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Mike Wagenheim

Mike Wagenheim

Mike Wagenheim is a Washington-based correspondent for JNS, primarily covering the U.S. State Department and Congress. He is the senior U.S. correspondent at the Israel-based i24NEWS TV network.

Agudath Israel begins a media campaign, including high-visibility billboards, to push back against the New York Times’ criticism of Haredi communities.
Minister of Strategic Affairs Ron Dermer with MK Danny Danon before the swearing-in of the government at the Knesset in Jerusalem, Dec. 29, 2022. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.
A conversation with Ron Dermer provides a blueprint for Israel’s strategy
Israel’s new minister of strategic affairs spoke with JNS about a potential Israeli-Saudi peace deal and the part Washington can play.
Of 194 assaults on Jews in the city since April 2018, only twice has the perpetrator been sentenced to prison, according to a new report.
The department, often critical of Israeli counterterrorism operations, doesn’t criticize P.A. leader Mahmoud Abbas for praising killer of Israelis and Americans as a “heroic martyr.”
The measure, passed by 87-26 with 53 abstentions, accuses the Jewish state of adopting “discriminatory legislation and measures.”
The prism spanned from congratulatory to critical, though all pledged continued support.
We Are Here: Songs from the Holocaust will debut at Carnegie’s Stern Auditorium on Jan 26.
The jury is out on whether the U.S. investment firm will give fair risk ratings to companies that do business with Israel.
CENTCOM commander Erik Kurilla discusses race for new tech to counter Iran’s drones, lauds Israel’s inclusion in Washington’s Middle East military partnerships.
Washington sends an early message to the presumptive incoming government in Jerusalem.
Tibor Baranski, who settled in upstate New York, worked with the Vatican to rescue thousands in Nazi-occupied Hungary.
Celebrations are planned in Jewish refugee communities throughout Europe.