US & Canada
Frank Sinatra’s Body Was Hidden in Jewish Funeral Home to Trick Paparazzi, Parlor Director Reveals
Frank Sinatra's body was hidden at a Jewish funeral home to keep photographers off the trail, the New York Post's Page Six reported on Tuesday. The revelation was made...
Hillary Clinton Was Advised to Foment Palestinian Resistance, Email Reveals
JNS.org - Former secretary of state and current Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton was advised in 2011 to force Israel to resume peace negotiations by secretly fomenting a Palestinian uprising, according to a newly revealed email. The...
Watchdog Spars With Los Angeles Times Over Anti-Israel Op-Ed ‘Rife With Factual Errors’
A media watchdog is demanding that the Los Angeles Times issue a retraction of "false claims" made in a recent op-ed that appeared in its pages, The Algemeiner has learned. The Committee for Accuracy in Middle...
Police Probing Antisemitic Vandalism of Westchester County Home
Authorities are investigating the vandalism of a Jewish home in New York last month, JP Updates reported on Tuesday. A Westchester County family found six swastikas and the word “Jews” spray-painted on the outside of their house, located...
US Jewish Leaders Mark First Anniversary of Hyper Cacher Massacre
JNS.org - American Jewish leaders on Sunday marked the one-year anniversary of the Islamist terror attack...
Holocaust Novel Wins Jewish Literary Award
JNS.org - The Book of Aron: A Novel, by Jim Shepard, received the 2016 Sophie Brody...
TSA Honors Rabbi for Improving Airport Screening for Observant Jews
JNS.org - The US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) honored Rabbi Abba Cohen, Agudath Israel of America’s...
Watchdog Rebuts LA Times Piece Claiming Anti-Palestinian Racism in Israeli Education System
JNS.org - The Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in America (CAMERA) has rebutted an...
Body of First Israeli F-35 Fighter Jet Unveiled in Texas
JNS. org - The body of Israel’s first F-35 joint strike fighter plane was unveiled at...
Frank Sinatra’s Body Was Hidden in Jewish Funeral Home to Trick Paparazzi, Parlor Director Reveals
Frank Sinatra's body was hidden at a Jewish funeral home to keep photographers off the trail, the New York Post's Page Six reported on Tuesday. The revelation was made on...
Hillary Clinton Was Advised to Foment Palestinian Resistance, Email Reveals
JNS.org - Former secretary of state and current Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton was advised in 2011 to force Israel to resume peace negotiations by secretly...
Watchdog Spars With Los Angeles Times Over Anti-Israel Op-Ed ‘Rife With Factual Errors’
A media watchdog is demanding that the Los Angeles Times issue a retraction of "false claims" made in a recent op-ed that appeared in its...
Police Probing Antisemitic Vandalism of Westchester County Home
Authorities are investigating the vandalism of a Jewish home in New York last month, JP Updates reported on Tuesday. A Westchester County family found six swastikas and the...
US Jewish Leaders Mark First Anniversary of Hyper Cacher Massacre
JNS.org - American Jewish leaders on Sunday marked the one-year anniversary of the Islamist terror attack at the Hyper Cacher kosher supermarket in Paris. “We again extend...
Holocaust Novel Wins Jewish Literary Award
JNS.org - The Book of Aron: A Novel, by Jim Shepard, received the 2016 Sophie Brody Medal for achievement in Jewish literature at the midwinter meeting...
TSA Honors Rabbi for Improving Airport Screening for Observant Jews
JNS.org - The US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) honored Rabbi Abba Cohen, Agudath Israel of America’s Washington director, for improving airport screening for haredi (ultra-Orthodox) Jews. The...
Watchdog Rebuts LA Times Piece Claiming Anti-Palestinian Racism in Israeli Education System
JNS.org - The Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in America (CAMERA) has rebutted an op-ed in the Los Angeles Times that made claims of inherent...
Body of First Israeli F-35 Fighter Jet Unveiled in Texas
JNS. org - The body of Israel’s first F-35 joint strike fighter plane was unveiled at a festive ceremony in Fort Worth, Texas, over the weekend....
US Concerns Still Loom Over Proposed Israeli NGO-Funding Bill
US Ambassador to Israel Dan Shapiro and Israeli Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked met on Sunday to discuss contentious draft legislation to toughen rules on Israeli...
American Historical Association Rejects Anti-Israel Resolution
Members of the American Historical Association on Saturday voted down, 111 to 51, a resolution “upholding the rights of Palestinian faculty and students to pursue...
Former CIA Chief Petraeus Says US Display of Weariness Strengthens the Enemy
When David Howell Petraeus was writing his doctoral thesis at Princeton University, on how the lessons of the Vietnam War shaped the relations between the...
Kerry Says Iran Could be ‘Days Away’ From Implementing Nuclear Deal
Iran could be only "days away" from complying with the nuclear deal reached last summer, Secretary of State John Kerry said Thursday. Kerry told reporters that...
US Imposes Sanctions on Hezbollah Financier
JNS.org - The United States has imposed sanctions on Lebanese financier Ali Youssef Charara and his telecommunications company, Spectrum Investment Group Holding SAL, for supporting the...
