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Israel Puts Two Cities on Partial Lockdown as Coronavirus Cases Surge
JNS.org - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared a partial lockdown on Tuesday on the haredi city of Elad in central Israel, and on five haredi...
‘I’m Gay and I’m Proud’: New Israeli MP Pledges Fight for Equality
Israel's newest member of parliament said on Wednesday he would fight for same-sex marriage and LGBT+ surrogacy rights, after his swearing-in took the number of gay lawmakers in the country to a record high and...
No Sweet Victory for Assad as Economy Collapses and US Sanctions Hit
Just last year, President Bashar al-Assad seemed on the brink of crowning military victories by easing his diplomatic isolation and recovering more of Syria without a bullet being fired. Not only had US-allied Kurds invited government...
US Warns Russia, China of UN Isolation if Iran Arms Ban Extension Blocked
Russia and China will be isolated at the United Nations if they continue down the "road to dystopia" by blocking a US bid to extend a weapons ban on Iran, US Iran envoy Brian Hook told Reuters ahead...
Assessment That Iran Was Leaving Syria Was ‘Wishful Thinking,’ Top Israeli Analyst Says
A top Israeli military analyst said on Wednesday that a series of air strikes in...
New US State Department Report Highlights Iran’s Terror Footprint, From Gaza to Pakistan
Iran's terror footprint extended across the Middle East from the Gaza Strip to Pakistan during...
Massachusetts Man Who Attempted Arson Attack at Jewish Retirement Home Indicted on Two Counts
A Massachusetts man suspected of attempted arson attack at a Jewish retirement home was indicted...
Vexed by Annexation: The Battle Inside the EU Over Israel
Two months before Donald Trump unveiled his Middle East peace plan on Jan. 28, Luxembourg's...
At Security Council Meeting, UN Chief Guterres Urges Israel to Nix West Bank Annexation Plans
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged Israel on Wednesday to abandon plans to annex settlements in the...
Israel Puts Two Cities on Partial Lockdown as Coronavirus Cases Surge
JNS.org - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared a partial lockdown on Tuesday on the haredi city of Elad in central Israel, and on five haredi neighborhoods...
‘I’m Gay and I’m Proud’: New Israeli MP Pledges Fight for Equality
Israel's newest member of parliament said on Wednesday he would fight for same-sex marriage and LGBT+ surrogacy rights, after his swearing-in took the number of...
No Sweet Victory for Assad as Economy Collapses and US Sanctions Hit
Just last year, President Bashar al-Assad seemed on the brink of crowning military victories by easing his diplomatic isolation and recovering more of Syria without...
US Warns Russia, China of UN Isolation if Iran Arms Ban Extension Blocked
Russia and China will be isolated at the United Nations if they continue down the "road to dystopia" by blocking a US bid to extend...
Assessment That Iran Was Leaving Syria Was ‘Wishful Thinking,’ Top Israeli Analyst Says
A top Israeli military analyst said on Wednesday that a series of air strikes in Syria widely attributed to Israel indicated that “the assessment that...
New US State Department Report Highlights Iran’s Terror Footprint, From Gaza to Pakistan
Iran's terror footprint extended across the Middle East from the Gaza Strip to Pakistan during 2019, the US State Department said on Wednesday, as it...
Massachusetts Man Who Attempted Arson Attack at Jewish Retirement Home Indicted on Two Counts
A Massachusetts man suspected of attempted arson attack at a Jewish retirement home was indicted on federal charges on Tuesday. Prosecutors allege that 36-year-old John Michael...
Vexed by Annexation: The Battle Inside the EU Over Israel
Two months before Donald Trump unveiled his Middle East peace plan on Jan. 28, Luxembourg's foreign minister was certain the US president would break with...
At Security Council Meeting, UN Chief Guterres Urges Israel to Nix West Bank Annexation Plans
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged Israel on Wednesday to abandon plans to annex settlements in the West Bank, warning this threatened prospects for peace with the...
Top Canadian Jewish Group Calls for ‘Concrete Actions’ Against York University Professor Who Equated Zionism With White Supremacy
A top Canadian Jewish group called on Tuesday for action to be taken against a York University professor who defamed Zionism and downplayed Holocaust denial. On...
Florida State University Student Government Official Apologizes for Retweeting Diatribe Against ‘Zionist Community’
A Florida State University (FSU) student government official has apologized after retweeting a defamatory comment about the school's "zionist community." Rawan Abhari -- the Student Government...
Germany Bans Another Neo-Nazi Group in Ongoing Crackdown on Far-Right Extremists
The German government's crackdown on the far right continued this week with a ban on a group whose followers worship Adolf Hitler and admire the...
Iran Says It’s Ready for Talks if US Apologizes Over Nuclear Pact
Iran would be open to talks with the United States if Washington apologizes for exiting a 2015 nuclear deal and compensates Tehran, Iranian President Hassan...
International Criminal Court Members Defend It in Face of US Sanctions
Over half the member states of the International Criminal Court defended the world's only permanent war crimes tribunal on Tuesday in a diplomatic response to...
