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Biden administration issues harshest critique yet on Israeli settlement building

Biden administration issues harshest critique yet on Israeli settlement building

State Dept. spokesman says recently announced plans for new homes ‘completely inconsistent’ with efforts to maintain calm; ‘We are deeply concerned’   The US on… Read More ›

Bennett’s fumbling on world stage is cause for concern

Bennett’s fumbling on world stage is cause for concern

Opinion: PM may think his lack of experience and often embarrassing performance during meetings with international leaders is charming; but as the leader of the… Read More ›

Amid economic crisis, Israel opens border to let Lebanese villagers pick olives

Amid economic crisis, Israel opens border to let Lebanese villagers pick olives

In a gesture of goodwill, army says residents of three villages allowed into Israeli territory for olive harvest   Israel said Monday it was opening… Read More ›

Officials: Iran Behind Drone Attack On Us Base In Syria

Officials: Iran Behind Drone Attack On Us Base In Syria

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. officials say they believe Iran was behind the drone attack last week at the military outpost in southern Syria where American… Read More ›

Israel’s peace activists must back terror tags for Palestinian rights groups

Israel’s peace activists must back terror tags for Palestinian rights groups

Opinion: In order to clear their name, genuine rights groups in Israel and abroad must support the decision to effectively outlaw the 6 so-called humanitarian… Read More ›

Shin Bet, Foreign Ministry rep heading to US over outlawed Palestinian groups

Shin Bet, Foreign Ministry rep heading to US over outlawed Palestinian groups

Defense official says evidence tying 6 Palestinian rights organizations to terror is ‘ironclad’; ministers slam Gantz for not telling them about plan to make bodies… Read More ›

US concerned about Israeli plans for 3,000 settler homes

US concerned about Israeli plans for 3,000 settler homes

The announcement about settler housing plans comes amid media reports that Prime Minister Naftali Bennett is under extra US pressure to freeze such plans.  … Read More ›

Israel must help Jordan for its own security’s sake

Israel must help Jordan for its own security’s sake

Opinion: Jordan grants Israel a strategic edge in a fight against Iran’s entrenchment in the region and the comfortable reality of a quiet border; therefore,… Read More ›

Israel disputes US claim it wasn’t told of plan to outlaw rights groups

Israel disputes US claim it wasn’t told of plan to outlaw rights groups

Defense official says US was given intel showing ties between PFLP terror group and Palestinian NGOs, doubles down on the allegation — but refuses to… Read More ›

Israel set to approve construction of 3,000 housing units in West Bank

Israel set to approve construction of 3,000 housing units in West Bank

Approved construction will be inside existing settlements all across the West Bank; commission is to also approve construction of 1,300 units for Palestinians in Area… Read More ›

Google Maps Removes ‘Apartheid Wall’ Label From Security Barrier Near Jerusalem

Google Maps Removes ‘Apartheid Wall’ Label From Security Barrier Near Jerusalem

NEW YORK (JNS) – Google has announced that it has removed the label “Apartheid Wall” from a road adjacent to the security barrier on the… Read More ›

Mega-quake on horizon for Israel, but country not prepared

Mega-quake on horizon for Israel, but country not prepared

A 5.8 magnitude tremor rattled Israel this week, and although it caused no injuries or damage, experts warn a much more serious earthquake is on… Read More ›

Large Israeli study finds Pfizer COVID shot keeps teens safe from Delta strain

Large Israeli study finds Pfizer COVID shot keeps teens safe from Delta strain

Researchers analyzing Clalit data of over 94,000 vaccinated adolescents and the same number of unimmunized finds those who got the shot are 90% less likely… Read More ›

Thomas Nides approved as US ambassador to Israel

Thomas Nides approved as US ambassador to Israel

Nides, an American banker and government official, was born in Duluth, Minnesota to a Jewish family.   The United States Senate Foreign Relations Committee has… Read More ›

Jewish radicals who harm Palestinians are enemies of the state

Jewish radicals who harm Palestinians are enemies of the state

Opinion: Extremists acting with unbridled violence against Palestinian civilians and even IDF soldiers, do so due to racism and not patriotism as they claim, and… Read More ›

First case of new Delta mutation AY4.2 diagnosed in Israel

First case of new Delta mutation AY4.2 diagnosed in Israel

Boy entering country from Moldova put in isolation after found with subvariant; scientists say no evidence it is more dangerous than Delta, but are watching… Read More ›

The most important lesson Yitzhak Rabin taught us

The most important lesson Yitzhak Rabin taught us

Opinion: Israel and the Palestinians — who both abandoned the idea of living side by side to one degree or another — must unite under… Read More ›

UK Jewish toddler Alta Fixsler, 2, dies after being removed from life support

UK Jewish toddler Alta Fixsler, 2, dies after being removed from life support

Manchester girl had been at center of protracted legal battle by parents to keep her on life-saving machines or have her transferred to Israel for… Read More ›

German Israeli Singer At Crux Of Anti-Semitic Hotel Incident Accused Of Fabricating Story

German Israeli Singer At Crux Of Anti-Semitic Hotel Incident Accused Of Fabricating Story

BERLIN (JNS) – Gil Ofarim, the German Israeli singer who accused the Westin Hotel in Leipzig, Germany, of refusing him service because he wore a… Read More ›

Don’t base Israeli-German ties only on the Holocaust – opinion

Don’t base Israeli-German ties only on the Holocaust – opinion

Successive Israeli governments have been quite successful in winning some time over the Palestinian issue, while improving or preserving economic achievements and cooperation with the… Read More ›