September 4, 2024

Friedman: U.S. pressure on Israel lowers the chance of Middle East peace

U.S. ambassador to Israel David Friedman speaks at the National Religious Broadcasters Convention in February. IIS file. by Alex Traiman and Etgar Lefkovits (JNS) — Israel’s decisive defeat of Hamas in Gaza will facilitate regional peace with Saudi Arabia, whereas […]
September 3, 2024

After blaming him for lack of progress, Biden plans to talk to Netanyahu “eventually”

President Joe Biden talks on the phone with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on July 4, 2024. Photo by Adam Schultz/White House. (JNS) — Asked by a reporter if he has plans to speak with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, U.S. […]
September 2, 2024

Harris Arab outreach director: ‘Zionists’ control U.S. politics

Brenda Abdelall. Credit: DHS.gov (JNS) — Vice President Kamala Harris recently appointed an Arab-American outreach director who once accused “Zionists” of “controlling a lot” of American politics, The Washington Free Beacon reported on Aug. 29. The Harris campaign last week […]
September 2, 2024

Autopsies show slain hostages killed days before their discovery

Families attend the funeral of slain hostage Eden Yerushalmi. at a cemetery in Petach Tikva. Eden was killed in Hamas captivity in the Gaza Strip, Sept. 1, 2024. Photo by Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90. (JNS) — The six hostages whose bodies were […]
September 2, 2024

Hostage families tell government: Destroy Hamas

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich visits the Gvura Forum protest tent near the Prime Minister’s Residence in Jerusalem, Sept. 1, 2024. Credit: Gvura Forum/Facebook. by Amelie Botbol (JNS) — Members of the Gvura Forum converged on the Prime Minister’s Office in […]
September 2, 2024

Biden, advisors meet to discuss hostages, Biden says Netanyahu not doing enough

U.S. President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and key advisers meet following the revelation over the weekend that Hamas terrorists killed six hostages, including a U.S. citizen, in the White House Situation Room, Washington, Sept. 2, 2024. Credit: White […]
September 2, 2024

Netanyahu: IDF control of Philadelphi Corridor determines Israel’s future

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks in Jerusalem during a televised address to the nation, Sept. 2, 2024. Photo by Chaim Goldberg/Flash90. (JNS) — The Israel Defense Forces will stay on Gaza’s border with Egypt to prevent Hamas from rebuilding its […]
September 2, 2024

Anti-Israel rallies aren’t antisemitic? Sure.

A pro-Palestine rally in Ljubljana, Slovenia, on Oct. 13, 2023. Credit: Hladnikm via Wikimedia Commons. by Ben Cohen (JNS) — Amid the current debate over whether a new front will open up in Israel’s war against Hamas and its regional […]
September 1, 2024

Trump: Hamas killed hostages because of ‘complete lack of U.S. strength, leadership’

Former U.S. President Donald Trump at an Arizona for Trump rally at Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, Ariz., on Aug. 23, 2024. Credit: Gage Skidmore/Creative Commons. (JNS) — Some 12 hours after Israel announced that it retrieved and identified the […]
September 1, 2024

UN chief slammed for “crocodile tears” over slain Israeli hostages

U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres briefs reporters on the situation in Gaza on May 7, 2024. Credit: Mark Garten/U.N. Photo. (JNS) — António Guterres, the United Nations secretary-general who has long been accused of Jew-hatred and anti-Israel bias, drew widespread criticism […]
September 1, 2024

Sinwar’s accomplices blame everyone but Hamas for murder of hostages

Defense Minister Yoav Gallant speaks to reporters at the Kirya base in Tel Aviv, Oct. 26, 2023. Photo by Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90. by Caroline Glick (JNS) — On Oct. 7, Hamas terrorists snatched Hersh Goldberg-Polin, 23, Carmel Gat, 39, Eden Yerushalmi, […]