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“Based on the fact that discussions with the Islamic Republican of Iran have been brought to the highest level of Iranian leadership and approved, I have, as president of the United States of America, canceled the scheduled strikes and bombings against Iran this evening,” the president said.
The prime minister’s office said that the U.S. president committed to a final deal that will include removal of nuclear material, dismantling enrichment facilities, limits on missiles and halting Iran’s support for terror proxies.
Rabbi Raphi Steiner told JNS that he worries that his son is growing up in an environment “wondering why some hater decided it would be a good idea to write on his shul that Jews don’t belong here.”
A U.S. diplomat told the U.N. Security Council that Iran’s regime is holding “the world’s economy hostage by unlawfully attempting to restrict freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz.”
“Look across the map,” the Pennsylvania senator said. “It’s like how much anti-Israel rhetoric you can cram into your platform.”
“I’m seeing an intensity of antisemitic attacks,” Gov. Ned Lamont told JNS. “A lot of it is energized by what’s happening in the Middle East and on social media.”
The prime minister’s office said that the U.S. president committed to a final deal that will include removal of nuclear material, dismantling enrichment facilities, limits on missiles and halting Iran’s support for terror proxies.
The ruling follows a Board of Immigration Appeals determination that Mohsen Mahdawi is deportable, a decision he is now challenging in federal court.
Rabbi Raphi Steiner told JNS that he worries that his son is growing up in an environment “wondering why some hater decided it would be a good idea to write on his shul that Jews don’t belong here.”
“Based on the fact that discussions with the Islamic Republican of Iran have been brought to the highest level of Iranian leadership and approved, I have, as president of the United States of America, canceled the scheduled strikes and bombings against Iran this evening,” the president said.
Michael and David Shabsels, who operate 30 camps across four states, reported up to $1 billion in liabilities as a New Jersey court approved continued access to funds to keep camps operating.
“Sports should bring communities together, not celebrate martyrdom,” Regina Sassoon Friedland of the American Jewish Committee told JNS about the Fedayeen Football League.
A U.S. diplomat told the U.N. Security Council that Iran’s regime is holding “the world’s economy hostage by unlawfully attempting to restrict freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz.”
“We don’t just celebrate the importance of Jerusalem to the Jewish people but to all the faiths that call Jerusalem home,” said Rep. Josh Gottheimer.
“As we have seen time and again, it is a party that still contains both camps and did not settle the argument,” Jared Sclar, a Democratic political consultant, told JNS.
A New Jersey-based medtech company founded in Israel is using beagles and AI to develop a non-invasive breath test for early cancer screening.
The department filed its amended complaint nearly a month after the Ivy League school filed a motion to dismiss the federal lawsuit.
“As disinformation spreads, we must ensure state publications inform voters—not amplify antisemitic or xenophobic rhetoric,” Democratic Assemblywoman Gail Pellerin stated.
Fewer than half of Israelis believe Israel’s security is a central consideration for the U.S. president, while skepticism is growing that a potential U.S.-Iran agreement would weaken Iran’s regime.
“You don’t combat prejudice by dismissing it,” Regina Sassoon Friedland, of the American Jewish Committee, told JNS after Luc fils Jasmin said that Jews are “always crying” about antisemitism.
“Giving legitimacy to rhetoric that recklessly manipulates the memory of Nazism dishonors the victims of the Holocaust,” Danny Danon, the Israeli ambassador to the United Nations, said.
“We will be taking Kharg Island, and other oil infrastructure points,” the president wrote.
“I love the Galilee,” said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. “It is an integral part of our homeland that we must protect and develop.”
The Nova Memorial Site in southern Israel attracted more than a quarter of a million visitors during the first four months of 2026.
Judges are set to rule on replaying the opener, leaving the Hapoel Tel Aviv–Jerusalem semifinal in limbo before Game 3.
Jewish National Fund-USA brought together 40 Israeli architectural firms to explore plans for a new hub for Zionist education, leadership and innovation in the Negev.
A noncommissioned officer was lightly injured in the incident.
The American diplomat thanked the “wonderful people of Jerusalem” for joining him and his staff at the “aptly named” Liberty Bell Park.
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“U.S. forces remain vigilant, lethal and ready,” said United States Central Command.
A noncommissioned officer was lightly injured in the incident.
Israel’s war is against Hezbollah, not Lebanon, said the Israeli premier, who emphasized that Israelis yearn for peace with Beirut.
The military said that a weapons cache was hit and drone sites were dismantled.
“Giving legitimacy to rhetoric that recklessly manipulates the memory of Nazism dishonors the victims of the Holocaust,” Danny Danon, the Israeli ambassador to the United Nations, said.
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Participants described the conversations as an opportunity to move beyond news headlines and social-media narratives to connect on a personal level.
“Maccabi Sports Camp is such an important program for young Jewish athletes and a treasure of the JCC movement,” said Sally Flinchbaugh, deputy CEO at the Oshman Family JCC.
It functioned as an applied framework for developing practical tools, educational models and community-based initiatives designed for implementation in North American Jewish communities.
“I will continue standing with you and speaking the truth, no matter the cost,” said Jasem Aljuraid, a Kuwaiti investigative journalist, political analyst and prominent dissident.
“The narrative that Britain is now simply an antisemitic society is not, in my view, correct,” said Rabbi Eliezer Zobin. “We need a calm assessment of the reality in which we live.”
A cutting-edge, mixed-reality project details the inspiring story of Benno Kern—from Anschluss to Auschwitz to liberation in Buchenwald.
For decades, the terror organization based in Lebanon has overruled the country’s elected leaders and murdered those who defied it.
With the U.S.-Israel relationship at an inflection point, leading voices convened at the annual Ruderman Program conference to assess the road ahead.
Lisa Gran Kovitch examines historical evidence of armed resistance and communal defense in medieval Jewish communities.
Eran Rolles, chairman of the Israeli Building Center, said “every Jew in the world has two homes: where they live and Jerusalem. Our goal is to make that second home an accessible reality.”