Despite Challenges for Olim, Aliyah Surges During COVID-19 Pandemic
Amid 30 percent increase in aliyah compared to last year, “there is no doubt that the rise in anti-Semitism and the COVID-19 pandemic had an influence,” said Becca Wertman-Traub, an olah from Vancouver, Canada.
A Christmas Crusade: Scapegoating the Jews
Anyone connected to reality would be perplexed by church leaders’ campaign to blame Israeli Jews for driving Christians out of Israel, as the country’s Christian population actually increased last year.
Lieberman: Clueless Clutz or Cosa Nostra Capo?
There are only two possibilities regarding the Israeli finance minister’s involvement in what has become known as the “Yisrael Beiteinu affair.” Neither bodes well for Israel.
The Non-Orthodox Get Another Lesson in Israeli Electoral Math
The absence of the haredim from the coalition should have made it possible for the implementation of a more pluralistic Western Wall renovation. But political reality once again intruded.
Just in Case You Think People are Not Going Mad from Pandemania…
it was revealed by the airline that multiple people suffered injuries during the woman’s pro-masking rampage, including at least one among the flight attendants that tried to restrain her.
Archbishop Tutu and the Disturbing Power of Intersectionality
South Africa’s struggle was nothing like the Israeli-Palestinian conflict but the anti-apartheid leader’s bias showed how easily people can be led astray by such myths.
Warm Love and Hot Soup for Israeli Soldiers
Of course, it’s unspeakable that we should have to live with the threat of terrorists stabbing and shooting at civilians, or ramming their cars into Israelis on the side of the road.
The Pinch That Stole Christmas
“All you’ll feel is just a little pinch,” said the friendly nurse as she injected one of the world’s new favorite vaccines into a child’s arm.
Fake News and the UN’s Secret Data on ‘Settler-Related Incidents’
The U.N. manipulated unverifiable data, prompting baseless media reports about Palestinians killed by settlers.
Andrew Roberts: ‘We are Far From Out of the Woods with Anti-Semitism in Britain’ | ‘Top Story’, Ep. 29
Historian and author Andrew Roberts joins JNS editor-in-chief Jonathan Tobin to discuss revisionist history and what’s behind the increasingly strident anti-Semitism in Great Britain.