Monthly Archives: July 2023
Quick verdict: Pittsburgh synagogue shooter eligible for execution
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...
US lawmakers: Iran disagreement at root of Biden snub of Netanyahu
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...
5,000 Ethiopian immigrants reunited with family in Israel
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...
JNS wins seven awards in 42nd annual AJPA journalism contest
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...
High Court to hear petition demanding Netanyahu’s removal
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...
Photo Essay: ‘Mini Gaza,’ the IDF’s Urban Warfare Training Center
The Israel Defense Forces’ Urban Warfare Training Center in the western Negev is also known as Mini Gaza.
The facility inside the army's Tze'elim training base has more than 600 structures, ranging from eight-story buildings...
Azerbaijan’s president hosts Israeli defense minister in Baku
Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant met on Thursday with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev in Baku.
They discussed "various regional and global developments... avenues to further strengthen strategic ties and cooperate in the face of...
Herzog dispels rumored Biden ‘reassessment’ of Israel ties ahead of US visit
Israeli President Isaac Herzog on Wednesday became the latest official to dispel rumors of a White House "reassessment" of ties with Israel, ahead of his scheduled speech to the U.S. Congress next week.
"In just...
Half of Israeli Jews favor separation of religion and state
Forty-nine percent of Israeli Jews, or 2.3 million people, believe that there should be a divide between religion and state, according to the Central Bureau of Statistics' annual survey on the influence of religion.
The...
US envoy to Israel visits Western Wall ahead of departure
Some 20 months after his official confirmation as Washinton's envoy to Israel, U.S. Ambassador Thomas Nides this week ended his tenure in the Jewish state.
Coming full circle, the diplomat on Wednesday paid a final...