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The U.S. military has redirected 67 vessels, allowed 15 aid ships through and disabled four during four weeks of interdiction.
The former Israeli envoy on Jew-hatred said that the paper’s timing “took up all the airspace” to help bury an evidence-based report on sexual violence on Oct. 7.
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz told JNS that it was “really important” to pass the measure, “given the explosive rise in antisemitism,” including violent attacks.
“I want to destroy their nuclear programs, their ballistic missile program, their drone programs and their terrorist proxy programs,” the congressman said of Iran. “But that said, you can’t leave the United States Congress in the dark any longer.”
The judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia ruled that Francesca Albanese, who is not a U.S. citizen or resident, is protected by the First Amendment.
Dan Sohail faces a maximum penalty of up to three years in prison and mandatory restitution, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.
Rand Paul’s son, William Paul, allegedly told the New York congressman, who is not Jewish, that “you Jews” would be responsible if Rep. Thomas Massie loses his Kentucky primary race.
The U.S. Justice Department said the man moved Iranian nationals through Turkey and Mexico into the U.S., including one who admitted to working for the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
“It’s both a Jewish story and an American story at the same time,” a curator at the Washington, D.C., museum told JNS of a series by Mitch Epstein.
“Advancing religious freedom protects a fundamental human right that underpins a nation’s security, economic prosperity and stability,” said the chair of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom.
Alyza Lewin, of Combat Antisemitism Movement, told JNS that the district attorney is “getting disqualified from prosecuting a case involving antisemitism” for recognizing modern Jew-hatred.
Korn stated that the vote came a “consequential moment for the Jewish people and the State of Israel.”
Rand Paul’s son, William Paul, allegedly told the New York congressman, who is not Jewish, that “you Jews” would be responsible if Rep. Thomas Massie loses his Kentucky primary race.
The ordinance was proposed after anti-Israel activists repeatedly protested outside the private residence of Rep. Adam Smith.
Pakistan reportedly allowed the Islamic Republic to shelter military aircraft on its territory.
“It’s a glaring double standard,” the New Jersey Democratic congressman, who is Jewish, wrote in the “New York Times.”
“I believe very much in the state of Israel and its right to exist,” East Brunswick mayor Brad Cohen told JNS. “It’s critical to me that it remains a Jewish state in the Middle East.”
Matt Dorsey is “absolutely right to call out Piker, whose rhetoric is misogynistic, violent and traffics in conspiracy theories, antisemitism and hate speech,” according to the JCRC in San Francisco.
“Antisemitism is more flagrant than it’s been at any time since my father was growing up,” Rep. Brad Sherman told JNS.
“This is meant to make the job of the police and prosecutors easier,” Tara Cook-Littman, of the Jewish Federation Association of Connecticut, told JNS.
“I am the grandson of two presidents,” Jack Kennedy Schlossberg told attendees. “One a U.S. president and the other the president of this synagogue.”
Mainstream support for Senate candidates like Graham Platner and Abdul El-Sayed reflects both panic about Trump and the acceptance of antisemitism.
What was once dismissed as a fringe campus problem is no longer staying on the fringe.
The enactment of civil-rights election laws and the issuance of many Supreme Court opinions in recent decades have driven into obscurity my 1967 personal experience with this issue.
The congressman said he plans to resign his seat rather than face expulsion from the House.
“If you believe this is a pathway forward to victory in the Republican Party, I want to make sure that you’re proven wrong,” the senator said.
The Pew study lacked sufficient data on Jewish voters to determine how, if at all, synagogue attendance rates correlated with voting choices.
“Congress certifies our great election victory today—a big moment in history,” President-elect Donald Trump said.
“The governments of Iran and Russia have targeted our election processes and institutions and sought to divide the American people through targeted disinformation campaigns,” a Treasury Department official stated.
“In this election, we have seen how Jewish values vote, and increasingly, they vote red,” stated the analytics firm behind the report.
“Another outstanding addition to President Donald Trump’s America First team,” wrote congresswoman Elise Stefanik of Howard Lutnick.
The New York congresswoman tweeted that the pro-Israel lobby’s “wildly unpopular agenda” pushed voters away from the party.
The Jewish Electorate Institute’s survey indicates that Democrats lost a modest share of the Jewish vote compared to 2020, but within typical historical margins.
“Trump won because of us, and we’re not happy,” co-founder of Muslims for Trump and a Philadelphia investor said.
The president-elect’s picks suggest that his administration will “take the region, the Middle East, the threats confronting Israel seriously,” Blaise Misztal, of JINSA, told JNS.
The Republican pollster Frank Luntz sought to share a slide presentation about campus Jew-hatred on a panel with Democrat strategist and pollster Mark Mellman.
“At commencement this year, we want to support and uplift Palestinian students, faculty and the broader community,” per the order form. “Students nationwide have been suspended, expelled, arrested and now deported for their support of Palestinians’ human rights.”
StandWithUs stated that “some Jewish students at UC Law San Francisco already feel compelled to conceal their Jewish identity out of concern for their safety.”
Video from the rally at Columbia University shows violent activists pushing barriers and confronting law enforcement personnel.
“While our ability to provide additional information at this time is limited, we will continue to keep the community informed,” the private D.C. university stated.
Kimberly Richey, assistant U.S. secretary of education for civil rights, stated that “such institutional neglect will not be tolerated.”
The governor’s office is awaiting information from the federal government about whether there are any “poison pills that could harm New York’s education system,” a spokesman told JNS.
Texas American Muslim University at Dallas founder and board chairman Shahid A. Bajwa told JNS the program is “actively engaging” with the state education board after receiving a cease-and-desist letter halting operations.
“Texas will not allow illegal educational institutions to operate in our state,” Gov. Greg Abbott stated.
“Our foreign agent laws are designed to address situations just like this, and we must ensure accountability in order to protect the interests of students,” stated Kenneth Marcus, of the center.
“At least one student was injured by this incident, which is now under an investigation that will examine among other things whether individuals were targeted based on their Jewish faith,” the private D.C. school said.
“Targeting the operation of an out-of-school program just because it’s religious is a direct violation of the First Amendment,” stated Jeremy Dys, of First Liberty Institute, which represents LifeWise.
The private university stated that the student senate “is using its platform to target fellow students in a misguided attempt to hold those students responsible for the acts of governments.”
The former Israeli envoy on Jew-hatred said that the paper’s timing “took up all the airspace” to help bury an evidence-based report on sexual violence on Oct. 7.
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz told JNS that it was “really important” to pass the measure, “given the explosive rise in antisemitism,” including violent attacks.
Dan Sohail faces a maximum penalty of up to three years in prison and mandatory restitution, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.
“The defendant is a hate-mongering menace, who intended to hurt and kill children in the Jewish community and in other minority communities in New York City,” stated the U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of New York.
One of six detectives to be awarded by the ADL told JNS of New York City’s recent changes to hate crime reports that “you can’t have, ‘Ok, this is a robbery and this is a ‘reported’ robbery.”
“Such hate has no place in our schools or our state, especially as we begin Jewish American Heritage Month,” said Maryland Gov. Wes Moore.
“This is meant to make the job of the police and prosecutors easier,” Tara Cook-Littman, of the Jewish Federation Association of Connecticut, told JNS.
“Today we’ve seen the defendant held fully accountable and fully responsible for the horrific hate crime that he committed and the act of antisemitism he committed,” said Michael Dougherty, Boulder County district attorney.
“We are more scared than ever,” Jewish activist Jennifer Laszlo Mizrahi told JNS. “Despite the overall reduction in the number of instances, the severity of instances is terrifying.”
Police told JNS that an officer was injured as a result of protesters attempting to remove barriers and that no arrests were made.
“People are being murdered because of antisemitism on American soil, and thousands more are threatened,” stated Jonathan Greenblatt, of the Anti-Defamation League.
“At least one student was injured by this incident, which is now under an investigation that will examine among other things whether individuals were targeted based on their Jewish faith,” the private D.C. school said.
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz told JNS that it was “really important” to pass the measure, “given the explosive rise in antisemitism,” including violent attacks.
“I want to destroy their nuclear programs, their ballistic missile program, their drone programs and their terrorist proxy programs,” the congressman said of Iran. “But that said, you can’t leave the United States Congress in the dark any longer.”
“Advancing religious freedom protects a fundamental human right that underpins a nation’s security, economic prosperity and stability,” said the chair of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom.
“These are not just numbers on a page but are lived experience of all Jewish Americans,” Rep. Brad Knott said, of Jew-hatred, on the House floor.
“It is critical that we work across party lines to stop and reverse this dangerous trend,” stated Sen. Jacky Rosen, co-chair of the Senate Bipartisan Task Force for Combating Antisemitism.
“One has to wonder how that humble pie tastes for the Democrats today,” Sam Markstein of the Republican Jewish Coalition told JNS.
Washington is “fighting this war side-by-side with a country, whose potential nuclear weapons program the U.S. government officially refuses to acknowledge,” the lawmakers wrote to the U.S. secretary of state.
“A lot of people working without the certainty of pay working, previously, literally without pay. It’s a really big deal,” Rep. Brian Mast told JNS.
“Few stories speak more clearly to the promise of America than the story of Jewish Americans,” Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick wrote.
The late congressman demonstrated how to be a passionate Zionist and an ardent liberal Democrat—something that is no longer possible.
Eliot Engel listened. He spoke with clarity and purpose. And he never forgot where he came from; he never forgot his Jewish roots.
U.S. President Donald Trump appears to have precipitated the move by demanding congressional action in a social media post earlier on Wednesday.
How a small metal container—and the ancient habit it represents—may be one of the most powerful tools for raising the next generation of Jews who love Israel.
The coins were allegedly looted from archaeological sites in Israel and smuggled to the United States.
The Gulf country was the target of most of Tehran’s missiles and drones.
Tyler Oliveira was stopped at Tel Aviv’s Ben-Gurion International Airport and deported back to the United States.
Reduced flight capacity due to the presence of American military aircraft is already affecting prices “for all citizens in the country,” says Israel’s Civil Aviation Authority director.
American military personnel worked from the IDF’s underground central command center during “Operation Roaring Lion/Epic Fury” and were exposed to the IDF’s capabilities.
“If a non-Jewish person so greatly respects our religion and even calls on non-Jews to rest on Shabbat, then all the more so should we Jews,” said Rabbi David Yosef.
The Israeli premier will reveal what he told U.S. President Donald Trump prior to “Operation Epic Fury.”
A passionate supporter of Israel, Joni Lamb received the Israel Allies Award in 2024.
Lebanese officials are expected to press demands on IDF withdrawal, prisoners and reconstruction as negotiations move beyond the ambassadorial level for the first time.
The Israeli Foreign Ministry initiates another campaign projected in the heart of New York City.
In a letter to the State Department, the legislators pressed the Trump admin to revoke its condemnation of the flotilla and rescind calls for port restrictions from allies.
The Pennsylvania state senator, who faced past criticism over ties to antisemitic figures and Holocaust-related rhetoric, has since backed legislation combating Jew-hatred and expanding Holocaust education.
Will Washington impose consequences on countries that finance, protect or shelter terrorists, even when they are American allies?
“Any award to Francesca Albanese only shames those who bestow it,” tweeted Amb. Mike Waltz.
Pakistan reportedly allowed the Islamic Republic to shelter military aircraft on its territory.
JINSA, the Jewish Institute for National Security of America, reviewed the data and found that the U.S. had redirected 62 vessels. The number continues to grow.
“I would call it the weakest right now after reading the piece of garbage they sent us,” said U.S. President Donald Trump.
“The targeting of U.S. service members and partners will not go unanswered,” the U.S. State Department said.
The secretary “expressed appreciation for Qatar’s partnership on a range of issues,” his office said.
Russia-Iran trade on the northern route has grown to bypass the U.S. blockade of the Persian Gulf.
When Americans are threatened overseas, “nine out of 10 times you scratch the surface of that threat, and three nanometers later, you find Iran,” Sebastian Gorka, the White House counterterrorism head, said.
In foreign policy, clarity matters. When rhetoric drifts too far from reality, the decisions it informs can carry lasting and irreversible costs.
Wendy Sherman and her foreign-policy team decided that nuclear restrictions alone were worth the price of releasing $150 billion and legitimizing the Iranian regime as a threshold nuclear state.
Overall, the number of hate crimes decreased slightly in 2018, following increases over three consecutive years. There were 7,120 such incidents in 2018, down from 7,175 the previous year.
The Jewish Foundation for the Righteous posthumously recognized U.S. Army Master Sgt. Roddie Edmonds in 2016 with its Yehi Or Award.
Richard Holzer, 27, was charged with intentionally attempting to obstruct persons in the enjoyment of their free exercise of religious beliefs, through force and the attempted use of explosives and fire.
“What is Judaism? Is it a religion, nation, culture or peoplehood?” posed one session.
It’s not an electoral impasse per se, but Jewish festivities in September and part of October that shut everything down for a month.
“The interconnections of modern anti-Semitism among Islamists, the far-left and the far-right are patently obvious, and [German Chancellor Angela] Merkel offers no program of action to blunt the rise of this highly dangerous form of Jew-hatred,” said Benjamin Weinthal, fellow for the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and an analyst of German politics.
Of this year’s nearly 15 million Jews, an estimated 8.1 million live outside of Israel, including around 5.7 million in the United States. In Israel, the number of Jews is close to 6.7 million.
Before he knew it, Daniels had customized kipot printed with the names of the candidates on the outside and a message on the inside that read, “Weed out hate, sow seeds of peace.”
Hanson Larkin, 25, was denied bail in an Orlando federal court. He could face up to five years behind bars if convicted.
Synagogue board member Zev Opos said there have been “small graffiti incidents in the past” at Baba Sale, but never anything large like this.
“We appreciate his support for Israel during his service, and we only wish him the best,” said president of the National Council of Young Israel Farley Weiss • J Street spokesperson Logan Bayroff told JNS: “He will not be missed.”
“What I’m hoping for is that this act will bring solace—some solace to the survivors—and will remind them that we Pennsylvanians will never forget their loved ones,” said Pennsylvania Tom Wolf in Harrisburg.
The former Israeli envoy on Jew-hatred said that the paper’s timing “took up all the airspace” to help bury an evidence-based report on sexual violence on Oct. 7.
“It’s both a Jewish story and an American story at the same time,” a curator at the Washington, D.C., museum told JNS of a series by Mitch Epstein.
“Despite the attacks on our coverage from opposing directions on a near-daily basis, we will not let critics or advocacy campaigns deter us from such independent reporting,” a spokesman for the paper told JNS.
It comes as the Israeli Foreign Ministry claimed that the paper published a “shameful attack” on the Jewish state before the release of a report on sexual violence on Oct. 7.
The creator of Captain America, the Avengers and the Hulk is “widely recognized as the most prolific and arguably most important creator in the history of the comic book,” an American Jewish Historical Society exhibit says.
“Israel will fight these lies with the truth—and the truth will prevail,” tweeted Israel’s Foreign Ministry.
The opinion piece, written by columnist Nicholas Kristof, parroted “cartoonishly evil Hamas propaganda that would make Goebbels blush,” Eitan Fischberger, a Middle East analyst, stated.
The missing person wasn’t identified until a hospital staffer recognized her from a post on Facebook.
The crowdsourced encyclopedia hasn’t repaired the “content contamination” that the banned editors left behind, according to Shlomit Lir, of University of Haifa.
Online critics accused the bestselling author, who is a supporter of the BDS movement, of “normalizing” Israelis over a brief reference in her book, Taipei Story.
“No sane person ‘advocates’ for the murder of children or civilians,” the U.S. ambassador said. “Even the allegation is sick and evil.”
“I cannot express how much I love that my black kids get to watch Jews of Color talking about matzah-ball soup on Sesame Street,” said Carly Pildis about the video, which featured actress Kat Graham, who is black and Jewish.
“He informed and entertained generations of fans with a theatrical and unapologetic style that was uniquely his own,” the New York Yankees stated.
A California native, Jake Retzlaff played at Brigham Young University during the 2023 and 2024 seasons before transferring to Tulane University in 2025.
“I went to see them. They are actually quite a good team as well,” said Gianni Infantino.
The 25-year-old forward erupted for 41 points and a clutch three-point play as he carried Portland past Phoenix in the play-in to reach his first NBA postseason.
The team said that the person it banned purchased tickets, which were used by people who performed a Nazi salute.
Baseball fans can find certified kosher food at 13 MLB stadium locations this season, though stands remain closed on Shabbat and Jewish holidays and do not offer Passover items.
The U.S. president’s remark follows Iran’s sports and youth minister stating that the “corrupt” U.S. government has “created extreme insecurity.”
“Anytime we can show well and try to prove that we’re a competitive team, I think we’ll influence guys who are on the fence,” said first baseman Matt Mervis, of the Washington Nationals.
Though the Jewish state and the Netherlands were already out of contention, the “sense of urgency” in the dugout to win impressed Israel’s manager.
“You just gotta correct the record and just let people know that you’re proud of your heritage, you’re proud to coach this team,” Kevin Youkilis told JNS.
“The atmosphere was great, as always, when you’re playing against the Dominican Republic here in Miami,” the team manager said.
The pitcher retired the first seven batters in order, and 12 of 13, and Israel scored five runs on four singles.
“Abe believed that hearts could change,” said Rabbi Elliot Cosgrove of Park Avenue Synagogue.
“He carried that experience not with bitterness but with purpose,” William Daroff, CEO of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, told JNS.
A passionate supporter of Israel, Joni Lamb received the Israel Allies Award in 2024.
“Doris Fisher leaves behind a legacy of deep commitment to her family and our city,” San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie said.
“He informed and entertained generations of fans with a theatrical and unapologetic style that was uniquely his own,” the New York Yankees stated.
The author of “The Choice” urged others to choose hope and healing.
After Scott’s death, anti-Israel group Track AIPAC touted the possibility of replacing him with a primary opponent who accuses Israel of “genocide.”
Godoff’s four-decade career helped launch and shape the works of leading writers, including Ron Chernow, Salman Rushdie and Zadie Smith.
“Jesse was a force of nature like few others before him,” U.S. President Donald Trump wrote.
Rabbi Josh Joseph, executive vice president and COO of the Orthodox Union, said that he “can’t imagine an American Jewish world without the impact and influence of Rabbi Julie Berman.”
Christine Todd Whitman, a former New Jersey governor, stated that Zimmer “was a friend and a principled elected official.”
“Mark was not only a deep policy mind but a passionate advocate for American democracy, its institutions, the rule of law, as well as for the security and prosperity of Israel,” DMFI wrote.