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January 31, 2023

Latin American legislators pledge to support Israel, fight antisemitism

Pro-Israel legislators from across Latin America gathered in Miami, Fla., on Jan. 30, 2023, to show solidarity with the Jewish state. Credit: Courtesy. by Etgar Lefkovits (JNS) — A group of pro-Israel legislators from across Latin America on Jan. 29 […]
January 27, 2023

Unusual daytime Jenin raid thwarted major, imminent terror attack

Palestinians attack Israeli security forces during a raid in Jenin, Jan. 26, 2023. Photo by Nasser Ishtayeh/Flash90. by Yaakov Lappin (JNS) — The decision by Israeli security forces to conduct a large-scale counter-terrorism operation in Jenin during daylight hours on […]
January 26, 2023

IAC’s 8th National Summit celebrates in Texas ‘unbreakable bond’ between Israel, U.S.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott. Credit: Carrington Tatum/Shutterstock. by Bradley Martin (JNS) — The Israeli-American Council’s 8th National Summit in Austin, Texas, last week served as an opportunity to celebrate the relationship between Israel and the American heartland. “It really is […]
January 26, 2023

Washington Post gets antisemitic friends to boost their love for hateful “Farha”

by Sean Durns (CAMERA) — “Farha,” a film now available on Netflix, purports to tell the story of the Palestinian “nakba,” that is, the “catastrophe” that resulted from the failed attempt to prevent the Jews from establishing a state of […]
January 25, 2023

Formerly pro-BDS legislator changes his mind

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at the AIPAC Conference in Washington D.C., on March 6, 2018. Photo by Haim Zach. by Rabbi Uri Pilichowski (JNS) — From the earliest days of Zionism and the State of Israel, the Jewish […]
January 24, 2023

Leading global law firm Denton’s issues statement condemning antisemitism

Antisemitic graffiti at Etz Chayim in Huntsville on the first day of Passover, April 2020 by Richard Friedman Through an initiative that originated in Birmingham and Huntsville, Dentons, a worldwide law firm, recently released a statement condemning antisemitism and affirming […]
January 24, 2023

Israel’s “occupation” is legal, moral — and not an occupation

View of Efrat, in Gush Etzion, Judea and Samaria, on January 6, 2020. Photo by Hadas Parush/Flash90. by Jason Shvili (JNS) — The Palestinian Authority recently requested — and received — authorization from the United Nations General Assembly to have […]
January 23, 2023

The radical antisemitism of “Jewish Voice for Peace”

Jewish Voice for Peace. Photo courtesy of NGO Monitor. by Hannah Margolis (JNS) — On Nov. 3, the official Twitter account of Jewish Voice for Peace Action, the lobbying wing of the far-left organization Jewish Voice for Peace, claimed that […]
January 18, 2023

New IDF fitness center honors Alabama’s Lenora Pate

Steven Brickman in front of Israel’s new Lenora W. Pate Fitness Facility by Richard Friedman When Birmingham’s Lenora Pate died in June 2021, the Jewish community and Israel lost a friend. A devout Christian, Lenora was married to Steven Brickman, […]
January 18, 2023

Israel barred Jordanian ambassador from Temple Mount? Fake news

Palestinians fly Hamas flags after Ramadan prayers at the Al-Aqsa mosque on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem, April 22, 2022. Photo by Jamal Awad/Flash90. (JNS) — The Israel Police on Jan. 17 described as “fake news” reports that the Jordanian […]
January 18, 2023

Pope Benedict had historic influence on Church-Jewish reconciliation

Pope Benedict XVI visits the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, May 15, 2009. Photo by Abir Sultan/Flash90. by Rabbi Pesach Wolicki With the recent passing of Pope Benedict XVI, born Joseph Ratzinger, reaction from the Jewish community has […]