International

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

Committee for Hispanic Causes’ Political Action Committee Endorses Congresswoman Sara Jacobs

SAN DIEGO (Press Release) — On Wednesday, the Committee for Hispanic Causes’ Political Action Committee, BOLD PAC, announced its endorsement of Congresswoman Sara Jacobs’ reelection campaign in California’s new 51st Congressional District. This announcement of support follows prior endorsements of the Congresswoman’s reelection bid from Planned Parenthood Action Fund, the Congressional Progressive Caucus PAC, Brady

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San Diego County, 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

War in Ukraine Sparks Food Security Fears in Israel

By David Isaac (JNS) The problem of national food security, which formerly preoccupied specialists, began to penetrate the world’s consciousness with COVID-19 supply disruptions, but it’s Russia’s war with Ukraine that has given governments a jolt. Ukraine, together with Russia, supplies the world with 27% of its wheat and 53% of its sunflower oil and

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International, Middle East

Israel’s Coalition Chairwoman Resigns, Calls for Right-Wing Government

By Yehuda Shlezinger, Ariel Kahana and JNS staff (Israel Hayom via JNS) Coalition chairwoman and Yamina Knesset member Idit Silman on Wednesday confirmed her resignation, and called for the establishment of a right-wing government. The immediate cause of her resignation was a dispute with Health Minister Nitzan Horowitz over the entry of leavened bread and

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Middle East

Hybrid Threats: The Baltic Experience With Russian Aggressive Behavior

By Rihards Kols (JNS) Since regaining our independence from the Soviet Union in 1990, Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia have been under constant Russian pressure. This pressure has manifested itself through conventional military threats, punctuated by ongoing airspace violations by Russian military aircraft and the Russian Navy, unannounced large-scale military exercises of inherently offensive nature along

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International, Opinion

Religion Can Be Fair Game in Judicial Nominations — When Relevant

By Bruce S. Ticker PHILADELPHIA — U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham, a South Carolina Republican, imposed a religious test upon Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson during her Supreme Court hearing, thus violating Article 6 of the Constitution. This begs the question of whether the subject of religion should be raised at all when someone aspires to public

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Bruce Ticker, Opinion, USA

Israeli-American Naval Medical Personnel Drill Sets Up ‘Hospital at Sea’

By Yaakov Lappin (JNS) A 10-day, large-scale American-Israeli navy drill recently included joint activities by medical personnel from both fleets, including the setting up of a hospital at sea onboard Israel’s largest type of sea vessel. The Deputy Surgeon General of the Israeli Navy, Lt. Cdr. Dr. Y, told JNS in recent days that the

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Middle East, USA

To Whom Was the Promised Land Promised?

By Rabbi Dr. Israel Drazin BOCA RATON, Florida — Professor Abraham A. Sion — author of the interesting, significant, and eye-opening book “To Whom Was The Promised Land Promised?” — knows the subject of the Israeli and Arab claims to the land of Israel better than most people. He served as deputy state attorney for

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Israel Drazin-Rabbi Dr., Jewish History, Middle East

A Simple Paver, Jews, the Environment, and Oceanography

By Jerry Klinger HUTCHINSON ISLAND, Florida — The Florida Coast Oceanographic Center is located on picturesque Hutchinson Island between the Atlantic Ocean and the Indian River. It is the home of the Florida Oceanographic Society, whose mission is to “inspire environmental stewardship of Florida’s coastal ecosystems through education, research, and advocacy.” The environment of tomorrow

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Jerry Klinger, Jewish History, USA