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Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

www.JNS.org is an independent, non-profit business resource and wire service covering Jewish news and Israel news for Jewish media throughout the English-speaking world.

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Palestinian Authority / Judea & Samaria / Fayyad Plan

Gantz Approves ‘Confidence Building Measures’ with the PA for Biden's Visit

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The measures, which include the approval of six Palestinian Authority building plans in Judea and Samaria, “de facto puts Area C under the control of the P.A.,” says Gush Etzion Regional council head.

Op-Eds

The Rise of the ANTI-Zionist Jews and Heretical Messianism

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The “as-a-Jew” activists who loathe Zionism and Israel are heirs to a dark and destructive legacy.

US / Police and Crime

Senior US Police and Public Safety Delegation Completes Two-Week Training Course in Israel

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Georgia International Law Enforcement Exchange ensures top American security officials learn more about strategies to successfully lead ongoing, non-stop law enforcement services.

US / Chabad

Idaho to Get First Mikvah as Part of $3.5 Million Chabad Construction Project

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

“During the pandemic, our community has grown tremendously, and we are now able to provide more services,” said Rabbi Mendel Lifshitz.

Op-Eds

Pro- Israel Influencers Fighting for on the Digital Battlefield

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Social media has become a key weapon in the legitimacy trenches.

Headline / Op-Eds

To the Victor Go the Spoils; the Defeated do NOT Make Demands

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

It's time for Israel to show the Palestinians that they have lost their war against Jewish sovereignty.

Op-Eds

The Next Frontier for Arab-Israeli Normalization

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Developing the Red Sea basin has virtually unlimited potential.

News Briefs / Jerusalem / Sports

Construction Begins on Eastern Jerusalem’s First Public Sports and Pool Facility

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The community center’s impact is expected to enhance long-term relations between Jews and Arabs in the holy city, say organizers.

IDF & Security / Gaza / News Briefs

IDF Arrests Two Infiltrators from Gaza Armed with Knives, Grenade

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Israeli security forces conduct counter-terror raids in Judea and Samaria.

Op-Eds

What Would RBG do?

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

She feared that Roe v. Wade froze public opinion and balkanized the country.

Op-Eds

Israel's First Priority: Supreme Court Reform

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The Court exercises undemocratic power over all aspects of Israeli society.

US / Police and Crime

Secure Community Network Issues Guide to Judaism for Law Enforcement

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

“Introduction to Judaism for Law Enforcement Officers and Security Professionals” seeks to promote a greater understanding of the Jewish community by those who help protect it.

Op-Eds

US Rabbinical Schools Must Require ‘Ahavat Yisrael’ from their Students

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

It is imperative to ensure that Zionism and Israel are central to the education of the next generation of rabbis.

Lebanon / Hezbollah

Report: Hezbollah Erects 15 Outposts on Israel-Lebanon Border

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Once an outpost appears, the Lebanese army and UNIFIL cease visiting the location, a senior IDF source tells Channel 12.

Israel / Politics / Left vs. Right / Media

Inaugural CPAC Israel Announces Ben Shapiro to Serve as Keynote Speaker

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The conference is scheduled to take place shortly after U.S. President Joe Biden’s planned visit to Israel

Travel / Canada

El Al Airlines to End Flights from Toronto to Tel Aviv

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

If El Al goes ahead with its plans, Canadians who want to travel to Israel will have to use Air Canada or fly out of the United States.

Op-Eds

From Surfside to Ukraine

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

We are used to dealing with witnesses to trauma.

Israel / The Courts / News Briefs / Palestinian Authority

Jerusalem Court Orders PA to Pay $37.5 Million to Israeli Terror Victims

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The president of the Shurat Hadin NGO, whose attorneys represented the families in the case, hails “another huge victory of ours over terror.”

Israel / Iran / News Briefs

CNN: Israel Leaving US ‘Largely in the Dark’ about Operations in Iran

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

“The more the Israelis push—especially if the Iranians decide JCPOA is dead—the more the Iranians are going to push back,” says former NIC deputy national intelligence officer.

Op-Eds

Congress MUST Defund UN’s Poisoned Pillay Report

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Discriminatory commissions that blame Israel for the world’s ills or scapegoat the Jewish state are simply not acceptable.

Politics / Left vs. Right / Antisemitism

Investigator: Labour Still Infested with Antisemites

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

“Labour is still infested with people who have antipathetic views of Jews, and the party’s vetting process is an offensive joke.”

Israel / US / Palestinian Authority

Senators Advise Not to Downgrade Liaison to the PA to Defuse Tensions Between Israel-PA

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

They warned that a downgrade would undermine U.S. national security, as well as risk the peace and stability of Israel and the PA.

The Knesset / Business and Economy

Knesset Economic Committee Head Urges Mortgage Pilot Program as Home Prices Soar

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The current minimum down payment requirement of 25% dates from 2012 and isn’t appropriate for today’s home prices, says MK Michael Biton.

Government / Ukraine

Report: War-Torn Ukraine Asks Israel for $500 Million Loan

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The stated purpose of the loan was to help Ukraine deal with the “catastrophic impact” of the war on the country’s economy.

Hamas / News Briefs / Palestinian Authority

Mysterious Blast Leads PA to ‘Hamas Bomb Plot’ Against its HQ

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

PA security forces uncovered what they claim was a Hamas bomb lab following a mysterious blast near Ramallah

Op-Eds

'Anti-Semitism’: The Word's a DISASTER

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

It doesn’t come close to describing what it is meant to identify; nor does it accurately label the problem that many of its victims try to convey.

InDepth

Israel and the US: Danger Just Around the Corner

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

While a new survey shows strong American support for Israel, the younger generation is far more hostile.

NY / Police and Crime / Antisemitism

NYPD Offers Reward in Hate Incident

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The New York City Police Department has released video footage of a suspect they are hoping to identify for drawing a swastika in front of a Jewish high school in the Flatbush section of Brooklyn.

Terrorism / IDF & Security / Gaza

One Person Lightly Injured in Israel by Gunfire from Gaza

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Israeli media report that a Thai worker was struck by a bullet ricochet; IDF says no casualties.

Syria / News Briefs / Russia

Russian and Syrian Air Forces Conduct Joint Drill Over Syria

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The Syrian Defense Ministry stated that two Russian SU-35 fighter jets and six Syrian MiG-23 and MiG-29 jets simulated confronting warplanes and drones.

Terrorism / IDF & Security / Lebanon / Hezbollah

IDF: Hezbollah Gathering Intelligence on the Border Disguised as Environmental Group

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

“They will pay the price, them and those who send them,” says OC IDF Northern Command.

Syria / Iran

Iran Smuggling Missile Parts via Passenger Flights After Alleged IAF Strike on Damascus Airport

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Iran smuggling missile parts via passenger flights after alleged IAF strike on Damascus airport

Jewish / Russia

Moscow’s Chief Rabbi Leaves Russia After Refusing to Support Ukraine War

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Goldschmidt, who has served as a rabbi in Moscow for the last 33 years, is also president of the Conference of European Rabbis.

IDF & Security / News Briefs / Lebanon

Israeli Forces Fire Warning Shots After Lebanese Troops Cross Blue Line

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Report: The incident is the third time in the past week that the IDF and LAF have come into close contact.

Police and Crime / Canada

Vancouver Police Add ‘Kipah’-Wearing to Department Employment Guidelines

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

It had no official guidance, even though the department’s “uniform regulations allow candidates who wear the Sikh turban and the Muslim hijab to be hired as police officers.”

Europe / Holocaust

Oldest Concentration-Camp Survivor Dies at Age 108

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Boris Pahor was arrested by the Nazis in 1944 and deported to Dachau, which he survived along with four other concentration camps.

Israel / News Briefs / Business and Economy

Israelis Flock to Buy Electric Cars with Increased Demand on the Horizon

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The rise came despite a 12% drop in car deliveries this year due to supply chain problems.

Jewish / NY / On Campus / Education

Jewish Leaders, Parents Criticize New York Board of Ed Meetings on Shabbat

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Four town hall meetings, in addition to Zoom interviews for two people vying for a seat on a mayoral advisory board, took place on the Friday night before Memorial Day weekend.

Iran

Iran Reveals Details of Underground Military Drone Base

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Iranian state TV says 100 drones are housed at the base, including some that can fire their own missiles.

NY / News Briefs / On Campus / Education / Holocaust

New York State Lawmakers Pass Holocaust Education Bill

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The bill, which unanimously passed the State Assembly earlier this week, will now be sent to Gov. Kathy Hochul for consideration.

Israel / Business and Economy / Cyprus / Greece

Israeli Energy Conglomerate Surprises Ministry with Plans for Disputed Gas Field

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Delek Group and its subsidiary, NewMed Energy, announce developing the disputed Aphrodite offshore gas field off the Cypriot coast.

Israel / Haredim & Hassidim / Business and Economy

Israel Struggles to Integrate Haredi, Arab Workers into High-Tech Sector

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Report: Despite forming more than 50% of Israeli exports, Israel Innovation Authority figures show the two communities’ participation in high-tech industry is declining.

Halacha & Hashkafa / Op-Eds

Clashing Utopias: The Shmita Debate

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The rules of the sabbatical year, shmita, require farmers to desist from working and open up their fields, with all their produce, to anyone.

NY

New York City Mayor Eric Adams Celebrates Annual Jewish Heritage Month

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Consul General of Israel in New York Ambassador Asaf Zamir spoke of the singular connection between Israel and New York, but also noted a four-fold spike in anti-Semitic incidents in the region.

"Peace" Process / Normalization / Abraham Accords / Saudi Arabia / Egypt

US Said to be Mediating Egypt-Saudi Talks on Red Sea Islands’ Sovereignty

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Report: Tiran and Sanafir islands could be transferred to Saudi sovereignty if negotiations succeed, paving the way to Saudi normalization steps.

Op-Eds

The Emerging Congressional Pogrom Caucus

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The “Nakba” resolution is only the next step in the quest to institutionalize antisemitism in American politics.

Analysis

Welcome to the Fight, Jonathan: ADL Leader Discovers Left-Wing Antisemitism

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Anti-Defamation League CEO Jonathan Greenblatt started talking the talk on left-wing antisemitism.

NY / Police and Crime / Antisemitism / News Briefs

NYPD Searches for Woman Seen Tossing Lit Book at Synagogue

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The suspect threw the flammable items through the front gate of the Brotherhood Synagogue on Gramercy Park.

History / Cyprus / Greece

Museum Exhibit Dates Jewish Presence in Greece to Fourth Century BCE

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

“The Jewish community is an integral part of Greek identity, a fact that has been too often denied for centuries,” Greece’s Chief Rabbi Gabriel Negrin said at the exhibition’s inauguration ceremony. “This history should be passed on to future generations in order to combat ignorance and prejudice.”

US / Business and Economy

US, Jewish Families Grapple with Baby-Formula Shortage

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

"If nobody has it, then nobody has it,” said Michael Danzig, director of marketing at Jewish Family & Children’s Services of Northern New Jersey. “There is no supply to share.”

Jordan

Jordanian King Puts Half-Brother Under House Arrest, Again

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

King Abdullah II stated that he approved measures such as restricting Prince Hamzah’s communications and movements because of his “erratic behavior and aspirations.”

Politics / The Knesset

Knesset Passes Bill Granting Child Tax Credits

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Each credit point is worth NIS 2,796 ($835) and applies to 610,000 working parents.

United Nations (UN) / European Union

EU Cuts its UNRWA Budget by 40 Percent

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The new budget will provide $82 million annually, compared to the previous figure of $135 million, according to the Institute for Monitoring Peace and Cultural Tolerance in School Education (IMPACT-se).

Israel / Science and Tech

Israel Space Agency to Invest NIS 600 Million in Industry

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The new program’s goals include doubling the number of Israeli space companies and quadrupling the annual transactions in the industry.

IDF & Security / Syria / Russia

‘S-300 Battery Fired on the IAF Over Syria,’ says Israeli TV Report

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

“The missiles did not constitute a threat on [Israeli Air Force] planes and there was no lock by the battery’s radar on the planes, but this is a dramatic precedent,” according to SANA.

Politics / UK / Boycott / BDS

UK to Ban Public Entities from Declaring Boycotts

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Boycotts erode “community cohesion” and “overwhelmingly target Israel.”

Headline / Op-Eds

Abolish ‘Nakba Day’!

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

It fetishizes Palestinian displacement and minimizes that of Jews.

NY / Antisemitism / News Briefs

Jewish Teen in Brooklyn Punched for Refusing to Say ‘Free Palestine’

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The assault follows two other incidents within the week, including an attack in which a rabbi was beaten by a man who yelled: “The Nazis should have killed you Jews.”

US / Holocaust

House Votes to Bestow Medal of Honor on Last Surviving Nuremberg Prosecutor

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Ben Ferencz, honored earlier this year by the State of Florida, was 27 when served as a Nazi prosecutor after the end of World War II.

IDF & Security / US / Business and Economy

Israeli Drone-Maker to Supply Advanced Systems to US Department of Defense

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

“The small, lightweight and rugged Wolverine is affordable, versatile and has low power consumption,” said the Israeli company Xtend.

Terrorism / Lebanon / Hezbollah

Hezbollah Leader Nasrallah: Israel Should Not Prevent Lebanon’s Offshore Drilling

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Hassan Nasrallah reported that Americans are heading to Lebanon for negotiations “in an attempt to accomplish Israel’s interests.”

NY / News Briefs / On Campus / Education

Yeshiva University gets $1 Million in Federal Funding to Renovate Campus Commons

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Weissburg Commons has been used for educational, political, public health and religious programming for the school and its neighbors.

Travel / Antisemitism / Germany

Lufthansa Apologizes for Selectively Preventing Identifiably Jewish Passengers from Flying

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

It comes after video surfaced of an employee telling a Jewish passenger that those who were banned are “Jewish from JFK” and that it was the “Jewish people who were the mess, who made the problems.”

Antisemitism / News Briefs / Florida

Florida Holocaust Museum Condemns Nazi Flags Flown Outside Disney World

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

“No family should be confronted with threatening symbols of hate, least of all on vacation,” said museum chair Michael Igel.

NY / Police and Crime / Antisemitism

Rabbi Punched, Kicked in Pre-Shabbat Attack in Brooklyn

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Rabbi Yehoshua Lefkowitz was in the Crown Heights neighborhood when he was approached by an unknown suspect who punched him in the head and kicked him in the legs.

Business and Economy / Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia to Invest Millions of Dollars in Israeli Start-Ups

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Saudi Arabia has selected two Israeli firms for investment via Jared Kushner’s new private equity fund.

Terrorism / Gaza / Hamas

Hamas Leader Instructed Arab Terrorists to Use Axes and Knives

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

"...whoever has a gun should prepare it, and whoever does not have a gun should prepare his cleaver, ax or knife.”

US / Antisemitism / Boycott / BDS / On Campus / Education

Pro-Israel Editor of ‘Harvard Crimson’ Blasts Editorial Supporting BDS

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

“Does the editorial board believe Israel even has a right to exist? Because, if so, that line is coincidentally missing,” says Natalie Kahn, a student journalist and the president of Harvard’s Hillel.

Israel / Travel / News Briefs / Coronavirus

Israel to End COVID-19 Tests at Ben-Gurion Airport

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The number of coronavirus cases in Israel continues to drop with 497 patients hospitalized.

US / Antisemitism

Historic Oregon Synagogue Becomes Target of Antisemitic Attack

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

In a letter to congregants, the rabbi vows: “We will not be deterred. We will not be made to feel unsafe in our own house of worship.”

News Briefs / Jordan

Jordanian Caught Entering Israel While Cross-Dressing as His Wife

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The man was transferred for further treatment by security officials and was returned to Jordan after an interrogation.

Terrorism / Sinai / ISIS

Islamic State Attacks Natural Gas Pipeline in Northern Sinai

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The blast caused a fire but no casualties, Egyptian security officials said.

Antisemitism / Canada

Toronto Police: Jewish Community Most Victimized by Hate Crimes

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Reported incidents included several cases of assault and vandalism.

Israel / US / Palestinian Authority / United Nations (UN)

Blinken: Israel has ‘No Objections to a US Return to UNESCO’

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The U.S. secretary of state also reaffirmed the administration’s commitment to establish a consulate to the Palestinian Authority in Jerusalem.

Iran

Former Iranian Parliament Member: Goal of Nuclear Program was to Build Bomb

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Ali Motahari said it would have been “a done deal” if Iran had kept it a secret until a nuclear test was conducted, as Pakistan did.

Business and Economy / Asia

Israel Aerospace Industries, Hyundai to Supply Philippine Navy with Radar Systems

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Modular in construction, the Alpha 3D radar will be integrated with the ships’ combat-management systems.

US / The Temple Mount / Jordan

Biden Discusses Violence on Temple Mount in Call with Jordan’s King Abdullah

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

“The two leaders discussed in detail recent efforts to stem violence in Israel and the West Bank,” said a White House statement.

Uncategorized

Israeli Astronaut Eytan Stibbe Heads Back to Earth After 15 Days on the ISS

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

During their historic mission, Stibbe and the three other members of the Ax-1 crew conducted experiments for more than 25 research projects with international partners, including the Ramon Foundation, the Mayo Clinic and the Montreal Children’s Hospital.

Antisemitism / Florida

Mayor of Boca Raton Decries Antisemitic Fliers Found Near Homes During Passover

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The fliers, which were placed in plastic bags and filed with corn nibs, arrived on the birthday of Adolf Hitler.

Israel / Coronavirus

Israel to Lift Indoor Mask Mandate

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The mandate is to be lifted on April 23 at 8 p.m., excluding high-risk locations such as hospitals, old-age homes and flights.

IDF & Security / Police and Crime

Police Want to Create Emergency Reserve Force Made Up of Former IDF Soldiers

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The need for a volunteer backup force became clear during police personnel shortages during riots in Arab-Israeli areas in May 2021.

Jewish / News Briefs / Business and Economy / Diaspora / Gulf States / UAE

UAE rabbi announces plans to establish first Jewish neighborhood in Gulf

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Rabbi Dr. Elie Abadie describes “a neighborhood with a synagogue, private homes, condominiums, hotels, shopping centers.”

IDF & Security / Hamas / News Briefs / Lebanon / Hezbollah

Hamas: ‘Southern Lebanon front’ Will Join Any New Conflict with Israel

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

A London-based Arabic newspaper cited a senior source in the terror faction as saying that the situation “could ignite at any minute.”

Israel / Elections / Antisemitism / News Briefs / France

French Presidential Hopeful Marine Le Pen: Jerusalem Must be Capital of Two States

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Jewish organizations call to “barrage” the extreme right candidate and vote for incumbent Emmanuel Macron

Headline / Op-Eds

‘Life is Like a Matzah Ball!’

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Our attitude always determines our altitude. Whether we will fly or flounder will depend more on how we deal with our own particular circumstances than with the situation itself.

Op-Eds

Will Smith vs. Amir Khoury

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

With all the talk about that dramatic moment at the Oscars, much of the world ignored a more important story, about true courage and what it really means to come to someone’s defense.

US / Government / Antisemitism / Diaspora

Noa Tishby named Israel’s first-ever Special Envoy for Combating Anti-Semitism

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Tishby has been charged with raising awareness of delegitimization efforts against Israel and advocating against hate towards Jews.

Op-Eds

Washington Bipartisanship Regarding the Rebbe

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Political figures, foreign diplomats, and government representatives marked the 120th anniversary of the birth of the Lubavitcher Rebbe—Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson—a giant in American Jewish life.

Antisemitism / News Briefs

B’nai B’rith Releases New Guide on Growing Threat of Online Antisemitism

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

“We hope that it can serve as an easily adaptable reference point to address the needs of all vulnerable communities on the receiving end of online harm,” said the Institute for Strategic Dialogue.

Florida / Holocaust

Florida Gov. DeSantis Awards Prosecutor of Nuremberg Trials with Medal of Freedom

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Ben Ferencz, 103, said he has worked his whole life for “a more humane and peaceful world, where no one would be killed or persecuted because of his race or religion or his political beliefs.”

Israel / US / Left vs. Right / Anti-Israel NGOs

Republican Senators Push Bill to Cut Federal Funding to Amnesty International

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Sen. Rick Scott said the bill is intended to send a message that America will not support the “radical left’s dangerous anti-Israel agenda.”

Israel / Science and Tech

Ariel University Wins First Place in Tactical Robotics Competition

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Companies and universities competed in southern Israel in the first-of-its-kind Mobile Standoff Autonomous Indoor Capabilities Challenge.

US / Police and Crime / The Courts / News Briefs

Kentucky Man Charged with Attempted Murder for Firing at Jewish Mayoral Candidate

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

A grand jury in Louisville indicted 21-year-old Quintez Brown, who will be arraigned on April 4.

Israel / Turkey / Business and Economy

Turkey Says Gas Pipeline with Israel Not Likely Any Time Soon

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said that he was “very, very hopeful” about energy cooperation with Israel.

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