JNS The Daily Syndicate - Wednesday, August 2, 2023

Wednesday, August 2, 2023


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Federal jury returns death-penalty verdict for Pitt. synagogue shooter

A makeshift shrine to the victims of the mass shooting at Tree of Life*Or L’Simcha Synagogue in Pittsburgh. Credit: Brendt A. Petersen.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, June 7, 2023. Source: Twitter.

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Jonathan S. Tobin

Is a US-Saudi-Israel deal really in the works?

Biden is trying to make it appear that a normalization deal will happen if the Jewish state pays for it in concessions to the Palestinians. Netanyahu should see it as a trap, not a favor.

Menachem Begin addressing the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations in September 1978. Credit: Milner Moshe/GPO.

Breaking: Workers Circle quits Conference of Presidents

Menachem Wecker

A view of houses along the Lebanese side of the border as seen from northern Israel, July 31, 2023. Photo by Ayal Margolin/Flash90.

Erdan warns UN Security Council of ‘powder keg’ on cusp of Hezbollah ignition

Nathan Diament, the Orthodox Union's executive director of public policy, speaks alongside Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer at a New York City press conference calling for an increase in funding for the Nonprofit Security Grant Program to $360 million, so more synagogues, other houses of worship and nonprofits at risk of attack can improve building security, Jan. 26, 2022. Credit: Orthodox Union.

Proposed slashes to US security-grant program cause concern across aisle

Former President Donald Trump speaks at an event where he received a Keter Yerushalyim (Crown of Jerusalem) Award, July 10, 2023. Credit: Israel Heritage Foundation.

Charges ‘reminiscent’ of Nazi Germany, Trump campaign claims

A traveler holding a biometric passport is seen at passport control in the departure hall at Ben-Gurion International Airport, May 20, 2015. Photo by Miriam Alster/Flash90.

US monitors Israeli border crossing pilot for Palestinian Americans

Crowds flocked to Ellenville, N.Y., for the Borsch Belt Fest to reminisce about the golden age of the Catskill Mountains as a Jewish summer getaway, July 29, 2023. Photo by Sonia Menken.

First-ever ‘Borscht Belt Fest’ brings bygone era back to life, if only for a day

A promo from the film “Bawaal.” Source: YouTube.

Controversy swirls around Bollywood romcom and use of Shoah references

Georgia L. Gilholy

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets in Jerusalem with Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema, Aug. 2, 2023. Photo by Haim Zach/GPO.

Netanyahu hosts Zambian president, hails ‘tremendous’ ties

Supporters of judicial reform demonstrate in Tel Aviv on July 23, 2023. Photo by Batya Sharabi/TPS.

Progressive Jewish leaders tell Biden to take ‘decisive action’ against Netanyahu

Émile-Zola Street in the second arrondissement of Lyon, France. Credit: Jean Housen via Wikimedia Commons.

Investigation continues after French Jewish boy is threatened with death

Supporters of the Parents Circle-Families Forum rally outside Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's residence in Jerusalem, July 30, 2013. Photo by Miriam Alster/Flash90.

Education Ministry bans Israeli-Palestinian NGO from schools

Agriculture Minister Avi Dichter (left) and Binyamin Regional Council head Israel Ganz, Aug. 2, 2023. Credit: Binyamin Regional Council.

Israeli minister calls farmers ‘best guardians’ of Judea and Samaria

A chef holds his home-grown radishes on Grand Cayman. Jennifer Billock/Shutterstock.

Cuisine from the Caymans: The ‘culinary capital’ of the Caribbean

Ethel G. Hofman

Entertainment, arts-and-crafts and more will be featured at the fifth annual Jewish Food Festival in Mequon, Wis., on Aug. 6-7, 2023 Credit: Chabad of Mequon.

Wisconsin Jewish food fest to feature international dishes, entertainment

CEO of MobileODT, Leon Boston (left) and CEO of Cingulate Medical, Joseph Hamou. Credit: Courtesy.

Israeli firm rolls out cancer screening program in DRC

Mezizim Beach in Tel Aviv, Oct. 17, 2022. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

Israeli study explains delay in tanning after sun exposure

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Caroline B. Glick

Should Israel stop receiving US aid?

Doesn’t anyone ask why there is a refugee camp in Jenin?

Look who’s in charge of protecting the Jews at CUNY

Rabbi Yossy Goldman

Those stubborn Jews!

Yes, we can be difficult. But that’s not always a bad thing.

IsraelLINK Educational Specialist, Michelle Geft, trains Jewish Agency for Israel ShinShinim. Photo courtesy of StandWithUs.

StandWithUs IsraelLINK middle-school curriculum, Jewish Agency for Israel partner on program for ShinShinim

Jeff Seidel’s Student Centers offering Poland Mission for American students studying in Europe

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