UNRWA still operating in Israel despite laws barring agency “We know and have experience that very often laws that are enacted in the Knesset are not necessarily applied,” MK Dan Illouz told JNS. David Isaac March 21, 2025
Knesset bill seeks to replace ‘West Bank’ with ‘Judea and Samaria’ "Semantics are important because through incorrect terminology, the lie wins," said MK Simcha Rothman, who sponsored the bill. David Isaac Feb. 10, 2025
Bipartisan House group reintroduces Antisemitism Awareness Act “There is no reason why this should not be the law of the land,” said Rep. Josh Gottheimer, a lead sponsor of the bill. “It’s time that everyone understood—and there is no confusion—what antisemitism is.” Jonathan D. Salant Feb. 5, 2025
House reps reintroduce bipartisan Holocaust-education bill “The mounting evidence that knowledge about the Holocaust is beginning to fade should also alarm us all,” said Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-N.J.), who led the measure. Andrew Bernard Jan. 27, 2025
Jewish organizations, pro-Israel groups laud passage of bill sanctioning ICC The ICC's actions "distort the truth and undermine justice," the ADL wrote, adding it "must be held accountable for prioritizing bias over facts." Jan. 10, 2025
‘A Palestinian state is like committing suicide’ "Prior to Oct. 7, 2023, Gaza was a Palestinian state, and we know what the result was for southern Israel," said Knesset member Ariel Kallner. Charles Bybelezer and Amelie Botbol Jan. 9, 2025
Two bills introduced in Tennessee state legislature aim to fight Jew-hatred “We want to go forward to have a safe place for Jews in Tennessee,” Mark Pody, a Republican in the state Senate, told JNS. Izzy Salant Jan. 6, 2025
House passes annual defense bill with hundreds of millions for Israel The 2025 National Defense Authorization Act includes $500 million for U.S.-Israel missile-defense cooperation, $47.5 million for cooperation on emerging technologies and $80 million for anti-tunneling initiative. Andrew Bernard Dec. 11, 2024
Knesset passes law allowing deportation of terrorists’ families The new law empowers the interior minister to deport family members of terrorists who had advance knowledge of attacks but failed to report it. David Isaac Nov. 7, 2024
