March 14, 2022

Israel: Open For Tourism

by Jonathan Feldstein A hopeful and dominant topic of conversation at last week’s National Religious Broadcasters convention in Nashville has been the re-opening of tourism to Israel for all, vaccinated and unvaccinated alike. Two years ago, at the same event […]
March 12, 2022

Enlisting Christian Media in Fight Against Antisemitism

Pastor Lyndon Allen sings “Hatikvah” at the Breakfast Honoring Israel, at the National Religious Broadcasters convention in Nashville on March 10. by Larry Brook At its national convention, the National Religious Broadcasters, a nonpartisan, international association of Christian communicators, announced […]
March 11, 2022

Progressive charity platforms in U.S. help foment terror in Middle East

by Irit Tratt (JNS) — In a $2 billion contract sealed last summer, the global investment firm Apax Partners announced that it would be acquiring EveryAction, a fundraising portal that currently hosts more than 18,000 organizations and serves as parent […]
March 10, 2022

For anti-Israel activists, truthful Ukraine-Israel analogies are uncomfortable

by Stephen Flatow (JNS) — With news of war in Ukraine grabbing all the headlines, Palestinian Arab officials and advocates are straining to find comparisons between the Ukraine-Russian crisis and their own cause. There are indeed some comparisons, though not […]
March 9, 2022

Russian war in Ukraine puts Israel in delicate position

Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Oct. 22, 2021. Photo by Kobi Gideon/GPO. by Israel Kasnett (JNS) — Israel could expect to see the arrival of a total of 15,000 Ukrainians by […]
March 8, 2022

The PLO has renounced all agreements with Israel. It doesn’t matter.

By Lt. Col. (Res) Maurice Hirsch (JNS) — Speaking after the recent meeting of the Palestinian National Council, its deputy chairman, Ali Faisal, clarified that there is a binding Palestinian decision to “renounce… all agreements with Israel.” He added that […]
March 6, 2022

CAIR hits all the wrong anti-Israel notes in Ukraine discussion

Screenshot by Steven Emerson IPT News — Racism and Islamophobia help explain the Western world’s horror and swift actions in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, speakers agreed in a discussion organized and livestreamed by the Council on American-Islamic Relations […]
March 4, 2022

IFCJ, JDC helping Jewish groups fleeing Ukraine

Ukrainian refugees waiting for a bus. Credit: David Isaac. by David Isaac PALANCA, MOLDOVA (JNS) – The lead gray skies suited the grim events on the ground as thousands of Ukrainian refugees streamed across Palanca, a sleepy border outpost in […]
March 4, 2022

Ukraine shows Israel should believe enemy threats more than promises from allies

by Ambassador Danny Danon (JNS) — “Promise me, Danny, that you will always believe more in the threats of our enemies than in the promises of our allies.” Those were the words of the late Nobel Prize laureate Elie Wiesel […]
February 22, 2022

Israel trip with “pro-Israel, pro-peace” J Street turns U.S. Rep. against Abraham Accords

by Stephen Flatow (JNS) — A New York congressman has withdrawn his support for a pro-Israel bill, saying that J Street, which labels itself as the “home of pro-Israel, pro-peace Americans” convinced him to change his position. This development reveals […]
February 20, 2022

Israel fails to medal in Beijing but sets new high mark

Skater Vladislav Bykanov finished third in the quarterfinals of the 500-meter dash in 41.17 seconds at the Beijing Winter Games. Photo by Wander Roberto via Israel Olympic Committee by Abigail Klein Leichman (Israel21c) — Today’s closing ceremony of the 2022 […]