat to Israeli democracy?

Benjamin Kerstein

Israeli democracy is in danger, but not for the reasons you think

Theodor Herzl’s message is for everyone

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#EndJewHatred celebrates successful rally outside New York Supreme Court

End Jew Hatred

Actor Josh Gad shares personal story of grandfather’s Holocaust survival for nonprofit If You Heard What I Heard

If You Heard What I Heard

Herzog College wins International Teacher Training Tender

Herzog College

#EndJewHatred celebrates victory in recent Ottawa-Carleton District School Board vote

End Jew Hatred

Sabotaging Hitler’s war machine

Amsterdam Publishers

OU Kosher hosts conference to show appreciation for mashgichim in Israel

Orthodox Union

2023 Palm Beach Scopus Award Gala raises over $1 million for The Hebrew University Center for Computational Medicine

American Friends of the Hebrew University (AFHU)

NJ Department of Education’s Office of Career Readiness appoints Orthodox Jewish Chamber of Commerce founder to its Statewide Advisory Committee

Orthodox Jewish Chamber of Commerce

JScreen announces the fourth annual Jewish Genetic Screening Awareness Week (JGSAW) Feb. 5-11

JScreen

Orthodox Union tehillim and chizzuk calls, initiated as a response to COVID isolation, still thriving almost three years later

Orthodox Union

#EndJewHatred releases statement following rally at Brooklyn Criminal Courthouse

End Jew Hatred

GE Appliances (GEA) completes transition of refrigerators to OU Kosher/CRC Hisachdus certification

Orthodox Union

American Friends of the Hebrew University announces Cohort II of its Leadership Empowerment and Development Program (LEAD)

American Friends of the Hebrew University

Program to analyze, connect and map security footage from multiple cameras wins 7th annual JCT Men’s Hackathon

Jerusalem College of Technology

The Ottawa-Carleton District School Board needs to deal with antisemitism

End Jew Hatred

Israel drops money laundering case against businessman Beny Steinmetz

Agnes and Beny Steinmetz Foundation

Mission to Poland available for students attending Israeli universities

Jeff Seidel Student Centers

American Society of the University of Haifa names seasoned Jewish leader Naomi Reinharz as new CEO

American Society of the University of Haifa

Hillel of San Diego announces long-awaited opening of Jewish center at UC San Diego

Hillel of San Diego

Florida legislators, Jewish community leaders join Orthodox Union’s Teach Florida at annual event to celebrate $60 million in 2022 funding for Jewish day school families

Teach Florida

Orthodox Union’s NCSY Aspire: Yarchei Kallah draws record attendance at week-long event

Orthodox Union

Orthodox Union leadership, synagogue delegates unanimously elect Mitchel Aeder as 18th OU president

Orthodox Union

Rabbi Sacks Book Prize open for submissions

Yeshiva University

ADI’s second annual ‘Race for Inclusion’ draws hundreds, raises thousands

ADI

Jewish National Fund-USA’s Boruchin Center now accepting Letters of Inquiry

Jewish National Fund-USA

Magen Chicago out in the cold for safety

MAGEN Chicago

A Graffiti Pop-Up Museum to celebrate the building of a more inclusive society

Beit Issie Shapiro

‘A Brighter Tomorrow:’ How the Orthodox Union’s Jewish Student Union presidents conference is changing the lives of Jewish public school youth

Orthodox Union

Orthodox Union’s Maury Litwack and Rabbi Simon Taylor discuss best practices for nonprofit fundraising at Jewish networking event

Orthodox Union

Mayor Eric Adams, Rev. Al Sharpton, Robert F. Smith, Robert F. Smith, Rev. Conrad Tillard, Rabbi Shmuley Boteach and Elisha Wiesel join together to host ’15 Days of Light,’ celebrating Hanukkah and Kwanzaa

World Values Network

Chabad lights up the city that never stops

Chabad-Lubavitch of Tel Aviv

Largest-ever endowment of its type ensures continuity and vibrancy of Philadelphia’s Jewish community

Jewish National Fund-USA

Sesame Place San Diego to host Hanukkah celebration with menorah lighting, storytime, games, kosher food

Sesame Place San Diego

Women of all ages, backgrounds and abilities gather to bake challah at Chabad of Baka in Jerusalem

Chabad of Baka

Orthodox Union’s Torah Initiative hosts siyum marking six years of studying Mishnah Yomi

Orthodox Union

Orthodox Union holds urgent meeting on antisemitism in New York City with DHS Secretary Mayorkas, Sen. Schumer, Gov. Hochul, Mayor Adams

Orthodox Union

Joint initiative established to assist Olim with disabilities prior to their Aliyah as well as throughout their integration process

Nefesh B'Nefesh

National antisemitism has local roots

PR Ninjas

Abraham Accords Global Leadership Summit celebrates traditional family values

Abraham Accords Global Leadership Summit

Great Neck delegation raises Hanukkah Menorah over Shiloh Valley

The Heartland Initiative

StandWithUs ‘Festival of Lights’ gala 2022: ‘Standing Together Against Antisemitism’

StandWithUs

Specially trained Birthright Israel trip staff ready to lead and engage at home

The iCenter for Israel Education

MAGEN Chicago holds successful personal safety seminar

MAGEN Chicago

Alexander Muss High School in Israel welcomes new head

Jewish National Fund-USA

Leading charitable foundation marks 15 years helping Israeli society

The Agnes and Beny Steinmetz Foundation

Take a BITE out of Bitcoin with Crypto Gelt

Manischewitz

1947 United Nations partition resolution dedicated

Jewish American Society for Historic Preservation

This Chanukah, trade in your chocolate coins for crypto gelt

Kayco Kosher

Students’ sensory Chanukah cards shine light on disability

ADI

Give the gift of health this holiday season!

JScreen

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Caroline GlickJNSJanuary 27, 2023

Juniper Oak, the JCPOA and ‘Zero Surprises’

The Biden administration remains committed to a policy that will empower Iran militarily, economically and diplomatically against Israel and the Sunni Arabs.

U.S. and Israel Air Force craft drill during the Juniper Oak 2023 exercise. Credit: CENTCOM.

From left: Israel Air Force chief Maj. Gen. Tomer Bar, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi visit the IAF control center to observe the Juniper Oak exercise taking place with the U.S. military, Jan. 25, 2023. Photo by Kobi Gideon/GPO.

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“Israel welcomes the deepening cooperation with our greatest ally,” said the prime minister.

Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps commandos participate in Iran's “Great Prophet IX” military exercise in the Strait of Hormuz. Credit: Sayyed Shahab Odin Vajedi/Wikimedia Commons.

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Benjamin Weinthal

"The German Foreign Ministry is pretending that there are legal obstacles to proscribing Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps," Norbert Röttgen says.

World powers and Iran in Vienna for talks discussing the Iran nuclear deal, November 2021. Source: E.U. delegation in Vienna/Twitter.

news‘US must reverse the damage the Iran nuclear deal has done’

Benjamin Weinthal

This requires the Biden administration to fire Special Envoy for Iran Rob Malley and re-impose “maximum pressure,” Michael Rubin tells JNS.

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Netanyahu: ‘The difference now is that the Jewish people have the State of Israel’

JNSJanuary 27, 2023

“We have built up a powerful state that will not allow our enemies to inflict the very pain, suffering and devastating loss our people experienced during the Holocaust,” says Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits the Western Wall in Jerusalem to mark the swearing in of his new government, Jan. 1, 2023. Credit: Kobi Gideon/GPO.

Esther Cohen at home in Haifa. Courtesy.

featureA refugee from the Nazis, she helped create the Haganah and IDF canine units

Avi Kumar

Esther Cohen escaped to Mandatory Palestine in September 1938, when she was 8 years old.

A pro-Israel rally in Berlin, May 20, 2021. Photo by Orit Arfa.

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The company did not remove anti-Jewish, including Holocaust-denying, content, say the plaintiffs.

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Biden says antisemitism drove him to run for president

JNSJanuary 27, 2023

That’s according to his International Holocaust Remembrance Day statement.

White-supremacist protesters carry Nazi and Confederate flags in Charlottesville, Va., on Aug. 12, 2017. Credit: Anthony Crider via Wikimedia Commons.

Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives speaking about a bill to fund the Iron Dome missile-defense system to Israel. Source: Screenshot/C-SPAN.

briefTlaib erects Palestinian flag in Capitol Hill office, accuses Israel of ‘apartheid’

The move was an apparent response to Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir’s crackdown on the celebration of terrorism by Arab Israelis.

Sarah Margon. Source: Screenshot.

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The Biden administration’s human-rights nominee Sarah Margon has been criticized for her lengthy record of anti-Israel activism and has cheered a New York Times oped that called for the destruction of the Jewish state.

Francesca Albanese. Source: Twitter.

briefMembers of Congress urge UN to fire official over antisemitic comments

Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese has likened Israelis to Nazis and justified Palestininan terorism.

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BBYO slated for largest-ever international convention Feb. 15-20

JNSJanuary 27, 2023

More than 3,500 teens from around the world are expected to gather in Dallas.

Teens embrace during a Havdalah ceremony at the BBYO International Convention in February 2020. Photo by Jason Dixson Photography.

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Palestinian Authority promotes homes on Jewish archeological site

JNSJanuary 27, 2023

"Joshua's Altar is a site with historical significance, one of the sole remains dating all the way back to the period when the Children of Israel first settled the Land," said Samaria Regional Council Chairman Yossi Dagan.

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas addresses the U.N. General Assembly in New York, Sept. 23, 2022. Source: YouTube.

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Melanie PhillipsJNSJanuary 26, 2023

Netanyahu at bay, but what about the facts?

Israel’s political upheaval reflects partisan tunnel vision on all sides.

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu leads a meeting at the Prime Minister's office in Jerusalem, Jan. 8, 2023. Photo by Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at a press conference to discuss the economy and judicial reform, Jerusalem, Jan. 25, 2023. Photo by Kobi Gideon/GPO.

briefNetanyahu says fears of economic damage from judicial reforms unfounded

The reforms “will restore Israel to the legal situation of most of the leading democracies in the world, where it had been for 50 years,” says the Israeli premier.

MK Simcha Rothman, chairman of the Knesset Constitution, Law and Justice Committee, on Jan. 18, 2023. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

briefMK Simcha Rothman sent to NYC to reassure US Jews about judicial reform

An Israeli court legal advisor appeared before the Knesset legislation committee to read a "legal opinion" directing the legislature on which fundamental law it should be changing.

January 26, 2023

‘Jews who give money to Harvard are dumb’

“Top Story” with Jonathan Tobin and guest Bernie Marcus, Episode 81

Featured ColumnJonathan S. Tobin

Harvard surrenders to the antisemites

By bending its knee to pressure from Israel-bashers and their media cheerleaders, the school demonstrated the moral bankruptcy of elite universities. Jews should take note.

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First female pastor in the Holy Land ordained

Etgar LefkovitsJNSJanuary 26, 2023

Sally Azar will lead services and Bible study for English-speakers at Jerusalem's Church of the Redeemer.

Pastor Sally Azar. Source: Source: evangelisch-in-jerusalem.org.

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Pro-Israel online influencers preach subtlety at Austin conference

Bradley MartinJNSJanuary 26, 2023

The online stars were overwhelmingly optimistic about digital communication’s capacity to educate.

The Israeli-American Council (IAC) conference in Austin. Credit: IAC via Facebook.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott. Credit: Carrington Tatum/Shutterstock.

newsIAC’s 8th National Summit celebrates ‘unbreakable bond’ between Israel and the US

“In Texas, we do not do business with entities that seek to destroy Israel. Period!” said Texas Governor Greg Abbott.

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Herzog addresses EU Parliament to mark International Holocaust Remembrance Day

JNSJanuary 26, 2023

“We must never forget that the Nazi death machine would not have succeeded in realizing its nightmarish vision had it not met soil fertilized with Jew-hatred,” says the Israeli president.

Israeli President Isaac Herzog addresses the European Parliament to mark International Holocaust Remembrance Day, Jan. 26, 2023. Credit: Haim Zach/GPO.

The European Parliament's new Holocaust memorial. Credit: Israeli in Belgium via Twitter.

briefEuropean Parliament unveils its first Holocaust memorial

The work, unveiled during Israeli President Isaac Herzog’s visit to Brussels, quotes from Yad Vashem’s art collection.

Then-Prime Minister Yair Lapid leads the convening of the E.U.-Israel Association Council in Brussels, Oct.3, 2022. Courtesy.

featureWill EU-Israel Association Council proceed with warming ties?

Dmitri Shufutinsky

The new religious, ultranationalist administration in Israel is not to the liking of most European leaders. But some ties are deeper than any disagreements between governments.

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Yad Vashem unveils ‘The Book of Names’ at the United Nations

Mike WagenheimJNSJanuary 26, 2023

The massive exhibit includes the names of all identified Jewish victims of the Holocaust.

The Book of Names, at U.N. Headquarters in New York. Credit: Yad Vashem.

The “Arbeit Macht Frei” gate at Auschwitz. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

newsMajority of Dutch adults don’t know the Holocaust occurred in the Netherlands, study finds

32% of Millennials and 27% of all adults surveyed said they did not know Anne Frank died in a concentration camp.

Jewish twins were kept alive to be used in Dr. Josef Mengele's medical experiments. These children from Auschwitz were liberated by the Red Army in January 1945. Credit: USHMM/Belarusian State Archive of Documentary Film and Photography.

briefAJC survey: Half of Americans don’t know how many Jews died in the Holocaust

Those with more years of school tend to know more about the Shoah.

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Holocaust becoming more acknowledged in Arab world—report

JNSJanuary 26, 2023

Several countries have seen growing recognition of the Nazis' crimes.

The annual March of the Living at the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration and extermination camp in Poland, April 28, 2022. Photo by Aloni Mor/MOTL.

Social-media icons. Credit: TY Lim.

briefData show social media companies failing to remove antisemitism

Online platforms are underinvesting in monitoring Jew-hatred and Holocaust denial, and are removing only 20% of antisemitic content from their sites, according to the world’s first live database of online antisemitism.

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Exhibit on displaced persons camps opens at UN in New York

Mike WagenheimJNSJanuary 26, 2023

“Jews in the DP camps took control of their own lives.”

A DP camp soccer team. Source: Jacob Schwartzberg/Schwartzberg Family Archive via Wikimedia Commons.

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Rally in NYC to protest light sentence for antisemitic attacker

Mike WagenheimJNSJanuary 25, 2023

Wassem Awawdeh was offered a six-month term after beating a Jewish man with a crutch; he told police he “would do it again.”

Waseem Awawdeh. Source: Canary Mission.

Anti-Israel organizations Samidoun and Within Our Lifetime hold a "Day of Rage" in NYC's Grand Central Station calling for the release of PFLP leader Ahmad Sa'adat, Jan. 21, 2023. Credit: MEMRI.

briefActivists hold ‘Day of Rage’ in NYC calling for release of Palestinian terrorists

“Free them all; Zionism must fall! With our spirit and our blood, we will redeem you, oh Palestine! We don’t want no two states; we want all of it!”

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Israeli to sing UAE national anthem at Dubai Holocaust event

Mike WagenheimJNSJanuary 25, 2023

Nicole Raviv told JNS she has been learning Arabic and other cultural music since making aliyah in 2021.

Nicole Raviv prepares to sing "The Star-Spangled Banner" before a New York Islanders playoff game at the Nassau Coliseum, June 9, 2021. Screenshot/NBCSN.

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Documentary on largest-ever gift to Israel to screen at international film festival

JNSJanuary 25, 2023

A feature documentary titled “Who Are the Marcuses?” reveals the mystery behind a Long Island couple who made a $500 million gift to Ben-Gurion University of the Negev.

Lottie and Howard Marcus. Source: Courtesy of Americans for Ben-Gurion University.

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Jonathan S. TobinJNSJanuary 25, 2023

The Ukraine war starts to undermine Israeli security

The U.S. decision to strip arms stockpiles stored in the Jewish state to resupply Kiev’s forces in its deadlocked fight with Moscow is a gamechanger. Why is no one protesting?

The U.S. military is reportedly supplying Ukraine with artillery rounds pulled from stockpiles based in Israel. Credit: National Guard of Ukraine, via Wikimedia Commons.

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‘Israel is an independent country’: Ben-Gvir vows to return to Temple Mount

JNSJanuary 25, 2023

The statement comes after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told Jordan's king he would uphold the status quo in Jerusalem.

Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir (left) visits the Temple Mount in Jerusalem, Jan. 3, 2022. Source: Facebook.

Itamar Ben-Gvir, Minister of National Security arrives for a group picture of the new government at the president's residence in Jerusalem, Dec. 29, 2022. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

brief‘Guardian of the Walls 2 is coming’: Ben-Gvir warns, unveiling new plans for police

“We must strengthen the police and establish a national guard. We must be ready,” says Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir.

Meretz Party chairwoman Zehava Gal-On in Tel Aviv on Aug. 23, 2022. Photo by Tomer Neuberg/Flash90.

briefFormer Meretz leader Gal-On compares Ben-Gvir to Hitler

“The daughter of Holocaust survivors is cheapening and ripping up the [memory] of the holy six million [Jews who were killed by the Nazis],” responds the Israeli National Security Minister.

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Israel’s Elbit to arm NATO planes with anti-missile systems

JNSJanuary 25, 2023

Elbit was also given a follow-up contract from NSPA for an additional J-Music system, which is part of the MUSIC DIRCM family. The fully autonomous laser-based system provides comprehensive defense against sophisticated heat-seeking ground-to-air missiles.

Pilots from NATO Airbus A330 MRTT fleet inspecting the J-MUSIC DIRCM: Credit NSPA via Elbit.

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‘We’re preparing IAF pilots for difficult wartime scenarios’

Yaakov LappinJNSJanuary 25, 2023

The commander of the Joint Forces Section of the Israel Air Force’s “Red Squadron,” which simulates the enemy, talks with JNS about the air force’s “Staging Threat” exercise.

A pilot during the IAF's “Staging Threat” exercise. Credit: The IDF Spokesperson's Unit.

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Coalition chair drafts bill expanding criteria for banning pro-terror MKs

Charles BybelezerJNSJanuary 25, 2023

The coalition is said to be waiting until its judicial reform package is passed before formally presenting the bill, out of concern that otherwise it will be struck down by the Supreme Court.

MK Ayman Odeh attends a "55 years of occupation" conference at the Knesset in Jerusalem on June 8, 2022. Photo by Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90.

A Palestinian attacker is shot dead after attempting to stab Israel Defense Forces soldiers at a military post on Route 55 near Kedumim in Samaria, Jan, 25, 2023. Credit: United Hatzalah.

briefPalestinian shot dead attempting to stab IDF troops

The attack occurred near a military post on Route 55 near Kedumim, according to the Israeli military.

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Ancient moat and enigmatic hand imprint uncovered in Jerusalem

JNSJanuary 25, 2023

The site near the walled Old City was part of the capital’s fortification.

This 10th-century handprint was found in the moat surrounding Jerusalem's Old City. Photo by Yoli Schwartz/Israel Antiquities Authority.

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Wearing tefillin may prevent damage from heart attacks

JNSJanuary 25, 2023

“This is a potential game changer for how we approach cardiovascular disease prevention,” says Dr. Jack Rubenstein.

Israeli Jewish men put on tefillin at the entrance to Carmel Market in downtown Tel Aviv on Feb. 10, 2017. Photo by Tomer Neuberg/Flash90.

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Australian government mulls banning entry to antisemite Kanye West

JNSJanuary 25, 2023

The Australian Jewish Association has called on authorities to not issue a visa on the grounds that his planned visit constitutes a threat to the local Jewish community.

Kanye West. Source: Twitter.

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Israel condemns antisemitic works at Cairo Book Fair

JNSJanuary 25, 2023

“We are worried about the persistence of antisemitic features in Egyptian society," the foreign ministry says.

An Egyptian book on the history of Zionism. Source: Twitter.

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Netanyahu meets King Abdullah in Jordan

JNSJanuary 24, 2023

The two men discussed regional issues, in particular strategic, security and economic cooperation between the countries.

Jordan’s King Abdullah meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in 2014. Photo by Kobi Gideon/GPO.

Israel's Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer and Culture and Sport Minister Miki Zohar arrive at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem on Jan. 3, 2023. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

briefDermer made secret trip to UAE to pave way for Netanyahu visit

The visit by Israeli Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer was also reportedly intended to assuage concerns regarding right-wing members of Netanyahu’s government.

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Analysis: Border Police taking over security of ‘Jerusalem envelope’ a welcome development

Yaakov LappinJNSJanuary 25, 2023

More than 16 years after the government approved the change, Border Police units are assuming responsibility for security over the communities.

Border Police secure the scene of an attempted suicide bombing near Ma'ale Adumim, east of Jerusalem, Oct. 11, 2015. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

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Israel revokes entry permits of 230 Gazans for terrorist activity

JNSJanuary 25, 2023

The Gazans were recruiting Palestinians in Judea and Samaria to facilitate attacks on behalf of Hamas.

Palestinian workers wait at the Erez border crossing in the northern Gaza Strip, March 13, 2022. Photo by Attia Muhammed/Flash90.

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Gallant pledges to safeguard archaeological site at Mount Ebal from Palestinian damage

Etgar LefkovitsJNSJanuary 24, 2023

The site in Samaria, near Nablus, is identified with that of Joshua’s altar.

The Mount Ebal archaeological site near Nablus is situated on the northeastern spur of the mountain. Credit: Forum for the Struggle for Every Dunam.

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Helping Jerusalem’s needy elderly find work, meaning and sustenance

Judith SegaloffJNSJanuary 24, 2023

Yad LaKashish: An Israeli model for positive and productive aging.

Yuri, 88, and Adele, 76, work in the Ceramics Workshop at Yad LaKashish in Jerusalem. Photo by Judith Segaloff.

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WZO report shows drop in antisemitism for first time in a decade

Shimon ShermanJNSJanuary 25, 2023

But most incidents of Jew-hatred are not reported.

The Goyim Defense League hung banners supporting Kanye "Ye" West's comments about Jews over a Los Angeles bridge, Oct. 22, 2022. Source: Twitter.

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Renowned Holocaust survivor and educator to be awarded one of Poland’s highest honors

Mike WagenheimJNSJanuary 24, 2023

Edward Mosberg’s family is to receive the award from Poland’s New York consulate.

Poland's Great Cross of the Order of Merit. Credit: Courtesy.

The seven Holocaust survivors who attended the 2022 International March of the Living, April 28, 2022. Photo by Yossi Zeliger.

briefJewish Federations grant nearly $5.5 million for Holocaust survivor care

JFNA chair: “Caring for our survivors is not only a privilege but a duty, and is a core value and deep commitment of our Jewish Federations.”

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Controversial iPhone app lets you ‘talk’ to historical figures, including Hitler

JNSJanuary 24, 2023

New AI chat app uses the ChatGPT algorithm to let you interact with sanitized A.I. versions of personalities from Henry Ford to Jesus—for a price.

Grand Mufti of Jerusalem Haj Amin al-Husseini (left) meets with Adolf Hitler in 1941. Credit: German Federal Archives.

The children's board game "Juden Raus!" Courtesy.

briefNazi children’s board game ‘Jews out!’ on display in new exhibit

Made in Germany by Guenther and Co. at the end of 1938, it likely followed the events of Kristallnacht, or “Night of Broken Glass,” say researchers.

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Fatah incites violence, praises Israeli Arab terrorists

JNSJanuary 24, 2023

The group's prisoners' organization calls for a “general mobilization.”

This P.A. Education Ministry Facebook page post shows kids in a school celebrating the release of terrorist murderer Maher Younes. via PMW.

Karim and Maher Younis, who were both released after 40 years in prison, in 'Ara, Israel, Jan. 19, 2023. Photo by Fadi Amun/Flash90.

briefTerrorists Karim and Maher Younis rearrested, questioned over alleged incitement

Prosecutors are reportedly discussing possible fresh charges against Maher, who upon being released from jail said, “I am prepared to serve another 40 years in order to liberate the homeland of Palestine.”

Is Israel on the verge of a coup?

Caroline GlickJNSJanuary 24, 2023

“The Caroline Glick Show”, Caroline Glick with guest Naomi Kahn, Ep. 38

Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara at a ceremony for outgoing Supreme Court judge George Karra in Jerusalem, May 29, 2022. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

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In response to a warning letter from coalition party heads, Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara dismisses Hebrew media reports on the matter as “fake news.”

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‘Welcome to Oslo’: Yesha Council head calls to halt construction of illegal Arab town

JNSJanuary 24, 2023

“We see the establishment of an Arab town ... with infrastructure, water sources, roads, pouring of concrete, trucks, everything. This all must stop,” says Shlomo Ne’eman.

An Arab town being constructed in Area B of the West Bank, in violation of the Oslo Accords, Jan. 24, 2023. Credit: Gush Etzion Regional Council spokesman.

MKs Yuli Edelstein (left) and Danny Danon (second from left) study a map during a fact-finding visit to the illegal Bedouin encampment of Khan al-Ahmar near Jerusalem, Jan 23, 2023. Photo by Josh Hasten.

newsLikud MKs call on government to evacuate illegal village of Khan al-Ahmar

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“When it comes to illegal building in Judea and Samaria, there can’t be double standards,” says Likud lawmaker Danny Danon.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu leads a Likud Party meeting at the Knesset, Jan. 16, 2023. Photo by Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90.

briefNetanyahu vows to combat illegal Palestinian construction in Judea and Samaria

Defense Minister Yoav Gallant on Friday ordered the demolition of the Or Chaim outpost in Samaria, causing friction within the government.

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Chai Lifeline’s crisis team providing support to Cleveland community after plane crash

JNSJanuary 25, 2023

“Chai Lifeline is here to help, and we encourage anyone in need of support to reach out,” the organization stated following a plane crash that claimed the lives of two members of the city’s Jewish community.

A Chai Lifeline Hanukkah gift drive. Credit: Courtesy.

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Zionist NGO’s ad hoc tree planting in Negev spurs JNF-KKL to announce major plans

JNSJanuary 24, 2023

JNF-KKL was allegedly deterred from granting permission to plant trees at the Yatir Forest after Bedouin rioted there last year.

Im Tirtzu CEO Matan Peleg (left) and Otzma Yehudit MK Almog Cohen (center) at the tree-planting event in the Yatir Forest, Jan. 22, 2023. Courtesy.

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Blinken to visit Israel next week for meetings on Palestinians, Iran

JNSJanuary 24, 2023

The U.S. secretary of state will also hold a meeting with Palestinian Authority chief Mahmoud Abbas.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken. Source: YouTube Screenshot.

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Police arrest two Jewish activists for waving Israeli flags atop Temple Mount

JNSJanuary 24, 2023

During 2022, 51,483 Jews visited the Jerusalem site, up from 34,651 in 2021 and 20,684 in 2020.

View of the Dome of the Rock and the Temple Mount in Jerusalem's Old City from the Mount of Olives observatory, Jan. 28, 2020. Photo by Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90.

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Montreal author of antisemitic article found guilty of promoting hate

JNSJanuary 24, 2023

The article, published in neo-Nazi daily "Der Stormer" in 2017, calls for “non-stop Nazism, everywhere, until the very streets are flooded with the tears of our enemies."

Yad Vashem: The World Holocaust Remembrance Center releases rare photos of Kristallnacht, the Nazi pogrom of 1938. Credit: Yad Vashem.

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European Jewish group honors Adidas for dropping Kanye West

JNSJanuary 24, 2023

European leaders gather in Prague and Theresienstadt to discuss how to deal with the rising antisemitism across the continent.

Parliamentarians and government officials meet at the European Jewish Association conference in the Czech Republic. Credit: EJA.

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Hezbollah built 20-plus posts along border with Israel

JNSJanuary 23, 2023

Under U.N. Resolution 1701, the Iranian-backed terrorist group is forbidden from operating near the frontier.

Hezbollah flags fly over southern Lebanon. Credit: John Grummitt/Shutterstock.

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Jordanian court orders Israel to pay $500K to shooting victim

JNSJanuary 23, 2023

Amman embassy guard injured bypasser during 2017 terrorist attack.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets in Jerusalem with Ziv Moyal (right), the Israeli embassy security guard who was attacked before shooting his assailant and two bystanders in Amman, and then-Ambassador to Jordan Einat Schlein, July 25, 2017. Photo by Haim Zach/GPO.

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Arab world is against normalization, survey shows

Shimon ShermanJNSJanuary 23, 2023

A majority see Israel as a threat to the stability and security of the region.

Cairo, Egypt. Credit: Flickr via Wikipedia.

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Lessons from Colleyville, Texas: How to survive a hostage situation

Faygie HoltJNSJanuary 23, 2023

Secure Community Network and partners host a webinar on making it out unharmed.

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) attends the rededication ceremony at Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville, Texas, on April 10, 2022, four months after a hostage standoff there. Source: Twitter.

United Hatzalah volunteers check their gear in the city of Safad, Dec. 19, 2021. Photo by David Cohen/Flash90.

briefIowa to test United Hatzalah EMS model in rural areas

“This Israeli model has driven down response times in Jerusalem to 90 seconds on average,” says Iowa’s lieutenant governor.

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Jeff Zients to be next White House chief of staff

JNSJanuary 23, 2023

Former business executive to take up post after Biden's State of the Union address.

Jeff Zients. Source: Twitter.

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Netanyahu: Israel raised $2 billion in government bonds

JNSJanuary 23, 2023

“The markets aren’t buying it,” says the Israeli premier regarding claims the government’s planned judicial reform will hurt the country economically.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu leads the weekly Cabinet meeting in Jerusalem, Jan, 22, 2023. Photo by Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90.

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Deri criticizes Supreme Court decision, promises to ‘return ballot to the voters’

JNSJanuary 23, 2023

"Are 11 or 10 judges more reasonable than 63 Knesset members who were lawfully elected?" Aryeh Deri asked.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Shas Chairman Aryeh Deri attend a Shas Party faction meeting at the Knesset, Jan. 23, 2023. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

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Ruthie BlumJNSJanuary 22, 2023

Kudos to ‘The Wall Street Journal’ for demonstrating integrity about Israeli democracy

The WSJ editorial board has a more positive take on the resilience and future of the Jewish state than the protesters in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem.

A rally in Tel Aviv against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's new government, Jan. 21, 2023. Photo by Gili Yaari.

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AJC head working with ‘Israeli friends’ to prevent changes to Law of Return

JNSJanuary 23, 2023

“We don't want anything to happen that could stop people from seeing Israel as their place of refuge,” says Ted Deutch.

American Jewish Committee CEO Ted Deutch. Credit: AJC.

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Richard KempJNSJanuary 22, 2023

Club Z: A titanium dome for Jewish youth

Helping to defend against the corrosive political missiles fired every day from college campuses.

Col. Richard Kemp speaking to participants at the Club Z National Conference in Miami, Florida. Photo: courtesy

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Oporto Jewish community attempts to turn tables on accusers by declaring case over

David IsaacJNSJanuary 22, 2023

“The community will not wait a decade until all is forgotten. All of this was an antisemitic fabrication and we demand an international investigation," said community president Gabriel Senderowicz.

Kadoorie Mekor Haim Synagogue in Oporto, Portugal. Courtesy.

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New line of refrigerators to include built-in tech for Shabbat compliance

Mike WagenheimJNSJanuary 22, 2023

GE Appliances, in partnership with OU Kosher, will roll out dozens of models with updated Shabbat mode technology.

Director of OU Kosher Technology Rabbi Tzvi Ortner with President and CEO of GE Appliances Kevin Nolan at GE Appliances' headquarters in Louisville, Kentucky. Courtesy.

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Israeli activists attempt to rebuild Or Chaim outpost after demolition

JNSJanuary 22, 2023

The destruction of the outpost in Samaria led to Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich boycotting Sunday's Cabinet meeting in protest.

Israelis attempt to rebuild the Or Chaim outpost in Samaria after it was demolished, Jan. 22, 2023. Credit: Courtesy.

Otzma Yehudit Party chairman Itamar Ben-Gvir (left) and Religious Zionism Party head Bezalel Smotrich at a campaign event in Sderot, Oct. 26, 2022. Photo by Flash90.

briefAfter outpost demolished, Ben-Gvir calls for law to be applied equally to illegal Arab structures

Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant ordered the evacuation of the outpost in Samaria, setting up a possible showdown with Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, who opposed the move.

Givat Eitam, near Efrat, September 2007. Photo by Michal Fattal/Flash90.

briefGallant, Smotrich at odds over evacuation of Judea and Samaria outpost

Senior members of Smotrich’s Religious Zionism Party will reportedly boycott Sunday’s Cabinet meeting in protest.

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New technology connects ancient stele with King David—but not everyone agrees

Etgar LefkovitsJNSJanuary 22, 2023

Researchers claim cutting-edge digital imaging has ended a decades-old debate within the archaeological community, but many remain unconvinced.

Detail of the Mesha Stele. The ancient basalt monument, also known as the "Moabite Stone," bears a Canaanite inscription documenting the victories of King Mesha of Moab. The stele is currently on display in the Louvre, Paris. Credit: Mbzt via Wikimedia Commons.

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One giant step: Israel gears up for annual Space Week

JNSJanuary 19, 2023

NASA astronauts Victor Glover and Randy Bresnik will meet with attendees, and free activities will be on offer across the country.

A photo by the Beresheet spacecraft, in which an Israeli flag can be seen on a plaque with the inscription, “Am Israel Chai,” or “the Jewish people lives,” and in English, “Small country, big dreams,” taken 23,360 miles from Earth. Credit: SpaceIL/IAI.

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Never forget the Holocaust survivors detained in Mauritius

Avi KumarJanuary 27, 2023

Survivors, whose ships were turned away from British Mandate Palestine, share their memories of a largely unknown, yet powerful and painful, story.

The St. Martin Jewish Cemetery. Credit: Avi Kumar.

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Knesset member returns from US trip confident of his defense of Israeli judicial reform

Mike WagenheimJanuary 27, 2023

“It was the first time they heard the story straight, without the big bias,” MK Simcha Rothman said.

MK Simcha Rothman, chairman of the Knesset Constitution, Law and Justice Committee, on Jan. 18, 2023. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

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Pro-Israel online influencers preach subtlety at Austin conference

Bradley MartinJanuary 26, 2023

The online stars were overwhelmingly optimistic about digital communication’s capacity to educate.

The Israeli-American Council (IAC) conference in Austin. Credit: IAC via Facebook.

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‘Jews who give money to Harvard are dumb’

Jonathan S. TobinJanuary 26, 2023

“Top Story” with Jonathan Tobin and guest Bernie Marcus, Episode 81

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First female pastor in the Holy Land ordained

Etgar LefkovitsJanuary 26, 2023

Sally Azar will lead services and Bible study for English-speakers at Jerusalem's Church of the Redeemer.

Pastor Sally Azar. Source: Source: evangelisch-in-jerusalem.org.

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Daylight Jenin raid thwarted a major, imminent PIJ terror plot

Yaakov LappinJanuary 26, 2023

After the Shin Bet tip-off, security forces concluded there wasn’t a moment to lose • Israel is prepared for the possibility of rocket attacks from Gaza.

Palestinians attack Israeli security forces during a raid in Jenin, Jan. 26, 2023. Photo by Nasser Ishtayeh/Flash90.

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Will EU-Israel Association Council proceed with warming ties?

Dmitri ShufutinskyJanuary 26, 2023

The new religious, ultranationalist administration in Israel is not to the liking of most European leaders. But some ties are deeper than any disagreements between governments.

Then-Prime Minister Yair Lapid leads the convening of the E.U.-Israel Association Council in Brussels, Oct.3, 2022. Courtesy.

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New Israel Fund accused of tax scheme—report

David IsaacJanuary 26, 2023

The NIF is incorporated as a foreign company in Israel and therefore its Israeli donors aren’t entitled to tax benefits.

A New Israel Fund ad. Credit: NIF.org.

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Yad Vashem unveils ‘The Book of Names’ at the United Nations

Mike WagenheimJanuary 26, 2023

The massive exhibit includes the names of all identified Jewish victims of the Holocaust.

The Book of Names, at U.N. Headquarters in New York. Credit: Yad Vashem.

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Exhibit on displaced persons camps opens at UN in New York

Mike WagenheimJanuary 26, 2023

“Jews in the DP camps took control of their own lives.”

A DP camp soccer team. Source: Jacob Schwartzberg/Schwartzberg Family Archive via Wikimedia Commons.

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A refugee from the Nazis, she helped create the Haganah and IDF canine units

Avi KumarJanuary 26, 2023

Esther Cohen escaped to Mandatory Palestine in September 1938, when she was 8 years old.

Esther Cohen at home in Haifa. Courtesy.

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Majority of Dutch adults don’t know the Holocaust occurred in the Netherlands, study finds

Bradley MartinJanuary 25, 2023

32% of Millennials and 27% of all adults surveyed said they did not know Anne Frank died in a concentration camp.

The “Arbeit Macht Frei” gate at Auschwitz. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

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WZO report shows drop in antisemitism for first time in a decade

Shimon ShermanJanuary 25, 2023

But most incidents of Jew-hatred are not reported.

The Goyim Defense League hung banners supporting Kanye "Ye" West's comments about Jews over a Los Angeles bridge, Oct. 22, 2022. Source: Twitter.

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‘We’re preparing IAF pilots for difficult wartime scenarios’

Yaakov LappinJanuary 25, 2023

The commander of the Joint Forces Section of the Israel Air Force’s “Red Squadron,” which simulates the enemy, talks with JNS about the air force’s “Staging Threat” exercise.

A pilot during the IAF's “Staging Threat” exercise. Credit: The IDF Spokesperson's Unit.

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Rally in NYC to protest light sentence for antisemitic attacker

Mike WagenheimJanuary 25, 2023

Wassem Awawdeh was offered a six-month term after beating a Jewish man with a crutch; he told police he “would do it again.”

Waseem Awawdeh. Source: Canary Mission.

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