Hostage agreement a necessary ‘deal with the devil,’ cousin of Israeli hostage says “But it’s a deal that should have been done a long time ago,” Jason Greenberg told JNS. Emily Goldberg Jan. 17, 2025
Maryland public medical school cancels IDF doctor speech, ‘safety concerns’ The Baltimore Zionist District stated that the University of Maryland School of Medicine opted to “surrender to political pressure.” Izzy Salant Jan. 17, 2025
Former CIA analyst admits leaking secret info about Israeli response to Iran Asif William Rahman, 34, will be sentenced on May 15 and faces up to 10 years in prison. JNS Staff Jan. 17, 2025
The art of deal depends on who is in the White House Donald Trump may be the difference maker, but it’s too early to tell if the hostage deal will succeed. Eric Levine Jan. 17, 2025
Judge calls tunnel-diggers “shame to worldwide Chabad movement” One of the Chassidic students told the “New York Post” that “being banned from 770 for three years is worse than jail.” Jan. 17, 2025
A new challenge: Israel’s fight for resilience and unity The anticipated release of some of the hostages, enabled by Israel’s military triumph and bolstered by U.S. support under President-elect Donald Trump, marks a bittersweet milestone. Fiamma Nirenstein Jan. 17, 2025
‘Did my best to serve my country and my people,’ outgoing Israeli envoy in Washington tells JNS Michael Herzog, the Israeli envoy who largely operated behind the scenes, was praised as a “supremely efficient” ambassador admired on both sides of the aisle. Mike Wagenheim Jan. 17, 2025
‘Not going to second guess Bibi’s support for deal,’ Lindsey Graham says The South Carolina Republican added that “Israel has the right under this deal, as I understand it, to go back in if they need to.” Mike Wagenheim Jan. 17, 2025
US can achieve a lot if true to biblical values, Yeshiva head to say at inauguration “It has not been lost on me that I’m the only university president that’s speaking,” Rabbi Ari Berman told JNS. Mike Wagenheim Jan. 17, 2025
