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Andrew Bernard

Andrew Bernard

Andrew Bernard is the Washington correspondent for JNS.org.

The 2026 National Defense Authorization Act keeps overall U.S.-Israel missile defense cooperation spending at $200 million, consistent with 2025 expenditures.
The committee also voted in favor of legislation to monitor Jew-hatred in Europe and impose sanctions on Iranian clerics calling for the deaths of the U.S. president and Israeli prime minister.
If confirmed by the full Senate, the Chabad rabbi would become the second Chassid to be approved by the Senate for a senior administration position.
The poll suggests that majorities of Hispanic, black and young male Republican voters “believe the Holocaust was greatly exaggerated or did not happen.”
If elected, Julie Menin would be the first Jewish speaker of the City Council in its history.
“New laws would be helpful to prevent a future Joe Biden from making a mockery of our sovereignty and reopening our borders,” the bill’s sponsor said.
“Somalian gangs are roving the streets looking for ‘prey’” in Minnesota, the president said.
JNS sat down with János Bóka, Hungary’s minister for European affairs and its prime ministerial envoy to combat antisemitism, to talk about where Europe has gone wrong on Israel and Jews.