US & Canada
Jewish Group ‘Deeply Troubled’ by Antisemitic Vandalism of Brooklyn Building
An international Jewish NGO expressed profound concern over a case of antisemitic vandalism in Brooklyn, NY, on Friday night. The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) was responding...
Major Jewish Group Accuses Golden Globe Awards of ‘Rehabilitating a Bigot’ With Choice of Mel Gibson as Presenter ‘at Time of Surging Antisemitism’
An international Jewish human rights organization blasted the organizers of Hollywood's Golden Globe Awards for selecting disgraced movie star Mel Gibson as a presenter at the ceremony on Sunday night, due to his antisemitic history. "We're...
Indyk on PBS Documentary: By 2013, Obama Had Already Written Off Netanyahu
Following a tense political year in 2012 between Israel and the United States, when it appeared as though Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu may have been supporting Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney against Barack Obama in that year's elections,...
State Deptartment Discusses New Sanctions Over Iran Missile Tests
JNS.org - The US State Department on Tuesday said it is in discussions with American agencies over whether to impose sanctions against Iran for ballistic missile tests conducted Oct. 10. The Iranian tests had violated a...
California Lawmaker Proposes Bill to Prevent State From Doing Business With BDS-Backing Companies
JNS.org - California State Assemblyman Travis Allen (R-Huntington Beach) on Monday introduced a bill that would...
US Pharmaceutical Company Receives First-Ever ‘Kosher’ Certification
JNS.org - The US pharmaceutical company Vireo Health announced last Wednesday that the Orthodox Union (OU)...
US Backtracking on New Sanctions Emboldens Iran by Sending Message of American Weakness, Say Security Experts
Unless the United States clamps down on Iran, it is going to give the Islamic...
Trump Suggests Iran Nuclear Deal May Have Been Badly Done on Purpose
Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump says the nuclear deal with Iran is so bad, he...
New Emails Reveal Hillary Clinton Anger After Being Photoshopped Out of Picture by Yiddish Newspaper
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton expressed outrage after an Orthodox-Jewish newspaper photo-shopped her out of...
Jewish Group ‘Deeply Troubled’ by Antisemitic Vandalism of Brooklyn Building
An international Jewish NGO expressed profound concern over a case of antisemitic vandalism in Brooklyn, NY, on Friday night. The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) was responding to...
Major Jewish Group Accuses Golden Globe Awards of ‘Rehabilitating a Bigot’ With Choice of Mel Gibson as Presenter ‘at Time of Surging Antisemitism’
An international Jewish human rights organization blasted the organizers of Hollywood's Golden Globe Awards for selecting disgraced movie star Mel Gibson as a presenter at...
Indyk on PBS Documentary: By 2013, Obama Had Already Written Off Netanyahu
Following a tense political year in 2012 between Israel and the United States, when it appeared as though Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu may have been supporting Republican presidential...
State Deptartment Discusses New Sanctions Over Iran Missile Tests
JNS.org - The US State Department on Tuesday said it is in discussions with American agencies over whether to impose sanctions against Iran for ballistic missile...
California Lawmaker Proposes Bill to Prevent State From Doing Business With BDS-Backing Companies
JNS.org - California State Assemblyman Travis Allen (R-Huntington Beach) on Monday introduced a bill that would block California from doing business with companies that implement boycotts...
US Pharmaceutical Company Receives First-Ever ‘Kosher’ Certification
JNS.org - The US pharmaceutical company Vireo Health announced last Wednesday that the Orthodox Union (OU) has certified its medical marijuana as kosher. This is the...
US Backtracking on New Sanctions Emboldens Iran by Sending Message of American Weakness, Say Security Experts
Unless the United States clamps down on Iran, it is going to give the Islamic Republic more leeway to keep pushing the boundaries of what...
Trump Suggests Iran Nuclear Deal May Have Been Badly Done on Purpose
Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump says the nuclear deal with Iran is so bad, he is close to wondering whether it was done poorly on...
New Emails Reveal Hillary Clinton Anger After Being Photoshopped Out of Picture by Yiddish Newspaper
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton expressed outrage after an Orthodox-Jewish newspaper photo-shopped her out of a photo of top officials at the White House, the Associated...
Newly Released Clinton Emails Reveal Input From Adviser’s Israel-Bashing Son
The State Department’s New Year’s Eve release of over 5,000 pages of former secretary of state and current Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton’s emails from...
US Delays Imposing Sanctions on Iran for Missile Program
The White House has delayed its plan to impose new financial sanctions on Iran for its ballistic missile program, according to US officials, amid growing tensions with...
President Obama Ask Jerry Seinfeld About Producing ‘Jewish Citizen Kane’
Jerry Seinfeld launched season 7 of his web series Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee on Wednesday with guest President Barack Obama, who probed the Jewish comedian about...
Jewish Comedian Sarah Silverman Slammed for Posting ‘Offensive’ Jesus Tweet; Challenged to Poke Fun at Jews
Jewish comedian Sarah Silverman said on Tuesday that she was dared on social media to poke fun at Jews, after tweeting something controversial about Jesus. On Dec. 25, Silverman tweeted, "Merry Christmas!...
Clinton Calls Islamic State Persecution of Mideast Christians, Yazidis ‘Genocide’
JNS.org - U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton on Tuesday said that the Islamic State is committing genocide against Christians, Yazidis, and other religious minorities in the...
