August 5, 2021

“Jewish Voice for Peace” backs N.Y. rally calling for global Intifada

The anti-Israel group Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP) supported a pro-Palestinian rally in Brooklyn where protestors glorified uprisings against Israel. Source: Screenshot. (JNS) — The anti-Israel group Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP) supported a pro-Palestinian rally in Brooklyn, N.Y., over […]
August 4, 2021

Ohio Pro-Israel voters likely tipped scales in Brown’s surprise defeat of Squad-backed candidate

Shontel Brown. Credit: Shontel Brown/Facebook. by Dmitriy Shapiro (JNS) — Pro-Israel and establishment Democrats secured a major victory on Aug. 3 as their favored candidate, Cuyahoga County council member Shontel Brown, handily defeated former State Sen. Nina Turner to become […]
August 4, 2021

Florida set to blacklist Unilever if Ben & Jerry’s Israel boycott stands

Florida license plate; one will soon feature a boost to Israel, December 2020. Credit: Courtesy. by Faygie Holt (JNS) — The state of Florida notified Unilever, the parent company of Ben & Jerry’s ice-cream, on Aug. 3 that it has […]
August 4, 2021

Raisi’s presidency a metaphor for Iran’s regional escalation

Ebrahim Raisi. Credit: Mohammad Hossein Taaghi via Wikimedia Commons. by Israel Kasnett (JNS) — Iran’s new president Ebrahim Raisi will be sworn in on Aug. 5, and he is already making his mark. Reports on Aug. 3 that a number […]
August 3, 2021

Double Standards Indeed: Imagine world reaction if Israel acted like the world…

by Mitchell Bard (JNS) — For many of us, the world’s hypocrisy when it comes to Israel is self-evident, and the double standards applied to the only Jewish state are clearly anti-Semitic. Typically, we think about these biases when issues […]
August 2, 2021

With no apology for 1972 massacre, why is there a Palestinian delegation at the Olympics?

by Farley Weiss (JNS) — The modern Olympic Games fundamentally represent peace and goodwill among members of the international community, reflected by mutual recognition of talent and fierce sportsmanship. So why, then, is a Palestinian-Arab team allowed to compete in […]
July 30, 2021

Human Rights Watch’s Israel “Gaza war crimes” report self-destructs

by Alex Safian (CAMERA) — Human Rights Watch has just published Gaza: Apparent War Crimes During May Fighting, supposedly examining Israeli strikes in Gaza, and it comes as little surprise that their conclusion is that Israel committed significant war crimes. […]
July 26, 2021

A Palestinian state would cripple U.S. interests in the region

by Yoram Ettinger (JNS) — Would a Palestinian state resolve or exacerbate the Israel-Palestinian conflict? Would a Palestinian state enhance or erode Middle East stability? Would a focus on the Palestinian issue bolster or cripple the expansion of the Israel-Arab […]
July 23, 2021

Lapid thanks CUFI for steadfast support during Gaza conflict

Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid addressing the 2021 CUFI Summit in Dallas, Texas. Credit: Dmitriy Shapiro. by Dmitriy Shapiro (JNS) — In a video address to the 2021 summit of Christians United for Israel, Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid on […]
July 23, 2021

CUFI: Reports of slipping evangelical support for Israel are a “fallacy”

Sandra Hagee Parker, chair of the CUFI Action Fund. Credit: CUFI. by Dmitriy Shapiro (JNS) — Speaking at Christians United for Israel’s 2021 summit in Dallas on July 19, Sandra Hagee Parker, daughter of CUFI founder Pastor John Hagee and […]
July 23, 2021

Covid-slimmed CUFI summit draws 700 to Dallas for Israel rallies

Pastor John Hagee speaking at the 2021 CUFI conference. Credit: CUFI. by Dmitriy Shapiro (JNS) — Jews are rarely so uninhibited in their support of Israel as evangelical Christians in the United States, whose support for the Jewish state during […]