The demolition of an illegally built structure in the Judea city of Hebron, Dec. 28, 2021. Photo by Wisam Hashlamoun/Flash90.
(Dec. 13, 2024 / JNS) The Regavim movement, an organization dedicated to the protection of Israel’s national lands and resources, released a comprehensive report this week showing an unprecedented decline in illegal Palestinian construction in Area C of Judea and Samaria.
U.S. talk radio host Clay Travis broadcasts live from the JNS studios in Jerusalem.
U.S. talk-radio giant Clay Travis, whose weekday show with co-host Buck Sexton, (“The Clay Travis & Buck Sexton Show”) reaches more than eight million monthly listeners on nearly 500 stations across the United States, along with digital platforms, is currently in Israel, broadcasting his show live from the JNS studios in Jerusalem.
U.S. President Joe Biden listens as Mark Anthony Thomas, the President and CEO of the Greater Baltimore Committee and Baltimore Tech Hubs coalition, introduces him at an event at the South Court Auditorium in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building at the White House on Oct. 23, 2023 in Washington, D.C. Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images.
(Nov. 21, 2024 / JNS) The Biden administration this week announced a new round of sanctions against three Israeli entities and three individuals, pursuant to the president’s Feb. 1, 2024 Executive Order 14115, which targets Israelis accused of undermining “the foreign policy objectives of the United States.”
A view of Efrat’s Dagan (foreground) and Tamar (background) neighborhoods, near Bethlehem in Judea and Samaria, Nov. 10, 2020. Credit: Gershon Elinson/Flash90.
(Nov. 9, 2024 / JNS) Leaders and activists across the Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria were nearly unanimous in their response to the outcome of the U.S. presidential election: the defeat of Democratic candidate Kamala Harris by Republican contender Donald Trump.
Jews pray for the well-being of America at the Ancient Shiloh archeological site in the Binyamin region of Samaria on Nov. 3, 2024. Photo by Josh Hasten.
(Nov. 3, 2024 / JNS) Several hundred Israelis—men and women—gathered at Ancient Shiloh on Sunday for morning prayers and the recitation of psalms, for the well-being and prosperity of America, as the U.S. heads towards presidential elections this on Tuesday.
Luxury villas under construction in Samaria, exclusively reserved for Palestinians who have spent at least five years in Israeli prisons for terrorism-related offences. Credit: Josh Hasten.
(Oct. 1, 2024 / JNS) The Palestinian Authority is forging ahead with the construction of a luxury neighborhood in Samaria exclusively reserved for Palestinians who have served at least five years in Israeli prisons for terrorism-related offenses, a Binyamin Regional Council spokesperson has told JNS.
Cheli Ganot, whose son Ch.-Insp. Dan Ganot died protecting the residents of Kibbutz Be’eri on Oct. 7, 2024, and Master Sgt. Dean Elsdunne at the Friends of Zion Museum in Jerusalem on Oct. 9, 2024. Photo by Josh Hasten.
“On October 7, we were 100% the bulletproof vests of the nation.” This is according to Master Sgt. Dean Elsdunne, Israel Police international spokesperson, speaking to JNS on the sidelines of an emotional event at the Friends of Zion Museum in Jerusalem on Wednesday night, honoring the 67 police officers who died in the line of duty on Oct. 7, 2023, and over the past year, battling terrorists and defending the State of Israel.
The first graduating class from Ariel University’s Adelson School of Medicine, Sept. 25, 2024. Credit: Eyal Mass.
(Sep. 26, 2024 / JNS) Israel’s Ariel University on Wednesday evening celebrated the first class of graduates from its Adelson School of Medicine, which opened its doors in 2019.
Josh Hasten
A freelance journalist and public relations consultant, he specializes in PR for nonprofits. Until recently, he served as the international spokesperson for the Yesha Council and Gush Etzion.
Max Margolis teaches victims of terrorism how to play golf. The Caesarea Golf Club, Sept. 15, 2024. Credit: Meir Pavlovsky.
California high-school golf phenom Max Margolis, 17, played 101 holes on Sunday at the Caesarea Golf Club, in the baking sun, to raise money for Israeli victims of terror.