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Polls, blocs and mergers: Setting the stage for Israel Election 2026
18+ hour, 37+ min ago (347+ words) The 25th Knesset dissolved itself on Friday, formally opening a campaign that will end with national elections on Oct. 27. The outgoing parliament became the first since 1988 to complete a full term, a point coalition whip Ofir Katz underscored as lawmakers adjourned:…...
Rescuers' plaque vandalized before Paris Holocaust ceremony
1+ hour, 50+ min ago (189+ words) JNS provides comprehensive Israel and Jewish news coverage, features, and analysis to print and digital publications across the globe. A memorial plaque in Paris honoring Holocaust rescuers was vandalized ahead of the annual commemoration of the 1942 Vél d’Hiv roundup, French…...
IDF: Deadly blast in Southern Lebanon likely caused by Hezbollah
23+ hour, 33+ min ago (147+ words) JNS provides comprehensive Israel and Jewish news coverage, features, and analysis to print and digital publications across the globe. IDF: Deadly blast in Southern Lebanon likely caused by Hezbollah The device that killed an LAF soldier was not Israeli and…...
US State Department issues worldwide security alert amid heightened Middle East tensions
23+ hour, 33+ min ago (255+ words) The U.S. State Department on Saturday called on Americans worldwide, particularly those in the Middle East, to exercise increased caution, citing heightened regional tensions “with the potential for unforeseen escalation.” “We remind Americans in the region of the continued need for…...
More Americans reject link between Holocaust denial, antisemitism as anti-Jewish attitudes rise—survey
23+ hour, 33+ min ago (402+ words) More Americans say questioning the Holocaust is not antisemitic and express agreement with anti-Jewish stereotypes, according to a survey the Blue Square Alliance Against Hate released on Thursday. The poll of 7,053 U.S. adults, conducted from March 4 to April 3, found that 32% of…...
Reality must match political priority
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (621+ words) This past week, two left-leaning American politicians visited Israel, using it as a backdrop to spin their narratives. One of them was Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.). He reportedly came to Israel without the customary prior coordination with Israeli governmental authorities…...
Captured Sinwar document outlines plans for ‘10,000-strong’ terror invasion force
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (534+ words) Documents captured by the IDF during ground operations in the Gaza Strip continue to shed light on the thinking of Oct. 7, 2023, massacre mastermind and former Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar. The documents build on additional Hamas materials published by the center…...
'Not going to happen,' US envoy says of Mamdani threat to arrest Netanyahu
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (135+ words) Mike Waltz, U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, said on Saturday that New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s threat to have Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrested during the U.N. General Assembly is “pure political theater.” The General Assembly is scheduled…...
Mamdani won’t stop Netanyahu from speaking at UN General Assembly, Danon says
1+ day, 14+ hour ago (323+ words) Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon said on Saturday that threats by New York City’s Mayor Zohran Mamdani to possibly order the arrest of Israel’s prime minister will not dissuade Benjamin Netanyahu from speaking “proudly” at the U....
Lebanese president departs for White House summit
1+ day, 16+ hour ago (326+ words) JNS provides comprehensive Israel and Jewish news coverage, features, and analysis to print and digital publications across the globe. Lebanonâs President Joseph Aoun took off for Washington on Saturday morning at the invitation of U.S President Donald Trump,…...