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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 / IDF & Security / Haredim & Hassidim / Government / The Courts

Israeli Supreme Court Orders Stop to Yeshivah Funding for Haredim Required to Enlist in IDF

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The Israeli prime minister had asked for another extension—this time for 30 days—so he could reach a political agreement on the issue

Op-Eds

Feminist Silence: Hamas’s Sexual Violence

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Radical feminism, as a narrow expression of the original movement, is spectacularly failing to exemplify society's moral and ethical precepts.

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

Ben-Gvir: Biden sides with Tlaib, Sinwar over Netanyahu

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The national security minister told The New York Times that the US president is "enormously mistaken" to pressure Israel over its military campaign against Hamas.

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

Israel to Provide ‘Security Bubble’ for Gaza Pier

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The IDF would also be responsible for physically connecting the pier to Gaza's shore, according to U.S. officials.

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

Gallup: Most Americans Oppose Israeli Actions Against Hamas

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The proportion who disapprove of the IDF campaign rose from 45% in November to 55% this month.

Politics / The Knesset / Israeli Arabs

Ra’am Party's Mansour Abbas Pushing US to Recognize 'Palestinian' state

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

"I say to them in a clear manner...It's on you to take an immediate decision to recognize a Palestinian state," said Mansour Abbas in an Arabic-language interview.

IDF & Security / Israel At War: Iron Swords / Politics / Government / Elections

Sa’ar Quits Gov’t, Claims Cabinet Managing War ‘Contrary to National Interest’

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

After breaking up his political alliance with Benny Gantz on March 12, New Hope Party leader Gideon Sa'ar had demanded a spot on the War Cabinet.

Israel At War: Iron Swords / Hamas / Iran

Hamas Terror Chief Haniyeh to Visit Patrons in Iran

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

In November, Iranian media reported that Haniyeh had met with Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.

Government / Boycott / BDS / Anti-Israel NGOs

Amnesty Israel Summoned to Finance Ministry Amid Calls to Strip Tax Benefits

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

According to Israeli Finance Ministry Director General Shlomi Heisler, the NGO has violated anti-boycott legislation.

Terrorism / IDF & Security / Israel At War: Iron Swords / Gaza / Hamas / Qatar / Media / Pallywood

‘Al Jazeera’ Deletes Fake News Reports of IDF Rapes in Gaza Hospital

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The fabricated story, which went viral on Arabic social media, accused Israeli soldiers of raping Gazan women during the IDF's ongoing operation in Gaza City's Shifa Hospital.

Terrorism / IDF & Security / Israel At War: Iron Swords / US / Gaza / Hamas / Government / News Briefs

Gallant: Israel Has ‘No Moral Right’ to End War Against Hamas

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

"The lack of a decisive victory in Gaza may bring us closer to a war in the north," Gallant said ahead of meetings in Washington.

Israel At War: Iron Swords / Jordan

Jordanians Riot Outside Israeli Embassy in Amman

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Protesters reportedly chanted, “We want to go to the borders and kill and kidnap Zionist soldiers." All embassy staff and diplomats are safe, according to Israel's Foreign Ministry.

IDF & Security / US / Gaza / Hamas / Elections

Trump: ‘Only a Crazy or an Idiot Wouldn’t Respond like Israel did to Oct. 7’

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The former US president's secretary of state, Mike Pompeo, also gave public backing to the pending Rafah operation.

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

Discordant Messages to Israel from Biden Admin on Rafah Operation

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Senior U.S. officials have said both that Israel needs a plan to protect civilians before going into Rafah and that such protection is impossible.

Antisemitism / Social Media

‘Daily Wire’: Relationship with Candace Owens ‘Ended’

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

“Good riddance to bad (antisemitic) rubbish,” wrote Arsen Ostrovsky of the International Legal Forum.

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

Pew: Half of US Muslims say Hamas has ‘Valid’ Reasons to Fight Israel

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Just 18% of U.S. Muslims said that Israel had valid reasons to go to war against Hamas.

Israel At War: Iron Swords / Politics / Gaza / UK / Government

Israel Spokesman Suspended After Testy Exchange with British Foreign Secretary

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The United Kingdom’s Tel Aviv embassy lodged a complaint with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office.

Terrorism / Israel / Police and Crime / Iran / News Briefs / Cyber

Iranian Hackers Claim to Have Breached Dimona Nuclear Facility

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The cyber criminals claim to have stolen thousands of documents from the nuclear site.

Headline / Op-Eds

There Can be NO Compromise with Evil

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Allowing Hamas to survive will kill the dream of peace.

Israel At War: Iron Swords / Hamas / Left vs. Right / Antisemitism / Palestinian Authority / Boycott / BDS / Judea & Samaria / Settlements / European Union

EU Close to Sanctioning Jewish Judea and Samaria Residents (and Hamas)

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

“It seems that today all will agree on putting sanctions on both Hamas and the violent settlers who are harassing Palestinians,” Joseph Borrell said.

IDF & Security / Israel At War: Iron Swords / Judea & Samaria / Settlements

Settler Women Arm Up

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

"My husband was conscripted and I needed a tool to save my children," said Esther Sultan from Beit El.

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

US Says Rafah Evacuation Will Take Weeks, Possibly Longer

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

According to U.S. officials, a "flood" of humanitarian aid and the construction of temporary shelters will be necessary.

Israel At War: Iron Swords / Gaza / Settlements

Six Israeli Resettlement Activists Arrested at Gaza Border Released

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The six were part of a group that set up camp at the Erez Crossing in a call for a Jewish return to the Gaza Strip

Terrorism / Israel At War: Iron Swords / Gaza / Hamas / News Briefs

Hamas Executes Gaza Clan ‘Prince’ in Message to Potential ‘Collaborators’

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Israel has floated the idea of Gazan clans acting as partners in running the internal affairs of the Strip after Hamas's removal.

Palestinian Authority

Abbas Appoints New PA Prime Minister, Mohammad Mustafa

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Mohammad Mustafa replaces Mohammad Shtayyeh, who announced his resignation on Feb. 26, along with that of his entire administration.

Israel At War: Iron Swords / The Knesset / Business and Economy

Knesset Passes Updated Wartime Budget

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The revised framework raises the expenditure limit to $160 billion, up $19 billion from that approved before Oct. 7.

Israel At War: Iron Swords / US / Government / Elections / Left vs. Right / News Briefs

Israeli Official: Biden Seeking to Oust Netanyahu

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

"We expect our friends to act to overthrow the terror regime of Hamas and not the elected government in Israel,” said the official.

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

Biden May Condition Military Aid If IDF Enters Rafah

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Four U.S. officials confirmed to "Politico" the president is mulling the option.

Terrorism / Israel At War: Iron Swords / Gaza / Hamas / Pallywood

Hamas Fakes Casualty Figures: ‘The Numbers are Not Real’

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Abraham Wyner, a professor of statistics and data science at the Wharton School, says the Gaza Health Ministry numbers are likely "grossly inaccurate."

US / Left vs. Right / Diaspora

Elder of Ziyon: Many JCCs ‘Quietly’ Stripping Israel from Their Missions

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

“These were conscious decisions to remove Zionism as a core value in various JCCs,” the pro-Israel writer reported.

IDF & Security / Israel At War: Iron Swords / News Briefs / Lebanon / Hezbollah

Hezbollah Fires 35-Rocket Barrage at Upper Galilee

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

One person was lightly injured running to a protected space and was evacuated to Ziv Medical Center in Safed.

Interviews and Profiles

Analyze THIS

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

European Jew-hatred too deep to identify ‘even after years of therapy,’

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

House Oversight Chair: Gaza Port Will ‘Fast-Track’ US Tax Dollars to Terrorists

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

“President Biden cares more about appeasing the radical left than helping our ally Israel and protecting U.S. taxpayer dollars,” Rep. James Comer stated.

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

Army Didn’t Strike Gaza Aid Convoy, IDF Says After Review

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

"The majority of Palestinians were killed or injured as a result of the stampede," said the IDF spokesman.

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

Pentagon ‘Clarifies’ Austin Cited Hamas Statistics in Testimony to Congress

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Quoting Hamas, the U.S. defense secretary told a House committee that Israel had killed more than 25,000 Gaza women and children!

IDF & Security / Israel At War: Iron Swords / US / Europe

Rubio: ‘Unsettling’ That Foreign Courts Can Block US Weapons Shipment to Allies Amid War

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The Florida senator wrote to the U.S. defense secretary after a Dutch appeals court’s decision threatened to halt delivery of U.S.-made F-35 parts to Israel.

Terrorism / IDF & Security / Israel At War: Iron Swords / Judea & Samaria / Islamic Jihad

IDF Kills Islamic Jihad Commander in Judea and Samaria

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Two other terrorists were killed in armed clashes that broke out in Tubas and al-Fari'ah camp early Tuesday, according to Arab media reports.

Antisemitism / Social Media

Man Banned from Dating Apps after Posting IDF Uniform Pic

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Noy Leyb believes antisemitism lies behind Tinder and Hinge dropping him from the platforms.

Israel / The Environment

Israeli Scholars: Dead Sea Study Suggests ‘Valid’ Earthquake Forecast

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Prior to earthquakes, electromagnetic radiation decreases in volume but become more intense, the researchers wrote.

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

Biden: ‘My Hope is by Next Monday, We’ll Have a Ceasefire’

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

“My national security advisor tells me that we’re close,” the U.S. president said, per the pool report.

NY / Chessed and Tzedaka / On Campus / Education

Jewish Philanthropist Gives $1 Billion to Albert Einstein College of Medicine

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Ruth Gottesman, who is part of a prominent Jewish family that has donated to many organizations, including Yeshiva University, is supporting students at YU's former medical school.

Elections / Left vs. Right / News Briefs / The Knesset

Barak Calls for ‘Siege’ of Knesset to Oust Netanyahu

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

"If we can call elections by the end of March, there is still time to hold elections in June, which is critical," said Barak - in order to create a "Palestinian" state.

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

PM: Israel ‘Weeks Away from Victory’ Once IDF Begins Rafah Op

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Plans for the IDF offensive in Hamas's last stronghold in the Gaza Strip will be reviewed by the political echelon on Sunday.

US / Left vs. Right / Antisemitism / News Briefs

Rep. Cori Bush Accuses AIPAC of ‘Exploiting Rape’

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The progressive legislator from Missouri called the group “outright vile and appalling” while accusing it of trying to “manipulate the public.”

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

‘We’re Not Asking to Check their Homework,’ Pentagon Says of Israel’s Rafah Plans

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Rafah came up at press conferences of the White House and Pentagon, as well as in conversations with the U.S. secretaries of defense and state.

Israel / Israel At War: Iron Swords / US / Left vs. Right / Antisemitism

‘Who Wrote This Thing??’ State Department Official Asks of $1 Million Grants to Investigate Israel

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The unnamed official questioned why the U.S. government is paying to investigate its ally for human rights abuses, per the Washington Free Beacon.

Featured / Terrorism / Israel / Israel At War: Iron Swords / Gaza / Hamas

IDF Reveals Video of Bibas Family Just After Being Abducted on Oct. 7

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

"Seeing this young mother clutching her babies surrounded by a group of armed terrorists is horrifying."

Israel / Business and Economy

Israeli Economy Contracts by 19.4% in Q4 2023

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Despite the war against Hamas, the Bank of Israel expects the economy to grow by 2% in 2024.

Terrorism / IDF & Security / Israel At War: Iron Swords / Gaza / Hamas / Iran / United Nations (UN) / China

IDF Finds Iranian Tech Underneath UNRWA Headquarters

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The equipment, which apparently originated in China, is being analyzed by the Israeli military and intelligence agencies.

Terrorism / Palestinian Authority

PA Used $280 Million Sent by Israel to Pay Terrorists

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Under the P.A.'s "pay for slay" policy, Ramallah disburses monthly salaries to terrorists and their families.

Op-Eds

Can Super Bowl Ads Reduce Antisemitism/Increase pro-Israel Sentiment?

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Will this be the spark that Gen Z needs to be more open-minded? Did we connect with the right feelings to inspire action?

Israel At War: Iron Swords / US / Eye on "Palestine"

Biden Admin Official Repeatedly Won’t Say Who’d Run 'Palestinian' State

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

"Why do you think that we should make a country out of a people that just conducted a Jewish genocide four months ago?" Rep. Brian Mast (R-Fla.) asked the Biden administration official.

Israel At War: Iron Swords / US / Elections / Left vs. Right / Antisemitism / The Knesset / Judea & Samaria / Settlements

Israeli MKs Discuss Overcoming US ‘Settler’ Sanctions

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

"We're talking about simple families that work in agriculture. We must defend their right to live," Likud lawmaker Amit Halevi told JNS.

NY / Antisemitism / News Briefs

15 People Arrested After Anti-Israel Activists Block Brooklyn Bridge

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

“Multiple people were taken into custody regarding this incident,” said a spokesperson from the NYPD, and charged with offenses.

Terrorism / Israel / Israel At War: Iron Swords / US / Eye on "Palestine"

Chikli: Talk of Pal State Post-Oct. 7 Sign of US Moral Collapse

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Such an eventuality would "embolden Hamas and make the PLO irrelevant," the Israeli minister told JNS.

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

Israel’s Rafah Evacuation Plan: 15 Camps of 25,000 Tents Each

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

As Egypt and the US are not allowing the Gazans to escape from the Gaza strip, Israel has put forward an evacuation plan for the residents of the southern Gaza city of Rafah.

Op-Eds

No Total Victory, No New Regional Order

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

All that glitters is not gold, and what might appear to be a good way forward on paper is far from providing even an adequate solution to the deeply entrenched, fundamental problems.

IDF & Security / Israel At War: Iron Swords / News Briefs / Judea & Samaria / Settlements

Israel to Buy 200 Armored Vehicles for Civilian Security Squads

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The security vehicles are intended for use in the Gaza border area, towns near Lebanon, and Judea and Samaria.

Israel / US / Business and Economy

Ohio Buys $30 Million in Israel Bonds

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The treasurer described the purchase as “a sound investment.”

Headline / Op-Eds

At the Crossroads: American Jews and Israelis

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

For the first time since the founding of the experiment in Jewish nationalism, the events that have unfolded in Israel raise questions about the “Zionist dream.”

Featured / IDF & Security / Israel At War: Iron Swords / Gaza / Hamas / Kosher Food News

Israeli Burger Chains Go Kosher l'Mehadrin to Support War Effort

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The initiative includes some branches of McDonald's, Burger Ranch and Burgerim, the Jewish state's largest chains.

News Briefs / Judea & Samaria / Settlements

Judea and Samaria Jewish Population Up 15,000 in 2023

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

As of Jan. 1, there were 517,407 Jews living in the area (not including eastern Jerusalem).

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

IDF Officer First to Resign Over Oct. 7 Intel Failures

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The intel major asked to leave his position over his part in failing to predict the Hamas massacre.

Terrorism / Iran / Antisemitism / News Briefs / Europe

Iran Sent Undercover Operatives to Sweden to Murder Jews

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps targeted Aron Verständig, chair of the Official Council of Swedish Jewish communities, and others.

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

Prayer of IDF Soldier Saves Fellow Fighters

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Sgt. Major Malchiel ben Yosef was the only one to see the terrorist, because he had turned towards Jerusalem to pray.

Israel / NY / Travel / News Briefs / Florida

El Al to Add Five Weekly Flights from South Florida, Los Angeles, Boston

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

"Since Oct. 7, El Al has strategically adjusted its U.S. flight schedule to uphold an air bridge which is vital for the State of Israel," stated Shlomi Zafarani, an El Al vice president.

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

Biden Sanctions ‘Violent’ Settlers, Considers Including Ben-Gvir and Smotrich

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The U.S. president's executive order reportedly targets four Israelis Washington says "directed or participated" in violent actions or threats.

Terrorism / IDF & Security / Judea & Samaria

IDF Foils Car-Ramming Attack Near Hebron

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The attack took place near the home of Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir.

Terrorism / Israel / News Briefs / United Nations (UN)

Netanyahu to UN Envoys: ‘UNRWA Totally Infiltrated with Hamas’

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The Israeli prime minister told the eight visiting ambassadors it is time to replace the agency tasked with supporting the Palestinians.

Terrorism / Israel At War: Iron Swords / Gaza / Hamas / Palestinian Authority / United Nations (UN)

UNRWA Staff Participated in Be’eri Massacre, Kidnapping—report

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

One UNRWA worker is accused of kidnapping a woman, while another is charged with taking part in the Kibbutz Be'eri massacre.

Antisemitism / United Nations (UN) / Holocaust

Jews Again ‘Being Told That Their Lives Do Not Matter,’ Israeli Envoy Says

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Meirav Eilon Shahar, Israel's representative to the United Nations in Geneva, issued a statement for International Holocaust Remembrance Day.

Israel / Israel At War: Iron Swords / Gaza / Hamas / The Courts / Africa

ICJ Rejects South African Bid to Halt War Against Hamas

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Gazans are devastated that the court didn't demand a ceasefire from Israel.

US / Palestinian Authority

Senate, House Democrats Push Palestinian State

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Forty-eight of 100 lawmakers in the upper chamber joined the call.

IDF & Security / Israel At War: Iron Swords / US / News Briefs / United Nations (UN)

‘Gravely Concerned’ by Strike on UNRWA Site, US Seems to Blame Israel

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

“Israel retains a responsibility to protect civilians, including, humanitarian personnel and sites,” said Adrienne Watson, a National Security Council spokeswoman.

Terrorism / Israel / Israel At War: Iron Swords / Hamas / News Briefs / Palestinian Authority / Anti-Israel NGOs

Red Cross Compares Captured Gazan Terrorists to Israeli Hostages

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

"Since October 7, Israel has suspended visits to the Palestinian prisoners in the prisons. At the same time, Hamas has so far not allowed visits to the abductees it is holding. This is unacceptable."

Antisemitism / Photo of the Day / Media / Diaspora / Holocaust

Elon Musk, Ben Shapiro Tour Auschwitz-Birkenau Site While in Poland

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

They laid wreaths, lit candles and observed a memorial service ahead of International Holocaust Remembrance Day on Jan. 27.

NY / Antisemitism

Anti-Israel Protesters Target Schumer Shabbat Dinner with Daughter

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

"They heard about the militaristic Friday night song Jews sing: Eshet Chayil," wrote David May, of Foundation for Defense of Democracies.

Israel / US

Biden, Netanyahu Talk for First Time Since Dec. 23

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Biden also talked about “recent progress in ensuring the Palestinian Authority’s revenues are available to pay salaries, including for the Palestinian security forces” in Judea and Samaria.

Antisemitism / Diaspora / Sports / Africa

SA Jews Protest Firing of Jewish Cricket Captain Ahead of U-19 World Cup

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

“There is political interference stemming from South Africa’s relationship with Iran, Hamas, Qatar and others that is now starting to affect the local Jewish community,” said the South African Zionist Federation.

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