Julio Messer is a former president of American Friends of Likud.
“The reports tonight are an earthquake for Israeli democracy,” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu posted to X on Tuesday night.
The combat team destroyed approximately 3,500 terror infrastructure sites during eight months of operations in Southern Lebanon, the military said.
U.S. President Donald Trump’s statement about ending foreign aid to Israel this year “seemed to have caught everyone by surprise,” said JINSA President and CEO Michael Makovsky.
The president is continuing consultations with the newly elected factions scheduled through Thursday evening.
“No business should be made to feel unwelcome in our city because of its owners’ identity, heritage or perceived political beliefs,” the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia stated.
“If you don’t like our small business owners, wait till you meet our lawyers,” said Mark Goldfeder of the National Jewish Advocacy Center.
The promotion of one of the president’s most partisan and hard-nosed lieutenants to one of the most powerful jobs in Washington may signal how Trump intends to respond to his party’s defeat in the midterms.
“The public should recognize that there are some who seek to use this emerging technology to pursue criminal goals,” said Jamie McDonald, U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York.
The National Jewish Assembly called on the government to address concerns over sanctions targeting Israelis in Judea and Samaria after a 94–90 vote.
Israel’s acting ambassador and a pro-Israel activist condemned what they called antisemitic conspiracy theories among Spain’s political extremes.
The move comes amid a sharp increase in Holocaust denial and distortion around the globe following the October 7, 2023 Hamas-led attack on southern Israel.
The Community Security Trust and Jewish Leadership Council say the group targeted Jewish-owned businesses as Supreme Court hears challenge to its terrorist designation.
Netanyahu’s Likud remains Israel’s largest party, the opposition lacks a clear path to power, and an enlarged Arab bloc complicates coalition arithmetic. With Trump backing Netanyahu and Iran still on the agenda, another election could carry high strategic costs.
The country’s next government will depend on whether its political leaders can reconcile their competing commitments, or whether voters will again be asked to resolve a deadlock that negotiations could not.
Security remains central to the election, but voters on the right and left differ over the threats facing Israel and how best to address them.
From haredi draft exemptions to unity talks, the incumbent faces a complex coalition puzzle.
Politics now plays the role religion used to play in most people’s lives. For many their faith is liberalism and the Democrats, with Jewish peoplehood and Israel discarded.
In the face of rising antisemitism, we no longer have the luxury of deciding whether to engage with certain countries.
Perhaps Anthony Albanese should start with himself: by demonstrating that there are consequences for those who deliberately heat it up.
Washington’s political landscape has shifted, but the president’s support for the Jewish state is a defining part of his foreign-policy legacy.
“Think Twice” with Jonathan Tobin and guest Josh Hammer, Ep. 245
Like in many other Western countries, the center in France has capsized. All that’s left is the death-wish nihilism of the extremes.
“If the case is successful, if we’re able to come to a successful resolution of this matter, that will be what you might call the soil out of which CCJ will grow,” Rabbi Gary Zola, founding president of the College for Contemporary Judaism, told JNS.
Jewish political loyalty should never be a substitute for Jewish self-respect.
We cannot yet quantify a Jewish biomedical brain drain, but waiting for measurable losses may mean responding too late.
“The public targeting of Jewish businesses should alarm every person of conscience,” Jewish groups stated.
“They want to make sure that nobody else dares to put principle ahead of party,” Alyza Lewin, of the Combat Antisemitism Movement, told JNS. “That’s why I think they’re being particularly nasty.”
The National Jewish Assembly called on the government to address concerns over sanctions targeting Israelis in Judea and Samaria after a 94–90 vote.
“We’ll show up strong, with pride and solidarity, and keep the focus on peaceful support,” Yehuda Sichel, who owns Huda in downtown Philadelphia, told JNS.
“His heritage will be defined by whether he wins decisively against Iran or not,” Brig. Gen. (res.) Amir Avivi, of the Israel Defense and Security Forum, told JNS.
Paulson says his $250 million Hebrew University gift ‘won’t be the last,’ eyes haredi STEM educationThe American billionaire told JNS that supporting Israeli higher education can have nearly 10 times the impact of giving to an Ivy League institution.
The non-Jewish council member, who grew up on the Upper East Side, told JNS that she was raised in a “proud Zionist household.”
“We Iranians have no better friends in this world than the Jewish people and will always unapologetically stand with them,” Fred Saberi, an Iranian activist in Sweden, told JNS.
Legislators will change come Nov. 3. That prompts the question: What limits must government respect, regardless of who wins?
Witness reports intimidation in Galilee, Likud lawmaker alleges voter bribery in Negev, as Shin Bet probes suspected foreign interference.
“If the case is successful, if we’re able to come to a successful resolution of this matter, that will be what you might call the soil out of which CCJ will grow,” Rabbi Gary Zola, founding president of the College for Contemporary Judaism, told JNS.
“When I go out and do things, it’s never, ‘Oh, look at what Sam did.’ It’s always like, ‘What Sam-the-Jew did,’” Sam Berger told JNS.
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“The reports tonight are an earthquake for Israeli democracy,” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu posted to X on Tuesday night.
The combat team destroyed approximately 3,500 terror infrastructure sites during eight months of operations in Southern Lebanon, the military said.
U.S. President Donald Trump’s statement about ending foreign aid to Israel this year “seemed to have caught everyone by surprise,” said JINSA President and CEO Michael Makovsky.
The president is continuing consultations with the newly elected factions scheduled through Thursday evening.
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“No business should be made to feel unwelcome in our city because of its owners’ identity, heritage or perceived political beliefs,” the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia stated.
“If you don’t like our small business owners, wait till you meet our lawyers,” said Mark Goldfeder of the National Jewish Advocacy Center.
The promotion of one of the president’s most partisan and hard-nosed lieutenants to one of the most powerful jobs in Washington may signal how Trump intends to respond to his party’s defeat in the midterms.
“The public should recognize that there are some who seek to use this emerging technology to pursue criminal goals,” said Jamie McDonald, U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York.
-
The National Jewish Assembly called on the government to address concerns over sanctions targeting Israelis in Judea and Samaria after a 94–90 vote.
Israel’s acting ambassador and a pro-Israel activist condemned what they called antisemitic conspiracy theories among Spain’s political extremes.
The move comes amid a sharp increase in Holocaust denial and distortion around the globe following the October 7, 2023 Hamas-led attack on southern Israel.
The Community Security Trust and Jewish Leadership Council say the group targeted Jewish-owned businesses as Supreme Court hears challenge to its terrorist designation.
-
Netanyahu’s Likud remains Israel’s largest party, the opposition lacks a clear path to power, and an enlarged Arab bloc complicates coalition arithmetic. With Trump backing Netanyahu and Iran still on the agenda, another election could carry high strategic costs.
The country’s next government will depend on whether its political leaders can reconcile their competing commitments, or whether voters will again be asked to resolve a deadlock that negotiations could not.
Security remains central to the election, but voters on the right and left differ over the threats facing Israel and how best to address them.
From haredi draft exemptions to unity talks, the incumbent faces a complex coalition puzzle.
-
Politics now plays the role religion used to play in most people’s lives. For many their faith is liberalism and the Democrats, with Jewish peoplehood and Israel discarded.
In the face of rising antisemitism, we no longer have the luxury of deciding whether to engage with certain countries.
Perhaps Anthony Albanese should start with himself: by demonstrating that there are consequences for those who deliberately heat it up.
Washington’s political landscape has shifted, but the president’s support for the Jewish state is a defining part of his foreign-policy legacy.
-
“Think Twice” with Jonathan Tobin and guest Josh Hammer, Ep. 245
-
Like in many other Western countries, the center in France has capsized. All that’s left is the death-wish nihilism of the extremes.
“If the case is successful, if we’re able to come to a successful resolution of this matter, that will be what you might call the soil out of which CCJ will grow,” Rabbi Gary Zola, founding president of the College for Contemporary Judaism, told JNS.
Jewish political loyalty should never be a substitute for Jewish self-respect.
We cannot yet quantify a Jewish biomedical brain drain, but waiting for measurable losses may mean responding too late.
-
“The public targeting of Jewish businesses should alarm every person of conscience,” Jewish groups stated.
“They want to make sure that nobody else dares to put principle ahead of party,” Alyza Lewin, of the Combat Antisemitism Movement, told JNS. “That’s why I think they’re being particularly nasty.”
The National Jewish Assembly called on the government to address concerns over sanctions targeting Israelis in Judea and Samaria after a 94–90 vote.
“We’ll show up strong, with pride and solidarity, and keep the focus on peaceful support,” Yehuda Sichel, who owns Huda in downtown Philadelphia, told JNS.
-
“His heritage will be defined by whether he wins decisively against Iran or not,” Brig. Gen. (res.) Amir Avivi, of the Israel Defense and Security Forum, told JNS.
Paulson says his $250 million Hebrew University gift ‘won’t be the last,’ eyes haredi STEM educationThe American billionaire told JNS that supporting Israeli higher education can have nearly 10 times the impact of giving to an Ivy League institution.
The non-Jewish council member, who grew up on the Upper East Side, told JNS that she was raised in a “proud Zionist household.”
“We Iranians have no better friends in this world than the Jewish people and will always unapologetically stand with them,” Fred Saberi, an Iranian activist in Sweden, told JNS.
-
Legislators will change come Nov. 3. That prompts the question: What limits must government respect, regardless of who wins?
Witness reports intimidation in Galilee, Likud lawmaker alleges voter bribery in Negev, as Shin Bet probes suspected foreign interference.
“If the case is successful, if we’re able to come to a successful resolution of this matter, that will be what you might call the soil out of which CCJ will grow,” Rabbi Gary Zola, founding president of the College for Contemporary Judaism, told JNS.
“When I go out and do things, it’s never, ‘Oh, look at what Sam did.’ It’s always like, ‘What Sam-the-Jew did,’” Sam Berger told JNS.
