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WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)–The U.S. State Department on Wednesday, Sept. 3, issued the following statement by Secretary of State John Kerry on the beheading of journalist Steven Sotloff by an ISIL terrorist. “Yesterday, the world bore witness again to the unfathomable brutality of ISIL terrorist murderers when we saw Steven Sotloff, an American journalist who […]

Islamic State beheading victim Steven Sotloff was Israeli citizen (JNS.org) The Islamic State terrorist group on Tuesday released a video showing the beheading of American-Jewish journalist Steven Sotloff. The Israeli Foreign Ministry revealed on Wednesday that Sotloff also held Israeli citizenship. A video released in August showed the Islamic State’s beheading of American journalist James

Abbas to demand Israeli withdrawal from West Bank in 3 years (JNS.org) Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas is set to unveil a plan for a return to negotiations with Israel over a nine-month period. Abbas’s plan will propose an Israeli withdrawal from the West Bank in three years, reports say. The plan was revealed

Syrian mortar explodes in Israeli territory (Israel Hayom/Exclusive to JNS.org) A mortar shell fired from Syria exploded in Israeli territory on Monday morning, causing no injuries or damage, as fierce fighting continued between the Syrian military and rebels on the Syrian side of the border near the Quneitra border crossing. The Syrian military is reportedly

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)–The Obama Administration imposed sanctions on Friday, Aug. 29, on a series of companies and individuals under various Iran-related authorities targeting those engaged in proscribed activities. These actions underscore U.S. resolve to enforce sanctions as the P5+1 and Iran work toward a comprehensive solution to address the international community’s concerns over Iran’s

By Eileen Wingard LA JOLLA, California — I was thrilled to read the Yom Limmud roster of speakers and see that the distinguished music professor of the Hebrew University, Edwin Seroussi, was going to give two lectures during the day of learning, Sunday, August 24 at the Lawrence Family JCC. Since hearing about his series

  By Ze’ev Ben-Yechiel JERUSALEM (TNA)–Israeli security forces announced on Thursday, August 28, the arrests of 27 Israeli Arabs suspected of drug dealing for Hizbollah. The arrests, carried out by the General Security Service (GSS) and the Israel Police, followed weeks of widespread investigation into smuggling activities conducted between Israeli and Lebanese dealers that involved

Report: Netanyahu, Abbas met secretly in Jordan before cease-fire (Israel Hayom/Exclusive to JNS.org) The Jordanian newspaper Al Ghad reported Thursday that several days before the cease-fire agreement struck between Israel and Hamas on Tuesday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas secretly met in the Jordanian capital of Amman. According to the

Taxi-hailing app Uber set to launch in Tel Aviv (JNS.org) The wildly popular taxi-hailing and ride-sharing app Uber is being launched in Tel Aviv. The app, which operates in more than 160 cities worldwide and allows private drivers to freelance as taxis, has faced blowback from regulators in several cities for undercutting traditional taxi service.

By Sheila Orysiek SAN DIEGO — How did it come about that a high born Christian knight, newly returned from a Crusade to the Holy Land, voluntarily engaged in mortal combat to defend the life and honor of a Jewish woman he barely knew and did not love? Sir Walter Scott’s Ivanhoe is a classic

By Natasha Josefowitz, Ph.D. LA JOLLA, California —  We’ve all heard the popular adage: Anything worth doing is worth doing well. But, I live by a different motto: not everything worth doing is worth doing well. In other words, some things just need to be completed in a way that is good enough but not