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ARTICLES BY: Alex Traiman /JNS.org
The Forces Behind US and Israeli Bills to Withhold Pay-to-Slay Terror Financing
JNS.org - The passage of an Israeli law to withhold funds that the Palestinian Authority (PA) uses to pay terrorists for killing Jews is the correction of...
Constructive Dialogue Remains Critical to Moving American Zionism Forward
JNS.org -- For Israelis, Zionism is part and parcel of the national experience, regardless of religious or political affiliation. Yet in America, where Judaism has been...
Will Israel Pass a Law to Offset ‘Pay-to-Slay’ Stipends to Jailed Palestinian Terrorists?
JNS.org - Knesset members are currently advancing competing laws to serve as the equivalent to America’s Taylor Force Act, which sanctions the Palestinian Authority (PA)’s “pay-to-slay” policy...
And The Award for Best Performance Goes to…Natalie Portman
JNS.org – And the award for best performance by a non-supporting actor goes to ... Natalie Portman. In a 70th-anniversary present to the State of Israel, Portman...
Israeli Security Cabinet Member Warns of Further Iranian Aggression in the Mideast
JNS.org - For years, Israel has been grappling with a new reality in the Middle East in which Iran has increasingly emerged as an ambitious and aggressive...
Upcoming Address by Jimmy Carter at Liberty U. Raises Concern Among Christian Israel Supporters
JNS.org – Just days after US President Donald Trump is scheduled to inaugurate America’s embassy to Israel in Jerusalem on May 14, a former president with...
Israeli Supreme Court Turnover: A ‘Win-Win’ for the Public and for Policy
JNS.org - Rising political star Ayelet Shaked just confirmed the fifth and sixth Israeli Supreme Court justices in her short tenure as justice minister. In a historical...
On AIPAC Sidelines, Israeli Ministers Express Support for Settlements
JNS.org - On the margins of the AIPAC policy conference in Washington, D.C., more than 300 conference attendees gathered at the prestigious Sixth & I Historic...
Delegation of American Jewish Leaders Visits UAE, Hoping for Results
JNS.org - A large delegation of American Jewish leaders recently spent two days in the United Arab Emirates -- in search of moderate Arab counterparts to fight...
Knesset Caucus Celebrates ‘Faith-Based Diplomacy’ to Honor Christian Allies
JNS.org - Members of the Knesset celebrated the role of “faith-based diplomacy” in President Trump’s recent announcement to officially recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel...
Legal Summit in Jerusalem Tackles International BDS Efforts
JNS.org - Top legal experts recently gathered in Jerusalem for a three-day summit focused on countering a global delegitimization campaign against Israel. The first-ever Legal Network Initiative was...
Pipeline Puzzle: Who Will Consume Israel’s Natural Gas?
JNS.org - By 2019, Israel’s large Leviathan natural gas field is expected to transform a once resource-poor developing economy into a major energy exporter. Yet for...
Israel Joins USAID Effort in Africa, Further Bolstering Ties
JNS.org - In a strategic win-win-win for the US, Israel and Africa, the Jewish state has been welcomed into a multi-billion-dollar initiative that aims to dramatically...
Tzipi Hotovely’s Comments Highlight Underbelly of Mistrust Between US Jews and Israel
JNS.org - Controversial remarks made last week by Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister Tzipi Hotovely -- that American Jewry is out of touch with the daily realities of life...
Blaming Israel for Downing Plane, Russia to Sell S-300 Air Defense System to Syria; Bolton: 'Significant Escalation'
Pompeo to Meet Russia's Lavrov Amid US Concern Over Missile Sale to Syria
As US Sanctions Near, Europe Fails to Protect Iran Deal