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People wait for the arrival of former hostage Edan Alexander near his home in Tenafly, N.J., on June 19, 2025. Photo by Liri Agami/Flash90.
Thousands cheer as former hostage Edan Alexander returns to New Jersey
“Today is a huge day worthy of great celebration across our state!” stated Rep. Josh Gottheimer.
June 20, 2025
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets in his office in Jerusalem with U.S. Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), July 3, 2023. Photo by Haim Zach/GPO.
Gottheimer’s pro-Israel stance may have had role in his NJ gubernatorial primary loss, expert says
“It clearly wasn’t a major issue in terms of the rhetoric, but it doesn’t mean voters didn’t consider that issue at the polls,” Ashley Koning, of Rutgers, told JNS.
Jonathan D. Salant
June 11, 2025
Candace Owens at the 2019 Student Action Summit hosted by Turning Point USA at the Palm Beach County Convention Center in West Palm Beach, Fla. Credit: Gage Skidmore via Wikimedia Commons.
Candace Owens says NJ Jewish man threatened killing her over insults to Lubavitcher Rebbe
Haim Braverman agreed to a plea deal on interstate communications for ransom charges for his threats against the far-right commentator.
JNS Staff
May 15, 2025
Hundreds of friends, family and residents gather in Tenafly, N.J., to watch the release of Edan Alexander, the last living U.S. citizen kidnapped by Hamas on Oct. 7, 2023, and taken into the Gaza Strip, on May 12, 2025. Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images.
Americans celebrate release of US-Israeli hostage Edan Alexander
“We saw Edan, and the crowd just erupted,” Rep. Josh Gottheimer told JNS.
Andrew Bernard
May 12, 2025
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy speaks at an Agudath Israel of America event on the sidelines of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago on Aug. 20, 2024. Credit: Agudah.
‘Incredibly relieved, thankful,’ NJ gov tells JNS of Edan Alexander release
“This is a huge day for, obviously, most importantly, the Alexander family, but for New Jersey and for America more broadly,” Phil Murphy said.
Jonathan D. Salant
May 12, 2025
Gavel. Photo by Sergei Tokmakov/Pixabay.
NJ man pleads guilty to death threat against commentator, who he says mocked rabbi
Per court documents, Haim Braverman threatened to kill a commentator, who he said accused a deceased prominent Orthodox rabbi of leading a cult.
May 7, 2025
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy (second from left) stands alongside his wife Tammy Murphy (fourth from left) and former Bahrain envoy to the United States Houda Nonoo (third from left) at the House of Ten Commandments in Manama, Bahrain, in April 2025. Credit: Courtesy of New Jersey governor's office.
NJ governor visits Bahrain synagogue on trade mission to Gulf states
Gov. Phil Murphy, a Democrat, brought several agreements back from his travels including an anticipated $100 million Emirati investment in a plant in New Jersey.
Jonathan D. Salant
May 1, 2025
Nassau Hall, the oldest building at Princeton University in New Jersey. Credit: Ken Lund/Flickr via Wikimedia Commons.
NJ lawmaker wants to stop state aid for Princeton over failure to address Jew-hatred
“Ignoring antisemitism sends the wrong message to students, faculty and the entire Jewish community as it breeds hostility, fear and division,” Bob Singer, a Jewish state senator, told JNS.
Jonathan D. Salant
April 28, 2025
Gavel. Photo by Sergei Tokmakov/Pixabay.
American-Israeli pleads guilty to Paycheck Protection Program fraud
The defendant, who obtained more than $3.2 million in fraudulent federal loans between April 2020 and August 2022, faces up to 40 years in prison.
April 16, 2025