The News

May 17, 2024

Israel’s economy rebounds in first quarter

People shopping at the Azrieli mall in Tel Aviv during the municipal elections, Feb. 27, 2024. Photo by Flash90. (JNS) — Israel’s economy sharply rebounded in the first quarter of 2024 after taking a hit late last year from the […]
May 15, 2024

Despite “fog of war” revisions, U.S. numbers on Gaza fatalities still can’t add up

Farhan Haq, deputy spokesman for U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres answers questions at a press conference on May 13, 2024. Source: YouTube/United Nations. by Mike Wagenheim (JNS) — A day after a U.N. spokesman attributed a nearly 100 percent overcounting of […]
May 13, 2024

Citing safety concerns, Nashville hotel cancels pro-Israel summit

Luke Hilton of The Israel Guys, a co-sponsor of the Israel Summit, speaks about social media at the Israel War Room, an installation at the National Religious Broadcasters convention in Nashville in February. A Nashville hotel pulled out of hosting […]
May 12, 2024

Exposing the network behind the explosion of campus antisemitism

Anti-Israel extremists set up a protest encampment on the campus of Columbia University in New York on April 22, 2024. Credit: Lev Radin/Shutterstock by Gerald Steinberg (JNS) — Antisemitic violence and intimidation continue at encampments and protests at universities across […]
May 11, 2024

“Almost” members: United Nations grants Palestinian representatives unprecedented rights

Gilad Erdan, Israeli ambassador to the United Nations, shreds a page of the Charter of the United Nations as he addresses the resumed 10th Emergency Special Session of the General Assembly on “Illegal Israeli actions in occupied East Jerusalem and […]
May 10, 2024

Christians need to show up for Jews on campus

A total of 700 Christian students from across the United States joined the “March for Israel” in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 14, 2023. Credit: Passages. by Brittany Bertsche (JNS) — On April 26, I stood with Jews and Christians just […]
May 10, 2024

Sen. Cotton: “No choice” but to impeach Biden over Israel armaments delay

U.S. President Joe Biden’s choice to halt offensive munitions transfers to Israel has inspired some Republicans to see a parallel in former President Donald Trump’s conduct with Ukraine which led to his first impeachment. Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) stated on […]
May 9, 2024

Why Christians and Jews are uniting worldwide in prayer for Israel on May 15

by Jonathan Feldstein “Unprecedented.” “Monumental.” “Timely.” “Powerful.” These are just some of the words used to describe the upcoming Global Prayer for Israel on May 15, bringing thousands of Jews and Christians together from dozens of nations across the world […]
May 9, 2024

What sort of “cease fire” is really on the agenda with Hamas?

Rockets fired from the Gaza Strip on July 14, 2018. Source: IDF Spokesperson’s Unit. by David Bedein News agencies mistakenly report that the a “cease fire” is being discussed with Hamas. Most people think of a “cease fire” in terms […]
May 9, 2024

Alabama-Israel Legislative Caucus formed

Alabama Legislators and Israel Consul General Anat Sultan-Dadon launch the caucus in Montgomery on May 8. As the Alabama Legislature winds down its annual session, numerous legislators delayed heading out to an end-of-session party on May 8 to announce the […]
May 9, 2024

Emory’s Jewish Problem

Turman Hall at Emory University in Atlanta, also the Charles and Peggy Evans Anatomy Building. Credit: Daniel Mayer via Wikimedia Commons. by Jonathan Feldstein So, Emory has caved to the antisemitic anarchists who have tried to take control of the […]