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May 31, 2019

International Fellowship raises $500,000 for moshav that lost homes to fire

Dari Carlebach (left), daughter of the late Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach, and Yael Eckstein, daughter of the late Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein, examine damage by fire to nearly 50 homes in moshav Mevo Modi’im, May 27, 2019. Credit: IFCJ. (JNS) — The […]
May 30, 2019

Montgomery ceremony celebrates Alabama’s historic Jerusalem recognition

It was a significant setting as Christian and Jewish pro-Israel advocates from across Alabama celebrated the state’s official recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s “eternal, undivided capital” on May 20 in Montgomery. The historic resolution was signed by Governor Kay Ivey […]
May 27, 2019

The persecution of Christians in the PA must stop

Ethiopian Orthodox Christian worshipers hold candles outside Deir Al-Sultan in the Church of the Holy Sepulcher during the ceremony of the Holy Fire in Jerusalem’s Old City, April 27, 2019. Photo by Noam Revkin Fenton/Flash90. The ongoing international neglect of […]
May 26, 2019

Two new Louisiana-Israel business deals announced

Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards spoke at a January forum about his October trade mission to Israel (File photo from Southern Jewish Life) Six months after Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards led a trade mission to Israel, two major deals […]
May 24, 2019

The top 12 ways Israel feeds the world

From drip irrigation to hardier seeds, Israeli innovations help fill hungry bellies everywhere. by Abigail Klein Leichman (May 23, 2019 / Israel21c) — As the global population expands and natural resources dwindle, food security is a critical concern. Smart solutions […]
May 20, 2019

Israeli and Palestinian leaders meet in Hebron over kosher Iftar meal

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 […]
May 16, 2019

NYT’s Stephens: West in values “crisis,” Israel on the right track

From left: Political consultant Rivka Kidron; executive director of Migdal Or Atara Solow; deputy head of mission at Israel’s Embassy in Washington Benjamin Krasna; dean and founder of Migdal Ohr Rabbi Yitzchak Dovid Grossman; and New York Times columnist Bret […]
May 7, 2019

International Christian Embassy donates bomb shelters, protective vests

An ICEJ delegation visited Israeli communities along the Gaza border and viewed a new specially designed ATV security vehicle donated through the ICEJ to a local moshav. Photo courtesy ICEJ. (JNS.org) — After Israel absorbed as many as 700 rockets […]
April 29, 2019

Sixth BDS national conference sheds light on movement’s intentions and terrorist affiliates

A view of the BDS National Conference held in Ramallah in the West Bank in March 2019. Credit: BDS National Committee via Facebook. By Eliana Rudee (JNS) — At the sixth BDS National Conference on March 16 in Ramallah, the […]
April 27, 2019

Alabama recognizes Jerusalem as Israel’s “eternal undivided capital”

On April 23, Alabama Governor Kay Ivey signed an historic resolution declaring that Alabama not only celebrates last year’s move of the U.S. embassy in Israel to Jerusalem, but that Alabama takes the unprecedented step of recognizing Jerusalem “as the […]
April 23, 2019

Veteran Israeli journalist to speak in Birmingham

Veteran Israeli journalist Gil Hoffman will be in Birmingham for a series of talks, including a community-wide presentation at Knesseth Israel. Hoffman has been the chief political correspondent and analyst for The Jerusalem Post for 20 years. He teaches international […]