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Scandinavian Airlines cancels planned service to Israel

The unexpected reversal bucks the trend of major international carriers following war with Iran.

Sept. 17, 2026

JNS Staff

Israel News

230 wanted Palestinians arrested in Judea and Samaria operations

IDF troops also seized more than 100 weapons and searched over 1,200 locations, including an explosives-manufacturing facility.

Sept. 18, 2026

JNS Staff

Israel News

Two Israeli troops hurt by IED amid effort to destroy Hezbollah terror assets in Lebanon

The IDF said it would continue to operate in the security zone in accordance with the ceasefire agreement with Beirut.

Sept. 19, 2026

JNS Staff

Israel News

Israeli charged on suspicion of aiming to assist Hamas in Gaza

Another Israeli citizen was arrested for allegedly contacting a foreign agent in Lebanon.

Sept. 19, 2026

JNS Staff
U.S.
U.S. News

CENTCOM: US forces facilitate shipping of 1 billion oil barrels out of Strait of Hormuz

The volume of commodities transiting the strategic waterway has reached a new peak in the last two weeks, said Adm. Brad Cooper.

Sept. 19, 2026

JNS Staff

U.S. News

Ventura mayor says southern California city exploring adopting IHRA definition after anti-Jewish vandalism

“We already have demonstrated that hate and hateful acts are not going to be tolerated, and so if we could even take it a step further to define antisemitism and what that is like, then I want to be able to take that,” Jeannette Sánchez-Palacios told JNS.

Sept. 18, 2026

Aaron Bandler

U.S. News

Number of anti-Jewish hate crimes in New York City ‘striking,’ NYPD tells City Council

“That needs to be brought up in any public safety conversation,” Inna Vernikov, a Jewish member of the council, told JNS.

Sept. 18, 2026

Rebecca Szlechter

U.S. News

Mike Sweetney, former NBA player and Yeshiva University basketball assistant coach, dies at 43

“He literally just was one of the guys,” YU head coach Elliot Steinmetz told the New York Post.

Sept. 18, 2026
World
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U.S. News

Washington tells UN to pick chief to return to its ‘primary purpose,’ not more ‘absurd, politicized, woke ideology’

The State Department weighed in, as the United Nations Security Council readies for its third straw poll to pick the new secretary-general.

Sept. 18, 2026

Mike Wagenheim

World News

Dutch cinema drops Oct. 7 screening of ‘NAZA’

But Filmhuis Lumen in Delft will still show the film, which portrays Israeli soldiers as war criminals, on two other dates.

Sept. 18, 2026

Canaan Lidor

U.S. News

SCOOP: Costa Rica plans to apply for IHRA membership

The move is part of a growing effort by the Trump administration to root out Jew-hatred in Latin America, which flourished among leftist governments after Oct. 7.

Sept. 18, 2026

Mike Wagenheim

World News

Jewish economist retakes lead in race for next U.N. secretary-general, no clear front-runner

“We have still not seen a single candidate present a detailed plan to combat institutional antisemitism at the United Nations,” Danny Danon, Israel’s U.N. ambassador, said.

Sept. 18, 2026

Mike Wagenheim
Analysis
- Yaakov Lappin
- Shimon Sherman
Analysis

Ali Taher demolition ‘means Hezbollah lost an operating system’

Destruction of the Badr Unit’s underground command network gives Israel a “physical, not just diplomatic” card to hold in any negotiation, former IDF officer tells JNS.

Sept. 14, 2026

Yaakov Lappin

Analysis

Saudi Arabia’s request for help from Israel is ‘an opportunity’

Western observer tells JNS that Israel should seek tangible returns rather than being a silent partner.

Sept. 17, 2026

Yaakov Lappin

Analysis

Greece deal anchors Israel in Eastern Mediterranean defense

Turkey is the deal’s unstated strategic backdrop as Athens buys a multilayered shield against drones and missiles, deepening Jerusalem’s regional role.

Sept. 9, 2026

Joshua Marks

Analysis

Iranian axis fractured but not defeated

Hezbollah has been weakened, the Houthis grow in confidence, the militias in Iraq are under pressure and pro-Iranian cells are trying to regain a foothold in Syria. At the same time, tensions between Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad have come into the open. Tehran is trying to rebuild its proxy network and adapt it to a new reality.

Sept. 13, 2026

Shachar Kleiman
Opinion
Editor-in-Chief

Confronting Jew-haters is more important than worrying about cancel culture

Those who spout blood libels about Israel, like rapper Macklemore, have the right to free speech, but not to a platform. Zero tolerance for the surge of antisemitism is imperative.

September 18, 2026 12:15 PM

Jonathan S. Tobin

Global Focus

America has never been subservient to Israel

The fact remains that what brings the democratic allies together is worth far more than the issues dividing them.

September 18, 2026 09:30 AM

Ben Cohen

CAMERA: Eye on the Media

The premise of ‘NAZA’ doesn’t hold up

Not even to the bare minimum of critical scrutiny, while Holocaust analogies are manipulative, most likely in no small measure by the influence of the executive producer of “The Zone of Interest.”

September 20, 2026 06:15 AM

Adam Levick

Opinion

Challenging the one-sided boycott of ‘West Bank’ exports

Is it being driven by the troubling influence of Israel Derangement Syndrome?

September 20, 2026 03:05 AM

Mike Holmes, Walter E. Block
JNS TV
Think Twice

Jews must stop cowering and start fighting back

“Think Twice” with Jonathan Tobin and guest Liel Leibovitz, Ep. 238

Sept. 17, 2026

Jonathan S. Tobin

JNS TV / Israel Undiplomatic

Israeli film accusing IDF of war crimes gets standing ovation in Venice

Sept. 17, 2026

Ruthie Blum, Mark Regev

JNS TV / Judeacation

Europe targets Israeli communities with trade bans and prison threats

Sept. 16, 2026

Josh Hasten

JNS TV / JLMinute

Netanyahu’s critics turn up the pressure ahead of Israel’s election

Sept. 16, 2026

Alex Traiman, Josh Hasten
Jewish Life
Israel News

2,000-year-old Jewish ritual bath uncovered intact in southern Israel

The find is clear evidence of a previously unknown community in the area during the time of the Second Temple, according to the Israel Antiquities Authority.

Sept. 17, 2026

Etgar Lefkovits

Opinion

What the Haredim owe Israel

The case for service should not be waved off as mere statism.

Sept. 16, 2026

Oded J.K. Faran, Walter E. Block

Opinion

The senator who helped pave the way for US recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital

Jon Kyl was a principal architect and leading advocate of the Jerusalem Embassy Act—and one of Israel’s greatest friends in the Senate.

Sept. 18, 2026

Chaim Silberstein

Opinion

Jewish Americans are the test; Canada is the preview

The Muslim Brotherhood’s plan to infiltrate the United States is working.

Sept. 16, 2026

Sydney Rodman, Craig Considine
Antisemitism
U.S. News

Hasan Piker sued over alleged incitement against Jews, Christians

Larry Klayman, founder of Judicial Watch, is seeking more than $150 million in damages, alleging that the antisemitic streamer’s comments about Jewish Zionists incite violence.

Sept. 16, 2026

Rebecca Szlechter

U.S. News

Manhattan Institute sues to force Mamdani admin to release documents

City Hall is making “a mockery of open government, at least when it comes to the administration’s relationship with the Jewish community,” attorney Jack Lester told JNS.

Sept. 17, 2026

Debra Nussbaum Cohen

World News

Dutch cinema drops Oct. 7 screening of ‘NAZA’

But Filmhuis Lumen in Delft will still show the film, which portrays Israeli soldiers as war criminals, on two other dates.

Sept. 18, 2026

Canaan Lidor

U.S. News

NYC Council, healthcare groups hold their first meeting on Jew-hatred in medicine

“There was broad consensus among the City Council, healthcare organizations and Jewish groups that antisemitism in medicine must be addressed more aggressively,” the American Jewish Medical Association told JNS

Sept. 15, 2026

Rikki Zagelbaum
Features
Feature

B’nai B’rith’s new CEO seeks ‘rebirth’ for oldest US Jewish organization

“It can’t just be business as usual,” Evan R. Bernstein told JNS. “We’re not done yet.”

Sept. 14, 2026

Andrew Bernard

Feature

Israeli researchers scrutinize ‘NAZA’ director Yuval Abraham’s past

Regavim alleges omissions and distortions in the filmmaker’s reporting, while an independent Israeli researcher examines his longstanding ties to Palestinian activists.

Sept. 18, 2026

Josh Hasten

Feature

Job had questions, history gave him ‘patience’

“During this moment of spiking antisemitism, Jews can take a measure of comfort in recalling to ourselves and to all Americans how Hebraic ideas have helped shape American political language,” Rabbi Stu Halpern, of Yeshiva University, told JNS.

Sept. 8, 2026

Menachem Wecker

Feature

New discoveries shed light on ancient Jerusalem at City of David Conference

Archaeologists presented fresh findings on the Israeli capital’s ancient fortifications, water systems, roads and pilgrimage routes.

Sept. 15, 2026

Eve Harow
Culture
U.S. News

‘Miss Israel’ visits City Hall in Manhattan, says won’t try to meet Mamdani

“Whether it’s hosting ‘Miss Israel’ or meeting with elected officials from Israel, I’m always looking to strengthen the deep bond between New York City and Israel,” Eric Dinowitz, a member of the City Council, told JNS.

Sept. 15, 2026

Vita Fellig

U.S. News

NY Fashion Week holds its first exclusively Jewish fashion show

“Judaism and fashion are completely interwoven from the streets of Seventh Avenue in New York City to the streets of Tel Aviv,” Tobi Rubinstein, an event co-host, told JNS.

Sept. 11, 2026

Vita Fellig

Israel News

New ultra-Orthodox party seeks to challenge establishment with broader national agenda

The Charedi Public Party says it will protect full-time Torah study while supporting military or national service for ultra-Orthodox men who are not studying in yeshivahs, address math and English instruction in haredi schools.

Sept. 13, 2026

Amelie Botbol

U.S. News

Sotheby’s selling one of ‘most significant’ manuscripts by renowned Jewish medieval artist Joel ben Simeon

“I am so excited to share these treasures with the public, as they have not been seen in 100 years,” Sharon Liberman Mintz, international Sotheby’s senior Judaica specialist, told JNS.

Sept. 10, 2026

Menachem Wecker
The Wire
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Israel
Israel News

Scandinavian Airlines cancels planned service to Israel

The unexpected reversal bucks the trend of major international carriers following war with Iran.

Sept. 17, 2026

JNS Staff

Israel News

230 wanted Palestinians arrested in Judea and Samaria operations

IDF troops also seized more than 100 weapons and searched over 1,200 locations, including an explosives-manufacturing facility.

Sept. 18, 2026

JNS Staff

Israel News

Two Israeli troops hurt by IED amid effort to destroy Hezbollah terror assets in Lebanon

The IDF said it would continue to operate in the security zone in accordance with the ceasefire agreement with Beirut.

Sept. 19, 2026

JNS Staff

Israel News

Israeli charged on suspicion of aiming to assist Hamas in Gaza

Another Israeli citizen was arrested for allegedly contacting a foreign agent in Lebanon.

Sept. 19, 2026

JNS Staff
U.S.
U.S. News

CENTCOM: US forces facilitate shipping of 1 billion oil barrels out of Strait of Hormuz

The volume of commodities transiting the strategic waterway has reached a new peak in the last two weeks, said Adm. Brad Cooper.

Sept. 19, 2026

JNS Staff

U.S. News

Ventura mayor says southern California city exploring adopting IHRA definition after anti-Jewish vandalism

“We already have demonstrated that hate and hateful acts are not going to be tolerated, and so if we could even take it a step further to define antisemitism and what that is like, then I want to be able to take that,” Jeannette Sánchez-Palacios told JNS.

Sept. 18, 2026

Aaron Bandler

U.S. News

Number of anti-Jewish hate crimes in New York City ‘striking,’ NYPD tells City Council

“That needs to be brought up in any public safety conversation,” Inna Vernikov, a Jewish member of the council, told JNS.

Sept. 18, 2026

Rebecca Szlechter

U.S. News

Mike Sweetney, former NBA player and Yeshiva University basketball assistant coach, dies at 43

“He literally just was one of the guys,” YU head coach Elliot Steinmetz told the New York Post.

Sept. 18, 2026
World
- United Nations
- Middle East
- Europe
- Eastern Europe
- Asia
- Africa
- Latin America
- Canada
- Australia
- Iran
U.S. News

Washington tells UN to pick chief to return to its ‘primary purpose,’ not more ‘absurd, politicized, woke ideology’

The State Department weighed in, as the United Nations Security Council readies for its third straw poll to pick the new secretary-general.

Sept. 18, 2026

Mike Wagenheim

World News

Dutch cinema drops Oct. 7 screening of ‘NAZA’

But Filmhuis Lumen in Delft will still show the film, which portrays Israeli soldiers as war criminals, on two other dates.

Sept. 18, 2026

Canaan Lidor

U.S. News

SCOOP: Costa Rica plans to apply for IHRA membership

The move is part of a growing effort by the Trump administration to root out Jew-hatred in Latin America, which flourished among leftist governments after Oct. 7.

Sept. 18, 2026

Mike Wagenheim

World News

Jewish economist retakes lead in race for next U.N. secretary-general, no clear front-runner

“We have still not seen a single candidate present a detailed plan to combat institutional antisemitism at the United Nations,” Danny Danon, Israel’s U.N. ambassador, said.

Sept. 18, 2026

Mike Wagenheim
Analysis
- Yaakov Lappin
- Shimon Sherman
Analysis

Ali Taher demolition ‘means Hezbollah lost an operating system’

Destruction of the Badr Unit’s underground command network gives Israel a “physical, not just diplomatic” card to hold in any negotiation, former IDF officer tells JNS.

Sept. 14, 2026

Yaakov Lappin

Analysis

Saudi Arabia’s request for help from Israel is ‘an opportunity’

Western observer tells JNS that Israel should seek tangible returns rather than being a silent partner.

Sept. 17, 2026

Yaakov Lappin

Analysis

Greece deal anchors Israel in Eastern Mediterranean defense

Turkey is the deal’s unstated strategic backdrop as Athens buys a multilayered shield against drones and missiles, deepening Jerusalem’s regional role.

Sept. 9, 2026

Joshua Marks

Analysis

Iranian axis fractured but not defeated

Hezbollah has been weakened, the Houthis grow in confidence, the militias in Iraq are under pressure and pro-Iranian cells are trying to regain a foothold in Syria. At the same time, tensions between Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad have come into the open. Tehran is trying to rebuild its proxy network and adapt it to a new reality.

Sept. 13, 2026

Shachar Kleiman
Opinion
Editor-in-Chief

Confronting Jew-haters is more important than worrying about cancel culture

Those who spout blood libels about Israel, like rapper Macklemore, have the right to free speech, but not to a platform. Zero tolerance for the surge of antisemitism is imperative.

September 18, 2026 12:15 PM

Jonathan S. Tobin

Global Focus

America has never been subservient to Israel

The fact remains that what brings the democratic allies together is worth far more than the issues dividing them.

September 18, 2026 09:30 AM

Ben Cohen

CAMERA: Eye on the Media

The premise of ‘NAZA’ doesn’t hold up

Not even to the bare minimum of critical scrutiny, while Holocaust analogies are manipulative, most likely in no small measure by the influence of the executive producer of “The Zone of Interest.”

September 20, 2026 06:15 AM

Adam Levick

Opinion

Challenging the one-sided boycott of ‘West Bank’ exports

Is it being driven by the troubling influence of Israel Derangement Syndrome?

September 20, 2026 03:05 AM

Mike Holmes, Walter E. Block
JNS TV
Think Twice

Jews must stop cowering and start fighting back

“Think Twice” with Jonathan Tobin and guest Liel Leibovitz, Ep. 238

Sept. 17, 2026

Jonathan S. Tobin

JNS TV / Israel Undiplomatic

Israeli film accusing IDF of war crimes gets standing ovation in Venice

Sept. 17, 2026

Ruthie Blum, Mark Regev

JNS TV / Judeacation

Europe targets Israeli communities with trade bans and prison threats

Sept. 16, 2026

Josh Hasten

JNS TV / JLMinute

Netanyahu’s critics turn up the pressure ahead of Israel’s election

Sept. 16, 2026

Alex Traiman, Josh Hasten
Jewish Life
Israel News

2,000-year-old Jewish ritual bath uncovered intact in southern Israel

The find is clear evidence of a previously unknown community in the area during the time of the Second Temple, according to the Israel Antiquities Authority.

Sept. 17, 2026

Etgar Lefkovits

Opinion

What the Haredim owe Israel

The case for service should not be waved off as mere statism.

Sept. 16, 2026

Oded J.K. Faran, Walter E. Block

Opinion

The senator who helped pave the way for US recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital

Jon Kyl was a principal architect and leading advocate of the Jerusalem Embassy Act—and one of Israel’s greatest friends in the Senate.

Sept. 18, 2026

Chaim Silberstein

Opinion

Jewish Americans are the test; Canada is the preview

The Muslim Brotherhood’s plan to infiltrate the United States is working.

Sept. 16, 2026

Sydney Rodman, Craig Considine
Antisemitism
U.S. News

Hasan Piker sued over alleged incitement against Jews, Christians

Larry Klayman, founder of Judicial Watch, is seeking more than $150 million in damages, alleging that the antisemitic streamer’s comments about Jewish Zionists incite violence.

Sept. 16, 2026

Rebecca Szlechter

U.S. News

Manhattan Institute sues to force Mamdani admin to release documents

City Hall is making “a mockery of open government, at least when it comes to the administration’s relationship with the Jewish community,” attorney Jack Lester told JNS.

Sept. 17, 2026

Debra Nussbaum Cohen

World News

Dutch cinema drops Oct. 7 screening of ‘NAZA’

But Filmhuis Lumen in Delft will still show the film, which portrays Israeli soldiers as war criminals, on two other dates.

Sept. 18, 2026

Canaan Lidor

U.S. News

NYC Council, healthcare groups hold their first meeting on Jew-hatred in medicine

“There was broad consensus among the City Council, healthcare organizations and Jewish groups that antisemitism in medicine must be addressed more aggressively,” the American Jewish Medical Association told JNS

Sept. 15, 2026

Rikki Zagelbaum
Features
Feature

B’nai B’rith’s new CEO seeks ‘rebirth’ for oldest US Jewish organization

“It can’t just be business as usual,” Evan R. Bernstein told JNS. “We’re not done yet.”

Sept. 14, 2026

Andrew Bernard

Feature

Israeli researchers scrutinize ‘NAZA’ director Yuval Abraham’s past

Regavim alleges omissions and distortions in the filmmaker’s reporting, while an independent Israeli researcher examines his longstanding ties to Palestinian activists.

Sept. 18, 2026

Josh Hasten

Feature

Job had questions, history gave him ‘patience’

“During this moment of spiking antisemitism, Jews can take a measure of comfort in recalling to ourselves and to all Americans how Hebraic ideas have helped shape American political language,” Rabbi Stu Halpern, of Yeshiva University, told JNS.

Sept. 8, 2026

Menachem Wecker

Feature

New discoveries shed light on ancient Jerusalem at City of David Conference

Archaeologists presented fresh findings on the Israeli capital’s ancient fortifications, water systems, roads and pilgrimage routes.

Sept. 15, 2026

Eve Harow
Culture
U.S. News

‘Miss Israel’ visits City Hall in Manhattan, says won’t try to meet Mamdani

“Whether it’s hosting ‘Miss Israel’ or meeting with elected officials from Israel, I’m always looking to strengthen the deep bond between New York City and Israel,” Eric Dinowitz, a member of the City Council, told JNS.

Sept. 15, 2026

Vita Fellig

U.S. News

NY Fashion Week holds its first exclusively Jewish fashion show

“Judaism and fashion are completely interwoven from the streets of Seventh Avenue in New York City to the streets of Tel Aviv,” Tobi Rubinstein, an event co-host, told JNS.

Sept. 11, 2026

Vita Fellig

Israel News

New ultra-Orthodox party seeks to challenge establishment with broader national agenda

The Charedi Public Party says it will protect full-time Torah study while supporting military or national service for ultra-Orthodox men who are not studying in yeshivahs, address math and English instruction in haredi schools.

Sept. 13, 2026

Amelie Botbol

U.S. News

Sotheby’s selling one of ‘most significant’ manuscripts by renowned Jewish medieval artist Joel ben Simeon

“I am so excited to share these treasures with the public, as they have not been seen in 100 years,” Sharon Liberman Mintz, international Sotheby’s senior Judaica specialist, told JNS.

Sept. 10, 2026

Menachem Wecker
The Wire
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