IDF artillery fires into Lebanon after Hezbollah fired 19 rockets into Israel, Aug. 6, 2021. Photo by Basel Awidat/Flash90.

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IDF soldiers said wounded by mine detonation near Lebanon border

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An Israeli army vehicle driving along the frontier was reportedly struck by the explosion.

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The terrorist was not spotted by soldiers at lookout posts, nor did he set off the detection system, said the military.

ColumnThe Iran-led ‘axis of resistance’ is gearing up for a Ramadan terror offensive

Yoni Ben Menachem

Israel, too, is seriously preparing for a scenario exceeding in scope the military conflict with Gaza in May 2021.

The Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet) broke up a major Hamas terror plot in a counter-terror raid, made public on Nov. 22, 2021. Credit: IDF Spokesperson's Unit.

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Shin Bet busts Palestinian terror cell planning attack in Jerusalem

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The cell was recruited and directed by members of the Popular Resistance Committees in the Gaza Strip, according to the Israeli authorities.

briefPalestinian to be charged for attempted stabbing in Netanya

The suspect tried to stab a woman in front of her children near the city’s central square, according to police.

feature‘Israeli security forces have dozens of concrete terror alerts’

Yaakov Lappin

Sharm el-Sheikh de-escalation summit was ‘divorced from the reality on the ground,’ a former defense official tells JNS.

Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen holds a meeting in London during a visit aimed at pressing Jerusalem's position on the Iranian threat and bolstering bilateral economic ties, March 21, 2023. Credit: Israeli Foreign Ministry.

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Israeli foreign minister in London to press positions on Iranian threat

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Eli Cohen will sign an agreement with his British counterpart with a view to “strengthening the bilateral relationship with one of Israel’s greatest allies.”

briefBritish diplomats reported for wearing T-shirts with maps erasing Israel

U.K. Lawyers for Israel says the move violates the Diplomatic Service Code, which states that, “You must not: allow your personal political views to determine any advice you give or your actions.”

Featured ColumnMelanie Phillips

Israel’s two-faced allies

America and Britain undermine Israel’s security and defense against existential attack by sanitizing, promoting and funding Palestinian Arabs, whose active cause remains the destruction of the Jewish state.

Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich gives a press conference in Tel Aviv, March 2, 2023. Photo by Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90.

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Jordan accuses Israel of violating peace treaty after minister’s Paris speech

Joshua MarksJNS

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich denied the existence of a Palestinian people and displayed a map of “Greater Israel” including Jordan.

briefBen-Gvir orders closure of Voice of Palestine’s Jerusalem broadcast center

The minister accuses the P.A. radio station of inciting terrorism.

briefIsrael eases restrictions on Palestinians for Muslim holiday of Ramadan

More Muslim worshippers will be allowed to enter the Temple Mount for Friday prayers.

Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife, Sara, attend a memorial ceremony for Netanyahu's brother, Yoni Netanyahu, at the Mount Herzl Military Cemetery in Jerusalem on June 16, 2021. Photo by Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90.

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Vandals desecrate Yoni Netanyahu’s grave on Mount Herzl

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The head of Israel’s organization for fallen soldiers expresses concern that the country’s current toxic political environment will affect upcoming Memorial Day ceremonies.

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“You are burning a country in vain, you are boycotting an elected government in vain,” responded Knesset Law Committee chair Simcha Rothman.

Featured ColumnRuthie Blum

The protest movement can’t unravel the thread of Israel’s unique tapestry

Despite the damage the demonstrators are doing to Israel’s standing and security, the one thing they won’t be able to shake is the underlying health of a society that cares deeply about preserving Judaism, Zionism and—yes—popular culture.

Visitors walk by the water tower in the ruins of the former community of Homesh, Aug. 27, 2019. Photo by Hillel Maeir/Flash90.

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Knesset repeals disengagement law for northern Samaria

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“Seventeen years of attempts, an uncompromising struggle, and a strong belief in the righteousness of this path converged into one moment today,” said MK Yuli Edelstein, who sponsored the measure.

briefBill to bar judicial review of ministerial appointments passes first reading

The proposed legislation would allow for Shas Party leader Aryeh Deri to return to his roles as interior and health minister.

Obed Hrangchal (right), a recent immigrant to Israel from India, becomes the Jewish state's kickboxing champion in the 57 kilogram (125 pounds) division, in Kfar Yasif in the Galilee, March 17, 2023. Credit: Ramon Gym Club.

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Bnei Menashe immigrant from India becomes Israel’s new kickboxing champion

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Obed Hrangchal could soon be representing the Jewish state in international competitions.

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Once jeered as too pretty, Impressionism is now marshaled in climate-change activism

Menachem WeckerJNS

“Impression, Sunrise” (1872) by Claude Monet. Credit: Musée Marmottan, Paris,

Featured ColumnJonathan S. Tobin

Doug Emhoff’s role in the woke war on free speech

A slanderous Holocaust analogy from Kamala Harris’s husband is part of the way the left uses its DEI catechism to silence dissent against the new political orthodoxies.

The Harry S. Truman Building at 2201 C St., NW, in the Foggy Bottom neighborhood of Washington, D.C. It is the headquarters of the U.S. Department of State. Credit: AgnosticPreachersKid via Wikimedia Commons.

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US State Department report on human-rights practices devotes 24,000 words to Israel

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It also singles out certain countries and their behavior, including egregious antisemitism, anti-Israel hatred and Holocaust denial in Iran.

Michael Wielansky up at bat in the World Baseball Classic in Miami, March 2023. Photo by Howard Blas.

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Post-World Baseball Classic, shortstop Michael Wielansky ponders his future

Howard BlasJNS

“It is a crazy business,” said his father, Steve. “It is extremely stressful all of the time.”

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For antisemitic comments, ‘France24’ fires Beirut journalist, reinstates three

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Joelle Maroun, who was removed, had tweeted: “Every Palestinian has to kill one Jew and the case is closed” and made pro-Hitler jokes.

A haredi Jewish man waits for a traffic light on Jaffa Street in Mekor Baruch neighborhood in Jerusalem. Credit: defotoberg/Shutterstock.

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Survey: Rooting out abuse a rapidly growing Orthodox communal concern

Mike WagenheimJNS

“Children and education are top priority. Therefore, anything that puts that priority at risk is taken very seriously,” Rabbi Yehuda Stern told JNS.

brief‘New York Times’ article claiming ancient Judaism recognized ‘a range of genders’ draws criticism

“Judaism recognizes two sexes, period,” wrote Heritage Foundation research fellow Jason Bedrick.

U.S. President Joe Biden speaks on the phone with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on May 12, 2021, in the Oval Office of the White House. Credit: Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz.

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Netanyahu and Biden discuss Huwara shooting, judicial reform, Iran threat

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U.S. President Joe Biden expressed support for efforts to reach a compromise on judicial reform and reaffirmed Washington’s commitment to Israel’s security.

briefTehran remains top threat for Israelis traveling abroad

“Iran continues its activities to promote harm to Israeli citizens around the world,” says Israel’s National Security Council.

Or Eshkar, who was mortally wounded by a terrorist on Dizengoff Street in Tel Aviv on March 9. Courtesy photo.

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Tel Aviv terror victim Or Eshkar succumbs to wounds

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A Palestinian terrorist shot the 32-year-old in the neck during an attack on Dizengoff Street on March 9.

Jews celebrate Jerusalem Day in the Israeli capital, May 29, 2022. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

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Israel ranked fourth happiest country

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A U.N.-sponsored study rated social support, income, health, freedom, generosity and absence of corruption.

Flower decorations on the mosaic floor in Shoham, central Israel. Photo by Emil Aladjem/IAA.

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Byzantine-era church mosaic floor in Shoham to open to the public

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The archaeological attraction is located near Ben-Gurion Airport and on the Israel Trail.

Parkinson Building, University of Leeds, West Yorkshire. Source: Wikimedia Commons.

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Jewish student claims victory against University of Leeds

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The school agreed to pay the sociology graduate an undisclosed sum after graders failed her essay for being insufficiently anti-Israel.

View of the Bedouin city of Rahat in southern Israel, on April 8, 2019. Photo by Moshe Shai/Flash90

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New Knesset committee to work on restoring governance to Negev

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The Israeli government will consolidate efforts to regulate Bedouin settlement in southern Israel, which includes tens of thousands of illegal structures.

IRGC special forces. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

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Tehran remains top threat for Israelis traveling abroad

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“Iran continues its activities to promote harm to Israeli citizens around the world,” says Israel’s National Security Council.

featureThe Iranian octopus: Terror and the run-up to Ramadan

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A man was seriously injured in a shooting attack on his car in Huwara, outside Nablus on March 19, 2023. Source: Twitter.

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Israeli man wounded in second shooting in Huwara

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The victim, David Stern, who served in the U.S. Marine Corps, was driving with his wife on Route 60 • The terrorist was arrested.

briefNearly three in four Palestinians favor Huwara terror attack

For the first time since the establishment of the P.A., a majority (52%) of Palestinians now support its dissolution, according to the Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research.

briefIsraeli, Palestinian officials agree in Sharm el-Sheikh to de-escalate tensions

The security summit, during which Israel agreed to stop discussing new settlement units for four months and authorizing outposts for six month, comes nearly a month after the two sides agreed on the need for a “de-escalation” at the Aqaba talks.

From left: At the March of the Living Thessaloniki are Holocaust survivor Esther Yaron, European Commission vice president Margaritis Schinas, president of Greece Katerina Sakellaropoulou, Israeli Ambassador Noam Katz and European March of the Living director Michel Gourary, March 19, 2023. Credit: Courtesy.

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March in Thessaloniki commemorates deportation of Greek Jewry

Etgar LefkovitsJNS

Some 80,000 Jews lived in Greece before World War II. Only 10,000 survived the German occupation.

Israel's National Food Security Initiative, launched by the government in 2017, honors Israeli President Isaac Herzog and IFCJ head Yael Echstein at its annual conference, March 2023. Credit: Mendy Kurant.

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Israel’s National Food Security Initiative honors Herzog, IFCJ

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“No human can be truly respected without caring for their basic needs, the most elementary of which is food,” said Israeli President Isaac Herzog, who launched the initiative in 2017.

Israelis wave flags at the Western Wall in Jerusalem's Old City on the eve of Jerusalem Day, May 9, 2021. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

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TIME names Jerusalem one of World’s Greatest Places

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The Israeli capital was listed among other nearby destinations including Giza and Saqqara in Egypt and Aqaba in Jordan.

newsRunning is good philanthropy at 2023 Jerusalem Marathon

Josh Hasten

Elite international and Israeli athletes, along with those who like to pound the pavement, speed past Jerusalem’s historic sites, many of them to raise money for nonprofits.

Young Palestinians take part in a military-style exercise at a summer camp organized by Palestinian Islamic Jihad in the Gaza Strip, on June 26, 2021. Photo by Atia Mohammed/Flash90.

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Palestinian Islamic Jihad accuses Israel of killing operative in Syria

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Ali Ramzi al-Assad, 31, known in the terrorist group as “the engineer commander,” was reportedly killed in a suburb of Damascus.

briefRocket fired from Gaza towards Israel hits open area

The Iron Dome missile defense system was not activated as civilian centers were not threatened.

Palestinian police stand next to an Israeli sharing car driven by German tourists, attacked by Palestinian youth in Shechem (Nablus) in northern Samaria on March 18, 2023. Photo by Nasser Ishtayeh/Flash90.

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Palestinians mob German tourists who entered Nablus in Israeli vehicle

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“A mob attacking tourists because they don‘t like their license plate is disgusting and cowardly,” says German ambassador to Israel.

Featured ColumnStephen M. Flatow

Being the right or wrong color in Nablus

A mob of Palestinian Arabs hurled potentially lethal rocks at German tourists in a car bearing a yellow license plate, assuming they were Israeli Jews.

An Israel Defense Forces reservist from the Brothers in Arms protest group attends a demonstration against the judicial reform program in Bnei Brak, near Tel Aviv, on March 16, 2023. Photo by Flash90.

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Netanyahu calls on IDF leadership to ‘vigorously fight’ refusal to serve

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“When [judicial reform] passes it will be too late, we want to make an impact before the point of no return,” says Maj. A.

brief‘A coup in every respect’: Ben-Gvir blasts Supreme Court

The national security minister decries an order barring him from police operations.

newsDershowitz: ‘Judicial reform will not undercut democracy’

David Isaac

While he opposes most of the government's program, the renowned jurist rejects the main argument of its critics, who argue that it spells the end of Israel’s democracy.

featureJudicial reform protests threaten to undermine IDF, former commanders say

David Isaac

“You cannot have an army where people say that if the government doesn’t do what I want, I won’t serve. Today, it will be judicial reform. Tomorrow, it will be removal of settlements,” said Maj. Gen. (res.) Amir Avivi.

Graffiti branding Israeli Justice Minister Yariv Levin "the enemy of the people" is spray painted outside his home in Modiin, March 17, 2023. Photo by Jonathan Shaul/Flash90.

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Man arrested for vandalizing Modi’in home of Israeli justice minister

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The suspect, a resident of the city in his 60s, allegedly spray-painted “Enemy of the People” on a wall outside Justice Minister Yariv Levin's residence.

briefChief rabbi of Israel calls for dialogue over judicial reforms

“There should be dialogue so that there is not a civil war—we are all the people of Israel, we are all brothers," says Sephardic Chief Rabbi of Israel Yitzhak Yosef.

featureWhy has a judicial compromise not yet emerged?

“Israel Insider” with Ashley Perry

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Real Fauda and holy gems

Yishai FleisherJNS