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‘Couldn’t do my job’ if not an optimist,’ Lipstadt tells ‘Washington Post’

The U.S. antisemitism envoy told columnist Jennifer Rubin that Jew-hatred happens on both sides of the aisle.

Should Israel set up a temporary IDF administration in Gaza?

As aid continues to be looted in the Strip and pressure grows, former defense officials debate the merits of the proposal.

Greg Weiner Archives

Kremlin: 'Zelenskyy a peculiar kind of Jew'

It's not the first antisemitic comment regarding the Ukrainian president to come out of Russia, which has painted Ukraine as a "Nazi" regime.

Just kidding? Racist presidential humor, from FDR to Trump

There need to be meaningful consequences which will clearly establish that in contemporary American society, racist humor is no laughing matter.

Islamic Movement Archives

How B’Tselem is helping the ICC target Israel

With European funding earmarked for the purpose, Israeli NGOs such as B’Tselem have ceaselessly attacked Israel’s Supreme Court with the aim of rendering the Jewish state vulnerable to prosecution in the International Criminal Court.

IDF probing attempted stabbing at base in Beit Guvrin

The incident occurred at the entrance to the military facility.

Israeli patent applications rose by 18.5% in 2021

According to the Israel Patent Office, 9,616 applications were filed in 2021, compared to 8,123 in 2020.

British Jews furious over misleading headline in Manchester newspaper on Jerusalem terror attack

The Jewish Representative Council of Greater Manchester and Region said it was “appalled” by the headline, adding that “the framing of the headline and the subsequent article recklessly fails to reflect the tragic incident.”

The Democrats must have a ‘Sister Souljah moment’ on antisemitism

It is time for Biden and others to rise up and condemn antisemites in their own party like Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib.

Where will America’s rabbis lead us this year?

A trend towards High Holiday sermons about Trump or Netanyahu could set the tone for more political strife, even as a sense of Jewish peoplehood declines.

15 years after disengagement from Gaza, area still mired in violence

Three Israelis with direct ties to the move deconstruct lessons learned from the 2005 pullout when it comes to possible “land for peace” deals in Judea and Samaria.

Israeli consul general in NY, Rabin’s granddaughter mark 29 years since prime minister’s assassination

“Prime Minister Rabin taught us all the importance of living a life of values, of exercising courage and of eternally yearning for peace,” Ariella Rada, a spokeswoman for the consulate, told JNS.

Adam Sandler talks about ‘The Chanukah Song’ and a new film with the Safdie brothers

Jewish celeb credits family for success and says his career didn’t start off with a bang.