Israel
Q&A

Netanyahu to JNS: ‘The only way to guarantee the future of Israel is to remove the Iranian regime’

In a wide-ranging pre-election interview with JNS, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu discusses his alliance with U.S. President Donald Trump; the necessity to act against Iran; expand the Abraham Accords; tackle domestic challenges, including reintroducing judicial reforms; and further strengthening the Israeli economy.

Oct. 21, 2026

Alex Traiman

Israel News

Netanyahu orders IDF, Mossad to pursue overthrow of Iranian regime

The Israeli premier said Trump also views toppling Tehran’s leadership as the only way to end the nuclear threat.

Oct. 22, 2026

JNS Staff

Israel News

Ben-Gvir makes security pitch to English-speaking voters ahead of Oct. 27 election

At a Tel Aviv event, the national security minister called for Israeli control of Gaza.

Oct. 22, 2026

Atara Ruderman

Israel News

IDF hunts suspects after Jewish holy site torched in Samaria

The Yesha Council’s Judea and Samaria Situation Room identified the site in Awarta as the traditional tomb of Eleazar the High Priest.

Oct. 22, 2026

JNS Staff
U.S.
U.S. News

Pittsburgh district defends ethnic-studies course, doesn’t address materials comparing Gaza to Warsaw Ghetto

Pittsburgh Public Schools also stated that it “does not train students to become political activists or require them to adopt particular political positions.”

Oct. 23, 2026

Jessica Russak-Hoffman

U.S. News

ACLU of Indiana backs anti-Israel director amid resignations, allegations of Jew-hatred

In its defense of Nikkita Oliver, the organization’s board said that “it is the position of the ACLU that pro-Palestinian advocacy does not equate to antisemitic beliefs.”

Oct. 23, 2026

Jessica Russak-Hoffman

U.S. News

Utah synagogue targeted in foiled bombing calls for all congregations to harden security

“Jews can no longer hope for the best and ignore the rampant antisemitism in the world today,” the president of the only synagogue in Ogden told JNS.

Oct. 23, 2026

Jessica Russak-Hoffman

U.S. News

Russia, Ukraine agree to local ceasefire brokered by Melania Trump

The White House said that the first lady and her representative “worked directly with Russian and Ukrainian leadership to define the terms of the localized ceasefire.”

Oct. 23, 2026

Andrew Bernard
World
- United Nations
- Middle East
- Europe
- Eastern Europe
- Asia
- Africa
- Latin America
- Canada
- Australia
- Iran
World News

Emirati diplomat, whose family holds keys to Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, enters UN secretary-general race

“I have spent much of my professional life working in and around the United Nations, and I have seen first-hand what determined diplomacy can achieve,” Lana Nusseibeh said.

Oct. 22, 2026

Mike Wagenheim

World News

Australian politician loses both legs after car-ramming attack

The suspect arrested in the vehicular attack is an anti-Israel activist whose past social media posts are facing scrutiny.

Oct. 22, 2026

JNS Staff

World News

Flight to Tel Aviv nixed due to sick crew member, not pilot refusal, Brussels Airlines says

“On such short notice, we weren’t able to find a replacement crew member and ultimately had to cancel the flight,” a spokesman for the airline told JNS.

Oct. 21, 2026

Mike Wagenheim

Antisemitism

European Jewish Association welcomes pope’s rejection of antisemitism

Jewish group urges education and local partnerships to put the Catholic Church’s commitment into practice.

Oct. 22, 2026

JNS Staff
Analysis
- Yaakov Lappin
- Shimon Sherman
CEO and Jerusalem Bureau Chief

How Trump’s endorsement of Netanyahu could change Israel’s electoral map

The U.S. president’s backing may influence more voters than conventional analysis assumes.

Oct. 18, 2026

Alex Traiman

Analysis

The battle for Judea and Samaria, the Jewish people’s biblical heartland

“I am proud to lead a tremendous revolution in settlement in Judea and Samaria and to effectively kill the idea of a Palestinian state,” Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich told JNS.

Oct. 13, 2026

Akiva Van Koningsveld, David Isaac, Josh Hasten

Analysis

Joint List chief Yousef Jabareen hands Netanyahu ammunition in bid to discredit opposition

A central message of the prime minister’s campaign is that the “change camp” can’t win without the support of Arab parties.

Oct. 20, 2026

David Isaac

Analysis

Former Israeli AG admits not authorizing key steps in Netanyahu case

On the witness stand, Avichai Mandelblit acknowledged a lack of awareness about and approval of prosecutors’ investigation tactics.

Oct. 13, 2026

David Isaac
Opinion
Editor-in-Chief

Amanpour leaves ‘CNN,’ but a legacy of anti-Israel media bias remains

The journalism icon’s coverage of the Jewish state demonstrated prejudice, not truth. She exemplified the arrogance and dishonesty that destroyed legacy media.

October 22, 2026 08:15 PM

Jonathan S. Tobin

Global Focus

Remembering the intimate nature of antisemitic violence in France

Will current lawlessness embolden incidents as the nation heads toward presidential elections?

October 23, 2026 11:00 AM

Ben Cohen

Opinion

The intelligence victory and strategic trap

Can Washington translate military success into a durable outcome, or will Tehran survive by exploiting political hesitation?

October 23, 2026 03:15 PM

Erfan Fard

Opinion

With the encampments gone, the hatred has to follow suit

A two-day conference one month into the new academic year was replete with antisemitic tropes that were quiet, polite and equally wrong.

October 23, 2026 01:30 PM

Rabbi Steven Burg
JNS TV
JNS TV / Basic Law

The Supreme Court debate missing from Israel’s election campaign

Oct. 23, 2026

Aylana Meisel

JNS TV

Is Europe losing control? Eldad Beck warns of rising extremism and violence

Oct. 23, 2026

Fiamma Nirenstein

Think Twice

Are Jews breaking up with the Democrats?

“Think Twice” with Jonathan Tobin and guest Alan Dershowitz, Ep. 243

Oct. 22, 2026

Jonathan S. Tobin

JNS TV

Netanyahu: ‘We have to complete the job’ against Iran

Oct. 22, 2026

Alex Traiman
Jewish Life
Column

Remarkable ignorance of ‘elite’ students

Collegians seem unfamiliar with both history and current affairs; one wonders whether they have ever been exposed to facts that challenge their fashionable prejudices.

Oct. 21, 2026

Mitchell Bard

Opinion

How Tel Aviv-style Hebrew is rebuilding Jewish identity

Language can serve as a gateway to exploring who we are.

Oct. 22, 2026

Tamar Pross

Feature

Druze woman ‘sees the heart of the Jewish people’ after daughter killed in Hezbollah attack

The Majdal Shams mother has become an outspoken advocate for resilience and unity since losing her 11-year-old daughter, Alma.

Oct. 22, 2026

Etgar Lefkovits

U.S. News

NYC comptroller no longer slated to speak at synagogue after saying city would stop investing in Israel Bonds

Mark Levine “was gonna get grilled,” a source who attends services at the Altneu Synagogue, told JNS. “Neither side wanted an uneasy dinner.”

Oct. 22, 2026

Debra Nussbaum Cohen
Antisemitism
Antisemitism

Jewish women assaulted in suspected antisemitic attack in London

Metropolitan Police are treating the assaults as a hate crime following swift intervention by Shomrim volunteers.

Oct. 20, 2026

Joshua Marks

U.S. News

Jewish student files complaint against district in heavily Jewish Maryland county

Among the allegations in the suit against Montgomery County Public Schools is that students told one of the Orthodox student’s friends, “Don’t talk to him. He is a Zionist.”

Oct. 19, 2026

Jessica Russak-Hoffman

U.S. News

After backlash, Tulane cancels in-person talk on Israel ‘weaponizing’ diseases

Student organizers can still live-stream the lecture, which is to be delivered by a Columbia University professor.

Oct. 22, 2026

Jessica Russak-Hoffman

U.S. News

Pittsburgh public school’s ethnic-studies class assigns high-schoolers 20-year-old article on Gazans being trapped ‘like the Warsaw Ghetto’

“Pittsburgh parents deserve complete transparency, intellectually honest instruction and an assurance that their children’s education is being guided by academic excellence rather than ideological objectives,” Steve Rosenberg, of NAVI, told JNS.

Oct. 21, 2026

Jessica Russak-Hoffman
Features
Feature

The unusual immigrant

A 28-year-old Turkish Muslim student who became a vocal defender of Israel after the Oct. 7 attack has been granted asylum in the Jewish state.

Oct. 12, 2026

Etgar Lefkovits

Feature

‘We’re lucky to be alive, and I’m grateful,’ former Hamas hostage Aviva Siegel tells JNS

“Captivity was too hard to handle, and every moment you didn’t know if it was going to get even worse,” she said.

Oct. 11, 2026

Amelie Botbol

Feature

‘Unfair to bring Jewish students into something they have no control over,’ says town supervisor of NY village teaching Gaza as only ‘genocide’

“Most teachers would not want to touch this with a 10-foot pole, certainly not at the middle school level,” Alisa Berger of the Harvard University Graduate School of Education told JNS.

Oct. 19, 2026

Debra Nussbaum Cohen

Feature

Groundbreaking Temple Mount seal find to be published

Temple Mount Sifting Project faces a backlog, with tons of debris still awaiting examination.

Oct. 15, 2026

Dave Gordon
Culture
Opinion

Israel is not alone: The world has answered the lies about the Jewish people

Remembrance must be more than a ceremony; it must be an act of moral resistance.

Oct. 18, 2026

Mike Evans

Antisemitism

Seinfeld tells Chicago heckler he’ll send ticket money to Israel

The Combat Antisemitism Movement condemned the disruption, calling claims that Israel commits genocide and kills children a modern blood libel.

Oct. 14, 2026

JNS Staff

Column

The food war is upon us

It’s ludicrous to name an alcoholic beverage to honor a people who are 99% Muslim.

Oct. 16, 2026

Ben Cohen

Opinion

How Tel Aviv-style Hebrew is rebuilding Jewish identity

Language can serve as a gateway to exploring who we are.

Oct. 22, 2026

Tamar Pross
The Wire
Newsletter
Republish JNS Content
App

Israel
Q&A

Netanyahu to JNS: ‘The only way to guarantee the future of Israel is to remove the Iranian regime’

In a wide-ranging pre-election interview with JNS, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu discusses his alliance with U.S. President Donald Trump; the necessity to act against Iran; expand the Abraham Accords; tackle domestic challenges, including reintroducing judicial reforms; and further strengthening the Israeli economy.

Oct. 21, 2026

Alex Traiman

Israel News

Netanyahu orders IDF, Mossad to pursue overthrow of Iranian regime

The Israeli premier said Trump also views toppling Tehran’s leadership as the only way to end the nuclear threat.

Oct. 22, 2026

JNS Staff

Israel News

Ben-Gvir makes security pitch to English-speaking voters ahead of Oct. 27 election

At a Tel Aviv event, the national security minister called for Israeli control of Gaza.

Oct. 22, 2026

Atara Ruderman

Israel News

IDF hunts suspects after Jewish holy site torched in Samaria

The Yesha Council’s Judea and Samaria Situation Room identified the site in Awarta as the traditional tomb of Eleazar the High Priest.

Oct. 22, 2026

JNS Staff
U.S.
U.S. News

Pittsburgh district defends ethnic-studies course, doesn’t address materials comparing Gaza to Warsaw Ghetto

Pittsburgh Public Schools also stated that it “does not train students to become political activists or require them to adopt particular political positions.”

Oct. 23, 2026

Jessica Russak-Hoffman

U.S. News

ACLU of Indiana backs anti-Israel director amid resignations, allegations of Jew-hatred

In its defense of Nikkita Oliver, the organization’s board said that “it is the position of the ACLU that pro-Palestinian advocacy does not equate to antisemitic beliefs.”

Oct. 23, 2026

Jessica Russak-Hoffman

U.S. News

Utah synagogue targeted in foiled bombing calls for all congregations to harden security

“Jews can no longer hope for the best and ignore the rampant antisemitism in the world today,” the president of the only synagogue in Ogden told JNS.

Oct. 23, 2026

Jessica Russak-Hoffman

U.S. News

Russia, Ukraine agree to local ceasefire brokered by Melania Trump

The White House said that the first lady and her representative “worked directly with Russian and Ukrainian leadership to define the terms of the localized ceasefire.”

Oct. 23, 2026

Andrew Bernard
World
- United Nations
- Middle East
- Europe
- Eastern Europe
- Asia
- Africa
- Latin America
- Canada
- Australia
- Iran
World News

Emirati diplomat, whose family holds keys to Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, enters UN secretary-general race

“I have spent much of my professional life working in and around the United Nations, and I have seen first-hand what determined diplomacy can achieve,” Lana Nusseibeh said.

Oct. 22, 2026

Mike Wagenheim

World News

Australian politician loses both legs after car-ramming attack

The suspect arrested in the vehicular attack is an anti-Israel activist whose past social media posts are facing scrutiny.

Oct. 22, 2026

JNS Staff

World News

Flight to Tel Aviv nixed due to sick crew member, not pilot refusal, Brussels Airlines says

“On such short notice, we weren’t able to find a replacement crew member and ultimately had to cancel the flight,” a spokesman for the airline told JNS.

Oct. 21, 2026

Mike Wagenheim

Antisemitism

European Jewish Association welcomes pope’s rejection of antisemitism

Jewish group urges education and local partnerships to put the Catholic Church’s commitment into practice.

Oct. 22, 2026

JNS Staff
Analysis
- Yaakov Lappin
- Shimon Sherman
CEO and Jerusalem Bureau Chief

How Trump’s endorsement of Netanyahu could change Israel’s electoral map

The U.S. president’s backing may influence more voters than conventional analysis assumes.

Oct. 18, 2026

Alex Traiman

Analysis

The battle for Judea and Samaria, the Jewish people’s biblical heartland

“I am proud to lead a tremendous revolution in settlement in Judea and Samaria and to effectively kill the idea of a Palestinian state,” Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich told JNS.

Oct. 13, 2026

Akiva Van Koningsveld, David Isaac, Josh Hasten

Analysis

Joint List chief Yousef Jabareen hands Netanyahu ammunition in bid to discredit opposition

A central message of the prime minister’s campaign is that the “change camp” can’t win without the support of Arab parties.

Oct. 20, 2026

David Isaac

Analysis

Former Israeli AG admits not authorizing key steps in Netanyahu case

On the witness stand, Avichai Mandelblit acknowledged a lack of awareness about and approval of prosecutors’ investigation tactics.

Oct. 13, 2026

David Isaac
Opinion
Editor-in-Chief

Amanpour leaves ‘CNN,’ but a legacy of anti-Israel media bias remains

The journalism icon’s coverage of the Jewish state demonstrated prejudice, not truth. She exemplified the arrogance and dishonesty that destroyed legacy media.

October 22, 2026 08:15 PM

Jonathan S. Tobin

Global Focus

Remembering the intimate nature of antisemitic violence in France

Will current lawlessness embolden incidents as the nation heads toward presidential elections?

October 23, 2026 11:00 AM

Ben Cohen

Opinion

The intelligence victory and strategic trap

Can Washington translate military success into a durable outcome, or will Tehran survive by exploiting political hesitation?

October 23, 2026 03:15 PM

Erfan Fard

Opinion

With the encampments gone, the hatred has to follow suit

A two-day conference one month into the new academic year was replete with antisemitic tropes that were quiet, polite and equally wrong.

October 23, 2026 01:30 PM

Rabbi Steven Burg
JNS TV
JNS TV / Basic Law

The Supreme Court debate missing from Israel’s election campaign

Oct. 23, 2026

Aylana Meisel

JNS TV

Is Europe losing control? Eldad Beck warns of rising extremism and violence

Oct. 23, 2026

Fiamma Nirenstein

Think Twice

Are Jews breaking up with the Democrats?

“Think Twice” with Jonathan Tobin and guest Alan Dershowitz, Ep. 243

Oct. 22, 2026

Jonathan S. Tobin

JNS TV

Netanyahu: ‘We have to complete the job’ against Iran

Oct. 22, 2026

Alex Traiman
Jewish Life
Column

Remarkable ignorance of ‘elite’ students

Collegians seem unfamiliar with both history and current affairs; one wonders whether they have ever been exposed to facts that challenge their fashionable prejudices.

Oct. 21, 2026

Mitchell Bard

Opinion

How Tel Aviv-style Hebrew is rebuilding Jewish identity

Language can serve as a gateway to exploring who we are.

Oct. 22, 2026

Tamar Pross

Feature

Druze woman ‘sees the heart of the Jewish people’ after daughter killed in Hezbollah attack

The Majdal Shams mother has become an outspoken advocate for resilience and unity since losing her 11-year-old daughter, Alma.

Oct. 22, 2026

Etgar Lefkovits

U.S. News

NYC comptroller no longer slated to speak at synagogue after saying city would stop investing in Israel Bonds

Mark Levine “was gonna get grilled,” a source who attends services at the Altneu Synagogue, told JNS. “Neither side wanted an uneasy dinner.”

Oct. 22, 2026

Debra Nussbaum Cohen
Antisemitism
Antisemitism

Jewish women assaulted in suspected antisemitic attack in London

Metropolitan Police are treating the assaults as a hate crime following swift intervention by Shomrim volunteers.

Oct. 20, 2026

Joshua Marks

U.S. News

Jewish student files complaint against district in heavily Jewish Maryland county

Among the allegations in the suit against Montgomery County Public Schools is that students told one of the Orthodox student’s friends, “Don’t talk to him. He is a Zionist.”

Oct. 19, 2026

Jessica Russak-Hoffman

U.S. News

After backlash, Tulane cancels in-person talk on Israel ‘weaponizing’ diseases

Student organizers can still live-stream the lecture, which is to be delivered by a Columbia University professor.

Oct. 22, 2026

Jessica Russak-Hoffman

U.S. News

Pittsburgh public school’s ethnic-studies class assigns high-schoolers 20-year-old article on Gazans being trapped ‘like the Warsaw Ghetto’

“Pittsburgh parents deserve complete transparency, intellectually honest instruction and an assurance that their children’s education is being guided by academic excellence rather than ideological objectives,” Steve Rosenberg, of NAVI, told JNS.

Oct. 21, 2026

Jessica Russak-Hoffman
Features
Feature

The unusual immigrant

A 28-year-old Turkish Muslim student who became a vocal defender of Israel after the Oct. 7 attack has been granted asylum in the Jewish state.

Oct. 12, 2026

Etgar Lefkovits

Feature

‘We’re lucky to be alive, and I’m grateful,’ former Hamas hostage Aviva Siegel tells JNS

“Captivity was too hard to handle, and every moment you didn’t know if it was going to get even worse,” she said.

Oct. 11, 2026

Amelie Botbol

Feature

‘Unfair to bring Jewish students into something they have no control over,’ says town supervisor of NY village teaching Gaza as only ‘genocide’

“Most teachers would not want to touch this with a 10-foot pole, certainly not at the middle school level,” Alisa Berger of the Harvard University Graduate School of Education told JNS.

Oct. 19, 2026

Debra Nussbaum Cohen

Feature

Groundbreaking Temple Mount seal find to be published

Temple Mount Sifting Project faces a backlog, with tons of debris still awaiting examination.

Oct. 15, 2026

Dave Gordon
Culture
Opinion

Israel is not alone: The world has answered the lies about the Jewish people

Remembrance must be more than a ceremony; it must be an act of moral resistance.

Oct. 18, 2026

Mike Evans

Antisemitism

Seinfeld tells Chicago heckler he’ll send ticket money to Israel

The Combat Antisemitism Movement condemned the disruption, calling claims that Israel commits genocide and kills children a modern blood libel.

Oct. 14, 2026

JNS Staff

Column

The food war is upon us

It’s ludicrous to name an alcoholic beverage to honor a people who are 99% Muslim.

Oct. 16, 2026

Ben Cohen

Opinion

How Tel Aviv-style Hebrew is rebuilding Jewish identity

Language can serve as a gateway to exploring who we are.

Oct. 22, 2026

Tamar Pross
The Wire
Newsletter
Republish JNS Content
App

David Wurmser

David Wurmser, former adviser to Dick Cheney on Middle Eastern affairs, at his office in Washington D.C. Photo by David Howells/Corbis via Getty Images.

Feature

‘You can’t make America great again by making it retreat again’

Renowned Middle East policy expert David Wurmser sets the record straight about his opposition to conservatives working to undermine MAGA.

Feb. 3, 2025

JNS TV

Biden’s visit to Israel: Collaboration or conflict?

Does America really stand with Israel? Are we heading to a larger regional conflict with Iran? “Our Middle East: An Insider’s View” with host Dan Diker and guest David Wurmser, Ep. 26.

Oct. 18, 2023

Dan Diker, Khaled Abu Toameh

JNS TV

What drives the left to incite civil war?

The “Caroline Glick Show” with guest David Wurmser, Ep. 40.

Feb. 7, 2023

Caroline B. Glick