(July 10, 2020 / JNS) As questions over Israel’s application of sovereignty to parts of Judea and Samaria linger, several leading Mideast experts and former senior officials debated the merits of U.S. President Donald Trump’s “Peace to Prosperit...
(July 10, 2020 / JNS) The fallout from anti-Semitic social-media posts by Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver DeSean Jackson has prompted Jewish organizations not only to weigh in on the matter, but to apply pressure on the Eagles team itself. Ear...
(July 10, 2020 / JNS) Kenneth L. Marcus announced on Thursday that he has stepped down as assistant secretary for civil rights at the U.S. Department of Education. “Today, I announced that I will be returning to private life,” tweeted Marcus. “I...
(July 10, 2020 / JNS) If you had told a young Evan Bernstein that he would be a leader in Jewish communal affairs, he probably would have laughed and said, “There is no way.” But life, as everyone well knows, doesn’t go as planned. And in Bernst...
(July 10, 2020 / JNS) A group of U.S. House Republicans has penned a letter to U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in response to a letter sent to him last month by their Democratic colleagues that threatened the conditioning or even cutting off...
(July 10, 2020 / JNS) The outside of the Hillel building at the University of Wisconsin in Madison was vandalized on Tuesday, according to the organization. The words “Free Palestine” appeared on the concrete structure that welcomes people to th...
(July 9, 2020 / JNS) In somewhat of a role reversal, Israel has emerged during the global coronavirus crisis as the main supporter of Jewish communities worldwide. In a Wednesday briefing with Jewish Agency for Israel chairman Isaac Herzog and o...
(July 9, 2020 / JNS) In somewhat of a role reversal, Israel has emerged during the global coronavirus crisis as the main supporter of Jewish communities worldwide. In a Wednesday briefing with Jewish Agency for Israel chairman Isaac Herzog and o...
(July 9, 2020 / JNS) IDF Chief of Staff Aviv Kochavi, along with 10,000 active duty and civilian employees, were ordered to quarantine on Thursday after being in close contact with people infected with COVID-19. Kochavi is entering isolation for...
(July 9, 2020 / JNS) U.S. Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) and Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) have called on U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue to ensure that kosher and halal food are included in federal emergency food programs in response to...
(July 9, 2020 / JNS) A U.S. House subcommittee included $250 million in funding for Israeli-Palestinian dialogue and Palestinian business development in a $66 billion spending bill passed earlier this week, despite the Trump administration defun...
(July 9, 2020 / JNS) Team Israel Start-Up Nation (ISN) has announced that Chris Froome, a four-time Tour de France winner and one of the biggest names in the sport, has signed a long-term contract to lead the Jewish state’s cycling team. Team co...
(July 9, 2020 / JNS) Israel’s outgoing Ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon reflected on his last five years in office and plans for the future during his final press briefing on Tuesday. Danon’s first move upon returning to Israel will...
(July 9, 2020 / JNS) The Artillery Corps of the Israel Defense Forces is responsible for delivering a large portion of the military’s firepower to an increasingly complex battlefield. Its units take part in a large array of activities—from firin...
(July 9, 2020 / JNS) The Artillery Corps of the Israel Defense Forces is responsible for delivering a large portion of the military’s firepower to an increasingly complex battlefield. Its units take part in a large array of activities—from firin...