US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman: Mideast is ‘Exploding with Good Opportunities’ Under Trump

“We’ve done more for the cause of peace within this region than any administration in the history of the United States. And, I think those opposing us just are not seeing the situation clearly,” America’s envoy to the Jewish state tells JNS in a wide-ranging interview.
With Bilateral Agreements, Trump Administration Reverses Carter, Obama Settlement Policies

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called the signing “an important victory against all those who seek to delegitimize everything Israeli beyond the 1967 lines.”
A Conformist Media is No Friend to Freedom

Glenn Greenwald viciously attacked Israel. Now he finds himself on the same side as some old foes because he dissents from liberal orthodoxy on Russia and Trump.
Top Senate Races Jewish Voters Should be Eyeing Before Nov. 3

With the balance of the Senate in question, here are five contests deemed very close in states with significant Jewish populations.
Will Iran ‘Pay the Price’ for Election Interference?

Biden’s pledge raises important questions about his policy priorities, as well as about how Americans think about foreign foes and threats to democracy.
Major Mystic Rabbi Composes Prayer for Trump Victory: “Everyone Must Pray!”

A prominent mystic rabbi composed a prayer for a victory for President Trump in the elections and emphasizes the connection between the US and Israel.
‘So What’? Foreign Policy and the 2020 Election

It is such a basic thing to say, but perhaps it needs saying: Even if you oppose all foreign aid and all foreign military commitments, the rest of the world cannot be treated as an afterthought, or as something to ignore entirely.
Fighting the New Commissars

The time for a reckoning with the social media giants has arrived, and not only in the United States.
Abraham’s Seeds of Peace were Planted Long Ago; Now They’re Bearing Fruit

“We are witnessing the fruits of the Netanyahu Doctrine … and this is only the beginning,” the Israeli prime minister’s strategic adviser, Aaron Klein, tells JNS in an exclusive interview.
The Court and the Right to Faith in the Public Square

The future of religious liberty, more than that of Judge Amy Coney Barrett, is at stake in the coming debate about her Supreme Court confirmation.