Google Maps removes ‘apartheid wall’ label from security barrier near Jerusalem

Google has announced that it has removed the label “Apartheid Wall” from a road adjacent to the security barrier on the outskirts of eastern Jerusalem. Read more

Will US anti-BDS laws cause financial meltdown for Ben & Jerry’s and Unilever?

The recent announcement that Ben & Jerry’s plans to end its sale of ice cream in “occupied Palestinian territory,” primarily Judea and Samaria as well as eastern Jerusalem, has stirred a fierce reaction, including potential legal and financial repercussions for the ice-cream maker and its parent company Unilever. Read more

US, Israel appear moving to bolster Jordan amid concerns over economic, social stability

The United State and Israel appear to be moving to bolster relations with Jordan as part of an effort to shore up Jordan’s King Abdullah amid concerns over his country’s stability. Read more

Biden’s push for restoring aid to Palestinians faces legal hurdles and brewing political crisis

In recent days, the Biden administration has moved rapidly to restore funding to the Palestinians that had been largely severed during the Trump administration. Read more

US return to ‘flawed’ UN Human Rights Council draws criticism

U.S. Secretary of State Tony Blinken announced that the United States will return to the U.N. Human Rights Council, reversing a move by the Trump administration, which withdrew from the international body in 2018. Read more

Jewish pro-Trump groups accuse Facebook of censorship ahead of US elections

Over the last several months, the coronavirus pandemic and the upcoming presidential election have left many Americans feeling confused and uncertain about the future. Read more

Groups on far-left, far-right co-opt Black Lives Matter movement to target Israel

Groups on the far-right and far-left, including pro-Palestinian organizations with links to terrorism, have been engaged in a campaign to co-opt the Black Lives Matter movement to target and delegitimize Israel. Read more

Major Jewish groups mobilise against hate while unsure about its causes

The recent violent attacks against Jews in Monsey, N.Y., and Jersey City, N.J., have garnered national headlines and have brought further awareness to the sharp rise in antisemitism in the United States, and especially, the New York metropolitan region. Read more

What is the real story behind Judaism in Hungary?

The history of Europe and the Jewish people is one that has seen some of humanity’s most remarkable triumphs and darkest periods. Read more

Netanyahu vows to annex settlements after election, starting with Jordan Valley

In a major announcement less than a week before Israel’s general elections on Sept. 17, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to annex all settlements if re-elected, starting immediately with the Jordan Valley. Read more

Palestinian groups behind Omar-Tlaib cancelled trip express antisemitism, links to terrorism

The Palestinian groups that were part of Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) and Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) cancelled trip to Israel and the West Bank have a public record of openly expressing antisemitism, supporting the BDS movement, as well as fostering sympathy of and links to terrorist groups. Read more

Israeli Ambassador Danny Danon: Anti-Zionism, BDS are the new forms of antisemitism

The Jewish state has seen remarkable diplomatic success in recent years—from the U.S. recognition of Jerusalem as its official capital last year to Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights this week, to emerging relations with countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America. For many observers, Israel has gone from a shunned country to a respected member of the international community. Read more

Amid Christmas season, Middle East Christians face despair and threat of extinction

As one of the three great Abrahamic faiths, Christianity has deep roots in the Middle East…writes Sean Savage/JNS. Read more

Amid rising antisemitism in Europe, are Jews now safer in the East than the West?

The October attack on the Tree of Life*Or L’Simcha Synagogue in Pittsburgh has put a renewed spotlight on antisemitism in the United States, which has seen an uptick in recent years…writes Sean Savage/JNS. Read more

Shift or strategy: US votes ‘no’ on UN resolution censuring Israeli control over Golan Heights

The United States for the first time voted against an annual U.N. resolution condemning Israeli control over the Golan Heights at the world body. The decision by the United States to change its stance on the resolution, after previously voting for years to abstain, may be part of a broader shift in American policy towards the Golan Heights. Read more

After Khashoggi: How the Sunni feud between Saudi Arabia and Turkey plays out in the Mideast

The ongoing drama surrounding the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Istanbul has dominated global headlines in recent weeks…writes Sean Savage/JNS. Read more

What’s on and off the table when it comes to Middle East peace

Long eluding his predecessors, U.S. President Donald Trump has not shied away from attempting to solve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, which he has called the “deal of the century”…writes Sean Savage/JNS. Read more

Legislation aims to make U.S. aid to Palestinian refugee agency contingent on reform

New legislation introduced in the U.S.Congress recently is seeking to make American aid to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNWRA)—the U.N. refugee agency that is solely dedicated to the Palestinian refugees—contingent on reform…writes Sean Savage/JNS. Read more

Can the US and Israel rely on Putin to force Iran out of Syria?

U.S.  President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin just concluded a bilateral summit in Helsinki, Finland, that proved to be one of the most widely anticipated meetings in years—or, at least, since the meeting with North Korea.writes Sean Savage/JNS. Read more

Ireland goes ahead with legislation to boycott products made in Israeli settlements

Ireland’s Senate approved legislation on Wednesday to boycott products made in Israeli settlements. Read more

Despite signs of moderation, Presbyterian Church continues trend of targeting Israel at its General Assembly

At its biennial General Assembly last week in St. Louis, the Presbyterian Church USA, one of the largest mainline churches in American Protestantism, continued to express support for the anti-Israel BDS movement by passing a number of resolutions condemning Israel. Read more

Jewish NGO condemns ‘wholesale misappropriation’ of Holocaust amid outcry over US border policy

The Simon Wiesenthal Centre, a Jewish human rights NGO that teaches the lessons of the Nazi Holocaust, has denounced the “wholesale misappropriation” of the Holocaust amid on the ongoing outcry over the Trump administration’s “zero tolerance” policy of separating children from migrant parents at the U.S.-Mexico border…writes Sean Savage/JNS. Read more

Haley: UN makes “morally bankrupt judgement” after passing resolution condemning Israel

The United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday overwhelmingly voted to condemn Israel’s for using “excessive force” against the Palestinians…writes Sean Savage/JNS. Read more

Does Russia care about stopping Israel-Iran escalation?

The situation in Syria saw a massive escalation on Thursday with Israel carrying out its largest airstrikes against Iranian and Syrian military targets in the country since the civil war began in 2011…writes Sean Savage/JNS. Read more

‘Iran lied big time,’ Netanyahu claims about its nuclear program

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claims that Iran has “lied big time” about the nature of its nuclear program…writes Sean Savage/JNS. Read more

Iran’s plummeting currency reflects country’s economic, military concerns

With much of the world focused on the military confrontation in Syria over that country’s use of chemical weapons, Iran’s economy took a major hit as its currency plunged to record low levels…writes Sean Savage/JNS. Read more

A one-on-one with Israeli Ambassador to the UN Danny Danon

Despite the role of the United Nations in helping establish the State of Israel in 1947, the world body has long been a forum used by other nations to single out and condemn the Jewish state. Read more

Slain soldier’s father becomes advocate ‘for right vs. wrong’

Stuart Force never imagined that he would spend his retirement traveling across the United States, knocking on doors on Capital Hill…writes Sean Savage/JNS. Read more

Trump cites Iran-deal wrangles in Tillerson firing, Iran hawk Pompeo in at State

President Donald Trump fired U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Tuesday, while announcing that CIA Director Mike Pompeo would replace Tillerson at the State Department…writes Sean Savage/JNS. Read more

Abbas calls for multilateral peace conference on behalf of Palestinians; Netanyahu calls it more of the same

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas took to the international stage on Tuesday to call for a conference to advance peace efforts amid a falling out between the Palestinians and the Trump administration. Read more

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