US & Canada
Former NY Judge Replaces William Schabas as UN Gaza Inquiry Head
US Judge Mary McGowan Davis replaced William Schabas as head of a United Nations inquiry in the summer 2014 conflict between Israel and the...
UC Davis Anti-Israel Activists Shout ‘Allahu Akhbar’ at Jewish Students During Divestment Vote
Washington Free Beacon - Anti-Israel activists at the University of California, Davis heckled Jewish students and shouted "Allahu Akhbar" at them during a vote last week on a resolution endorsing a boycott of the Jewish...
DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz Accuses MSNBC of Anti-Israel Bias: ‘Where is the Balance?’ (VIDEO)
Democratic National Committee chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) slammed MSNBC for its anti-Israel bias and also the mainstream media's coverage of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict during a speech in Florida. Speaking about a "troubling" segment she watched on...
After a Half Century of Columns, Cleveland Jewish News Writer Retires at 98
JNS.org - Nonagenarian Cleveland Jewish News columnist Violet Spevack on Jan. 30 announced her retirement after five decades with the newspaper. Spevack, 98, is believed to have written the longest continuously published weekly column in the US. Spevack launched her...
Mike Huckabee Compares Acceptance of Same-Sex Marriage to Asking a Jew to Serve ‘Bacon-Wrapped Shrimp’
Likely Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee said on Sunday that expecting Christians to accept same-sex...
Jewish Fraternity House at UC Davis Vandalized With Swastikas on Shabbat
JNS.org - Two large swastikas were found spray-painted on the Alpha Epsilon Pi (AEPi)...
75 Senators Say They Won’t Support Palestinian Aid Until US Reviews ICC Bid
JNS.org - Seventy-five of 100 US senators signed a letter to Secretary of State John...
AJC, Shalom Hartman Institute Co-Host Christian Leadership Symposium on Judaism and Israel
JNS.org - The second Christian Leadership Initiative (CLI) Alumni Study Symposium is taking place...
Antisemitic Academic Ditched by University of Illinois Announces Lawsuit
Steven Salaita, the academic whose offer of a job at the University of Illinois was...
Former NY Judge Replaces William Schabas as UN Gaza Inquiry Head
US Judge Mary McGowan Davis replaced William Schabas as head of a United Nations inquiry in the summer 2014 conflict between Israel and the Hamas...
UC Davis Anti-Israel Activists Shout ‘Allahu Akhbar’ at Jewish Students During Divestment Vote
Washington Free Beacon - Anti-Israel activists at the University of California, Davis heckled Jewish students and shouted "Allahu Akhbar" at them during a vote last...
DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz Accuses MSNBC of Anti-Israel Bias: ‘Where is the Balance?’ (VIDEO)
Democratic National Committee chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) slammed MSNBC for its anti-Israel bias and also the mainstream media's coverage of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict during a...
After a Half Century of Columns, Cleveland Jewish News Writer Retires at 98
JNS.org - Nonagenarian Cleveland Jewish News columnist Violet Spevack on Jan. 30 announced her retirement after five decades with the newspaper. Spevack, 98, is believed to have written...
Mike Huckabee Compares Acceptance of Same-Sex Marriage to Asking a Jew to Serve ‘Bacon-Wrapped Shrimp’
Likely Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee said on Sunday that expecting Christians to accept same-sex marriage is "like asking someone who's Jewish to start serving...
Jewish Fraternity House at UC Davis Vandalized With Swastikas on Shabbat
JNS.org - Two large swastikas were found spray-painted on the Alpha Epsilon Pi (AEPi) Jewish fraternity house at University of California (UC), Davis during...
75 Senators Say They Won’t Support Palestinian Aid Until US Reviews ICC Bid
JNS.org - Seventy-five of 100 US senators signed a letter to Secretary of State John Kerry stating that they will not support foreign aid to...
AJC, Shalom Hartman Institute Co-Host Christian Leadership Symposium on Judaism and Israel
JNS.org - The second Christian Leadership Initiative (CLI) Alumni Study Symposium is taking place in Tampa, Florida, Jan. 30-Feb. 1 on the theme of...
Antisemitic Academic Ditched by University of Illinois Announces Lawsuit
Steven Salaita, the academic whose offer of a job at the University of Illinois was rescinded last year after several of his viciously antisemitic tweets...
Decisive Senate Banking Committee Vote on Iran Sanctions Bill Undermines Obama Veto Threat
President Barack Obama's threat to use his veto against new Iran sanctions legislation could potentially backfire, following today's decisive vote by the Senate Banking Committee...
Pelosi: Netanyahu’s Congress Speech Could Ruin Attempts to Broker Nuclear Deal With Iran
Reuters - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's scheduled speech to the US Congress in March could damage the Obama administration's attempts to broker a deal...
State Department-Funded Group Reportedly Working to Unseat Netanyahu
JNS.org - A US State Department-funded group is partnering with an Israeli grassroots political organization in an effort to unseat Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin...
‘Night Will Fall’ Documentary Revealing Holocaust Footage Premieres on HBO
JNS.org - A documentary film has been released about another documentary made in the aftermath of the Holocaust with the involvement of famous director Alfred Hitchock using real footage taken...
Senate Democrats Won’t Vote for Iran Sanctions Before March 24
JNS.org - Ten Democratic U.S. senators who support the Iran Nuclear Weapon Free Act of 2015, a new Iran sanctions bill initiated by Sens....
