Monthly Archives: June 2024
JNS takes home 11 awards in AJPA journalism contest
For the sixth year in a row, JNS.org earned Rockower Awards from the American Jewish Press Association, which were presented at the AJPA’s 43rd annual journalism contest and conference, held in Nashville, Tenn., from June 2-4....
Man who shot two Jews in Los Angeles pleads guilty
The U.S. Justice Department announced on May 14 that Jaime Tran, who shot and injured two Jewish men in Los Angeles, agreed to plead guilty to hate crimes and firearms offenses.
The 29-year-old, who could face up...
Drone attack from Lebanon wounds 10 Israelis
At least 10 Israelis were wounded, including one critically, in a Hezbollah drone attack in the Druze town of Hurfeish near the border with Lebanon on Wednesday evening.
No air-raid sirens were triggered before the...
Book review: The Punk-Rock Queen of the Jews: A Memoir
https://youtu.be/O6mV9DCIvyY
A heartbreaking story of a young Hasidic woman who escapes her community at 16.
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Transcript:
Normally we wouldn't have recommended it because of the title, but then we started reading it and we...
Gallant: Israel will only negotiate under fire
Israel’s talks with the Hamas terrorist organization will only be conducted under fire, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant vowed on Wednesday, five days after U.S. President Joe Biden launched a proposed deal offering an immediate...
Iran and its proxies will stage all-out attack in two years, Liberman says
“The State of Israel must understand that Iran is planning an all-out attack within two years, of the entire axis of evil against the State of Israel,” Avigdor Liberman, chairman of the Yisrael Beitenu...
1,500 Jews visit Temple Mount on Jerusalem Day
Some 1,500 Israeli Jews ascended the Temple Mount on the occasion of Jerusalem Day on Wednesday, an increase of 26% compared to last year, the Temple Mount Administration NGO announced.
In 2023, the national holiday...
J’lem pans ‘NYT’ story accusing it of covert campaign to influence Congress
Israel vigorously denied as “false” a New York Times report on Wednesday alleging it is running a covert influence campaign on social media targeting U.S. lawmakers and the American public.
The goal of the alleged campaign is...
Yesha Council head lobbies against Palestinian state in DC
Israel Ganz, chairman of the Yesha Council and head of the Binyamin Regional Council, is in Washington this week to advocate against a Palestinian state.
Ganz met with lawmakers on Capitol Hill on Tuesday in...
Hundreds volunteer for new Gaza border counterterror unit
Days after its official inauguration, hundreds of Israel Defense Forces reservists have already volunteered to serve in a new elite counterterror unit created to protect Gaza border towns, the army said on Wednesday.
The unit,...