Aaron Bandler is an award-winning national reporter at JNS based in Los Angeles. Originally from the San Francisco Bay Area, he worked for nearly eight years at the Jewish Journal, and before that, at the Daily Wire.
A company commander and another Hamas operative were killed in the strike as well.
“Dear people of Israel, it turns out that our blessings work,” the prime minister said ahead of the Hebrew New Year.
The Charedi Public Party says it will protect full-time Torah study while supporting military or national service for ultra-Orthodox men who are not studying in yeshivahs, address math and English instruction in haredi schools.
Hezbollah has been weakened, the Houthis grow in confidence, the militias in Iraq are under pressure and pro-Iranian cells are trying to regain a foothold in Syria. At the same time, tensions between Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad have come into the open. Tehran is trying to rebuild its proxy network and adapt it to a new reality.
The Islamic Republic was two weeks away from obtaining the bomb, according to the U.S. president.
The activist ran onto the diamond in the Bronx after the stadium marked a quarter-century since the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.
Shelly Headen has a history of inflammatory posts and domestic violence cases.
U.S. President Donald Trump reportedly declined Mohammed bin Salman’s requests.
It means a tighter grip on key international shipping routes.
Some 500 protesters demonstrated outside the building on Sept. 11, carrying signs stating “Save Phuket. No Israel.”
Presidents, CEOs, chief rabbis and other senior leaders of Diaspora communities gathered in Jerusalem to reaffirm commitment to Jewish self-determination.
Authorities said that they disrupted the plot on Oct. 1, 2025, six days before the planned attacks.
Observers weigh whether financial strangulation raises the odds of an Iranian strike.
The arrest of Muein al-Arabid in the heart of Gaza City is a strategic message underscoring that Israel is not returning to full-scale war, but is also not allowing Hamas to exploit the ceasefire to rebuild its military capabilities.
Israel’s decision to end defense exports to Qatar addresses only part of the problem.
Turkey is the deal’s unstated strategic backdrop as Athens buys a multilayered shield against drones and missiles, deepening Jerusalem’s regional role.
Join the editor of JNS in guessing what will happen in the New Year.
While a libelous Israeli film was rewarded in Venice with a jury prize and a standing ovation, the popular TV series confronts viewers with the truth about Oct. 7.
Such reporting creates a severe journalistic asymmetry.
“Think Twice” with Jonathan Tobin and guest Ruthie Blum, Ep. 237
“We now have the ability to ensure the protection of our institution as we go into this critical time,” Rabbi J. Menashe Shapiro told JNS.
The dispossession of Jews, Armenians, Yazidis and others continues.
“Judaism and fashion are completely interwoven from the streets of Seventh Avenue in New York City to the streets of Tel Aviv,” Tobi Rubinstein, an event co-host, told JNS.
“It may be a little harder to get our brisket order from the butcher with the street closures,” Rabbi Nissi Eber, co-director of the Chabad in Manhattan’s financial district, told JNS.
“It’s an hour of crisis,” Deborah Lipstadt, former U.S. special envoy to monitor and combat antisemitism, told JNS. “I think it’s a time when you have to try every avenue.”
“We’re here to ensure that another 9/11 never happens again, and we’re not afraid to address that the reason 9/11 happened was because of radical Islamic terrorism,” Jayne Zirkle of Lawfare Project told JNS.
The “decision sends an unmistakable message to school boards across California,” Emet Legal Services told JNS. “You cannot turn a blind eye to classroom bias or defend it under the shield of ‘good intentions.’”
Max Long, who was assaulted alongside fellow Jewish student Michael Kaminsky in November 2024, told JNS that the attack and its aftermath have kept him from fully returning to campus.
Fundiswa Zote told JNS her 12-member royal delegation sought to build ties through Israeli innovation, technology and water solutions.
The Nobel laureate transformed understanding of the ribosome, advanced the fight against antibiotic resistance and demonstrated the power of persistence.
As students return to campuses worldwide, Nate Leipciger urges them in a letter to embrace their Jewish identity.
Farmers say the attacks are intended to drive them and their herd from the area, as local officials warn of a growing security threat.
“Gloria was iconic,” Ruth Messinger, a former Manhattan borough president, told JNS. “This is a sad day for women.”
The 20-year-old bride lost her mother and two sisters in a deadly Palestinian terror attack in the Jordan Valley three years ago.
“It was almost half Jewish,” David Herszenson, a physician and tour guide, told a group on a walking tour. “The south Bronx was majority Jewish for a while.”
“Judaism and fashion are completely interwoven from the streets of Seventh Avenue in New York City to the streets of Tel Aviv,” Tobi Rubinstein, an event co-host, told JNS.
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A company commander and another Hamas operative were killed in the strike as well.
“Dear people of Israel, it turns out that our blessings work,” the prime minister said ahead of the Hebrew New Year.
The Charedi Public Party says it will protect full-time Torah study while supporting military or national service for ultra-Orthodox men who are not studying in yeshivahs, address math and English instruction in haredi schools.
Hezbollah has been weakened, the Houthis grow in confidence, the militias in Iraq are under pressure and pro-Iranian cells are trying to regain a foothold in Syria. At the same time, tensions between Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad have come into the open. Tehran is trying to rebuild its proxy network and adapt it to a new reality.
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The Islamic Republic was two weeks away from obtaining the bomb, according to the U.S. president.
The activist ran onto the diamond in the Bronx after the stadium marked a quarter-century since the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.
Shelly Headen has a history of inflammatory posts and domestic violence cases.
U.S. President Donald Trump reportedly declined Mohammed bin Salman’s requests.
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It means a tighter grip on key international shipping routes.
Some 500 protesters demonstrated outside the building on Sept. 11, carrying signs stating “Save Phuket. No Israel.”
Presidents, CEOs, chief rabbis and other senior leaders of Diaspora communities gathered in Jerusalem to reaffirm commitment to Jewish self-determination.
Authorities said that they disrupted the plot on Oct. 1, 2025, six days before the planned attacks.
-
Observers weigh whether financial strangulation raises the odds of an Iranian strike.
The arrest of Muein al-Arabid in the heart of Gaza City is a strategic message underscoring that Israel is not returning to full-scale war, but is also not allowing Hamas to exploit the ceasefire to rebuild its military capabilities.
Israel’s decision to end defense exports to Qatar addresses only part of the problem.
Turkey is the deal’s unstated strategic backdrop as Athens buys a multilayered shield against drones and missiles, deepening Jerusalem’s regional role.
-
Join the editor of JNS in guessing what will happen in the New Year.
While a libelous Israeli film was rewarded in Venice with a jury prize and a standing ovation, the popular TV series confronts viewers with the truth about Oct. 7.
Such reporting creates a severe journalistic asymmetry.
-
“Think Twice” with Jonathan Tobin and guest Ruthie Blum, Ep. 237
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“We now have the ability to ensure the protection of our institution as we go into this critical time,” Rabbi J. Menashe Shapiro told JNS.
The dispossession of Jews, Armenians, Yazidis and others continues.
“Judaism and fashion are completely interwoven from the streets of Seventh Avenue in New York City to the streets of Tel Aviv,” Tobi Rubinstein, an event co-host, told JNS.
“It may be a little harder to get our brisket order from the butcher with the street closures,” Rabbi Nissi Eber, co-director of the Chabad in Manhattan’s financial district, told JNS.
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“It’s an hour of crisis,” Deborah Lipstadt, former U.S. special envoy to monitor and combat antisemitism, told JNS. “I think it’s a time when you have to try every avenue.”
“We’re here to ensure that another 9/11 never happens again, and we’re not afraid to address that the reason 9/11 happened was because of radical Islamic terrorism,” Jayne Zirkle of Lawfare Project told JNS.
The “decision sends an unmistakable message to school boards across California,” Emet Legal Services told JNS. “You cannot turn a blind eye to classroom bias or defend it under the shield of ‘good intentions.’”
Max Long, who was assaulted alongside fellow Jewish student Michael Kaminsky in November 2024, told JNS that the attack and its aftermath have kept him from fully returning to campus.
-
Fundiswa Zote told JNS her 12-member royal delegation sought to build ties through Israeli innovation, technology and water solutions.
The Nobel laureate transformed understanding of the ribosome, advanced the fight against antibiotic resistance and demonstrated the power of persistence.
As students return to campuses worldwide, Nate Leipciger urges them in a letter to embrace their Jewish identity.
Farmers say the attacks are intended to drive them and their herd from the area, as local officials warn of a growing security threat.
-
“Gloria was iconic,” Ruth Messinger, a former Manhattan borough president, told JNS. “This is a sad day for women.”
The 20-year-old bride lost her mother and two sisters in a deadly Palestinian terror attack in the Jordan Valley three years ago.
“It was almost half Jewish,” David Herszenson, a physician and tour guide, told a group on a walking tour. “The south Bronx was majority Jewish for a while.”
“Judaism and fashion are completely interwoven from the streets of Seventh Avenue in New York City to the streets of Tel Aviv,” Tobi Rubinstein, an event co-host, told JNS.
