FBI probing car-ramming in New Orleans, that killed 15 and injured Israelis, as terror attack "An ISIS flag was located in the vehicle, and the FBI is working to determine the subject's potential associations and affiliations with terrorist organizations," the bureau stated. Akiva Van Koningsveld and Menachem Wecker Jan. 1, 2025
Mum about Chanukah, United Nations posts twice about Christmas JNS has reported that the global body has often neglected Jewish holidays while acknowledging those of other faiths. Menachem Wecker Dec. 25, 2024
‘Proof terror knows no boundaries,’ Israeli envoy in New York says of thwarted terror attack “Israel will not cower to terror,” the Israeli mission to the United Nations in Manhattan stated. “We will not be silent in the face of hate and violence.” Menachem Wecker Dec. 19, 2024
Joy and pain on display at Chanukah event at Israeli embassy in DC “As we gather here tonight, extensive efforts are being made to bring about a new hostage deal,” said Michael Herzog, the Israeli envoy in Washington. Menachem Wecker Dec. 19, 2024
Medical professionals exposed to Jew-hatred by ‘small but vocal, prominent minority,’ study suggests “We hope to normalize this conversation so that it is no longer ‘toxic’ for us to discuss antisemitism within our field,” Dr. Daniella Schwartz, of University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, told JNS. Menachem Wecker Dec. 18, 2024
Bar Kochba was latecomer to Second Century revolt, researcher says It would be “extremely surprising” if the best historical source “forgot or did not know who were the Jewish leaders of this war which devastated the area,” writes Haggai Olshanetsky, a University of Warsaw historian and archeologist. Menachem Wecker Dec. 16, 2024
Former national security official pens book to ‘arm’ Americans with answers to why Israel matters Victoria Coates told JNS of Israeli-Saudi normalization, “I bet dollars to doughnuts that President Trump will get that done.” Menachem Wecker Dec. 10, 2024
Gunman, who allegedly shot Jewish Chicagoan, dead after apparent suicide "There is no evidence of foul play at this time," the Cook County Sheriff’s Office told JNS of the death of 22-year-old Sidi Mohamed Abdallahi. Menachem Wecker Dec. 1, 2024
Cruz: ‘Deeply disturbed’ by reports ‘Obama-Biden officials exerted enormous pressure’ on Israel “Reminder: There is no peace agreement,” wrote Gerald Steinberg, of NGO Monitor. “The goal of the Tehran regime and its proxy terror armies (in this case, Hezbollah) remains the destruction of Israel.” Izzy Salant and Menachem Wecker Nov. 26, 2024
