Category: Jewish

The Israel Defense Forces said Wednesday that they received a report of a suspected stabbing attack near the Tunnel Checkpoint area in Jerusalem. No injuries were reported, and the incident remains under review, the military...

Tel Aviv-based cloud security startup Upwind has joined Israel’s growing list of unicorns after the company said Monday that it raised $250 million in a Series B round at a $1.5 billion valuation. Upwind, which uses artificial...

Iran said Wednesday it executed a man who authorities alleged had been convicted of spying for Israel, amid growing concern over an increase in executions following recent unrest. According to Iran’s judiciary-run Mizan news...

Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday made a plea for an end to antisemitism worldwide, marking International Holocaust Remembrance Day with a prayer for a world free of prejudice, oppression and racism. Speaking during his weekly general...

Israel Defense Forces soldiers paid with their lives because of a weapons embargo that ended when U.S. President Donald Trump returned to the White House, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday. “I have one...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday that Jerusalem is closely monitoring signs Saudi Arabia may be distancing itself from the U.S.-brokered Abraham Accords, warning that any country seeking normalization...

The Oct. 7 massacre and ensuing multifront war against the State of Israel were the inevitable conclusion of the doctrine of deterrence. The belief that our enemies were deterred was not just wrong; it was a catastrophic failure...

The Israeli Defense Ministry has placed a multi-year order valued at about $183 million (NIS 570 million) with Elbit Systems for air munitions, the ministry announced Tuesday. The agreement, signed by Defense Ministry Director...

“The Meira K Show” brings a fresh, unfiltered look at society and politics in Israel and the Middle East. With her trademark energy and candor, she tackles stories too often ignored or distorted by mainstream media—offering...

“The pride is so much stronger than the sadness,” Talik Gvili said on Monday, speaking with reporters outside the family home in Meitar, southern Israel, hours after her son’s body was retrieved from Gaza. The Israel Defense...

Israeli President Isaac Herzog on Tuesday marked International Holocaust Remembrance Day by warning that antisemitism is once again spreading worldwide, and equated the denial of Jewish self-determination with hatred of Jews....

Jerusalem is readying for talks with the White House on a new foreign military financing deal that would focus more on joint projects than cash handouts, Reuters reported on Tuesday, citing the Financial Times. “The partnership...

Israel’s Diaspora Affairs and Combating Antisemitism Minister Amichai Chikli lashed out on Sunday at Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, calling him a “dictator,” “Hamas sympathizer” and “promoter of Sharia-based...

An unabashedly strong and robust Judaism that is intrinsically connected to the heritage of the nation is the answer to the antisemitism around the globe, director of Chabad of Bondi in Sydney, Australia said on Tuesday at an...

Steve Linde is the JNS features editor and former editor-in-chief of The Jerusalem Post. Born in Zimbabwe and raised in South Africa, he made aliyah in 1988 and served in the IDF. A Jerusalem resident, he regularly interviews...

Israeli airlines, led by flag carrier El Al, announced on Sunday that they are relaxing rules regarding flight cancellations and booking changes over the next two weeks due to concerns of renewed conflict with Iran. The move was...

“Our Middle East” offers a rare insider’s view of the region’s shifting politics, power plays and partnerships. Hosted by Dan Diker, president of the Jerusalem Center for Security and Foreign Affairs, and Khaled Abu Toameh,...

“Judeacation” takes viewers to the heart of Judea and Samaria, where history, faith and modern Israel meet. Hosted by JNS Middle East correspondent Josh Hasten, the series dispels myths and misconceptions about life in the...

Hundreds of Israel Border Police officers are participating in large-scale raids in the northern Jerusalem’s Kafr Aqab neighborhood as part of an ongoing campaign along the security barrier surrounding the capital, police...

The second International Conference on Combating Antisemitism—Generation of Truth, dedicated to confronting Jew-hatred and Holocaust denial, kicked off in Jerusalem on Monday morning. International policymakers,...

Italian authorities recently dealt a substantial blow to the Hamas financial network in the country. On Dec. 27, Italian police arrested seven individuals and issued international arrest orders for two others suspected of...

In a reversal, Guinness World Records is again accepting submissions from Israel, Israeli President Isaac Herzog said on Sunday, and will be cited for a world record in kidney donations. The remarks follow a public outcry last...

“Jerusalem Minute” is your JNS weekly news briefing filmed in the JNS Media Hub in Jerusalem, the heart of where some of Israel’s biggest stories unfold. Hosted by Alex Traiman, JNS CEO and Jerusalem bureau chief, and Middle...