Bill Motchan is a contributing writer and photographer for the St. Louis Jewish Light.
The fatalities were identified as Maj. (res.) Harel Birenstock, 34, from Nokdim, and Chief Master Sgt. (res.) Tamir Vaknin, 33, from Eilat.
The announcement comes as Israeli banks are expected to end correspondent banking services to Palestinian counterparts.
Eyal Zamir toured the Strip with Southern Command brass, vowing to hunt down every Nukhba terrorist involved in the Oct. 7 massacre “sooner or later.”
The cohort includes 392 new immigrants—246 men and 146 women.
A U.S. official said the blockade of Iranian ports would be lifted if Tehran and Muscat finalize an arrangement.
The former Democratic administration officials are among 30 former federal officials who argue that the Trump administration failed to follow required Title VI procedures before terminating the university’s federal funding.
The measure, which heads to the House, takes aim at Russia’s energy sector and could extend to sanctions on Iran.
Shelbit Exchange and Aban Tether helped Tehran evade sanctions and move money through cryptocurrency networks and an online gambling operation, the Trump administration said.
World Vision was found to have provided funding to a U.S. sanctioned organization, and Israel jailed its Gaza operations manager for diverting as much as $50 million to Hamas.
The president pledged to prosecute those leaking secrets regarding weapons stockpiles amid the ongoing war with the Islamic Republic.
Kampala said it is prepared to contribute forces to a multinational stabilization mission if the U.S.-backed plan for the Strip moves forward.
Echoing what Jewish leaders have said, Amb. Bill White stated that Moshe Aryeh Friedman “has no mandate whatsoever to speak on behalf of the Jewish community.”
The platform has been criticized by both the left and right for extremism.
Newly released records suggest Washington relied heavily on Israeli real-world evidence as it debated boosters.
Ex-IAF fighter pilot tells JNS Israel can offer American aircraft the world’s most robust layered air-defense network.
Former officials tell JNS the relationship now extends far beyond weapons sales into technology, supply chains and shaping regional strategic trends.
The Democrats’ Senate leader may have had no choice but to endorse El-Sayed following his primary victory. Business as usual has normalized Jew-hatred.
Nearly eight decades after its founding, the Jewish state remains surrounded by forces committed to its destruction.
As he has been his whole life, he is willing to be the one person with enough moral clarity in the room to state the obvious thing that everyone else is too nervous to say out loud.
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani must be held accountable for his antisemitic incitement.
“Think Twice” with Jonathan Tobin and guest Jonathan Schanzer, Ep. 233-
The cohort includes 392 new immigrants—246 men and 146 women.
“It’s a small technical change, but it’s obviously going to make a very significant difference by opening this up to the lowest-income New Yorkers, who struggle to make ends meet,” David Greenfield, of Met Council, told JNS.
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. 
The Federation told JNS exclusively that it is ending its engagement with a consultant who headed one of its communications projects after JNS reported that he advised attendees at a Federations conference to avoid using the word “Zionism.”
Alyza Lewin, president of U.S. affairs at the Combat Antisemitism Movement, stated that El-Sayed’s victory “should raise alarm bells for Jewish Americans across the country and everyone who believes in civil rights for all.”
“I’m happy that the University of Washington, for literally the first time ever, has made the correct decision to not have an America-hating communist spread his hatred and terrible ideology to young people at our taxpayer funded universities,” Republican state representative Travis Couture told JNS.
“You try to take us down, we’ll come back bigger and better,” Howard Szalavetz told JNS of plans to rebuild the restaurant as police probe the fire as a possible hate crime.
Actor Javier Bardem and others helped spread anti-Israel narratives across social media after the deadly border breach, drawing accusations of antisemitic incitement.
“I had to move to Israel to find my person,” said Sophie Lichtman of Savannah, Georgia.
A new movie in English and Hebrew, “For the Love of a Woman,” weaves its way from 1930s’ British Mandatory Palestine to America and Israel in the 1970s, telling a relatable story of relationships.
Dan Hadani, who documented Israel’s formative decades, reflects on a century of resilience, curiosity and rebuilding.
The Culture Club singer’s viral new track honors Oct. 7 victims and defends Israel, expressing strong solidarity with the Jewish community.
Eyal Megged, Ronen Tzur and Dan Shilon can’t explain the source of their hatred for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, so they attack interviewer Sharon Gal and i24News.
The remains of Shimon and Rivka Herzl are to be brought from Belgrade in the coming days and reinterred beside the Zionist visionary on Mount Herzl.
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The fatalities were identified as Maj. (res.) Harel Birenstock, 34, from Nokdim, and Chief Master Sgt. (res.) Tamir Vaknin, 33, from Eilat.
The announcement comes as Israeli banks are expected to end correspondent banking services to Palestinian counterparts.
Eyal Zamir toured the Strip with Southern Command brass, vowing to hunt down every Nukhba terrorist involved in the Oct. 7 massacre “sooner or later.”
The cohort includes 392 new immigrants—246 men and 146 women.
-
A U.S. official said the blockade of Iranian ports would be lifted if Tehran and Muscat finalize an arrangement.
The former Democratic administration officials are among 30 former federal officials who argue that the Trump administration failed to follow required Title VI procedures before terminating the university’s federal funding.
The measure, which heads to the House, takes aim at Russia’s energy sector and could extend to sanctions on Iran.
Shelbit Exchange and Aban Tether helped Tehran evade sanctions and move money through cryptocurrency networks and an online gambling operation, the Trump administration said.
-
World Vision was found to have provided funding to a U.S. sanctioned organization, and Israel jailed its Gaza operations manager for diverting as much as $50 million to Hamas.
The president pledged to prosecute those leaking secrets regarding weapons stockpiles amid the ongoing war with the Islamic Republic.
Kampala said it is prepared to contribute forces to a multinational stabilization mission if the U.S.-backed plan for the Strip moves forward.
Echoing what Jewish leaders have said, Amb. Bill White stated that Moshe Aryeh Friedman “has no mandate whatsoever to speak on behalf of the Jewish community.”
-
The platform has been criticized by both the left and right for extremism.
Newly released records suggest Washington relied heavily on Israeli real-world evidence as it debated boosters.
Ex-IAF fighter pilot tells JNS Israel can offer American aircraft the world’s most robust layered air-defense network.
Former officials tell JNS the relationship now extends far beyond weapons sales into technology, supply chains and shaping regional strategic trends.
-
The Democrats’ Senate leader may have had no choice but to endorse El-Sayed following his primary victory. Business as usual has normalized Jew-hatred.
Nearly eight decades after its founding, the Jewish state remains surrounded by forces committed to its destruction.
As he has been his whole life, he is willing to be the one person with enough moral clarity in the room to state the obvious thing that everyone else is too nervous to say out loud.
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani must be held accountable for his antisemitic incitement.
-
“Think Twice” with Jonathan Tobin and guest Jonathan Schanzer, Ep. 233
-
The cohort includes 392 new immigrants—246 men and 146 women.
“It’s a small technical change, but it’s obviously going to make a very significant difference by opening this up to the lowest-income New Yorkers, who struggle to make ends meet,” David Greenfield, of Met Council, told JNS.
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.
-
The Federation told JNS exclusively that it is ending its engagement with a consultant who headed one of its communications projects after JNS reported that he advised attendees at a Federations conference to avoid using the word “Zionism.”
Alyza Lewin, president of U.S. affairs at the Combat Antisemitism Movement, stated that El-Sayed’s victory “should raise alarm bells for Jewish Americans across the country and everyone who believes in civil rights for all.”
“I’m happy that the University of Washington, for literally the first time ever, has made the correct decision to not have an America-hating communist spread his hatred and terrible ideology to young people at our taxpayer funded universities,” Republican state representative Travis Couture told JNS.
“You try to take us down, we’ll come back bigger and better,” Howard Szalavetz told JNS of plans to rebuild the restaurant as police probe the fire as a possible hate crime.
-
Actor Javier Bardem and others helped spread anti-Israel narratives across social media after the deadly border breach, drawing accusations of antisemitic incitement.
“I had to move to Israel to find my person,” said Sophie Lichtman of Savannah, Georgia.
A new movie in English and Hebrew, “For the Love of a Woman,” weaves its way from 1930s’ British Mandatory Palestine to America and Israel in the 1970s, telling a relatable story of relationships.
Dan Hadani, who documented Israel’s formative decades, reflects on a century of resilience, curiosity and rebuilding.
-
The Culture Club singer’s viral new track honors Oct. 7 victims and defends Israel, expressing strong solidarity with the Jewish community.
Eyal Megged, Ronen Tzur and Dan Shilon can’t explain the source of their hatred for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, so they attack interviewer Sharon Gal and i24News.
The remains of Shimon and Rivka Herzl are to be brought from Belgrade in the coming days and reinterred beside the Zionist visionary on Mount Herzl.
