Israel
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IDF kills Hamas terrorist linked to Mia Schem abduction

Israeli forces also destroyed eight Hamas tunnels in Rafah and killed terrorists operating from a command center in northern Gaza.

May. 8, 2026

JNS Staff

Israel News

Israeli Oct. 7 rape survivors struggling to find mental-health support

“It will take at least a decade to rehabilitate,” said Orit Sulitzeanu, CEO of the Israeli Association of Rape Crisis Centers.

May. 8, 2026

Debra Nussbaum Cohen

U.S. News

American Christian Zionist who founded ‘Daystar TV’ dies at 65

A passionate supporter of Israel, Joni Lamb received the Israel Allies Award in 2024.

May. 8, 2026

Etgar Lefkovits

Israel News

Hezbollah fires rockets at Haifa area, Nahariya and Acre

The attacks, which followed drone strikes and shelling by the terrorists, came after Israel’s targeted killing of a senior commander in Beirut.

May. 8, 2026

JNS Staff
U.S.
U.S. News

CENTOM: US forces redirected 58 ships since start of blockade of the Islamic Republic

“The U.S. naval blockade against Iran continues to be fully enforced,” U.S. Central Command said.

May. 10, 2026

JNS Staff

U.S. News

Rubio meets Qatari counterpart to discuss support for Doha’s defense

The secretary “expressed appreciation for Qatar’s partnership on a range of issues,” his office said.

May. 10, 2026

U.S. News

LA area woman awarded $25,000 for helping find missing elderly Jewish lady

The missing person wasn’t identified until a hospital staffer recognized her from a post on Facebook.

May. 9, 2026

Jessica Russak-Hoffman

U.S. News

UC Law SF says it ‘vigorously’ supports free speech rights, after student gov encourages students to buy keffiyehs to wear at graduation

StandWithUs stated that “some Jewish students at UC Law San Francisco already feel compelled to conceal their Jewish identity out of concern for their safety.”

May. 9, 2026

Jessica Russak-Hoffman
World
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World News

Toronto police arrests 18-year-old suspected of two anti-Jewish hate- crime attacks with pellet gun

“This is not a prank. It was an act of intimidation meant to spread fear,” Vince Gasparro, a Liberal parliamentarian, told JNS.

May. 8, 2026

Dave Gordon, Jessica Russak-Hoffman

World News

Iran launches third missile attack on UAE this week

U.S. destroyers also came under Iranian fire near the Strait of Hormuz as tensions escalate.

May. 8, 2026

World News

Turkey unveils high-speed ballistic missile with 6,000-km range

The Yildirimhan intercontinental missile in on display at Istanbul’s SAHA arms exhibition.

May. 8, 2026

Neta Bar

World News

Trump confirms Iran ceasefire holds, despite naval skirmish

The U.S. president says Tehran must quickly accept terms on uranium and Hormuz shipping after Iranian forces fires on American destroyers.

May. 8, 2026

JNS Staff
Antisemitism
World News

Norway rector cites ‘free speech’ after professor praises Oct. 7

Prof. Bassam Hussein referred to the Hamas massacres as “the most beautiful thing that has happened in our century.”

May. 7, 2026

Canaan Lidor

U.S. News

GW decries ‘reprehensible, criminal action’ after vials with ‘unknown substance’ dropped around Israel Fest

“At least one student was injured by this incident, which is now under an investigation that will examine among other things whether individuals were targeted based on their Jewish faith,” the private D.C. school said.

May. 5, 2026

JNS Staff

U.S. News

Wikipedia banning two anti-Israel editors a ‘significant step,’ expert says

The crowdsourced encyclopedia hasn’t repaired the “content contamination” that the banned editors left behind, according to Shlomit Lir, of University of Haifa.

May. 8, 2026

Aaron Bandler

U.S. News

NYC braces for first protest outside synagogue under new ‘buffer zone’ law

A deadline in the law has yet to pass, but Rabbi Josh Joseph, of the Orthodox Union, told JNS that “we expect the mayor and the NYPD to work in close coordination with the community to ensure that the intent of this legislation is fully upheld.”

May. 5, 2026

Jessica Russak-Hoffman
Jewish Life
U.S. News

Trump calls for Jewish Americans to observe a ‘national Sabbath’

The president’s call for a national Shabbat “celebrates our religion and it refocuses on our job to become a light unto the nations,” Rabbi Steven Burg of Aish told JNS.

May. 5, 2026

Jessica Russak-Hoffman

Feature

Rabbi blends humor and theology at his book launch in Jerusalem

Author Ian Pear explores faith, suffering and morality in a long-developed work he says has a “greater-than-zero chance” of someday becoming a movie.

May. 8, 2026

Sharon Altshul

U.S. News

American Christian Zionist who founded ‘Daystar TV’ dies at 65

A passionate supporter of Israel, Joni Lamb received the Israel Allies Award in 2024.

May. 8, 2026

Etgar Lefkovits

U.S. News

‘Jewish people, State of Israel do not need your recognition,’ Akunis tells Mamdani

The Israeli consul general in New York told JNS that this year was the first time the Jewish state held an Independence Day celebration in New York City under a mayor who doesn’t recognize it.

May. 5, 2026

Rikki Zagelbaum
Features
Feature

Rabbi blends humor and theology at his book launch in Jerusalem

Author Ian Pear explores faith, suffering and morality in a long-developed work he says has a “greater-than-zero chance” of someday becoming a movie.

May. 8, 2026

Sharon Altshul

Feature

Between paradise and sirens on Israel’s northern border

Many residents have returned home to rebuild their lives since the rockets attacks began in 2023.

May. 7, 2026

Shalhevet Eyal/TPS-IL

Feature

Sisterhood of survivors: Shared trauma becomes bond for Israeli women soldiers in recovery

Golani Brigade social worker Shai Bachar lost 46 friends on Oct. 7, 2023.

May. 8, 2026

Pesach Benson/TPS-IL

Feature

‘A Plate of Hope and Color’: Leading Israeli artists unite to embrace lone soldiers

An exhibition in Tel Aviv supports thousands of IDF troops from abroad serving in Israel.

May. 5, 2026

Tania Shalom Michaelian
Opinion
Editor-in-Chief

Antisemitism, Islam and the future of the GOP

The red-green alliance of Marxists and Islamists is fueling hatred for Jews and Israel among young people, while giving Tucker Carlson and Megyn Kelly a new audience.

May. 7, 2026

Jonathan S. Tobin

Column

A (Jewish) state of political confusion

Institutional mistrust and mandate-maneuvering are obfuscating Israel’s electoral picture.

May. 10, 2026

Ruthie Blum

Opinion

Being ‘the Jew’ ... and not being alone

Judaism was never meant to be carried by one person. It was always meant to be lived together.

May. 8, 2026

Daphne Macedonia

Opinion

How AI needs to factor into day-school learning

The communities and institutions that move first will set the terms of the next quarter-century. The ones that wait will spend that quarter-century being led by others.

May. 8, 2026

Ronn Torossian
JNS TV
Think Twice

Why won’t Jewish stars speak up against antisemitism?

“Think Twice” with Jonathan Tobin with guest Jonah Platt, Ep. 221

May. 8, 2026

Jonathan S. Tobin

JNS TV / Axis of Truth

The Strait of Hormuz showdown that could ignite a regional war

May. 8, 2026

Emily Schrader

JNS TV / Israel Undiplomatic

Trump’s Iran strategy and the Strait of Hormuz crisis

May. 7, 2026

Ruthie Blum, Mark Regev

JNS TV / The Meira K Show

Why the UAE left OPEC

May. 6, 2026

Meira Kolatch
The Wire
Newsletter
Republish JNS Content

Israel
Israel News

IDF kills Hamas terrorist linked to Mia Schem abduction

Israeli forces also destroyed eight Hamas tunnels in Rafah and killed terrorists operating from a command center in northern Gaza.

May. 8, 2026

JNS Staff

Israel News

Israeli Oct. 7 rape survivors struggling to find mental-health support

“It will take at least a decade to rehabilitate,” said Orit Sulitzeanu, CEO of the Israeli Association of Rape Crisis Centers.

May. 8, 2026

Debra Nussbaum Cohen

U.S. News

American Christian Zionist who founded ‘Daystar TV’ dies at 65

A passionate supporter of Israel, Joni Lamb received the Israel Allies Award in 2024.

May. 8, 2026

Etgar Lefkovits

Israel News

Hezbollah fires rockets at Haifa area, Nahariya and Acre

The attacks, which followed drone strikes and shelling by the terrorists, came after Israel’s targeted killing of a senior commander in Beirut.

May. 8, 2026

JNS Staff
U.S.
U.S. News

CENTOM: US forces redirected 58 ships since start of blockade of the Islamic Republic

“The U.S. naval blockade against Iran continues to be fully enforced,” U.S. Central Command said.

May. 10, 2026

JNS Staff

U.S. News

Rubio meets Qatari counterpart to discuss support for Doha’s defense

The secretary “expressed appreciation for Qatar’s partnership on a range of issues,” his office said.

May. 10, 2026

U.S. News

LA area woman awarded $25,000 for helping find missing elderly Jewish lady

The missing person wasn’t identified until a hospital staffer recognized her from a post on Facebook.

May. 9, 2026

Jessica Russak-Hoffman

U.S. News

UC Law SF says it ‘vigorously’ supports free speech rights, after student gov encourages students to buy keffiyehs to wear at graduation

StandWithUs stated that “some Jewish students at UC Law San Francisco already feel compelled to conceal their Jewish identity out of concern for their safety.”

May. 9, 2026

Jessica Russak-Hoffman
World
- United Nations
- Middle East
- Europe
- Eastern Europe
- Asia
- Africa
- Latin America
- Canada
- Australia
- Iran
World News

Toronto police arrests 18-year-old suspected of two anti-Jewish hate- crime attacks with pellet gun

“This is not a prank. It was an act of intimidation meant to spread fear,” Vince Gasparro, a Liberal parliamentarian, told JNS.

May. 8, 2026

Dave Gordon, Jessica Russak-Hoffman

World News

Iran launches third missile attack on UAE this week

U.S. destroyers also came under Iranian fire near the Strait of Hormuz as tensions escalate.

May. 8, 2026

World News

Turkey unveils high-speed ballistic missile with 6,000-km range

The Yildirimhan intercontinental missile in on display at Istanbul’s SAHA arms exhibition.

May. 8, 2026

Neta Bar

World News

Trump confirms Iran ceasefire holds, despite naval skirmish

The U.S. president says Tehran must quickly accept terms on uranium and Hormuz shipping after Iranian forces fires on American destroyers.

May. 8, 2026

JNS Staff
Antisemitism
World News

Norway rector cites ‘free speech’ after professor praises Oct. 7

Prof. Bassam Hussein referred to the Hamas massacres as “the most beautiful thing that has happened in our century.”

May. 7, 2026

Canaan Lidor

U.S. News

GW decries ‘reprehensible, criminal action’ after vials with ‘unknown substance’ dropped around Israel Fest

“At least one student was injured by this incident, which is now under an investigation that will examine among other things whether individuals were targeted based on their Jewish faith,” the private D.C. school said.

May. 5, 2026

JNS Staff

U.S. News

Wikipedia banning two anti-Israel editors a ‘significant step,’ expert says

The crowdsourced encyclopedia hasn’t repaired the “content contamination” that the banned editors left behind, according to Shlomit Lir, of University of Haifa.

May. 8, 2026

Aaron Bandler

U.S. News

NYC braces for first protest outside synagogue under new ‘buffer zone’ law

A deadline in the law has yet to pass, but Rabbi Josh Joseph, of the Orthodox Union, told JNS that “we expect the mayor and the NYPD to work in close coordination with the community to ensure that the intent of this legislation is fully upheld.”

May. 5, 2026

Jessica Russak-Hoffman
Jewish Life
U.S. News

Trump calls for Jewish Americans to observe a ‘national Sabbath’

The president’s call for a national Shabbat “celebrates our religion and it refocuses on our job to become a light unto the nations,” Rabbi Steven Burg of Aish told JNS.

May. 5, 2026

Jessica Russak-Hoffman

Feature

Rabbi blends humor and theology at his book launch in Jerusalem

Author Ian Pear explores faith, suffering and morality in a long-developed work he says has a “greater-than-zero chance” of someday becoming a movie.

May. 8, 2026

Sharon Altshul

U.S. News

American Christian Zionist who founded ‘Daystar TV’ dies at 65

A passionate supporter of Israel, Joni Lamb received the Israel Allies Award in 2024.

May. 8, 2026

Etgar Lefkovits

U.S. News

‘Jewish people, State of Israel do not need your recognition,’ Akunis tells Mamdani

The Israeli consul general in New York told JNS that this year was the first time the Jewish state held an Independence Day celebration in New York City under a mayor who doesn’t recognize it.

May. 5, 2026

Rikki Zagelbaum
Features
Feature

Rabbi blends humor and theology at his book launch in Jerusalem

Author Ian Pear explores faith, suffering and morality in a long-developed work he says has a “greater-than-zero chance” of someday becoming a movie.

May. 8, 2026

Sharon Altshul

Feature

Between paradise and sirens on Israel’s northern border

Many residents have returned home to rebuild their lives since the rockets attacks began in 2023.

May. 7, 2026

Shalhevet Eyal/TPS-IL

Feature

Sisterhood of survivors: Shared trauma becomes bond for Israeli women soldiers in recovery

Golani Brigade social worker Shai Bachar lost 46 friends on Oct. 7, 2023.

May. 8, 2026

Pesach Benson/TPS-IL

Feature

‘A Plate of Hope and Color’: Leading Israeli artists unite to embrace lone soldiers

An exhibition in Tel Aviv supports thousands of IDF troops from abroad serving in Israel.

May. 5, 2026

Tania Shalom Michaelian
Opinion
Editor-in-Chief

Antisemitism, Islam and the future of the GOP

The red-green alliance of Marxists and Islamists is fueling hatred for Jews and Israel among young people, while giving Tucker Carlson and Megyn Kelly a new audience.

May. 7, 2026

Jonathan S. Tobin

Column

A (Jewish) state of political confusion

Institutional mistrust and mandate-maneuvering are obfuscating Israel’s electoral picture.

May. 10, 2026

Ruthie Blum

Opinion

Being ‘the Jew’ ... and not being alone

Judaism was never meant to be carried by one person. It was always meant to be lived together.

May. 8, 2026

Daphne Macedonia

Opinion

How AI needs to factor into day-school learning

The communities and institutions that move first will set the terms of the next quarter-century. The ones that wait will spend that quarter-century being led by others.

May. 8, 2026

Ronn Torossian
JNS TV
Think Twice

Why won’t Jewish stars speak up against antisemitism?

“Think Twice” with Jonathan Tobin with guest Jonah Platt, Ep. 221

May. 8, 2026

Jonathan S. Tobin

JNS TV / Axis of Truth

The Strait of Hormuz showdown that could ignite a regional war

May. 8, 2026

Emily Schrader

JNS TV / Israel Undiplomatic

Trump’s Iran strategy and the Strait of Hormuz crisis

May. 7, 2026

Ruthie Blum, Mark Regev

JNS TV / The Meira K Show

Why the UAE left OPEC

May. 6, 2026

Meira Kolatch
The Wire
Newsletter
Republish JNS Content

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