Israel welcomed a delegation of leaders and activists from Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates in December 2020. Credit: Courtesy. by Eliana Rudee (JNS) — Israel welcomed a delegation of leaders and activists from Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates […]
by Jonathan Feldstein In the year of the pandemic, it’s no wonder that horrible things continue to come back in ways that are threatening and objectively wrong. This year, maybe because of the virus and people being stuck at home […]
President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris. Source: Joe Biden/Facebook. (JNS) — Anti-Israel and antisemitic organizations have made recommendations to the incoming Biden administration for senior national security positions. The Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft, National Iranian American Council […]
by Jonathan Tobin (JNS) — There’s much to complain about when it comes to the process and the end result of the massive $900 billion coronavirus relief stimulus bill that just passed Congress. No matter which side of the political […]
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gives a statement to the media concerning new elections from the Knesset in Jerusalem, Dec. 22, 2020. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90. (JNS) — Israel’s government collapsed on Dec. 22, forcing the Jewish state into yet […]
by Jackson Richman (JNS) — The Tufts student body passed an anti-Israel referendum last month, announced the student-run Tufts University Elections Commission last week, despite the commission finding violations in the election process. The anti-Israel resolution, which was introduced by […]
by Tamar Sternthal (CAMERA) — “Palestinians are not taken seriously as agents of their own fate,” observed former Associated Press correspondent Matti Friedman in a scathing 2014 critique of international coverage of Israel and the Palestinians. “The story mandates that […]
Textbooks. Credit: Abhi Sharma via Wikimedia Commons. by Shahar Klaiman (JNS/Israel Hayom) — Saudi authorities have been removing anti-Semitic and anti-Zionist content from the country’s textbooks for the coming school year, a report by the Jerusalem-based Institute for Monitoring Peace […]
Peter Beinart. Credit: Joe Mabel via Wikimedia Commons. by Jonathan Tobin (JNS) — In case you haven’t heard, people who want to eliminate Israel are very interested in stopping antisemitism. In other words, the same people who want to deny […]
Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) speaking during a seminar on anti-Semitism hosted by Jewish Voice for Peace. Source: Screenshot. by Shiryn Ghermezian (JNS) — Antisemitism watchdog groups called out “disingenuous efforts” to address hatred against Jews displayed this week by anti-Israel […]
Congressman-elect Jerry Carl (R-Ala.). Source: Jerry Carl for Congress/Facebook. by Jackson Richman (JNS) — Jerry Carl, a Republican, easily defeated Democrat James Averhart in the U.S. House of Representatives race on Nov. 3 in Alabama’s 1st Congressional District to succeed […]