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.
Fighting the New Commissars

The time for a reckoning with the social media giants has arrived, and not only in the United States.
Arab-Israeli Politicians Against Peace

The Joint List—the third-largest faction in the Knesset—is more hostile to Zionists than the sheikhs of Abu Dhabi and Manama.
Israeli Lawmakers Look to Bring all visiting Foreign Dignitaries onto Temple Mount

A suggestion was raised that visiting dignitaries be offered the opportunity to visit the Temple Mount.
Israel’s Cautionary Tale for Risk-Averse Republicans

The battle over the vacancy on the Supreme Court created by Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death drives home the extent to which judicial politics have become polarized, ugly and disruptive.
Hell Hath No Fury Like Peaceniks Upstaged

Though it’s hard to keep track of their disparate gripes, their response to the Abraham Accords makes it easy to spot their hypocrisy.
If it Quacks Like an Election…

With government collapse looming, Blue and White leader Benny Gantz is willing to compromise with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, but his No. 2, Gabi Ashkenazi, is holding him back.
Israel’s Democracy is Stronger Than Netanyahu

The prime minister’s failure to dismantle the government by violating the coalition agreement with Blue & White proves that despite his unceasing search for more power, the state stands, but we cannot rest on laurels, for the danger remains
A Unified Reminder of the Iranian Threat

Ironically, the jolt back to Israel’s pre-pandemic reality served as a refreshing break from the incessant coverage of the coronavirus, economic crisis and nationwide protests.
Cozbi in 2020? Antifa Woman Publicly Defiles Menorah in Jerusalem

“Last night, Jews began observing the nine days of austerity leading up the Ninth of the month Av commemorating the destruction of the Temple,” Rabbi Makover noted