In-Depth Issues

President Reuven Rivlin casts his ballot at a voting station in Jerusalem during the Knesset elections of April 9, 2019. Photo by Hadas Parush/Flash90. By Dov Lipman (JNS) — In just over two weeks, Israelis will head to the polls […]

Palestinian politician Hanan Ashrawi in her office in the West Bank city of Ramallah. Jan. 31, 2012. Photo by Miriam Alster/Flash90. By Sean Savage (August 16, 2019 / JNS) The Palestinian groups that were part of Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) […]

By Edwin Black (August 15, 2019 / JNS) “Area C,” which comprises some 60 percent of the West Bank, also known as Judea and Samaria, has become highly volatile again. In the past, debate has centered on Jewish settlements. Now, […]

From left: Reps. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.), Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.), Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.). Photo courtesy JNS. The battle over whether Israel should have allowed a visit to the territories by United States Representatives Ilhan Omar and Rashida […]

General view of the West Bank city of Hebron with the new shopping center in the front, Jan. 28, 2008. Photo by Michal Fattal/Flash90 By Steve Frank (JNS) Nonprofit advocacy group J Street has recently been campaigning against Birthright Israel, […]

Palestinian businessman Sheikh Ashraf Al Jabari, co-founder of the Judea and Samaria Chamber of Commerce, hosting a kosher Iftar with Jewish neighbors near Hebron, May 13, 2019. Credit: Facebook. By Eliana Rudee (JNS) — In the context of the Trump […]

Photo: View of Route 4370, northeast of Jerusalem, which connects the Geva Binyamin area to Route 1, and separates vehicles of Israeli citizens and non-citizens, Jan. 10, 2019. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90 By Stephen M. Flatow (January 14, 2019 / […]

Iraqi Christians hold a procession in the Christian village of Qaraqosh in northern Iraq. Credit: Aid to the Church in Need By Sean Savage (JNS) — As one of the three great Abrahamic faiths, Christianity has deep roots in the […]

If you care about Israel, and have been following the recent controversy about the new Nation-State law, then you know it’s touched some nerves. Here is an explanation of the law, why it is controversial, and how in some cases […]

News in August that the United States would stop its $300 million annual funding of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency set off different reactions — would it be the start of a humanitarian crisis, or the removal of […]