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.
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.
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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.
Brig. Gen. (res.) Amir Avivi, chairman of the Israel Defense and Security Forum (IDSF), opening the 2024 IDSF conference, Jan. 25, 2024. Credit: IDSF.
The lower house of the Italian Parliament passed a multifaceted pro-Israel resolution in July while condemning the surge in global antisemitism following the Oct. 7 massacre in southern Israel.
Holiday resort guest houses under construction in a Judean Desert nature reserve under Palestinian Authority control, Aug. 21, 2024. Photo: Josh Hasten.
Israeli government officials, local municipalities and NGOs are waiting to see whether Israel’s Civil Administration will implement a recent cabinet decision calling for Israel to reclaim responsibility from the Palestinian Authority for a nature reserve just east of Gush Etzion in the Judean Desert.
Israeli Heritage Minister Amichai Eliyahu and Knesset member Nissim Vaturi attend a protest against the detention of IDF reservists suspected of assaulting a Hamas terrorist at the Sde Teiman military base near Beersheva, July 29, 2024. Photo by Dudu Greenspan/Flash90.
Protesters, including right-wing members of Knesset, took part on Monday in heated demonstrations at the entrance to two Israel Defense Forces bases, with some even managing to break inside.
Finance Minister and Religious Zionism Party head Bezalel Smotrich holds a faction meeting in northern Israel, May 19, 2024. Photo by Ayal Margolin/Flash90.
Judea and Samaria leaders on Tuesday applauded Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich’s announcement earlier this week that major steps had been taken to transfer administrative authority in the area from military to civilian hands.
Israeli soldiers during Gaza ground operations, March 19, 2024. Credit: IDF.
On Yom Ha’atzmaut (Independence Day), Israelis celebrate the bravery and heroism of those who fought in the 1948 War of Independence to ensure the survival of the fledgling Jewish state.
Prime Minister Netanyahu has declared that a Rafah operation will happen regardless of whether Hamas accepts the new hostage deal offered by Israel. But how much longer will Israel wait to go in? How much of this rhetoric is public diplomacy and how much can be trusted as actual policy?
JNS CEO Alex Traiman and Middle East correspondent Josh Hasten analyze this story in all its angles as well as top stories happening in Israel
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– Biden administration accusing whole IDF units of human rights violations
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– Antony Blinken’s Middle East trip and much more!
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