By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
Chanan Weissman, 37, currently director of technology and democracy at the National Security Council, has held the job before.
The Israeli government's new budget introduces a whole slew of new taxes on the recovering citizens.
“Left-wing activists abuse country-of-origin labels in order to stigmatize products made in Israel.”
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
“Left-wing activists abuse county-of-origin labels in order to stigmatize products made in Israel,” Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) said in a release. “Our bill will defend the integrity of the Jewish state by ensuring that Israeli products may proudly bear the label ‘Made in Israel.’”
Two leading candidates—Nina Turner and Shontel Brown—have staked out vastly differing views on Israel, with pro-Israel groups throwing their weight behind Brown while deriding Turner’s hostility towards Israel and support from “The Squad.”
The Religious Services Minister will appoint a woman rabbinical court advocate.
“The alternate prime minister doesn't trust the sitting prime minister and vice versa."
The United Torah Judaism and Shas motion entitled “A trefah [non-kosher] Government" was rejected by a majority of 59-50.
Look out: PayPal and ADL have launched a research effort to understand how extremist and hate movements throughout the US leverage financial platforms to fund criminal activity.
"They blazed a trail to reach everyone even if there is no initial economic interest in this connection."
By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency
“The anti-Semites weren’t only in the Budapest ghetto,” said Lapid, referring to the place his father and grandmother hid during the Holocaust. He said there were also slave traders—the Hutu who massacred Tutsis in Rwanda, Muslim fanatics and those “who beat LGBTQ people to death.”
Every Jewish Caucus member supported the bill in the Assembly vote.
Rossman-Benjamin was the first to expose how the discipline of Critical Ethnic Studies is deeply antisemitic and anti-Zionist.
Brandeis Center and StandWithUs demand action.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
AIPAC president Betsy Berns Korn announced the decision in a letter, writing that the top priority was the health and safety of attendees.
Shok, who was survived by his wife and five children, was murdered in a shooting attack while driving home.
Kara visited a joint Italian-Israeli dairy farm and cheese factory which is under construction in the Karabakh region.
"We need to embrace those who take part in building the country and society, not those who work to destroy it."
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
“We condemn the disgraceful comments made by [Omar] in a CNN interview in which she accused her Jewish Congressional colleagues, along with the Jewish people as a whole, of not being committed to the pursuit of justice,” Conference of Presidents chair Dianne Lob, CEO William Daroff and vice chair Malcolm Hoenlein said.
"In the name of pluralism and diversity, we will work to connect, bridge, and emphasize what we have in common, for our country and our future.”
Pinto is a former employee of The Ruderman Family Foundation and a member of its network of young activists who are passionate about social justice and inclusion.
"If she thinks Israel is so bad, she is welcome to renounce her Israeli citizenship and go live under the Palestinian Authority or Hamas. She won't be missed."
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
In Jerusalem’s Old City, prominent religious-Zionist rabbis pray the incoming government won’t “abandon the Land of Israel to the Arab takeover.”
The leadership of the Satmar Chasidim in New York announced that they are backing of Brooklyn Borough president Eric Adams for mayor after previously endorsing his closest competitor former Democratic mayoral candidate Andrew Yang.
Ze'ev Elkin threatened to blow up the coalition if a new, independent office for overseeing Area C isn't created.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
The initiative lacked the necessary support within the coalition-in-formation, and comes on the heels of Yesh Atid chairman Yair Lapid's announcement of his ability to form the next government.
“When people lose sight that we are one family, with a mutual past and a mutual future, this is where the problems begin.”
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
“Let me be clear: The House Republican Conference condemns this language,” says House Minority Leader Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.).
Over the past few weeks, we have reported several major anti-Semitic attacks in New York City.
"Americans should pray for the peace of Jerusalem and stand without apology for our most cherished ally, Israel, until the violence is quelled and Israel’s security is restored."
By Sean Savage
In national press briefings and internationally, the United States has backed up a pledge to defend its ally. But that comes against pressure by progressive lawmakers and even some more moderate congress members who have issued statements that can be perceived as having moral equivalency between Israeli and Arab actions.
By Alex Traiman
Naftali Bennett had explicitly pledged that he would not sit in any government with Yair Lapid, “not with a rotation and not without a rotation,” because he “is right while Lapid is left.” It is now clear that he was negotiating the terms of a rotation the entire time.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
Expert Behnam Ben Taleblu: in the Islamic Republic, the foreign ministry is not where foreign policy is made.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
AG Grewal filed lawsuit against Jackson, NJ, saying its zoning laws prevent Jews from practicing their religion.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
The petition criticized Mort Klein’s rhetoric on Black Lives Matter, George Soros, Barack Obama, Rashida Tlaib, and Ilhan Omar.
Odeh declared: "This wonderful and honorable victory belongs to the youth of Jerusalem.
"The San Remo Conference is maybe the most unknown conference in Israel."
By Chabad.org
Giving children time to stop and think about what’s important.
The Unidas Podemos and Más Madrid parties, as well as presidential candidate Pablo Iglesias, have a history of anti-Jewish, anti-Israel action and rhetoric.
The bill doesn't create a coalition, but does give legitimacy and a mandate to the winner that might convince the nay-sayers to join the coalition of the winner.
The Ethnic Studies Model Curriculum in stark contrast to what legislators intended when they approved the bill.
"With malice toward none; with charity for all; with firmness in the right, …let us strive on to finish the work we are in; to bind up the nation’s wounds."
Matan Peleg, CEO of Im Tirtzu that initiated the move, said that the letter was a wake-up call to the heads of the Zionist parties.
“For 30 years, we’ve tried the path of isolationism, and it hasn’t gotten us anywhere. It’s time for a change,” says a senior member of the Arab-Israeli party.
By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency
Senior Likud figure Tsahi Hanegbi openly called to rely on Ra'am.
By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency
The 6,578,084 eligible voters can arrive at 12,127 ballots across the country and cast their vote for one of the 39 parties running for the Knesset.
By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency
Netanyahu ignored the protesters, preferring to let the voters decide.
Most profoundly concerning for the Jewish community is the portrayal of Jews, filtered through the lens of Critical Ethnic Studies, as ‘white’ and ‘privileged’.
Several members of the original ESMC advisory committee have been using false claims about the benefits of ethnic studies to ensure that Critical Ethnic Studies is taught in classrooms throughout the state.
Netanyahu blamed the (failed) rotation government on the failure to regulate the settlements in this last government.
Major (res.) Shai Maimon said it was "an absurd situation in which there is an explicit law requiring the government to punish the PA for supporting terrorism, yet the government is disregarding it."
A new policy paper by the Reut Institute, commissioned by the Julis Foundation for Multi-Disciplinary Thinking, suggests that a new strain of anti-Semitism is arising within the contemporary progressive discourse. A phenomenon Reut calls "erasive anti-Semitism," refers to the largely unintended consequence of contemporary progressive discourse, which de-facto negates the rights of Jews individually or […]
"Did you know that in 1915 the Armenian genocide was organized by Jews?”
International Women’s Day in Azerbaijan is about revering mothers, sisters, wives, and daughters because they are holy, as he puts it.
Lip service aside, the administration’s moves make clear that for Biden and his advisers, Arab-Israel peace is an impediment to their ideologically motivated efforts to empower the PLO and Iran.
By Israel Hayom
MK Nitzan Horowitz’s remark “justifying the political and anti-Semitic action of the court at The Hague and its persecution of IDF soldiers is a disgrace to the Israeli Knesset,” says Yamina Party’s Ayelet Shaked.
The two seem to have held slightly different conversations with one another.
“This entire process goes to the heart of what is wrong with Critical Ethnic Studies.”
By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency
Netanyahu’s Likud party stated it will appeal the decision to “censor Netanyahu.”
"They tried to intimidate the Jewish community into silence, to force Jews to renounce their shared heritage, to exclude Jews from leadership."
The Jewish student's legal advocates demand Tufts' president to intervene immediately, but were rejected.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
Social media “influencer” Young Pharaoh has claimed Judaism was “made up for political gain” and promoted conspiracy theories.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
“We will continue to speak out on Israel, but [our] purpose is not to be an advocacy organization,” said new board president David Warshaw.
Mahmoud Abbas may start releasing his political opponents and critics from jail to promote a climate of public liberty before the elections.
Rush Limbaugh argued that Israel must be allowed to defeat its enemies, and that would bring peace.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
The court’s ability to “investigate, probe and render justice” is being undermined in the United States, says Omar.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
Rabbi Steven Pruzansky, Israel regional vice president of the Coalition for Jewish Values, called her new appointment “dangerous.”
Biden may not be calling Netanyahu to make Bibi look weak ahead of the Israeli elections.
The treaty was signed on September 15, 2020. It recognizes each state's sovereignty.
Both sides may be able to form a coalition, but only Netanyahu's coalition would be a stable one with natural partners.
Trump praised the victory and his supporters.
By Alex Traiman
Klein has served as Netanyahu’s strategic adviser since June after leading a successful election campaign in March 2020.
By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency
Several pundits believe that Israel will be facing a fifth round of elections within months.
Since its founding, this will be the first time that the Mafdal/Bayit Yehudi party is not running and won't be represented in the Knesset.
Polls show the merged parties having a better chance of passing the electoral threshold.
Unawareness about Holocaust history poses a challenge for TikTok, as 41 percent of the video-sharing network’s users are between ages 16 and 24.
TAU stressed that this growth took place without any affirmative action regarding admission requirements.
Free expression of their Jewish identity, a fair education, a safe learning environment, a comprehensive definition of antisemitism, and a fair protections.
The third draft curriculum is now being reviewed by the State Board of Education and is likely to be approved in March with few changes.
By Israel Hayom
Hagit Moshe defeated Yamina Party leader Naftali Bennett’s confidant, Nir Orbach.
President Trump addressed the nation on Tuesday, giving his farewell speech, listing off the incredible successes of his administration, and the challenges ahead.
"...over the years I have met many ambassadors from many countries, including from the US, our great ally, but I can say that there was never a better ambassador than David Friedman..."
President Trump releases a video statement following the Capitol riots.
She said Gators for Israel, the University of Florida pro-Israel group, has included one in a package it is sending to her office on Capitol Hill.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
Reps. Sara Jacobs (D-Calif.), Jake Auchincloss (D-Mass.) and Kathy Manning (D-N.C.) were sworn in with hundreds of other legislators.
"If we don't fight on behalf of my father today, no one will fight on your behalf tomorrow."
"In cooperation with Prime Minister Netanyahu, we are mobilizing in full force to the battle against the hostile takeover of Area C," Hanegbi said.
Bank of Israel Governor Prof. Amir Yaron said in a statement on Monday that he welcomes "the Bank of Israel’s accession to the Network of Central Banks and Supervisors for Greening the Financial System (NGFS)," and noted that "membership in the organization is a direct continuation of the central bank’s commitment to raise awareness and […]
The higher the share of elderly persons in the municipality, the lower its infection rate in the second wave.
"I can't be sure if the ambulance was the intended target of the stones or not."
Sharansky, the Genesis Fund, and Startup Nation Central announced the winners of the competition for start-ups offering technology solutions in the fight against corona.
"These extremists are preventing other people who wish to get tested from doing so."
By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency
The election comes as the political parties are fighting with each other and with themselves.
Zvika Hauser and Yoaz Hendel announced their support for Gidon Sa'ar as Prime Minister, and that they would run with him in the next Knesset.
Senior News12 journalist Amit Segal reported on Telegram that "Bitan is in severe condition."
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
It appears that candidate Raphael Warnock still has a lot more to walk back, as new anti-Israel video surfaces.
The paper points to the fact that Prime Minister Netanyahu has excluded his Foreign and Defense Ministers from his meeting with the Saudi Crown Prince,.
“It is still possible to correct the mistake made by the Israeli government when it did not keep its promise to apply sovereignty over the Jordan Valley."
A Jewish Agency emissary will be arriving in the UAE as early as next week to work with the local Jewish community.
By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency
The lawyers claim the police committed criminal acts on “an unprecedented scale.”