The News

September 10, 2020

Bama Professor Uncovers Hidden Jewish Past — and Finds Israeli Relatives

Photo that connected Marysia Galbraith to her Jewish heritage. Taken around 1916 in Poland, her grandmother is seated on the left, with her parents, siblings, and nephew. by Richard Friedman Heritage. Holocaust. Homecoming. These three words course through the unusual […]
September 10, 2020

While Gaza arson causes southern Israel to burn, the media fiddle

Palestinians prepare an incendiary device to be flown towards Israel, near the Israel-Gaza border in the central Gaza Strip, Feb. 10, 2020. Photo by Ali Ahmed/Flash90. by Sean Durns (JNS) — For weeks while communities in Israel burned, many major […]
September 10, 2020

Israeli, U.S. defense companies take cooperation to new level in Iron Dome production — coming to Ala., Ark.?

A view of the Iron Dome air-defense system. Credit: Rafael Advanced Defense Systems. by Yaakov Lappin (JNS) — The United States’ Raytheon Missiles and Defense company, and Israel’s Rafael Advanced Defense Systems made an unusual announcement in August, stating that […]
September 10, 2020

After devastating fire at Greek camp, IsraAID regroups to provide for Syrian, Iraqi refugees

The Moria refugee camp in Lesbos, Greece, prior to the September 2020 fires. Photo courtesy of IsraAID by Abigail Klein Leachman (Israel21c) — This week, a series of fires decimated the overcrowded Moria Refugee Camp on the Greek island of […]
September 10, 2020

CUFI: Not Silent and Not Still Regarding Antisemitism

by Shari Dollinger (JNS) — This week’s Torah portion is Deuteronomy 29:20-30:9, which calls upon Israel to be faithful to the covenant in the land God has given them. God promises that even if Israel is scattered among the nations […]
September 9, 2020

Sidelined by Stubbornness: More than a Missed Opportunity for the Palestinians

Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas addresses the U.N. Security Council concerning details of the Mideast peace plan put forth by the United States on Feb. 11, 2020. Credit: Eskinder Debebe/U.N. Photo. by Jonathan Tobin (JNS) — If you had any […]
September 9, 2020

Deceitful Middle East Studies Association lies to defend cancelling Jewish students

by Winfield Myers (JNS) — The Middle East Studies Association, the largest academic organization for the field, has a long and ignominious record of defending apologists for Palestinian terrorism and BDS advocates, even as it opposes efforts to stem the […]
September 7, 2020

New film highlights Black-Jewish ties: Cooperation, Challenges and Israel

“Shared Legacies,” a new documentary highlighting the relationship between Blacks and Jews during the Civil Rights era, and how Jews supported the Black community during their time of struggle, was the focus of an online program Aug. 27, sponsored in part […]
September 6, 2020

Tulane-Hebrew U. partnership to lead one of three new U.S.-Israel Energy Centers

Daniel Shantz, The Entergy Chair in Clean Energy Engineering at Tulane University, will lead one of three U.S.-Israel Energy Centers. (Photo by Paula Burch-Celentano) Tulane University, Louisiana State University and the University of Louisiana will partner in leading one of […]
September 5, 2020

Takes one: CAIR’s criticism of Nation of Islam’s antisemitism rings hollow

by Leonard Getz (JNS) — In a rare move, the Philadelphia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) joined a chorus of criticism aimed at a local black Muslim leader who posted anti-Semitic tropes to his social media. Rodney […]
September 3, 2020

After Covid delay, plans move forward on Honduras embassy in Jerusalem

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President of Honduras Juan Orlando Hernández shake hands at the opening of a Honduran Trade Office in Jerusalem, on Sept. 1, 2019. Photo by Marc Israel Sellem/POOL. (JNS) — Honduras’s plan to relocate its […]