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Israeli report exposes Hamas ties to Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor

According to the Diaspora Affairs Ministry, the terrorist group promoted genocide claims against Israel at the ICJ and influenced international media coverage.

May 15, 2026

JNS Staff

Israel News

Netanyahu links Iran war to Israeli sovereignty over Judea and Samaria

The biblical heartland “is our land and it will always be our land,” the prime minister declared at Jerusalem Day event.

May 15, 2026

Steve Linde

Israel News

Israel to Mamdani: Palestinians can’t play victim in war they started

Those who mark “Nakba Day” are ignoring the real cause of the mass Arab migration in 1948, the Israeli Foreign Ministry said.

May 16, 2026

JNS Staff

Analysis

IDF faces critical timeline to field solutions against Hezbollah’s fiber-optic drones

‘Twenty soccer fields’ of mesh nets due to be used to protect Israeli troops from lethal threat.

May 15, 2026

Yaakov Lappin
U.S.
U.S. News

Trump: Iran can’t have nuclear weapons because ‘they’re crazy’

The U.S. president said he would be willing to accept a 20-year freeze on Tehran’s nuclear program, but only with proper guarantees.

May 16, 2026

JNS Staff

U.S. News

U.S. military slays top ISIS leader in Africa

American forces hunted for Abu-Bilal al-Minuki for months over his killing of Christians, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said.

May 16, 2026

JNS Staff

Israel News

Israel to Mamdani: Palestinians can’t play victim in war they started

Those who mark “Nakba Day” are ignoring the real cause of the mass Arab migration in 1948, the Israeli Foreign Ministry said.

May 16, 2026

JNS Staff

U.S. News

Iraq-based terror commander extradited to NYC to face charges of plotting attacks on Jewish sites

Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood Al-Saadi “directed and urged others to attack U.S. and Israeli interests and to kill Americans and Jews in the U.S. and abroad,” the Justice Department said.

May 15, 2026

Mike Wagenheim, Jessica Russak-Hoffman
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Rubio: Situation with Iran is ‘irreconcilable’

Washington is hoping that Beijing will act against Tehran through the United Nations, said the Secretary of State.

May 14, 2026

JNS Staff

World News

Canada bars UK activist who denied Oct. 7 massacre

The Muslim Association of Britain director was detained and deported after officials questioned him for hours in Montreal.

May 14, 2026

JNS Staff

World News

Israeli defense minister condemns FC Barcelona player for waving Palestinian flag

“Lamine Yamal chose to incite against Israel and to encourage hatred while our soldiers are fighting the terrorist organization Hamas,” said Israel Katz.

May 15, 2026

JNS Staff

World News

Global Jew-hatred incidents jumped 30% in a week, new report says

The Combat Antisemitism Movement said that it has documented 2,543 antisemitic incidents worldwide since the start of January.

May 14, 2026

Jessica Russak-Hoffman
Antisemitism
U.S. News

Exclusive: For first time, Muslim group slated to march in Israel on Fifth parade

In a break with longstanding practice, the New York City mayor does not plan to join the parade this year.

May 14, 2026

Debra Nussbaum Cohen

U.S. News

More than 300 protest ‘blood libel’ published by ‘New York Times’ outside paper’s NYC office

“A column like this does horrible damage, normalizing anti-Zionism and antisemitism,” a dentist, who traveled six hours to attend the rally, told JNS.

May 15, 2026

Debra Nussbaum Cohen, Jessica Russak-Hoffman

World News

Dutch venue cancels Jewish singer’s concert after protests

Eurovision winner Lenny Kuhr says Zionist artists face growing hostility in the Netherlands after venue drops May performance.

May 14, 2026

Canaan Lidor

Antisemitism

Israel to sue ‘New York Times’ over prison rape story

On May 11, the Times published a story by op-ed columnist Nicholas Kristof, who cited Palestinians accusing Israel of “widespread Israeli sexual violence against men, women and even children.”

May 14, 2026

David Isaac
Jewish Life
Column

Shabbat and 250 years of a nation of faith and liberty

The resistance to President Donald Trump’s celebration of the Sabbath in the semiquincentennial is partisan folly and denial of the importance of religion in U.S. history.

May 15, 2026

Jonathan S. Tobin

Opinion

‘The mantle descends upon the living’: Eulogy of Abraham Foxman

His greatness was not that he chose between the fire and the light. It was that he spent his life carrying both.

May 14, 2026

Rabbi Elliot Cosgrove

Editor-in-Chief

Abe Foxman and the quest for Jewish security

While leading the ADL for three decades, he epitomized many of the best things about the community he defended. But Jewish liberalism’s failures cloud his legacy.

May 13, 2026

Jonathan S. Tobin

Israel News

Netanyahu links Iran war to Israeli sovereignty over Judea and Samaria

The biblical heartland “is our land and it will always be our land,” the prime minister declared at Jerusalem Day event.

May 15, 2026

Steve Linde
Culture
World News

Israel decries Venice Biennale protests as ‘intimidation’

Demonstrations outside the Israeli pavilion came after Italy’s government opposed efforts by Biennale organizers and jurors to exclude the Jewish state.

May 11, 2026

Canaan Lidor

Opinion

Legitimate criticisms of Israel

First and foremost, the only civilized country in the Middle East is far too socialistic.

May 14, 2026

Walter E. Block

Column

Sing and fight on, Noam!

The Israeli singer’s Eurovision performance became an act of defiance against anti-Israel hatred, even eliciting support from Iranian dissidents abroad.

May 13, 2026

Fiamma Nirenstein

Israel News

WATCH: Israeli Eurovision contestant dons tefillin before first semifinal

Noam Bettan qualified for the grand final after earning enough points to advance.

May 13, 2026

JNS Staff
Features
Feature

Gal Gadot reveals her family is building a new home in Israel

Talking to Michal Herzog at the President’s Conference in Jerusalem, the famous actress shares that being Israeli abroad has become “very complicated.”

May 13, 2026

Steve Linde

Feature

IDF reservists launch 150 startups through elite Israeli incubator

Transforming battlefield leadership into entrepreneurial innovation, the 18X Elite Impact program has helped soldiers who fought for Israel raise more than $15 million in funding.

May 10, 2026

Steve Linde

Feature

Lone Soldier Centers provide day-to-day needs and peace of mind

“They choose to leave their comfort zone and do something for the good of Israeli society,” commander says.

May 15, 2026

Amelie Botbol

Feature

Israeli elections 2026: Meet the parliament—Deputy FM Sharren Haskel

The deputy foreign minister talks with JNS about Lebanon, Iran, surging antisemitism and the importance of Africa.

May 14, 2026

Amelie Botbol
Opinion
Column

Shabbat and 250 years of a nation of faith and liberty

The resistance to President Donald Trump’s celebration of the Sabbath in the semiquincentennial is partisan folly and denial of the importance of religion in U.S. history.

May. 15, 2026

Jonathan S. Tobin

Column

‘New York Times’ and the oldest blood libel

When facts collapse, a darker myth emerges.

May. 16, 2026

Fiamma Nirenstein

Opinion

Abe Foxman and Bernie Marcus: Reflections on two men and one vision

In Atlanta, the two leaders shaped a coordinated approach to protecting Jewish life in America.

May. 17, 2026

Jay Kaiman

Opinion

Israel Bonds are smart investments rooted in stability, returns and shared values

Ventures that strengthen relationships with one of the world’s most innovative economies will indirectly support economic activity and job creation.

May. 14, 2026

Joseph Hernandez
JNS TV
Think Twice

Can Israel Beat the World’s Biggest Smear Campaign?

May 14, 2026

Jonathan S. Tobin

JNS TV / True East

How Trump’s China strategy could reshape the Middle East

May 14, 2026

Doron Spielman

JNS TV / Axis of Truth

What Tucker Carlson revealed about the anti-Israel information war

May 14, 2026

Emily Schrader

JNS TV / The Quad

Gaza hosts marathon as Hamas takeover UNRWA schools

May 14, 2026

Fleur Hassan-Nahoum
The Wire
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Republish JNS Content

Israel
Israel News

Israeli report exposes Hamas ties to Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor

According to the Diaspora Affairs Ministry, the terrorist group promoted genocide claims against Israel at the ICJ and influenced international media coverage.

May 15, 2026

JNS Staff

Israel News

Netanyahu links Iran war to Israeli sovereignty over Judea and Samaria

The biblical heartland “is our land and it will always be our land,” the prime minister declared at Jerusalem Day event.

May 15, 2026

Steve Linde

Israel News

Israel to Mamdani: Palestinians can’t play victim in war they started

Those who mark “Nakba Day” are ignoring the real cause of the mass Arab migration in 1948, the Israeli Foreign Ministry said.

May 16, 2026

JNS Staff

Analysis

IDF faces critical timeline to field solutions against Hezbollah’s fiber-optic drones

‘Twenty soccer fields’ of mesh nets due to be used to protect Israeli troops from lethal threat.

May 15, 2026

Yaakov Lappin
U.S.
U.S. News

Trump: Iran can’t have nuclear weapons because ‘they’re crazy’

The U.S. president said he would be willing to accept a 20-year freeze on Tehran’s nuclear program, but only with proper guarantees.

May 16, 2026

JNS Staff

U.S. News

U.S. military slays top ISIS leader in Africa

American forces hunted for Abu-Bilal al-Minuki for months over his killing of Christians, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said.

May 16, 2026

JNS Staff

Israel News

Israel to Mamdani: Palestinians can’t play victim in war they started

Those who mark “Nakba Day” are ignoring the real cause of the mass Arab migration in 1948, the Israeli Foreign Ministry said.

May 16, 2026

JNS Staff

U.S. News

Iraq-based terror commander extradited to NYC to face charges of plotting attacks on Jewish sites

Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood Al-Saadi “directed and urged others to attack U.S. and Israeli interests and to kill Americans and Jews in the U.S. and abroad,” the Justice Department said.

May 15, 2026

Mike Wagenheim, Jessica Russak-Hoffman
World
- United Nations
- Middle East
- Europe
- Eastern Europe
- Asia
- Africa
- Latin America
- Canada
- Australia
- Iran
U.S. News

Rubio: Situation with Iran is ‘irreconcilable’

Washington is hoping that Beijing will act against Tehran through the United Nations, said the Secretary of State.

May 14, 2026

JNS Staff

World News

Canada bars UK activist who denied Oct. 7 massacre

The Muslim Association of Britain director was detained and deported after officials questioned him for hours in Montreal.

May 14, 2026

JNS Staff

World News

Israeli defense minister condemns FC Barcelona player for waving Palestinian flag

“Lamine Yamal chose to incite against Israel and to encourage hatred while our soldiers are fighting the terrorist organization Hamas,” said Israel Katz.

May 15, 2026

JNS Staff

World News

Global Jew-hatred incidents jumped 30% in a week, new report says

The Combat Antisemitism Movement said that it has documented 2,543 antisemitic incidents worldwide since the start of January.

May 14, 2026

Jessica Russak-Hoffman
Antisemitism
U.S. News

Exclusive: For first time, Muslim group slated to march in Israel on Fifth parade

In a break with longstanding practice, the New York City mayor does not plan to join the parade this year.

May 14, 2026

Debra Nussbaum Cohen

U.S. News

More than 300 protest ‘blood libel’ published by ‘New York Times’ outside paper’s NYC office

“A column like this does horrible damage, normalizing anti-Zionism and antisemitism,” a dentist, who traveled six hours to attend the rally, told JNS.

May 15, 2026

Debra Nussbaum Cohen, Jessica Russak-Hoffman

World News

Dutch venue cancels Jewish singer’s concert after protests

Eurovision winner Lenny Kuhr says Zionist artists face growing hostility in the Netherlands after venue drops May performance.

May 14, 2026

Canaan Lidor

Antisemitism

Israel to sue ‘New York Times’ over prison rape story

On May 11, the Times published a story by op-ed columnist Nicholas Kristof, who cited Palestinians accusing Israel of “widespread Israeli sexual violence against men, women and even children.”

May 14, 2026

David Isaac
Jewish Life
Column

Shabbat and 250 years of a nation of faith and liberty

The resistance to President Donald Trump’s celebration of the Sabbath in the semiquincentennial is partisan folly and denial of the importance of religion in U.S. history.

May 15, 2026

Jonathan S. Tobin

Opinion

‘The mantle descends upon the living’: Eulogy of Abraham Foxman

His greatness was not that he chose between the fire and the light. It was that he spent his life carrying both.

May 14, 2026

Rabbi Elliot Cosgrove

Editor-in-Chief

Abe Foxman and the quest for Jewish security

While leading the ADL for three decades, he epitomized many of the best things about the community he defended. But Jewish liberalism’s failures cloud his legacy.

May 13, 2026

Jonathan S. Tobin

Israel News

Netanyahu links Iran war to Israeli sovereignty over Judea and Samaria

The biblical heartland “is our land and it will always be our land,” the prime minister declared at Jerusalem Day event.

May 15, 2026

Steve Linde
Culture
World News

Israel decries Venice Biennale protests as ‘intimidation’

Demonstrations outside the Israeli pavilion came after Italy’s government opposed efforts by Biennale organizers and jurors to exclude the Jewish state.

May 11, 2026

Canaan Lidor

Opinion

Legitimate criticisms of Israel

First and foremost, the only civilized country in the Middle East is far too socialistic.

May 14, 2026

Walter E. Block

Column

Sing and fight on, Noam!

The Israeli singer’s Eurovision performance became an act of defiance against anti-Israel hatred, even eliciting support from Iranian dissidents abroad.

May 13, 2026

Fiamma Nirenstein

Israel News

WATCH: Israeli Eurovision contestant dons tefillin before first semifinal

Noam Bettan qualified for the grand final after earning enough points to advance.

May 13, 2026

JNS Staff
Features
Feature

Gal Gadot reveals her family is building a new home in Israel

Talking to Michal Herzog at the President’s Conference in Jerusalem, the famous actress shares that being Israeli abroad has become “very complicated.”

May 13, 2026

Steve Linde

Feature

IDF reservists launch 150 startups through elite Israeli incubator

Transforming battlefield leadership into entrepreneurial innovation, the 18X Elite Impact program has helped soldiers who fought for Israel raise more than $15 million in funding.

May 10, 2026

Steve Linde

Feature

Lone Soldier Centers provide day-to-day needs and peace of mind

“They choose to leave their comfort zone and do something for the good of Israeli society,” commander says.

May 15, 2026

Amelie Botbol

Feature

Israeli elections 2026: Meet the parliament—Deputy FM Sharren Haskel

The deputy foreign minister talks with JNS about Lebanon, Iran, surging antisemitism and the importance of Africa.

May 14, 2026

Amelie Botbol
Opinion
Column

Shabbat and 250 years of a nation of faith and liberty

The resistance to President Donald Trump’s celebration of the Sabbath in the semiquincentennial is partisan folly and denial of the importance of religion in U.S. history.

May. 15, 2026

Jonathan S. Tobin

Column

‘New York Times’ and the oldest blood libel

When facts collapse, a darker myth emerges.

May. 16, 2026

Fiamma Nirenstein

Opinion

Abe Foxman and Bernie Marcus: Reflections on two men and one vision

In Atlanta, the two leaders shaped a coordinated approach to protecting Jewish life in America.

May. 17, 2026

Jay Kaiman

Opinion

Israel Bonds are smart investments rooted in stability, returns and shared values

Ventures that strengthen relationships with one of the world’s most innovative economies will indirectly support economic activity and job creation.

May. 14, 2026

Joseph Hernandez
JNS TV
Think Twice

Can Israel Beat the World’s Biggest Smear Campaign?

May 14, 2026

Jonathan S. Tobin

JNS TV / True East

How Trump’s China strategy could reshape the Middle East

May 14, 2026

Doron Spielman

JNS TV / Axis of Truth

What Tucker Carlson revealed about the anti-Israel information war

May 14, 2026

Emily Schrader

JNS TV / The Quad

Gaza hosts marathon as Hamas takeover UNRWA schools

May 14, 2026

Fleur Hassan-Nahoum
The Wire
Newsletter
Republish JNS Content

BASIC LAW

Welcome to Basic Law, the new JNS show hosted by Aylana Meisel, executive director of the Israel Law & Liberty Forum. This series takes a deep dive into Israel’s legal system, dissecting the most pressing legal and constitutional issues facing the nation.

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Haredi Jews, Bnei Brak

JNS TV / Basic Law

The fight over Haredi military service explained

May 12, 2026

U.S. President Donald Trump (L) and Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (R) leave the stage after the family photo to head to the plenary session at the NATO summit at the Grove hotel in Watford, northeast of London on Dec. 4, 2019. Photo by Peter Nicholls/POOL/AFP via Getty Images.

JNS TV / Basic Law

Trump’s critique of NATO explained

May 4, 2026

Roy Altman

JNS TV / Basic Law

What is the most controversial case shaking Israel right now?

April 27, 2026

A demonstration in support of Palestinians and Lebanon at Gustav Adolfs Torg Square in Stockholm, Sweden, on Oct. 5, 2024. Photo by Jessica Gow/TT News Agency/AFP via Getty Images.

JNS TV / Basic Law

Why efforts to combat rising antisemitism are falling short

April 19, 2026

Haredi Protest, Military Draft

JNS TV

Spyware scandal and mob attack on IDF soldiers highlight Israel’s crisis of authority

WATCH: “Basic Law” with Aylana Meisel

Feb. 22, 2026

JNS TV

What makes Hamas so hard to defeat and why that shapes Gaza’s future

WATCH: “Basic Law” with Aylana Meisel

Feb. 3, 2026

JNS TV

Why the UN proved ineffective in confronting Iran’s human rights crisis

WATCH: “Basic Law” with Aylana Meisel

Jan. 25, 2026

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Tel Aviv Distrcit court, before the start of his testimony in the trial against him, Oct. 28, 2025. Photo by Miriam Alster/Flash90.

JNS TV

The crime without a definition: Explaining Israel’s vague ‘breach of trust’ law

WATCH: “Basic Law” with Aylana Meisel

Jan. 18, 2026

JNS TV

How can the law limit Mamdani’s policy agenda?

WATCH: “Basic Law” with Aylana Meisel

Jan. 11, 2026

JNS TV

Israel’s power struggle isn’t about right and left—understanding Israeli politics in 2026

WATCH: “Basic Law” with Aylana Meisel

Jan. 5, 2026

Israeli Supreme Court

JNS TV

Global antisemitic violence collides with Israeli legal turmoil at a moment of vulnerability

WATCH: “Basic Law” with Aylana Meisel

Dec. 22, 2025

Hamas Al-Qassam Brigades

JNS TV

Israeli leaders push capital punishment for terrorists as war reshapes legal priorities

WATCH: “Basic Law” with Aylana Meisel

Dec. 14, 2025

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