March 22, 2021

Ignoring death threats, new Israel organization has far-reaching effects

by Richard Friedman  A little engine that could is turning into a locomotive that can, which is all the better for Israel and the Jewish people. The Atlanta Israel Coalition, which began as an idea in Atlantan Cheryl Dorchinsky’s head […]
March 21, 2021

“Til Kingdom Come” documentary on Christian support of Israel doctored footage

A still from the PBS documentary “Til Kingdom Come.” Credit: PBS. by Dexter Van Zile (CAMERA.org) — A documentary critical of Israel and its Christian supporters in the United States scheduled to appear on PBS stations on March 29, the […]
March 19, 2021

Brief diplomatic “crisis” shows Jordan’s King Abdullah rapidly becoming Mr. Irrelevant

Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas and Jordan’s King Abdullah II review the honor guard in Ramallah, Aug. 7, 2017. Photo by Flash90. by Caroline Glick (JNS) — According to media reports in Israel and the United States, on March 11 […]
March 19, 2021

Israel preparing for the resumption of tourism

Jerusalemites at the Machane Yehuda Market on March 10, 2021. Photo by Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90. by Deborah Fineblum (JNS) — Bring us your tired, your down-clad and pandemic-weary souls yearning to breathe… a lungful of Israeli air. With apologies to Emma […]
March 17, 2021

Israel tries to stay on sidelines as Saudis, Jordan battle for Muslim sites in Jerusalem

by Nadav Shragai (JNS) — Two events of religious and historical significance that very nearly took place last week point to a deeper layer in Jordan and Saudi Arabia’s struggle for guardianship of Islamic holy places on Jerusalem’s Temple Mount. […]
March 16, 2021

Israel to host Int’l Flag Football Championship, World Games Qualifier

Israel’s flag football team. Credit: American Football in Israel. by Josh Hasten (JNS) — The International Federation of American Football has selected Israel to host the Flag Football World Championships at the Kraft Family Sports Campus in Jerusalem from Dec. […]
March 14, 2021

Same Old Failures: Biden’s Middle East Policy Obama-era Retreads Emerge

by Mitchell Bard (JNS) — When I wrote about U.S. President Joe Biden hiring retreads — former Obama officials who contributed to his most disastrous foreign policies — I purposely left out specific names in part because I was hoping […]
March 13, 2021

Atlanta Israel Coalition hosts series of virtual Israel tours

The Atlanta Israel Coalition, in partnership with the Consulate General of Israel to the Southeastern U.S., the Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta, Herut and the Evans Family Foundation, presents Re-Discovering the Land of Israel, a series of five virtual tours […]
March 12, 2021

Kosovo to open embassy in Jerusalem

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a press conference with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban and Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis in Jerusalem on March 11. Photo by Alex Kolomoisky/POOL by Ariel Kahana and Yori Yalon (Israel Hayom) — […]
March 12, 2021

Czech Republic opens embassy branch in Jerusalem

Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš and Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi after inaugurating a new embassy branch in Jerusalem, March 11, 2021. Source: Gabi Ashkenazi via Twitter. (JNS) — The Czech Republic opened a branch of its Israel embassy in Jerusalem […]
March 12, 2021

South Africa’s Chief Justice exposes hypocrisy of apartheid claims about Israel

Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng addresses the Judicial Officers Association of South Africa’s annual general meeting held at Kopanong Conference Hotel in Benoni. Credit: GCIS/Government of South Africa/Flickr. by Ben Cohen (JNS) — As of this writing, South Africa’s Chief Justice […]