Israeli Navy Takes Part in World’s Largest Naval Exercise in Red Sea, Gulf of Eilat

(JNS) The Israeli Navy took part in the world’s largest naval exercise, involving 60 international navies, concluding the operation on Thursday, announced the Israel Defense Forces. In a statement, the IDF said the exercise was led by the United States Fifth Fleet and took place in the Red Sea, as well as in Bahrain’s naval […]

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International, Middle East, USA

Man Accused of Selling Gun to Texas Synagogue Hostage-Taker Remains in Custody Until Trial

Published by Fort Worth Star-Telegram DALLAS — A man accused of selling a handgun to a British national who took a rabbi and three other men hostage at a North Texas synagogue will remain in custody until his trial, a federal judge ordered Wednesday morning after a hearing in Dallas. Henry “Michael” Williams, 32, of

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USA

Bennett to Pelosi: ‘You’ve Stood Up for Israel’

(JNS) Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) met on Thursday in Jerusalem. The leaders discussed the main strategic challenges facing Israel, especially the Iran nuclear issue, according to Bennett’s office. “I want to personally thank you for your ongoing support for Israel,” Bennett told Pelosi.

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California, Middle East, USA

More Than 1,000 Petitioners to USC: Fix Double Standard on Anti-Zionist Harassment

SANTA CRUZ (Press Release) — Nearly 1,500 petitioners today demanded the University of Southern California (USC) fix the loophole that permits discrimination and harassment of pro-Israel students to continue to go unaddressed. Specifically, they want USC to expand its harassment policies to protect all students, not just some. “[T]here is a strong sense among students,

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California, Science, Medicine, & Education

Gazpacho Police Overshadows News About Antisemitism

By Bruce S. Ticker PHILADELPHIA — Tracking Nancy Pelosi’s Gazpacho police must be a rigorous chore, yet the idiocy of the congresswoman who fabricated the story hardly compares with blocking the appointment of an antisemitism monitor or undermining the attorney-general over disruptions at local school board meetings that weaponize antisemitism. Republican members of Congress are

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Bruce Ticker, Opinion, USA

A Quiet Crisis in Ukraine

By Ariel Zwang (JNS) As the pendulum continues to swing between diplomacy and possible conflict in Ukraine, a quiet crisis of human need is spreading out across the country. While not the dramatic stuff of front-page news, it’s impacting the most vulnerable people—the poor and elderly, especially—and its toll materializes in a tragic choice between

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International, Opinion

Israel Aims to Build Its First Quantum Computer

(JNS) The Israel Innovation Authority (IIA) and the Israeli Defense Ministry will invest 200 million shekels ($62.2 million) in developing Israel’s first quantum computer, the organizations said Tuesday. “Quantum computing, on all levels, is showing signs of being an important future component of the state’s security and its technological superiority,” said Danny Gold, head of

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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education

ADL: Far-Right Extremists Responsible for Overwhelming Majority of Domestic Extremist-Related Murders in 2021

NEW YORK (Press Release) — Right-wing extremists were linked to at least 26 extremist-related murders in the United States in 2021 and have been responsible for 75 percent of such murders in the last ten years, according to new data from ADL (Anti-Defamation League). According to an annual analysis of extremist fatalities by ADL Center

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USA

School Board Candidate Shana Hazan Endorsed by Assemblymember Chris Ward

SAN DIEGO (Press Release) — Today, Shana Hazan, former public school teacher, parent of an SDUSD student, and candidate for the San Diego Unified School District (SDUSD) Board of Education District B, announced that her campaign has been endorsed by California Assemblymember Chris Ward (District 78). Assemblymember Ward, who represents Coronado, Del Mar, Imperial Beach,

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San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education

JewBelong and StandWithUs Canada Launch Antisemitism Ad Campaign in Toronto Beginning February 28

TORONTO (Press Release) — JewBelong, a nonprofit resource dedicated to fighting antisemitism in partnership with StandWithUs Canada, a nonprofit that combats antisemitism and educates about Israel, are launching a billboard campaign in Toronto to raise awareness about the rise in antisemitic incidents in Canada and worldwide. JewBelong’s hip signature pink billboardswith bold slogans, which aim to educate the general public about combating antisemitism, will

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International

Bahraini Crown Prince to Israeli Prime Minister: ‘We Will Do Great Things Together’

(JNS) Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Bahraini Crown Prince and Prime Minister Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa met on Tuesday at the prince’s palace in Manama and exchanged welcoming remarks before the media. This is the first visit by an Israeli premier to Bahrain. “I come from Israel with a spirit of goodwill, of

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Middle East