US & Canada
Trial of Kansas Jewish Center Shooter Resumes Monday With Closing Arguments
Jurors are set to hear closing arguments in the case of a white supremacist charged with killing three people at two Jewish sites in...
Jewish Pundits Bemoan Media ‘Obsession’ With Jewishness of Congress Members Over Iran Nuclear Deal
Two well-known Jewish pundits took to Twitter on Sunday to question the practice of the newspaper, The Hill, to emphasize the Jewishness of members of Congress in relation to the Iran nuclear deal. Jeffrey Goldberg of...
Report Finds AEPi Alumni Strongly Engaged in Jewish Life and Support for Israel
JNS.org - A recent report on Jewish fraternity Alpha Epsilon Pi (AEPi) has found that the fraternity has a substantial impact in influencing alumni to be more engaged in Jewish life and more supportive of Israel at...
Obama to Jewish Audience: Iran Deal Leaves Future President Better Positioned to Address Nuclear Threat
Fifteen years from now, the president, whoever that may be, will be in a stronger position to respond to the threat of Iranian nuclear weapons, if the current deal with Tehran is adopted and implemented, President Barack Obama told an...
Federal Court Backs Funding Cut to ‘Antisemitic’ Canadian-Arab Group
The Federal Court of Appeal in Canada upheld the government's decision to withdraw funding for...
JNF Hosting Water Summits Across US to Share Israeli Expertise
JNS.org - Jewish National Fund (JNF) has announced that it will host a series of water...
MP Irwin Cotler Explains Why Canadians and Americans Differ on Iran Nuclear Deal (INTERVIEW)
“Foreign policy doesn’t have the salience in Canada as it does in the United States,”...
Obama to Speak With Jewish Leaders About Iran Deal Concerns
President Barack Obama is using a Friday webcast to try to allay concerns from Jewish...
Obama’s Sanctions Chief to Defend Nuclear Deal in Israel
President Obama’s sanctions chief will arrive in Israel on Friday to defend the nuclear containment deal...
Trial of Kansas Jewish Center Shooter Resumes Monday With Closing Arguments
Jurors are set to hear closing arguments in the case of a white supremacist charged with killing three people at two Jewish sites in Kansas. Deliberations...
Jewish Pundits Bemoan Media ‘Obsession’ With Jewishness of Congress Members Over Iran Nuclear Deal
Two well-known Jewish pundits took to Twitter on Sunday to question the practice of the newspaper, The Hill, to emphasize the Jewishness of members of...
Report Finds AEPi Alumni Strongly Engaged in Jewish Life and Support for Israel
JNS.org - A recent report on Jewish fraternity Alpha Epsilon Pi (AEPi) has found that the fraternity has a substantial impact in influencing alumni to be more...
Obama to Jewish Audience: Iran Deal Leaves Future President Better Positioned to Address Nuclear Threat
Fifteen years from now, the president, whoever that may be, will be in a stronger position to respond to the threat of Iranian nuclear weapons, if the current deal with...
Federal Court Backs Funding Cut to ‘Antisemitic’ Canadian-Arab Group
The Federal Court of Appeal in Canada upheld the government's decision to withdraw funding for an Arab group accused of supporting antisemitism and terrorism, the National...
JNF Hosting Water Summits Across US to Share Israeli Expertise
JNS.org - Jewish National Fund (JNF) has announced that it will host a series of water summits across the United States in order to share Israel’s...
MP Irwin Cotler Explains Why Canadians and Americans Differ on Iran Nuclear Deal (INTERVIEW)
“Foreign policy doesn’t have the salience in Canada as it does in the United States,” Liberal MP Irwin Cotler told The Algemeiner on Wednesday. “And the...
Obama to Speak With Jewish Leaders About Iran Deal Concerns
President Barack Obama is using a Friday webcast to try to allay concerns from Jewish communities about the nuclear agreement with Iran. Obama will deliver remarks...
Obama’s Sanctions Chief to Defend Nuclear Deal in Israel
President Obama’s sanctions chief will arrive in Israel on Friday to defend the nuclear containment deal with Iran and try to reassure a government and public...
New York Assemblyman Vows to Send Rep Nadler a ‘Teddy Bear’ After Complaints of Verbal Abuse Over Iran Deal
Brooklyn Assemblyman Dov Hikind chided New York Rep. Jerrold Nadler's response to some of the criticism the Democratic lawmaker has received since coming out in favor of the...
JDC CEO Alan Gill Stepping Down After Two Decades With Jewish Aid Group
JNS.org - American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) CEO Alan H. Gill on Thursday announced that he will step down from his position in 2016...
Pew Report: Orthodox Jews Resemble Evangelicals More Than Other Jews
JNS.org - A new report published by the Pew Research Center claims that Orthodox Jews more closely resemble evangelical Christians in their religious and political beliefs...
Maloney Becomes Latest Democratic Rep to Oppose Iran Deal: ‘It’s a Matter of Conscience’
Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY) became the latest Democratic representative to oppose President Barack Obama's nuclear deal with Iran, announcing her opposition on Wednesday. "I am concerned that,...
Biden to Meet Jewish Leaders in Hope of Winning Support for Iran Deal
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden plans to meet with American Jewish leaders next week in Florida to make the case for the Iran nuclear deal, with...
