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December 29, 2022

Morocco, Israel celebrate two years of normalized relations

Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz (right) signs a memorandum of understanding with his counterpart, Moroccan Minister Delegate to the Head of Government in Charge of National Defense Abdellatif Loudiyi, Nov. 24, 2021. Credit: Ariel Hermoni/Israeli Defense Ministry. by Steve Postal […]
December 29, 2022

“Imam of Peace” committed to fight against Islamist extremism

Imam Mohammad Tawhidi speaks to an Australian Senate committee. Courtesy. By David Isaac (JNS) — Imam Mohammad Tawhidi, an Islamic scholar and thinker, has dedicated his life to fighting Islamic extremism. Physically attacked for his positions and forced to flee […]
December 28, 2022

Netanyahu wants peace with Riyadh. Is that feasible?

Saudi Arabia Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman at the G20 meeting in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on Nov. 20, 2018. Credit: Matias Lynch/Shutterstock. by David Isaac (JNS) — Israeli Prime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu said last week that he hopes to bring […]
December 27, 2022

Christian Zionist groups slam Ye’s antisemitism

Christians United for Israel founder and chairman Pastor John Hagee delivers the benediction at the opening of the U.S. embassy in Jerusalem, May 14, 2018. Source: Screenshot. by Bradley Martin (JNS) — Prominent Christian pro-Israel organizations are speaking out against […]
December 23, 2022

The “Christian Birthright,” Passages brings thousands of students to Israel

Christian college students from the U.S. touring Israel on a nine-day Passages visit the Temple Mount in Jerusalem this week. Courtesy of Passages. by Etgar Lefkovits (JNS) — It is being dubbed the “Christian Birthright.” The group of 120 American […]
December 23, 2022

Ten reasons why anti-Zionists are antisemites

An anti-Israel protest in London in June 2021. Credit: Loredana Sangiuliano/Shutterstock. by Jarrod Tanny (JNS) — (1) Before 1948, anti-Zionists rejected an independent Jewish state as the best approach to solving the Jewish question, but they nevertheless understood that Zionism […]
December 22, 2022

Stupid is as State Department does: “Evenhandedness”

by Mitchell Bard (JNS) — One of the most misguided Arabist ideas that the Biden State Department has resurrected is also one of the most insidious: “evenhandedness.” This is the belief that the Palestinian and Israeli sides of the conflict […]
December 21, 2022

Document shows EU conspiring with Palestinians to take Area C from Israel

The European Union flag flies over illegal construction in Area C of Judea and Samaria. Credit: Courtesy. by Charles Bybelezer (JNS) — A confidential document composed by the European Union’s mission in eastern Jerusalem and obtained by JNS shows that […]
December 18, 2022

Report explains why universities fail to protect Jewish, Zionist students

Harvard University, the school named number one in antisemitic incidents this year in an AMCHA Initiative report. Photo by Jacob Rus. (JNS) — A new report released on Wednesday found that American universities fail to protect Jewish and Zionist students […]
December 16, 2022

Christian Media Summit in Jerusalem ends with Ben-Gvir briefing at Knesset

by Jonathan Feldstein On the closing day of the sixth Christian Media Summit in Jerusalem, organized by the Israel Government Press Office, some 150 Christian journalists representing dozens of countries had a lengthy and detailed tour of a Knesset, Israel’s […]
December 16, 2022

Trip shows HBCU presidents possibilities in Israel connections

Charlotte Morris and Daniel Wims by Richard Friedman and Keila Lawrence Six distinguished presidents of Historically Black Colleges and Universities visited Israel recently, including two from Alabama. It’s not surprising that two of the six were from Alabama since the […]