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April 24, 2023

Children of Lost Tribe celebrate Israel’s 75th in India

Photo courtesy Shavei Israel Special to Israel InSight Churachandpur, Northeastern India — In celebration of Israel’s 75th Independence Day, children of the Bnei Menashe community from Churachandpur in the Indian state of Manipur marched through the streets with blue and […]
April 22, 2023

North Dakota becomes 35th state to counter anti-Israel BDS

The North Dakota State Capitol in Bismarck. Credit: Farragutful via Wikimedia Commons. (JNS) — North Dakota has become the 35th state to pass a law countering the boycott, divestment and sanctions movement against Israel. The legislation — with nine sponsors […]
April 21, 2023

Sudan in peril, and the consequences for Israel

Sudan flag on a military uniform. Credit: Bumble Dee/Shutterstock. by Ben Cohen (JNS) — The warlords who have brought untold misery to Sudan since it achieved its independence from the United Kingdom in 1956 are hardly loosening their grip. Over […]
April 20, 2023

US House Speaker McCarthy to lead 20 Congress members to Israel

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Rep. Kevin McCarthy in Jerusalem, Aug. 12, 2019. Credit: Kevin McCarthy/Speaker of the House website. (JNS) — U.S. Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) will lead a bipartisan congressional delegation to Israel later this month and become […]
April 19, 2023

Why the financial crisis in UNRWA? It’s self-inflicted

UNRWA textbook featuring Palestinian terrorist Dalal Mughrabi as a role model for children. (Photo: https://www.bnaibrith.ca/) by David Bedein This week, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East discerned that the United States will […]
April 19, 2023

Alabama Legislature salutes Israel at 75

In May 2021, Alabama passed a resolution supporting Israel during an onslaught of rocket fire from Hamas in Gaza. Consul General Anat Sultan-Dadon attended the signing by Governor Kay Ivey. (IIS file photo) On April 14, Alabama Governor Kay Ivey […]
April 18, 2023

With no credible U.S. deterrence of Iran, Israel may have to go it alone

Iran says its air-launched Asef cruise missiles, unveiled in February 2023, can hit targets at a range of 1,.025 miles. Source: Twitter. by Yaakov Lappin (JNS) — Despite the recent American mobilization of a cruise missile submarine to the Persian […]
April 18, 2023

Florida CFO warns Norway against divesting from Israel

by Mike Wagenheim (JNS) — Ahead of a visit to Israel by Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, the Sunshine State’s chief financial officer told JNS that Norway is out of line in considering divesting from the Jewish state. Jimmy Patronis, […]
April 18, 2023

In downgrading Israel, Moody’s continues string of bad analysis

by Lawrence Solomon (JNS) — Until March 10 of this year, financial services company Moody’s gave the Silicon Valley Bank, a favorite of Israeli start-ups, an A1 rating. Then the Silicon Valley Bank collapsed. Moody’s is also known for its […]
April 14, 2023

“Death to Israel”: Examining Iran’s plan to attack Israel

by Mordechai Kedar (JNS) — I hesitated quite a bit about whether to publish this piece because of the panic it might cause in Israel. However, in the Middle East environment and particularly in Iraq, these things are known and […]
April 14, 2023

“Occupation” myth drives antisemitic terrorism

Press briefing by Francesca Albanese, special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the occupied Palestinian Territories at the United Nations in New York City, Oct. 27, 2022. Credit: Lev Radin/Shutterstock. by Jonathan Tobin (JNS) — Anger at the […]