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Speaking to JNS, law professor Eugene Kontorovich said the delay exposed France’s limited influence over Ramallah despite its recognition of statehood.
A banner reading “we support Hamas” was featured twice in the Dutch capital, including on the Oct. 7 anniversary.
“Eisenkot has no government without the Arab parties,” the prime minister said about his chief opponent ahead of the Oct. 27 election.
“For Jewish families, this means the chance to give their children an education rooted in who they are, without being priced out,” stated Sydney Altfield, of the Orthodox Union.
A total of 179 organizations took part in the “Global Day of Action,” with 322 events scheduled across the globe over three days through Sunday.
“Eisenkot has no government without the Arab parties,” the prime minister said about his chief opponent ahead of the Oct. 27 election.
Eight of nine parties represented opposed Palestinian statehood, while opposition parties split over their choice for prime minister.
The Democrats Party chairman said that more extreme factions are now ruling over the Islamic Republic.
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War fatigue, displacement and economic devastation are fueling unprecedented criticism, but frustration with the group has yet to become a viable challenge to the Hezbollah-Amal order.
IDF soldiers carried out a series of counterterrorism activities throughout Judea and Samaria, detaining Palestinian suspects inciting terrorism.
Friends of Zion founder Mike Evans says the summit aimed to counter antisemitism and the “big lie” that the Jewish people are alone.
The IDF also killed several Hamas Nukhba Force terrorists and a Palestinian Islamic Jihad anti-tank commander.
“Mamdani could not even give us one day to mourn without defaming the Jewish people and giving cover to our enemies,” Inna Vernikov, a Jewish member of the New York City Council, told JNS. “We will not let Mamdani and his radical pals rewrite Oct. 7.”
“If Michigan Hillel wants to remain the center of Jewish life on campus, it cannot retreat from one of the central and challenging parts of being Jewish there,” Seth Mendel, of CAMERA, told JNS.
“We expect the University of Oregon to hold students, faculty and staff responsible for intimidation and hate speech,” said Lenny Steinberg, executive director of the Oregon Hillel Foundation.
“No injuries have been reported and there are no arrests,” the police department told JNS.
Matthew Arndt was arrested on charges of disorderly conduct as a hate crime for allegedly confronting the Israeli, who had an anti-Hamas bumper sticker on his car.
“If somebody listens to our stories and gets themselves the training, then go for it,” Audrey Glickman told JNS as one of 10 participants in a Secure Community Network initiative to record testimonies from survivors of antisemitic attacks and other dangerous situations to help others stay safe.
Just one-third of voters approve of Trump’s prosecution of the war against Iran, which is down from 37% in March, according to the Pew Research Center.
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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
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.
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.
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.
Avigdor Liberman’s movement seeks secular right-wing role in post-Netanyahu government.
How Bennett and Lapid plan to challenge Netanyahu.
Benjamin Netanyahu, security and the battle for the nation’s right.
Gadi Eisenkot’s platform, partners and path to power.
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“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.
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.
“The changing educational system is central to ‘deradicalizing,’ as the phrase is used, the Palestinian population and future generations,” Gerald Steinberg of NGO Monitor told JNS.
Press releases from Israel, and around the pro-Israel and Jewish world
New investments bring total funding for Parenting Centers to nearly $1 million to strengthen Jewish early childhood engagement and connect young families to Jewish life in the Bay Area and Los Angeles.
Applications for its second cohort, adding a new track for future Jewish educators.
The initiative offers community-building and programming for young professionals ages 22-35.
Haters don’t seek evidence and then draw conclusions; they start at the Jews and work backward.
The attacks also damaged the city’s gas network, leaving more than 18,000 residents without fuel.
Historians, legal scholars and a federal judge examined how the genocide accusation against Israel took hold and how the law should respond.
27 Days of Truth: Remember the victims of global jihad and name the ideology behind it.
Recalling those lost, learning from families and survivors, and looking ahead with hope.
A celebration of Jewish pride, culture and resilience comes to Gateway Park on Jan. 24, 2027.
“While the challenges remain immense, the strength and compassion we see every day give us hope for the future,” said JDC CEO Ariel Zwang.