Ultra-Orthodox Jews look at the scene where dozens of people were killed and some 150 injured in a stampede during the Lag BaOmer festival at Mount Meron in northern Israel on Friday. Sebastian Scheiner/AP JERUSALEM — At least 45 people … Read More
If Washington returns to the Iran nuclear deal, we must again stand up and warn that it is a threat not only to Israel but to the entire world. Sunset in Iran – iStock (JNS) The nuclear talks in Vienna … Read More
Muslims seen at the Temple Mount compound, April 7, 2019. (Flash90/Sliman Khader) “This is a terrible desecration of the sanctity of the place, especially when it is performed in the Dome of the Rock plaza, the site of the Jewish … Read More
In inaugural session of Arrangements Committee, Miki Zohar says Likud leader will lead right-wing parties into opposition. Screen capture from video of Likud MK Miki Zohar chairing a meeting of the Knesset Arrangements Committee, April 19, 2021. (Knesset Channel) Hours … Read More
FILE – A Greek national flag flutters as a formation of fighter jets fly over Athens, Greece, April 4, 2017. Israel and Greece on Sunday signed their biggest-ever defense procurement deal JERUSALEM – Israel, and Greece have signed their biggest-ever … Read More
“It is unconscionable that the Biden administration would abandon the successful pro-peace policy agenda of its predecessor,” said Rabbi Steven Pruzansky, CJV’s Israel Regional Vice President. On Thursday, the Coalition for Jewish Values (CJV) condemned the decision of the Biden … Read More
Jordan’s King Abdullah II (AP/Jean-Francois Badias) Gantz was careful to stress that Israel would tread carefully and allow the kingdom to handle the situation as they see fit. International leaders, including Israel’s Defense Minister Benny Gantz, released statements of support … Read More
The 25-year agreement effectively neutralizes U.S. economic pressure, seriously bolsters Tehran’s bargaining position, and could herald the regime’s renewed effort to achieve regional hegemony. (March 30, 2021 / JNS) While Israel was busy with the domestic political imbroglio surrounding last week’s Knesset elections, a strategic … Read More
A small possibility exists of a right-wing government being formed without the Likud. Binyamin and Sara Netanyahu – Reuters Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu is troubled by one scenario that may come true: a right-wing government with the participation of the … Read More
OPPOSITION’S LAPID SAYS HE’LL TRY TO BUILD ‘SANE GOVERNMENT’ Likud chief phones his likely partners, urges them to join ‘a strong, stable right-wing government’; potential kingmaker Bennett says changes afoot but coy on who he will back. Prime Minister Benjamin … Read More