US & Canada
Campus Watchdog Finds ‘Clear Relationship Between Anti-Israel Activism and Targeting of Jewish Students’
There is a "clear relationship" between anti-Israel boycott, divestment and sanctions activism and the targeting of Jewish students on college campuses across the US, Tammi...
Jonathan Pollard to Address Major Jewish Organizations
JNS.org - Jonathan Pollard, who was released from a US prison last November after being incarcerated for 30 years over spying on America for Israel, will reportedly speak at a meeting of major Jewish organizations next...
Michael Douglas to Advocate for Israel on US College Campus Tour
JNS.org - American actor Michael Douglas and Jewish Agency for Israel Chairman Natan Sharansky are set to visit three college campuses in the US to speak to students about Israel and modern antisemitism. Douglas and Sharansky will...
‘Militia Men’ in Oregon Blow Shofars as ‘Battle Trumpets’ to Gather Christians for Government Standoff
A video posted Sunday on Facebook shows militia men in Burns, Oregon using shofars (ram horns played by Jews on the high holidays) to call on Christians to stand with them as they occupy a wildlife refuge in a...
Watchdog: New York Times Downplays Palestinian Terror, Disregards Israeli Victims, Distorts English Language
A media watchdog blasted The New York Times on Wednesday for "continuing to downplay Palestinian terrorism, disregarding...
Kent State Professor Calling for ‘Death to Israel’ Under FBI Investigation for Possible ISIS Ties
The FBI and the Department of Homeland Security are investigating an outspoken antisemitic Ohio educator for...
Trump: ‘I Am 100% in Favor of Moving US Embassy From Tel Aviv to Jerusalem’
JNS.org - Donald Trump, the front-runner in the polls for the Republican presidential nomination, said he supports...
US Supports EU Move to Distinguish West Bank Settlements From Israel Proper
The US State Department came out in support of a European Union move to distinguish...
Captive Jewish Ex-FBI Agent Levinson May No Longer Be in Iran, White House Says
JNS.org - The White House said on Tuesday that Robert Levinson, a Jewish former FBI agent...
Campus Watchdog Finds ‘Clear Relationship Between Anti-Israel Activism and Targeting of Jewish Students’
There is a "clear relationship" between anti-Israel boycott, divestment and sanctions activism and the targeting of Jewish students on college campuses across the US, Tammi Rossman-Benjamin, the...
Jonathan Pollard to Address Major Jewish Organizations
JNS.org - Jonathan Pollard, who was released from a US prison last November after being incarcerated for 30 years over spying on America for Israel, will...
Michael Douglas to Advocate for Israel on US College Campus Tour
JNS.org - American actor Michael Douglas and Jewish Agency for Israel Chairman Natan Sharansky are set to visit three college campuses in the US to speak...
‘Militia Men’ in Oregon Blow Shofars as ‘Battle Trumpets’ to Gather Christians for Government Standoff
A video posted Sunday on Facebook shows militia men in Burns, Oregon using shofars (ram horns played by Jews on the high holidays) to call on Christians to...
Watchdog: New York Times Downplays Palestinian Terror, Disregards Israeli Victims, Distorts English Language
A media watchdog blasted The New York Times on Wednesday for "continuing to downplay Palestinian terrorism, disregarding both the Jewish victims and the English language." The Committee for Accuracy...
Kent State Professor Calling for ‘Death to Israel’ Under FBI Investigation for Possible ISIS Ties
The FBI and the Department of Homeland Security are investigating an outspoken antisemitic Ohio educator for his possible involvement with ISIS, the Kent State University student newspaper KentWired reported...
Trump: ‘I Am 100% in Favor of Moving US Embassy From Tel Aviv to Jerusalem’
JNS.org - Donald Trump, the front-runner in the polls for the Republican presidential nomination, said he supports moving the US embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to...
US Supports EU Move to Distinguish West Bank Settlements From Israel Proper
The US State Department came out in support of a European Union move to distinguish West Bank settlements from Israel proper, and said that settlement...
Captive Jewish Ex-FBI Agent Levinson May No Longer Be in Iran, White House Says
JNS.org - The White House said on Tuesday that Robert Levinson, a Jewish former FBI agent who went missing on Iran’s Kish Island in 2007, may...
Former US Defense Secretary Says Nuclear Deal Won’t Lead to Moderate Iran
Former US defense secretary Robert Gates isn't optimistic that the landmark July 2015 nuclear deal with Iran will lead the country to halt any of its...
Former Harvard President Larry Summers Calls BDS Efforts ‘Deplorable’
Former Harvard President Larry Summers called recent initiatives by US academic associations to boycott Israeli universities and academics deplorable, during a comprehensive discussion with The Weekly Standard's...
American LGBTQ Organization Reverses Cancellation of Event With Israeli Counterparts
JNS.org - The US-based National Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ) Task Force on Tuesday reversed its cancellation of a Shabbat reception with leaders from...
Anti-Israel Fanaticism on Oberlin Campus Creating Hostile Environment for Jews, Says Active Alumnus
Pro-BDS activists are largely responsible for creating a hostile environment for Jewish students at Oberlin College today, a 1986 Oberlin alumnus told the blog Legal Insurrection. "Over the last...
Democratic Candidates Debate Mideast Policy, Disagree on Ties With Iran
JNS.org - Democratic primary nominees Hillary Clinton, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), and former Maryland governor Martin O'Malley outlined their policies on Sunday in the NBC/YouTube Democratic primary...