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David Isaac

Explore Senior Israel Correspondent David Isaac’s expert analysis on Jewish history, politics, and current events at JNS.

“At first, we heard rocket fire; after that, we heard, ‘Terrorists, terrorists, run,’” said one of the partygoers.
“The whole thing is reminiscent of medieval disputations,” said Jonathan Turner of UK Lawyers for Israel.
The prime minister declared that Iran would not succeed in stopping Israel “from further expanding the cycle of peace.”
Appellants petitioned challenging the “constitutionality” of a Basic Law limiting the court’s ability to remove a PM from office.
Judicial reform has not gone the way the government hoped, with the Supreme Court taking the opportunity to secure even more power, observers tell JNS.
“Protesters undermine Israel’s legitimacy and give ammunition to its enemies when they air their dirty laundry abroad.”
“Somebody needs to get the message out that we American Jews support Israel and its democratically elected government.”
The journal’s founders say there’s a need for a more inclusive approach to biblical studies.
A working paper sent out in August by the E.U.'s diplomatic service identifies Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich as a Jew in a derogatory way, according to the European Jewish Association.
“Until now, the court never said, ‘We have the power to reverse Basic Laws,’ and that is what we may see here.”
Reopened synagogues give Hungary’s Jews a chance to connect to their Jewishness, says Chabad Rabbi Shlomo Köves.
Gush Etzion Regional Council head Shlomo Ne’eman said the construction would surround the Israeli enclave.