December 31, 2020

“Like family,” Bahrain and UAE activists ready to tell the world about great Israel experiences

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 […]
December 30, 2020

Jesus, the Palestinian Unicorn

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 […]
December 23, 2020

Anti-Israel groups give Biden list of candidates for national security positions

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 […]
December 23, 2020

In mischaracterizing COVID relief bill, Israel becomes familiar scapegoat

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 […]
December 23, 2020

Israel’s government collapses, fourth election in two years planned for March

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 […]
December 22, 2020

Condemning a Falsehood: Tufts students pass SJP libelous anti-Israel “Deadly Exchange” resolution

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 […]
December 22, 2020

AP falsely claims Israel responsible for providing Palestinians Covid vaccines

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 […]
December 20, 2020

Major change: Saudis removing antisemitism, anti-Zionist content from school textbooks

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 […]
December 17, 2020

Stop pretending that anti-Zionism isn’t antisemitism

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 […]
December 17, 2020

JVP “antisemitism” event features Palestinian activists railing against Jews, Israel

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 […]
December 17, 2020

‘We will stand very firm with Israel,’ says incoming Alabama Rep. Jerry Carl

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 […]