Young Americans visit the Garden of Gethsemane in Jerusalem as part of a nine-day trip to Israel organized by Passages, a Christian nonprofit that offers Christian college students with leadership potential an innovative approach to experiencing Israel. Credit: Courtesy. By […]
CNN picture of Iranians burning U.S. and Israeli flags prompts pride in Christian American. By Joan Leslie McGill As an American, the recent tension with Iran has been at the forefront of my mind. I think of our U.S. military, […]
University of Michigan professor John Cheney-Lippold refused to write a letter of recommendation in 2018 for a Jewish student applying for a study-abroad program in Israel. Source: Screenshot. By Jackson Richman (JNS) — Faculty who support the academic boycott of […]
by Gary Schiff (JNS) — Israel and many Jewish organizations around the world have responded strenuously to counter the Boycott, Divest and Sanctions movement. They have taken a strong defensive position, arguing that Israel is being unfairly singled out. But […]
By Richard Friedman The Biblically-prophesized return of the Jewish people to their ancient homeland continues to be one of history’s most dramatic and inspiring sagas. Upon Israel’s rebirth as a modern state in 1948 as the only country in the […]
Devastation in Puerto Rico following Hurricane Maria, September 2017. Photo courtesy of IsraAID By Nicky Blackburn (Israel21c) — Israeli NGO IsraAID has sent a relief team to assess needs in Puerto Rico after a deadly 6.4 magnitude quake hit the […]
Qassem Soleimani receives a medal from Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Source: Wikimedia Commons. By Shimon Shapira and Michael Segall (JCPA) — On Jan. 3, an American drone targeted the commander of the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ Quds […]
By Richard Friedman There I was in Target, at 11 a.m. on a recent Sunday. I was in the checkout line, which had just been opened, to pay for some socks. The cashier, a friendly young woman, smiled at me […]
The “Old Well” at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Credit: Caroline Culler via Wikimedia Commons. By Zach Schildcrout (JNS) — The Middle East is one of the most complex and dynamic sectors on the planet. Almost daily, violent […]
Police monitor the scene in the aftermath of a stabbing attack at the home of Rabbi Chaim Rottenberg in Monsey, N.Y., on Dec. 28, the seventh night of Chanukah. Source: Screenshot. By Richard Friedman Christmas week is typically a slow […]
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses participants at the 13th annual CUFI summit, held from July 23-24, 2018. Screenshot: YouTube. The deepening ties between Christians and Jews within the framework of their mutual support for Israel were reflected in Christmas […]