Middle East

First Rehabilitation Hospital in Israel’s Negev Poised to Put Region ‘On the Map’

By Jacob Kamaras (JNS) Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, while serving as a mediator in the Russia-Ukraine war as well as grappling with a wave of terrorism in Israel and the collapse of his governing coalition, has dealt with anything but “good news” in the weeks leading up to Passover. But just in time for […]

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Jacob Kamaras, Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

The Jewish Agency to Hold Unique Passover Seders for Ukrainian Refugees and in Ethiopia

JERUSALEM (Press Release) — The Jewish Agency for Israel will hold a special Passover seder for hundreds of Ukrainian refugees who are staying at the organization’s Aliyah (immigration to Israel) processing centers in the region and are preparing for their departure to Israel. In addition, The Jewish Agency will also host special seders in Ethiopia

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International, Middle East

Bennett Vows He Will Not Ask Joint Arab List to Join Israeli Coalition

(Israel Hayom via JNS) Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett on Monday denied rumors that he intends to ask the Joint Arab List to shore up his shaky coalition following the resignation last week of Yamina Knesset member Idit Silman. In special interviews with Israel’s three major news channels, Bennett discussed the current terror wave as

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Middle East

Coalition Confusion

By Ira Sharkansky, Ph.D JERUSALEM — A week ago, the whip of the Israeli coalition indicated her resignation. Involved were the efforts of the government to allow hospital visitors to bring non-kosher food with them during Passover. The woman who resigned was a member of Naftalt Bennett’s political party, a rightist group in the confused

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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East, Opinion

Breaking Down Bennett’s Coalition Breakdown

(JNS) For all the bluster by Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Foreign Minister and Alternate Prime Minister Yair Lapid that they had saved Israeli democracy and stabilized a fragile political system, reality has proven that at best, they provided a temporary respite from political uncertainty. Bennett lost his one-seat parliamentary majority on Wednesday when

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Middle East, Opinion

Jewish Leaders Outraged by Escalation of Terror Attacks in Israel Before Passover

NEW YORK (Press Release) — Dianne Lob, Chair, William Daroff, CEO, and Malcolm Hoenlein, Vice Chair, of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, on Thursday issued the following statement: “We are appalled by the shooting in Tel Aviv’s city center today, which took the lives of at least two individuals and caused

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Middle East, USA

Ben & Jerry’s Israel Files Rebuttal Brief With US District Court in New Jersey

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) — In a rebuttal brief filed with the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey, attorneys for Ben & Jerry’s in Israel, also known as American Quality Products (AQP), and its owner Avi Zinger note that Defendant Unilever (in its opposition brief) “Effectively concede[s] that the only reason for not renewing AQP’s license is

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Middle East, USA

Israeli Immigration Minister Visits Ukraine to Boost Aliyah

(JNS) Israeli Aliyah and Integration Minister Pnina Tamano-Shata visited the Israeli field hospital in Mostyska on Thursday, together with a delegation of Jewish Agency for Israel and Keren Hayesod leaders. Tamano-Shata and the delegation landed in Poland on Wednesday, where it met with Jewish refugees from Ukraine who are immigrating to Israel, according to The

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International, Middle East

Suppressing Pro-Israel Views at the University of Chicago

By Richard L. Cravatts (JNS) The suppression of pro-Israel views on campus has been a troubling development in the ongoing cognitive war against Israel. Now, the silencing of pro-Israel voices even appears in college newspapers. This week, the University of Chicago’s student newspaper, The Chicago Maroon, followed that ignoble path by violating journalistic and free

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Middle East, Opinion, Richard L. Cravatts, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA