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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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Headline / Op-Eds

In the Absence of Leadership

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

We wait for our leadership to stand as proud Jews against our enemies. With strength of conviction and a desire to be victorious.

Op-Eds

Incitement Breeds Terror

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The terrorist who killed his former colleagues was influenced by years of incitement against Jews and Israelis; by the sense that killing Jews will give him status in Palestinian society; and that becoming a martyr will sanctify him and pave his way to the Muslim Paradise.

Featured / Boycott / BDS / Anti-Israel NGOs

Leading American BDS Group’s Conference Minimizes Nonviolence

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

When Islamists and other anti-Israel groups gather, they’ve learned to use euphemisms to take the edges off some of their more extreme views.

Featured / US / Jerusalem

State Department: No ‘Jerusalem, Israel’ on US passports

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The Trump administration may be withholding recognition of Israel’s capital on passports for the time being because of its much-anticipated Mideast peace plan.

Jerusalem / United Nations (UN)

Jerusalem Mayor Barkat to Evict UNRWA

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

“We are putting an end to the lie of the ‘Palestinian refugee problem’ and the attempts at creating a false sovereignty within a sovereignty,” says Mayor Nir Barkat.

US / Police and Crime

Orthodox Jew, 24, Murdered in Suspected Serial Killing in Chicago

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Eliyahu Moscowitz, a member of the Chabad-Lubavitch community and a kashrut supervisor at Jewel-Osco, the primary kosher-food grocery store in Chicago, was shot in the head on the night of Simchat Torah.

US / Eye on "Palestine" / "Peace" Process / Normalization / Abraham Accords / United Nations (UN)

Trump Clarifies: ‘If Israelis and Palestinians Want One State, That’s OK With Me’

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Several hours after raising eyebrows with a statement revealing his preference for a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, U.S. President Donald Trump expounded on his opinion, stating that while he prefers a two-state solution, any solution would be acceptable as long as it brings peace to the region.

Headline / US / "Peace" Process / Normalization / Abraham Accords

OY! Trump Now Favors a Two-State Solution, Seeks Mideast Peace Before End of First Term

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

“I like the two-state solution,” Trump said to reporters alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. “That’s what I think works best. I don’t even have to speak to anybody; that’s my feeling.” - Oy

Op-Eds

Make No Mistake: Russia is Mad About Jet Downing

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Israel needs to take rapid action to minimize damage. It is in its strategic interest to keep up offensive actions to the north, mainly in Syria.

Op-Eds / Holidays

‘Tikkun Olam’ for New Year 5779

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

According to the wisdom of Kabbalah, the “correction of the world” will only happen when we first repair the relations between people.

Op-Eds

Ari Fuld: Staunch Defender of Israel and Truth

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Those who knew Fuld think of “how the mighty have fallen.” He was a devout adherent to the laws of Judaism, he studied hard, and he fearlessly defended Israel and the Jewish nation against those he perceived to be fighting against Jewish values.

Israel / News Briefs / Science and Tech

The Latest Scientific Field, Quantum Metamaterials, Discovered in Israel

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Researchers demonstrated for the first time that it is plausible to apply the field of quantum information and computing to metamaterials, allowing for multiple practical uses such as the development of unbreakable encryption, in addition to fresh ways for quantum information systems stored on a chip.

US / Elections

Another Democratic Upset in Massachusetts puts Spotlight on Candidate’s Israel Record

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Ayanna Pressley, who upset 10-term Democratic Rep. Michael Capuano in the Tuesday-night primary for the party nomination in Massachusetts’ 7th District, is expected to become the first female black congresswoman elected from the state.

US / Elections / Antisemitism / Boycott / BDS

Michigan Democrat Running for Governor Questioned about Support for BDS

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Audience members at a town-hall event get a bit of a back-and-forth about past comments from Democratic nominee Gretchen Whitmer and her running mate, Garlin Gilchrist.

Headline / Op-Eds

Would Palestinian Rejection of Trump Peace Plan give Israel More Leverage?

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Trump’s plan includes items the Palestinians would never agree to, says Ronen Yitzhak, head of the Middle East Studies department at Israel’s Western Galilee College.

IDF & Security

Elite IDF Unit Simulates Battle with Hezbollah in Large Drill

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Armored, engineering and ‎artillery forces simulate combat and ‎emergency scenarios, including ‎daytime and ‎nighttime open-area and urban warfare.

History / Holocaust / Eastern Europe

Lithuania Admits its Citizens Participated in Murder of Jews During the Holocaust

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

A document prepared ahead of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s historic visit to Lithuania calls the death of 95 percent of Lithuanian Jews “a great tragedy for the Lithuanian state and society.”

Israel / Health and Medicine

Three Israeli Hospitals Break Newborn Birth Records in July

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

According to statistics taken in 2016, Israel has a fertility rate of 3.11 children per mother—the highest fertility rate in the developed world.

Headline / Terrorism / Israel / Gaza / Hamas

Massive ‘Terror Kite’ from Gaza Successfully Removed from Israeli Power Lines

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The kite caused a power outage and was removed from the high-voltage lines using a crane.

Israel / US / Diaspora

Herzog Makes First Visit to US as Head of Jewish Agency

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The new head of the Jewish Agency visited Jewish Federations in New York, Boston and Philadelphia, promoting the Jewish Agency’s mission to “inspire Jews throughout the world to connect with their people, heritage, and land, and empower them to build a thriving Jewish future and a strong Israel.”

Op-Eds

A Message to the Jewish Nation from a Druze Zionist Friend

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

There are no Druze in the world who can claim a better and freer life than the Druze citizens of Israel.

US / Boycott / BDS / Anti-Israel NGOs

Sen. Cory Booker Poses with Sign from a Pro-BDS Group

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Booker, a rumored 2020 Democratic presidential hopeful, is seen with a sign that reads “From Palestine to Mexico, all the walls have got to go,” a slogan developed by the U.S. Campaign for Palestinian Rights.

Headline / Terrorism / Iran

American Terror Victims Sue European Investment Bank for Financial Ties to Iran

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

“Iran is a state that finances and carries out terrorism,” said Nitsana Darshan-Leitner, president and founder of the Israel Law Center, Shurat HaDin.

Guest Blog

It was Our Turn in Adam

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

For more than 100 years, the Arabs have killed while the Jews have built and cultivated. And this is precisely what we’ll continue to do.

Op-Eds

If not Jewish, Israel would NOT be Democratic

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

At this stage, the new law does nothing more than apply the brakes to a car that was skidding down the slope of bi-nationalism.

Israel / Business and Economy

Moody’s Affirms Israel’s A1 Credit Rating, Gives ‎Economy Positive Outlook

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Global-ratings agency lauds improved ‎economic and diplomatic ties with moderate Arab ‎states, Israel’s solid ‎fiscal performance and economic resilience.

News Briefs / Germany / Holocaust

Germany to Pay Additional $88 Million to Holocaust Survivors

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The country, which perpetrated mass murder against Jews and other minorities between 1933 and 1945, also agreed to increase pensions to 55,000 Holocaust survivors in Central and Eastern Europe, as well as to expand eligibility for child survivors.

Israel / Eye on "Palestine" / Islamists

Jerusalem Mufti Issues ‘Fatwa’ Forbidding Muslims to Sell Land to Jews

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Sheikh Muhammad Hussein, the "Palestinian" mufti of Jerusalem, issued an edict on Tuesday calling the “land of Palestine” an inalienable religious endowment forbidden to sell to “the enemies.”

Op-Eds

Birthright Protesters Complicit in Palestinian Authority and Hamas Inhumanity

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

IfNotNow supporters claim they want oppression exposed. And yet, human-rights abuses—treating women like family pets and thwarting free speech—will certainly be missing from their trip to the Palestinian territories.

Headline / Op-Eds

Assad’s Pyrrhic Victory

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Apparently, no one wants or seems to be able to remove the ‎Iranians—neither from the border with Israel nor ‎from Syria proper.

Op-Eds

Poles Carry their own Hatred for Jews

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Poland was the only country in which, after the Nazis were defeated, local anti-Semites carried out a pogrom and murdered dozens of Jews.

Headline / Op-Eds

Gaza and Iran Events: More Complicated than Headlines Portray

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

It’s unpleasant that the other side is hitting us with primitive weapons such as kites, but we must also understand that it’s all our enemies have left. we have faced and defeated far worse.

Terrorism / Palestinian Authority / The Knesset

PA: Israel's Blocking 'Pay-to Slay' a Declaration of War

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The PA said it would file complaints against Israel at the International Criminal Court and U.N. Security Council.

Analysis

Follow the $: Funding and Leadership of IfNotNow

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Members push to change the Israeli narrative, peddling lies not facts, including among youth at Jewish summer camp.

Government / Diaspora / Jerusalem / Religious & Secular in Israel

Shaked and Regev Pass the Egalitarian Kotel Hot Potato to Netanyahu

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

PM Netanyahu leveled criticism at Culture Minister Miri Regev, Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked for refusing to support expansion of an egalitarian prayer space at the holy site, said “I'll handle this” • Dozens of rabbis urge ministers to oppose “desecration” of Kotel.

Food / NY / Local

Good-bye, Ben’s Best! Doors Shut on Iconic New York Jewish Deli

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Ben's Best closed on June 30th, why are there so few Jewish delicatessens left in the Big Apple?

Headline / Politics / Eye on "Palestine" / UK

UK Labour Leader Says His Govt Would Recognize Palestinian State

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

"The next Labour government will recognize Palestine as a state as one step towards a genuine two-state solution..."

IDF & Security / News Briefs

Rise in Terror Against Israel in May, Highest in 2.5 Years

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Of the 365 attacks that occurred in the month of May, 271 involved firebombs.

Media / Government / Lebanon / Hezbollah

Twitter, Facebook Shut Down Hezbollah Accounts - And New Ones Already Up

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The terrorist group says the blocks were implemented “without prior warning.”

Business and Economy / Israeli Arabs

Review of Israel Land Sales Reveals Discrimination Against Jews

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Jewish buyers have expressed frustration at being restricted from purchasing land in Arab communities, as the tenders are offered solely to minority buyers.

IDF & Security / Business and Economy / Science and Tech

Israeli Company Wins First Prize of $100,000 in Counter-Terrorism Competition

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

CardioScale, a portable arm cuff, detects a patient’s cardiovascular hemodynamic deterioration. The device is particularly indicated for use in group casualty events, when triage must be performed to save the maximum number of lives.

IDF & Security / US / UK / Poland / European Union

Israeli Paratroopers Say Training on Polish Soil Brought 'Great Meaning to Every Soldier'

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Together with American troops IDF paratroopers parachuted down to the ground from aircraft and practiced seizing airfields and other targets.

Featured / Headline / NY / Diaspora / Anti-Israel NGOs / Aliyah / Geulah

IfNotNow Targeting Birthright Taglit Groups at JFK Airport

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

While young people were preparing for their flights to Israel, they were asked about certain issues and policies, with their answers recorded.

IDF & Security / Government / The Courts / Intifada

Court Refuses to Revoke Citizenship of Arab Terrorist

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Court: "What [the terrorist] did, though severe, is not unusual or extreme."

UK / Antisemitism / Diaspora

British Blogger Sentenced, Not Jailed for Anti-Semitic Posts, Holocaust Denial

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The amateur musician claimed the Holocaust was “a bunch of lies” and referred to Auschwitz as a “theme park.”

Analysis

Conservative Movement Alumni Draw Red Line on Anti-Israel Rhetoric

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

An ongoing discussion of how to present the nuances of Israel education at summer camps and to Jewish youth groups.

Headline / IDF & Security / Syria / Iran / Hezbollah / Sports / Russia

Russia Asks Israel Not to Strike Syria as World Cup Kicks Off in Russia for First Time

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The Russian request also places constraints on Syrian President Bashar Assad, who is dependent on Russia in his fight against the rebels.

Featured / Palestinian Authority / Boycott / BDS / Sports

PA Soccer Chief’s Bid for FIFA to Sanction ‎Israel Backfires

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

PA Football Association head Jibril Rajoub not only fails to get soccer’s world governing body to suspend Israel, but ends up facing disciplinary proceedings over his incitement against Israel.

Headline / Israel / Diaspora / Anti-Israel NGOs

Camp Ramah Leadership Reaffirms its Message: No Partnership with IfNotNow

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

It will continue to reinforce pro-Zionist, pro-Israel perspectives at its summer camps, despite a request to push the "Palestinian" narrative.

Headline / Terrorism / Israel / Hamas / Antisemitism / Palestinian Authority / Science and Tech / Islamic Jihad

Israeli Security Minister: Twitter Must ‎Muzzle Terror-Linked Accounts or Face Legal Action

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

It is “unthinkable” that terrorist groups are allowed to use Twitter “to radicalize, recruit, incite ‎and spread propaganda,” Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan tells Twitter’s CEO.

Headline / Boycott / BDS / Anti-Israel NGOs / European Union

Spanish City Cancels Israeli Concert in Latest Boycott Move

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The concert producer received a notice from the Spanish town, saying the decision was made for political reasons not to hold Israeli activities there.

US / Antisemitism / News Briefs / Islamists

Nation of Islam Leader Louis Farrakhan Loses Twitter Verification After Anti-Semitic Rant

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Farrakhan lost his verified status after tweeting last week about the “Satanic Jew and the Synagogue of Satan,” following a video rant with sexual innuendos about Jews.

Government

Bulgaria's Prime Minister Leads Delegation in 3-Day Visit to Israel

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The excellent bilateral relations between Bulgaria and Israel could be deepened and developed in a number of sectors, said Netanyahu.

Headline / US / Palestinian Authority

US Lawmakers Introduce Bill to End Hate Education in Palestinian Authority Schools

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

“Ultimately, these textbooks are a major impediment to the possibility of peace. They deny young Palestinians the chance of a violence-free and peaceful future..."

Antisemitism / News Briefs / Boycott / BDS / Africa

1,500-plus South African Jews and Christians Learn to Counter BDS Movement

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Panels and discussion emphasized on working together with the local Christian leadership in raising support for Israel.

Featured / Terrorism / Israel

Residents and Jewish National Fund Plant Trees in Response to Gaza Arson-Terror

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Israeli residents from Gaza border communities gathered in Kibbutz Or HaNer to plant dozens of trees, with the support of The Jewish National Fund, Keren Kayemet L'Yisrael (KKL).

Syria / Iran / Hezbollah

Report: Iran, Hezbollah Return to Syria in Disguise

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

After apparent withdrawal, Hezbollah and Iranian fighters return “in regime vehicles and dressed in regular Syrian army uniforms,” rebel commanders tell The Wall Street Journal • Israel “is very much aware of basically everything happening in [its] backyard.”

Israel / Archaeology

Students on Archaeology Program Unearth a 1,700-Year-Old Coin

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Students from Sharon region are helping excavate Byzantine-era site as part of a local initiative to spark an interest in history among youth.

Settlements

Rabbis Urge Citizens to Protest Destruction of Netiv Ha’avot Neighborhood

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

“Make it clear to all those opposed to the settlement enterprise: For every home that will be destroyed or threatened with destruction, many others will be built.”

US / Jerusalem / Russia

Russia to Celebrate Independence Day in Jerusalem, But US Won't

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

A U.S. Embassy official said the decision to host the celebration at “Airport City” was a practical one meant to account for weather, budget, and security considerations.

US / Diaspora / Anti-Israel NGOs

Report: J Street U Supports Anti-Israel Boycotts on US College Campuses

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

At the University of Minnesota, where a pro-BDS resolution passed in March, J Street U refused to join pro-Israel groups in a campaign against the vote.

Featured / US / History / Aliyah / Geulah

Honors for Last Member of Flight Crew to Bring Yemenite Jews to Israel

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The 90-year-old from Oregon was honored at a May 30 event, where he was introduced as a "hero of Israel and the Jewish people."

InDepth

The Chabon Speech: Students and Rabbis note Disconnect from Graduation … and Judaism

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

One critic of Chabon’s address at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in Los Angeles said that the Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist “was singing his own literary version of John Lennon’s ‘Imagine.’ The only trouble is John Lennon sang it better.”

Headline / Op-Eds

Gaza is on Borrowed Time

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

This week’s security escalation showed that something in the balance struck between Israel and Hamas has shifted.

Israel / The Courts / News Briefs

Israeli Supreme Court Rules that Users Can Sue Facebook in Israeli Courts

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The court ruled that allowing multinational corporations to determine jurisdiction in cases involving customers posed a serious imbalance of power, regardless of the text of user agreements.

Headline / IDF & Security / Gaza / Hamas / Government / Settlements / Sovereignty

Israel to Build New Gaza Belt Town After Hamas Aggression

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The establishment of a new community is a message of Zionism and strength in the face of terrorism,” says Housing Minister Yoav Gallant.

News Briefs

Rabbinic Group Calls for Review of anti-Tefillin Professor

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

“Her behavior was gratuitous and outrageous,” said Rabbi Steven Pruzansky, East Coast regional vice president of the CJV, “and appeared to reflect a deep-seated animus towards Jewish observance. Her derision and forced, sarcastic laughter were completely outside the behavior expected of rational adults.”

Headline / IDF & Security / Gaza / Hamas

Erdan: Hamas Leaders Should Fear for Their Lives

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The government should resume targeted assassinations of terrorists, the public security minister says, after Gaza terrorists fire 130-plus mortars at Israeli border communities.

Headline / Politics / Government / History / Jerusalem / Eastern Europe

Czech Republic Reopens Its Honorary Consulate in Jerusalem

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Dan Propper, a 78-year-old Israeli Czech businessman, was named honorary consul.

Featured / Boycott / BDS / Anti-Israel NGOs / European Union

Strategic Affairs Ministry: EU Gives Millions to Entities that Promote Boycotts Against Israel

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

More than a dozen NGOs that promote anti-Israel boycotts have received some 5 million euros annually in European Union funding. In addition, an estimated several million more euros were channeled to boycott-promoting NGOs through third parties that receive E.U. assistance.

Headline / Palestinian Authority

Battle for Succession in Palestinian Authority Moves into High Gear

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Even if Mahmoud Abbas recovers and leaves the hospital, it is clear that he is living on borrowed time.

IDF & Security / Business and Economy / Eastern Europe

Romania Buys Rights from Israel to Produce Iron Dome

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

In a deal worth hundreds of millions of dollars, Israel’s Rafael Advanced Defense Systems will provide the Romanian Romaero company with licensing and training to produce their own air-defense systems.

IDF & Security / US

MKs Urges Netanyahu to Implore Trump to Change Part of US Military Aid Deal

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Up to 22,000 workers in Israel’s defense industry could lose their jobs to the tune of a whopping $1.3 billion in annual losses as part of a clause linked to a military funding deal signed in 2016.

Jerusalem / The Temple Mount / Archaeology

Exceptionally Rare Jewish Coins Found in Temple Mount Excavation

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Five exceptionally rare ancient coins from among the very first ever minted by Jews were discovered on the Temple Mount, evidence of Jewish activity at the Jewish holy site.

Headline / Gaza / Hamas / Egypt / Intifada

Israeli Intelligence Minister: Hamas Restored Calm to Gaza After Warnings From Egypt

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

“Haniyeh returned to Gaza, Hamas gave an order ... and miraculously, this spontaneous protest by a public that could not handle the situation any more dissipated.”

Uncategorized

Israeli Intelligence Minister: Hamas Restored Calm to Gaza After Warnings From Egypt

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The Egyptian official “made unequivocally clear to him (Haniyeh) that if this continues, Israel will respond and take far harsher steps, and Egypt will stand by and will not help,” Katz told Israel Radio.

Headline / Antisemitism / Palestinian Authority / South America

Situation in Chile Getting Colder for Small Jewish Community

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

“Jews know what’s going on. We’ve heard the story too many times over the centuries; this is anti-Semitism.”

Featured / Boycott / BDS / Anti-Israel NGOs

Momentum Grows in Israel to Clip Wings of New Israel Fund

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The left-wing NIF non-governmental organization, which is headquartered in New York with offices in various countries, is a main financial backer of the delegitimization campaign against Israel by supporting various local Israeli-based NGOs that are often at odds with the state.

Israel

After 40 years in Tel Aviv, Guatemalan President Hails Embassy Move Back to Jerusalem

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Guatemalan President Jimmy Morales says his people believe that bringing their embassy back to Jerusalem “is the right step and the right thing to do.”

News Briefs / Business and Economy / Media / Local

De Niro’s Nobu Hospitality to Open Luxury Hotel in Tel Aviv

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

“Coupled with Tel Aviv’s presence as a major high-tech and business center, and the strong tourism market in the city, the project fits perfectly with our global clientele,” said Nobu CEO Trevor Horwell.

Headline / US / Iran / Video of the Day

Watch: Iranian MPs Burn U.S. flag in Parliament, Chant ‘Death to America’ After Trump Ends Deal

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The video shows the reaction of Iranian lawmakers to President Trump's announcement that the US is withdrawing from the JCPOA.

Antisemitism

ADL Report Finds 4.2 Million Anti-Semitic Tweets in 2017

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The report evaluated the tweet based on subjects ranging from Holocaust denial and anti-Semitic slurs to positive references to anti-Semitic figures, books and podcasts.

Headline / Antisemitism / Media / Diaspora

YouTube Censors MEMRI for 'Harmful or Dangerous Content'

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

MEMRI explained to YouTube it exposes anti-Semitism in the Arab and Muslim world, and its clips are there to provide informational infrastructure.

Featured / Headline / US / Anti-Israel NGOs

Durham BDS Activists Employed by Local Synagogues, Federation

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The situation is raising eyebrows about the standards maintained during the hiring and vetting of professionals—or worse, that the federations and synagogues themselves are comfortable with BDS activists teaching at Hebrew schools.

Israel / Archaeology

Discovery of Bar Kochba-Era Coin Declared at Lag B’Omer

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

As Jews across Israel and around the world celebrated Lag B’Omer, Israeli authorities announced that they had found a symbol of the Shimon bar Kochba revolt against the Romans in the form of a small bronze coin.

Headline / Op-Eds

The Palestinians have Reached a Dead End

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

After 100 years of clashes, 70 years of conflict and a quarter-century since the Oslo Accords, which were supposed to have given the Palestinians peace and land of their own, it looks like they are losing the little they have managed to obtain.

Antisemitism / Diaspora / Interfaith Relations / Religion / Germany / Judaism

Israeli Chief Rabbi, European Jewish Leaders Condemn Call to Remove Kippahs in Germany

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Chief Rabbi Lau responded on Tuesday that the best way to battle anti-Semitism is to immigrate to Israel, but that all Jews in Germany and throughout the Diaspora must continue to wear the kippah and other Jewish symbols.

Government / Business and Economy

Ben Gurion Intl Airport to Undergo $280M in Upgrades

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Israel’s only international airport fields 90 percent of entries to and exits from the country, and is expected to see more than 25 million arrivals and departures in 2019.

Headline / Op-Eds

Well-Meaning American Jews are Helping Import anti-Semitism

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Jews have been among the first to “virtue signal” their compassion for refugees from the Syrian civil war.

Headline / US / Politics / Government / History / Jerusalem / Interfaith Relations / Religion / Judaism

May 14 Opening of US Embassy in Jerusalem to Include Mezuzah-Hanging Ceremony

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The extraordinary gesture comes at the behest of U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman, Channel 20 reports.

IDF & Security / Hamas / Police and Crime / Palestinian Authority / Judea & Samaria / Intifada

Female Border Police Officer Shot by Arabs During Demolition of Terrorist’s Home

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The home of Ahmed Kunba, who was charged as an accomplice in the drive-by shooting murder of Rabbi Raziel Shevach outside of his town of Havat Gilad, was successfully demolished with a bulldozer.

Op-Eds

Hallmarks of an Israeli Hit

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

If it was in fact the work of Israel's Mossad, the assassination in Malaysia also serves as a warning to Israel's other enemies, chief among them Iran.

Op-Eds

Transitioning from Mourning to Celebration, Israelis Kick off 70th-year Joy in Jerusalem

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

“There are those who seek to extinguish the light that emanates from Zion. I promise you; it will not happen,” says Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the largest celebration of statehood to date.

Featured / Israel / Holocaust

Current World Jewish Population Still Below Pre-Holocaust Numbers

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Prior to the murder of 6 million Jews between 1939 and 1945, some 16,600,000 were spread throughout the world. Today’s data indicates that there are currently 14,511,000 Jews on Earth, a number similar to that in 1922.

News Briefs / Jerusalem / Central America

Honduran Lawmakers Vote to Move Embassy to Jerusalem

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

“Israel congratulates the National Congress of Honduras for passing with an overwhelming majority a resolution in favor of opening an Embassy in Jerusalem,” Israeli Foreign Ministry spokesman Emmanuel Nahshon said on Twitter.

Headline / Op-Eds

Israel won’t Tolerate an Iranian Presence in Syria

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Russia aside, it is clear that Israel is determined to continue undermining Iranian efforts to entrench itself militarily in Syria and transfer game-changing weapons to Hezbollah.

US / History / News Briefs / On Campus / Education / Interfaith Relations / Holocaust

'Never Again Education Act' to Teach American Students About the Holocaust

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

If passed the legislation would grant money raised through donations to American schools as part of the Holocaust Education Assistance Program.

Government / Science and Tech

Israel to Offset 5-Year Drought with New Desalination Plants

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The plan will include the expansion of pipelines for use in agriculture, and is intended to help Israel to rehabilitate dried-up rivers.

Analysis

Mass March on Gaza Border May Be Only the Beginning

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

From a military standpoint, Israel can say it marked a positive outcome. The turnout was far smaller than Hamas wanted—the terrorist group was aiming for 100,000 people—and the protesters were unable to rush or sabotage the border fence.

Headline / Terrorism / US / Eye on "Palestine" / The Courts

US Supreme Court Rejects American Victims of PLO Terror Case

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Without issuing a comment, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear the case, thereby leaving the lower court ruling standing.

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