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May 9, 2023

Will Munich Olympics panel acknowledge Mahmoud Abbas’ major role in terror attack?

A plaque in front of the Israeli athletes’ quarters commemorates the victims of the 1972 Munich Olympics massacre. The inscription, in German and Hebrew, reads: “The team of the State of Israel lived in this building during the 20th Olympic […]
May 6, 2023

Women’s summit builds bridges between African Americans, Israel

Cathelean Steele, national project coordinator at the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, leads a workshop about sex trafficking in the United States, July 21, 2017. Source: Twitter. by Etgar Lefkovits (JNS) — A delegation of 200 African-American Christian women will hold […]
May 5, 2023

French parliament rejects resolution labeling Israel as “apartheid”

Memorial to the Martyrs of the Deportation, which honors those deported to Nazi concentration camps, in Paris. Photo by Menachem Wecker. (JNS) — After a group of far-left members of France’s National Assembly put forward a measure labeling Israel an […]
May 3, 2023

Israel’s relations with Christian world a ‘strategic imperative’

MK Yuli Edelstein addresses Christian supporters of Israel at the Knesset in Jerusalem, May 2, 2023. Courtesy. by Etgar Lefkovits (JNS) — The relationship between the Jewish state and the Christian world is a strategic imperative unparalleled in two millennia, […]
May 3, 2023

Biblical site from Joshua’s time under threat from Palestinian construction

The location of biblical Gilgal in Samaria. Photo by Rgrobman via Wikimedia Commons. by Hanan Greenwood (Israel Hayom) — Preserving the Eternal, an advocacy group that seeks to prevent the destruction of Jewish national heritage sites by Palestinians, has sounded […]
May 2, 2023

Hagee on first Israel visit, 45 years ago: Arrived as a tourist, left as a Zionist

Pastor John Hagee speaking at the 2022 Christians United for Israel (CUFI) Washington Summit. Credit: CUFI/Oren Cohen. by Menachem Wecker (JNS) — As an 8-year-old boy, John Hagee sat at the kitchen table listening on the radio to the formation […]
May 1, 2023

Abraham Accords also boosting Israeli-African ties

Ayoob Kara, former Knesset member and current Israeli Minister of Communications, in 2016. Photo by Tomer Neuberg/Flash90. by Avi Kumar (JNS) — Ayoob Kara’s Dubai office contains framed photos of him talking with former President Donald Trump and with Pope […]
April 30, 2023

In Israel, DeSantis signs antisemitism bill, rejects those who reject Israel

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis addresses a conference in Israel organized by The Jerusalem Post and the Simon Wiesenthal Center’s Museum of Tolerance, April 27, 2023. Credit: TPS. (JNS) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill on April 27 to […]
April 30, 2023

Florida the only U.S. state where El Al will service two cities

An El Al airliner takes off from Ben-Gurion Airport. Oct. 25, 2021. Photo by Yossi Aloni/Flash90. (JNS) — In a reflection of growing ties, Florida will soon be the only U.S. state where El Al will service two major cities, […]
April 29, 2023

Coach Pearl to headline Athletes For Israel golf gala in New York

Three NBA alumni are touring Israel with Athletes For Israel this month. Photo from AFI Twitter. Last summer, Athletes For Israel co-hosted the Auburn basketball team’s groundbreaking trip to Israel, and this year, Auburn Coach Bruce Pearl is headlining the […]
April 26, 2023

UN holds anti-Israel session on Memorial Day, Israel’s ambassador lights candle and leaves

Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations Gilad Erdan lights a memorial candle for Israel’s fallen soldiers and those killed in terror attacks at the United Nations in New York on April 25, 2023. Source: Screenshot. by Mike Wagenheim (JNS) — […]