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Antisemitism / Israel / News Briefs / US

Pentagon Removing 'Israel Planner' from Joint Staff, Launching Probe

By Andrew Bernard

“He will no longer be on the joint staff while the matter is being investigated,” a Pentagon official told JNS of Col. Nathan McCormack.

Antisemitism / News Briefs / Terrorism / US

Apparent Manifesto of Alleged DC Shooter Found, FBI Raids Chicago Home

By Andrew Bernard

The “perpetrators and abettors” of genocide have “forfeited their humanity,” the document states.

Antisemitism / On Campus / Education / Politics / US

Trump Admin Revokes Harvard’s International Student Visas

By Andrew Bernard

“This action should not surprise you and is the unfortunate result of Harvard’s failure to comply with simple reporting requirements,” Kristi Noem stated.(JNS)

Antisemitism / Boycott / BDS / Left vs. Right / News Briefs / Politics / US

House Leadership Nixes Vote on Israel Boycott Bill

By Andrew Bernard

“Who was behind this effort? None other than a member of Congress who once claimed that Jews have space lasers,” a spokesman for one of the bill’s co-sponsors said.

Antisemitism / Hamas / Left vs. Right / News Briefs / On Campus / Education / Terrorism / US

Columbia Refusing to Help Identify ‘Pro-Hamas’ Students, White House Says

By Andrew Bernard

“Mahmoud Khalil was an individual who was given the privilege of coming to this country,” the White House press secretary said. “He took advantage of that opportunity, of that privilege, by siding with terrorists.”

Featured / Gaza / Hamas / IDF & Security / US

Witkoff Warns of Joint US-Israel Action Against Hamas

By Andrew Bernard

“We estimate 22, maybe 24 live bodies,” the U.S. Middle East envoy said. “We want them all back.”

Gaza / Hamas / Non-Orthodox / Palestinian Authority / Terrorism

Leading Reform Clergyman: ‘Hamas is the Palestinians,’ Two-State Solution a Delusion

By Andrew Bernard

“The polite lie that we tell ourselves over and over again is that Hamas does not represent the Palestinians. It is simply not true.”

Egypt / Gaza / IDF & Security / Jordan / US

Trump Plan ‘Shook System’ of Arab Views on Gaza, Former IDF General Says

By Andrew Bernard

“The entire region is shaken now, and it's good,” Brig. Gen. (Ret.) Effie Defrin told reporters. “Because for more than seven decades, eight decades, we have repeated the same mistakes.”

Middle East / Levant / News Briefs / US

Trump’s Appointee for Pentagon Middle East Adviser has Called for ‘Pressure’ on Israel

By Andrew Bernard

“We’re really there to counter Iran, and that’s really at the behest of the Israelis and the Saudis,” Michael DiMino said of the U.S. troop presence in Iraq and Syria.

Judea & Samaria / Politics / US

Tenney Launches Congressional Friends of Judea and Samaria Caucus

By Andrew Bernard

“We gotta start telling the truth,” the New York congresswoman said. “We need to be the catalyst.”

Headline / Politics / US

Hegseth: ‘I Support Israel Destroying, Killing Every Last Member of Hamas’

By Andrew Bernard

President-elect Donald Trump’s defense secretary nominee faced tough questions from Democrats in the more than four-hour confirmation hearing.

Judea & Samaria / Settlements / US

American Residents of Judea, Samaria Sue Biden Administration Over Sanctions

By Andrew Bernard

“U.S. citizens have a right to be heard and to challenge the government before the government takes action against them,” a lawyer for the plaintiffs told JNS.

News Briefs / US

Johnson Re-elected Speaker on Contentious First Ballot, House Passes Rules Package with ICC Sanctions

By Andrew Bernard

The House also agreed to a rules package that includes a measure to impose sanctions on the International Criminal Court as it seeks the arrest of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

News Briefs / Police and Crime / US

Many Biden Death-Penalty Commutations, but No Clemency for 'Tree of Life' Shooter

By Andrew Bernard

The U.S. president granted life in prison without parole to 37 of 40 death row prisoners, but not those guilty of “terrorism and hate-motivated mass murder.”

Syria / US

US Dropping Terrorism Bounty on Syrian Leader After First Diplomatic Visit Since 2012

By Andrew Bernard

“Iran will have no role whatsoever” in Syria after the fall of Basher Assad, U.S. diplomats told reporters on Friday.

Iran / Police and Crime / US

US Justice Department Charges Three Men in Iranian Plot to Assassinate Trump, Kill Jews

By Andrew Bernard

“The charges announced today expose Iran's continued brazen attempts to target U.S. citizens, including President-elect Donald Trump,” said FBI Director Christopher Wray.

Elections / Jewish / NY / Politics

NY Jews Voted Trump, Not So Much in the Rest of the Country

By Andrew Bernard

46% of NY Jews voted for Trump, but only 21% of U.S. Jews did so in the rest of the country.

Government / Palestinian Authority / US

Biden Administration Calls for One-Year Israeli Extension of PA Banking Agreement

By Andrew Bernard

“Cutting off these banking ties would create significant economic turmoil in the West Bank, threatening the security of Israel and the broader region,” stated Antony Blinken and Janet Yellen.

Antisemitism / Boycott / BDS / Left vs. Right / On Campus / Education / US

Brown Votes Not to Divest from Israel, Leaves Door Open to Making Political Investment Statements

By Andrew Bernard

“Brown’s mission doesn’t encompass resolving or adjudicating global conflict,” stated the university’s president and the chancellor of its governing corporation.

Headline / Hezbollah / IDF & Security / Israel At War: Operation Northern Arrows / Lebanon / Terrorism / US

Senators: Biden Administration Delaying Bombs, Tractors, Helicopters to Israel

By Andrew Bernard

“It’s far past time to transfer to Israel the capabilities it needs to win,” senators Tom Cotton and Mitch McConnell wrote to President Joe Biden.

Antisemitism / Elections / Gaza / Hamas / Left vs. Right

Tim Walz: Anti-Israel Protesters ‘Speaking Out For All the Right Reasons’

By Andrew Bernard

“We can’t allow what’s happened in Gaza to happen,” said the Democratic vice presidential nominee. “It’s a humanitarian crisis.”

Gaza / Hamas / Headline / Israel At War: Iron Swords / Terrorism / US

US Announces Federal Terror Charges Against Hamas Leaders for Oct. 7

By Andrew Bernard

“The charges unsealed today are just one part of our effort to target every aspect of Hamas’s operations,” Merrick Garland said. “These actions will not be our last.”

The Temple Mount / US

US Condemns Ben-Gvir’s Call for Synagogue on Israel's Temple Mount

By Andrew Bernard

The US doesn't believe Jews should have the right or freedom to pray in their holiest site.

Media / News Briefs / Russia / US

In Prisoner Swap, Russia Releases Gershkovich, Three Other Americans

By Andrew Bernard

“It says a lot about the United States that we work relentlessly to free Americans who are unjustly held around the world,” U.S. President Joe Biden said.

Interviews and Profiles / Israel At War: Iron Swords

Michael Oren: Hezbollah a ‘Strategic Threat,’ Hamas a ‘Tactical’ One

By Andrew Bernard

The former Israeli ambassador to the United States described what it would take to restore security for the tens of thousands of Israelis displaced from the Lebanese border.

Elections / Featured / Israel / Left vs. Right / Politics / US

Trump to Bibi: Kamala Harris ‘Certainly Disrespectful to Israel’

By Andrew Bernard

The former U.S. president and Republican nominee met the Israeli prime minister for the first time since he left the White House.

Gaza / Government / Hamas / Israel At War: Iron Swords / Left vs. Right / Sovereignty / US

US Still Hasn’t Seen Enough Day-After Gaza Planning from Israel, Blinken Says

By Andrew Bernard

“Israel has effectively lost sovereignty in the northern quadrant of its country, because people don’t feel safe to go to their homes,” per the U.S. secretary of state.

Gaza / Hamas / News Briefs / US

House Votes to Bar State Department from Citing Hamas Casualty Figures

By Andrew Bernard

“The Gaza Ministry of Health is the Hamas Ministry of Health,” said Rep. Jared Moskowitz, who introduced the amendment.

Antisemitism / On Campus / Education / Politics / US

McConnell: Antisemitism ‘Reaches from College Campuses to US Capitol’

By Andrew Bernard

“The last thing a sovereign democracy under siege needs is a public tongue-lashing from the White House,” the senate minority leader said.

Africa / Antisemitism / Gaza / Hamas / IDF & Security / Israel At War: Iron Swords / The Courts / United Nations (UN)

South Africa is Hamas ‘Ally,’ Israel says at Hague court

By Andrew Bernard

“Calling something a genocide, again and again, does not make it genocide,” said Gilad Noam, an attorney for the Jewish state. “Repeating a lie does not make it true.”

Antisemitism / Gaza / Hamas / IDF & Security / Israel At War: Iron Swords / Left vs. Right / Terrorism / US

Biden Reportedly Delayed Saying He Withheld Arms from Israel Until after Holocaust Speech

By Andrew Bernard

The president’s decision drew criticism from the American Jewish Committee and the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations.

"Peace" Process / Normalization / Abraham Accords / Eye on "Palestine" / News Briefs / Saudi Arabia / US

State Department: No US-Saudi Defense Pact Without Israel Normalization

By Andrew Bernard

“This is a package deal,” State Department spokesman Matthew Miller said of the components of a Saudi-Israeli agreement. “None go forward without the others.”

Antisemitism / On Campus / Education / US

US Jewish Groups Call on Universities to Enforce Protest Rules

By Andrew Bernard

“Hitler, Hitler go back home, Palestine is ours alone,” more than 100 demonstrators chanted at George Washington University on Friday.q

Antisemitism / On Campus / Education / US

Yale Police Arrest 47 Anti-Israel Protesters as ‘Gaza Solidarity Encampments’ Spread

By Andrew Bernard

“This isn’t Fallujah, this is Morningside Heights,” said ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt, calling for a ban on masks at Columbia University.

Antisemitism / Judea & Samaria / Left vs. Right / Settlements / US

Biden Admin Sanctions More Jewish Citizens and Charities in Israel

By Andrew Bernard

The moves are the latest actions against Israelis that the Biden administration accused of “undermining peace, security and stability in the West Bank.”

Gaza / Hamas / Headline / Israel At War: Iron Swords / Terrorism / US

Hamas Rejects Ceasefire Offer in Cairo

By Andrew Bernard

“We have seen them reject a number of proposals before that we have thought would deliver incredible benefits to the Palestinian people that they claim to represent,” a U.S. State Department spokesman said.

Iran / US

US Treasury Sanctions 13 Ships Smuggling Hundreds of Millions of Dollars in Iranian Oil

By Andrew Bernard

“This is only a small portion of what’s been going on with these illicit trades,” said Jason Brodsky, policy director of United Against Nuclear Iran.(

IDF & Security / Israel At War: Iron Swords / Left vs. Right / US

Gaza Policy Will Change if Israel Doesn’t Meet US Conditions, Biden Warns Netanyahu

By Andrew Bernard

“If we don’t see changes from their side, there’ll have to be changes from our side,” White House advisor John Kirby said.

Diaspora / Israel At War: Iron Swords / US

Orthodox Union Delivers 100,000 Pro-Israel Letters to White House

By Andrew Bernard

The Jewish organization has collected 180,000 letters to U.S. President Joe Biden, marking the 180 days since Oct. 7.

Headline / Iran / Israel / Syria / Terrorism / The Courts / US

Federal Court: Iran, Syria Must Pay $191 Million for Murder of Ari Fuld

By Andrew Bernard

“It’s not a military act, but it’s an act of defiance that is essential,” said Richard Heideman, who represented the Fuld estate in the lawsuit.

Israel At War: Iron Swords / US

House Passes ‘Minibus’ Package with Money for Israel, No More UNRWA Funding

By Andrew Bernard

“It is the most pro-Israel State and Foreign Operations bill that we have ever seen,” said Rep. Mario Díaz-Balart (R-Fla.).

Hamas / Left vs. Right / US

Biden ‘Really Irresponsible’ to Cite Hamas Numbers, Says Radio Host Removed from SOTU for Outburst

By Andrew Bernard

“I was not very happy with the speech before he got to Israel,” said Sid Rosenberg. “And then he hits you with how he really feels.”

Gaza / Hamas / Israel / Israel At War: Iron Swords / US

In State of the Union, Biden Pushes PA State, Ceasefire and Gaza Port, Parrots Hamas Stats

By Andrew Bernard

The president also addressed at least 17 relatives of American hostages held by Hamas sitting in the chamber, pledging that "we will not rest until we bring their loved ones home."

Gaza / Hamas / Israel At War: Iron Swords / Left vs. Right / Terrorism / US

Biden Administration Shifts Tone, Calls Israeli Ministers ‘Obstacle’ to Gaza Aid

By Andrew Bernard

“The convoy last week really encapsulated the frustration by the White House and much of Congress, especially Democrats,” said the Atlantic Council’s Jonathan Panikoff.

Judea & Samaria / Left vs. Right / News Briefs / Palestinian Authority / Settlements / US

Senate Republicans, House Dems Send Contrasting Messages to Biden on ‘Settler Violence’

By Andrew Bernard

“Netanyahu opposes a two-state solution,” the Democrats said. “That puts him in direct conflict with President Biden and virtually all Arab states.”

Gaza / Hamas / Israel At War: Iron Swords / US

Biden: US Will Begin Air-Dropping Aid into Gaza

By Andrew Bernard

“We’re gonna insist that Israel facilitate more trucks and more routes to get more and more people the help they need,” Biden added. “No excuses.”

Gaza / Hamas / Israel At War: Iron Swords / News Briefs / Terrorism / United Nations (UN) / US

Republicans ask UNRWA Head to Testify Publicly Before Congress

By Andrew Bernard

“It is now more important than ever that the American people hear from you directly in a public setting,” the Republican letter says.

Israel / Israel At War: Iron Swords / Palestinian Authority / US

Yellen Demands Israel Take Actions to Support Palestinian Authority Economy

By Andrew Bernard

“These actions are vital for the economic well-being of Palestinians and Israelis alike,” said the U.S. treasury secretary.

Elections / News Briefs / NY / Politics

Poll: Majority of New York Jewish Voters Intend to Vote for Trump

By Andrew Bernard

“This poll tells us very little about how N.Y. Jews will vote,” said Mark Mellman, president of Democratic Majority for Israel.

Gaza / Hamas / IDF & Security / Israel At War: Iron Swords / US

Biden: Must be ‘Temporary Ceasefire’ Before Rafah Operation

By Andrew Bernard

“I’m hoping that the Israelis will not make any massive land invasion in the meantime,” the U.S. president said. “It’s my expectation that’s not going to happen.”

Gaza / Headline / International Conflicts / Israel / Ukraine / US

Senate Passes Foreign Aid Supplemental Package with Billions for Israel and Also Gaza

By Andrew Bernard

“History settles every account. And today, on the value of American leadership and strength, history will record that the Senate did not blink,” said Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.).

Antisemitism / US

AJC Poll: Three-Quarters of US Jews Feel Less Safe after Oct. 7

By Andrew Bernard

“The explosion of antisemitism since Oct. 7 demands that we take collective action now,” said Ted Deutch, CEO of the American Jewish Committee.

IDF & Security / Israel At War: Iron Swords / News Briefs / Ukraine / US

House GOP Rejects Senate Compromise Aid Package, with Billions for Israel

By Andrew Bernard

GOP leaders, who proposed stand-alone Israel funding, said the Senate bill is “dead on arrival,” for insufficiently addressing the immigration crisis on the U.S. southern border.

Hezbollah / IDF & Security / Iran / Lebanon / US

U.S. Defense Secretary: No ‘All Out-Conflict’ Between Israel, Hezbollah

By Andrew Bernard

Austin said the US is “not at war with Iran,” but that Iranian proxies continue to carry out strikes like the attack on a U.S. outpost in Jordan that killed three American soldiers on Sunday.

News Briefs / Politics / US

Missouri Rep. Cori Bush Under Federal Criminal Investigation

By Andrew Bernard

A member of the so-called anti-Israel “Squad,” the scrutiny is associated with the misuse of security funds.

Israel / Israel At War: Iron Swords / News Briefs / Politics / US

‘Dead On Arrival’: Biden Israel Aid Package in Jeopardy

By Andrew Bernard

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson wrote to colleagues that the $106 billion supplemental was unlikely to have support in the House.

Hamas / Iran / Islamic Jihad / Terrorism / US

US Sanctions Hamas Financial Networks, Iranian Proxies

By Andrew Bernard

"Hamas has sought to leverage a variety of financial transfer mechanisms, including the exploitation of cryptocurrency, to channel funds to support the group’s terrorist activities," an under secretary of the treasury said.

Eye on "Palestine" / Government / IDF & Security / Israel At War: Iron Swords / Left vs. Right / News Briefs / US

Jewish Dems Slam Netanyahu Over Apparent Rejection of 'Palestinian State'

By Andrew Bernard

“First Netanyahu fails Israel by basing a highly-inadequate portion of the IDF near Gaza in the months before Oct. 7. Then he ignores the warnings of Oct. 6. Then this,” wrote Rep. Brad Sherman (D-Calif.).

Antisemitism / Hamas / Israel At War: Iron Swords / Terrorism / US

Outright Jew-Hatred and Support for Terrorists on Display During ‘March for Gaza’ in D.C.

By Andrew Bernard

From Hamas and Al-Qaeda flags to references to the Rothschilds and Nazis, ralliers went well beyond just “from the river to the sea.”

Antisemitism / On Campus / Education / The Courts

Six Jewish Students Sue Harvard University for Discrimination

By Andrew Bernard

“Harvard is a ripe target for antisemitism litigation,” said Kenneth Marcus, of the Brandeis Center. "No one should be surprised to see this lawsuit filed."

Gaza / Government / Hamas / Headline / IDF & Security / Israel At War: Iron Swords / US

Biden ‘Quietly’ Working with Israeli Government to Get Out of Gaza

By Andrew Bernard

“I understand their passion,” the U.S. president said of hecklers who chanted “Ceasefire now.”

Analysis

Israel Aid Supplemental Critical for Long-Term Defense, Possible Second Front, Experts Say

By Andrew Bernard

“Israel has nowhere near the capacity they need to deal with a major war with Hezbollah,” said Brad Bowman, of FDD. “We have to sound the alarm so that the people that can actually do something about it can fix it.”

Iran / Terrorism / US

Iran Has Accessed $10 Billion it Received Under Sanctions Waiver, US Official

By Andrew Bernard

Iran had made two “transactions” for humanitarian purposes from an account in Oman, said Elizabeth Rosenberg, an assistant treasury secretary.

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