Category Archives: JNS.org
Hamas terrorists beheaded children, Biden confirms in Jewish leaders roundtable – JNS.org
(October 11, 2023 / JNS) Speaking to a roundtable of Jewish leaders at the White House on Wednesday afternoon, U.S. President Joe Biden appeared to confirm recent reporting, which many had questioned, of Hamas terrorists decapitating babies. Read more » »
UK civil-society groups unite against Hamas attacks on Israel – JNS.org
(October 9, 2023 / JNS) Nearly 30 civil-society groups across the United Kingdom have come together to denounce the multi-pronged assault by Hamas on Israel over the weekend that has to date left 900 dead, more than 2,000 wounded and 130-plus in the captivity of the terror group that rules the Gaza Strip. Read more » »
‘Long overdue,’ Israel is first in Middle East in US Visa Waiver Program – JNS.org
(September 27, 2023 / JNS) U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas announced on Wednesday that Israel has been admitted officially as the 41st nation in the U.S. Visa Waiver Program. The announcement, which the secretary made in consultation with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, means that as of Nov. Read more » »
US Jewish groups packed their schedules during UN General Assembly – JNS.org
(September 26, 2023 / JNS) The U.N. General Assembly is best known for its annual, high-level General Debate, during which world leaders do not debate but instead take the podium individually to broadcast largely promotional messages to the globe. Read more » »
California ethnic-studies faculty label Jews ‘highly funded lobby groups’ – JNS.org
(September 20, 2023 / JNS) A faculty group contacted California Gov. Gavin Newsom to air its grievances in response to efforts by Jewish and other organizations to remove antisemitism from proposed public-school curriculums. The Sept. Read more » »
Tashlich is more than a spiritual, Marie Kondo purge, experts say – JNS.org
(September 18, 2023 / JNS) Earlier this month, Royal Auction House in Toms River, N.J., sold an 1806 illustrated, handwritten Tashlich guide for $5,000. Last month, Appel Auction in New York offered but didn’t sell a 19th-century painting depicting the rite. Read more » »
Jewish groups urge extradition of Ahlam Tamimi; Jordan unlikely to turn over terrorist – JNS.org
(September 14, 2023 / JNS) The American Jewish Committee mentions Ahlam Tamimi twice on its website—in 2020 and in 2018. Read more » »
B’nai B’rith calls on court not to ‘abet political prosecution of Israel’ – JNS.org
(September 13, 2023 / JNS) A panel of legal experts discussed why B’nai B’rith International regards a referral by the U.N. General Assembly to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague, Netherlands, as constituting an “unjustified and deeply unhelpful” step away from potential peace in the Middle East. Read more » »
The ADL betrays history and the people it pledges to protect – JNS.org
(September 12, 2023 / JNS) The Anti-Defamation League was founded in 1913 by the B’nai B’rith following the lynching of Leo Frank. Its founding charter gives as its prime directive “to stop by appeals to reason and conscience and, if necessary, by appeals to law, the defamation of the Jewish people. Read more » »
Shimon Peres honored in Portugal – JNS.org
The Portugal-based International Observatory of Human Rights (Observatório Internacional de Direitos Humanos, OIDH) on Sunday honored the legacy of Israel’s former prime minister and president Shimon Peres. Read more » »
