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August 22, 2024

“Hit job”? Canada revokes charitable status of Jewish National Fund

Canada Revenue Agency offices in Ottawa. Credit: OhanaUnited/Wikipedia. by Dave Gordon (JNS) — An Aug. 10 email from the Canada Revenue Agency “blindsided” Lance Davis, CEO of the Jewish National Fund of Canada. The country’s equivalent of the IRS informed, […]
August 22, 2024

Ingathering: Israel has largest influx of North American immigrants since Oct. 7

Some 600 newcomers will make Israel their new home via 14 group aliyah flights offered by Nefesh B’Nefesh during the week of Aug. 20 to Aug. 28, 2024. Photo by Chen Galili. (Nefesh B’Nefesh) — Two hundred North Americans made […]
August 21, 2024

With world complicity, Hamas even exploits dead hostages as bargaining chips

Yellow flags calling for the return of the Israeli hostages who have been held by Hamas terrorists in the Gaza Strip since Oct. 7, seen on Road 6 on Aug. 4, 2024. Photo by Yossi Aloni/Flash90. by Moshe Phillips The […]
August 20, 2024

Addiction to Defense: Why Israel’s Iron Dome Does Not Win Wars

View of a house which was directly hit in a missile attack from Lebanon, in Katzrin, northern Israel, Aug. 21, 2024. Photo by Michael Giladi/Flash90. by Ari Sacher I remember the night of Jan. 17, 1991, as if it were […]
August 20, 2024

Meet Israel’s first Christian Olympic athlete

by Jonathan Feldstein The Paris Olympics are behind us. Many outstanding athletes competed at their best, albeit marred by an outlandish opening ceremony that mocked Christianity. Israel’s Olympic team won the most medals ever, but also faced unprecedented threats and […]
August 20, 2024

Carville: Republican support of Israel is because of white racism

James Carville. Credit: JD Lasica/Socialmedia.biz via Wikimedia Commons. Long-time Democratic political strategist James Carville thinks he has figured out why Republicans are so supportive of Israel — simple white racism. Carville, the “Ragin’ Cajun” who became prominent as chief strategist […]
August 19, 2024

Hamas again rejects ceasefire for hostages proposal

A rally at “Hostage Square” in Tel Aviv calling for the release of Israelis held hostage by Hamas terrorists in Gaza, Aug. 17, 2024. Photo by Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90. (JNS) — The Hamas terrorist organization formally rejected the latest U.S. proposal […]
August 17, 2024

Pick to replace ousted anti-Israel extremist from Maryland hate crimes board is even worse

Zainab Chaudry. Credit: Maryland Attorney General’s Office via Wikimedia Commons. by Benjamin Baird (JNS) — Over the past year, a tremendous amount of effort and government resources were expended to remove an anti-Israel extremist from a state board that monitors […]
August 17, 2024

Harris’ new Muslim outreach director draws concerns regarding on-campus anti-Israel harassment

U.S. President Joe Biden, joined by Vice President Kamala Harris, signs an Executive Order to Strengthen Access to Affordable, High-Quality Contraception and Family Planning Services in the Oval Office of the White House on June 23, 2023. Credit: Adam Schultz/White […]
August 16, 2024

“Constructive” talks have Gaza agreement “in the endgame” in Qatar, U.S. says

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets with Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani in Doha, Jan. 7, 2024. Photo by Chuck Kennedy/U.S. State Department. (JNS) — Although U.S.-, Egyptian- and Qatari-moderated negotiations between Israel […]
August 16, 2024

Israelis condemn extremists who attacked Palestinian town in Samaria

The Palestinian village of Jit on a hill overlooking Kedumim in Samaria on Feb. 9, 2015. Photo by Jaafar Ashtiyeh/AFP via Getty Images. (JNS) — Dozens of Israeli citizens, some masked, set fire to vehicles and buildings, and threw rocks […]