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Screenshot from a Hezbollah video simulating an attack on an Israeli military post. Source: Twitter

Hezbollah video simulates attack on Israeli military outpost

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Hezbollah published a video on Sunday night simulating a cross-border attack against an Israeli military outpost. The six-minute video was published by the media wing of the Iran-backed Lebanese terrorist group to mark the 17th...
Supreme Court justices arrive for a hearing in Jerusalem on the appointment of Shas leader Aryeh Deri as a government minister, Jan. 5, 2023. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

The showdown in Israel continues as judicial reform advances

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Israel’s Supreme Court is either under attack or undergoing necessary reform, depending on who you ask. While there is talk of shelving the larger judicial reform package originally proposed by the government, a bill seeking...
Residents of Gaza Strip waiting on line in Hamas' offices, to receive the $100 each from the funds provided by Qatar. Gaza, Sep 26, 2019. Photo by Majdi Fathi/TPS

Hamas says it can’t pay salaries due to delay in Qatari aid

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Hamas has been unable to pay the salaries of 50,000 public sector workers, due in part to a delay in Qatari financial assistance, Reuters reported on Sunday. According to Hamas officials, Doha sent just over half of...
Protesters wave Palestinian flags and chant as Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.) tries to speak at the Netroots Nation conference in Chicago on July 15, 2023. Credit: YouTube screenshot.

After calling Israel ‘racist state,’ Rep. Jayapal says ‘idea of Israel’ not racist

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As protesters with Palestinian flags disrupted a Saturday keynote with several members of Congress at the Netroots Nation conference, Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) sought to placate the Israel critics. "I want you to know that...

Biden calls retiring Jesse Jackson, with long history of Jew-hatred, ‘man of God and...

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History will remember Jesse Jackson as “a man of God and of the people,” who is “determined, strategic and unafraid of the work to redeem the soul of our nation,” U.S. President Biden said on July...
Tree of Life*Or L’Simcha Synagogue in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh. Credit: Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh.

Quick verdict: Pittsburgh synagogue shooter eligible for execution

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It took fewer than two hours of deliberation for the jury's unanimous decision that the murderer convicted of perpetuating the massacre at the Tree of Life*Or L’Simcha Synagogue should potentially face the death penalty. Jurors in the...
Former U.S. President Barack Obama, flanked by Vice President Joe Biden, delivers a statement on the Iran nuclear agreement in the East Room of the White House on July 14, 2015. Credit: Official White House Photo by Pete Souza.

US lawmakers: Iran disagreement at root of Biden snub of Netanyahu

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It is a common refrain in U.S. President Joe Biden’s speeches and statements and at State Department press briefings that Israel is threatening its democratic character by seeking to reform its judiciary, which legal...
Ethiopian olim arrive at Ben-Gurion Airport, July 12, 2023. Credit: The Jewish Agency for Israel.

5,000 Ethiopian immigrants reunited with family in Israel

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A group of 130 Ethiopian immigrants arrived in Israel on Wednesday, bringing to 5,000 the number of new olim from the African country over the last two and half years, the quasi-governmental Jewish Agency announced. The latest...
A scene from the play "Leopoldstadt," which opens in 1899 at a family Christmas party, where one of the children places a large Star of David atop the tree. Credit: "Leopoldstadt."

JNS wins seven awards in 42nd annual AJPA journalism contest

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For the fifth consecutive year, JNS.org earned American Jewish Press Association Rockower Awards, which the AJPA awarded at its 42nd annual journalism contest. Presented in New Orleans from July 9-12, this year's awards recognize...
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu leads a Cabinet meeting in Jerusalem, July 2, 2023. Photo by Marc Israel Sellem/POOL.

High Court to hear petition demanding Netanyahu’s removal

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Israel's Supreme Court, sitting as the High Court of Justice, agreed on Thursday to hear a petition calling for the removal of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu from the premiership due to an alleged violation...