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Katz: Israeli strike eliminates top Iranian official Ali Larijani

By JNS STAFF

(JNS.org) – The Israel Defense Forces on Monday eliminated senior Iranian security official Ali Larijani, believed to be responsible for ordering the killings of thousands of anti-regime protesters, Defense Minister Israel Katz said.

“I have just been...

Is Netanyahu dead? Has Tel Aviv been flattened? AI videos are dominating the Iran war.

By DEBORAH DANAN and GRACE GILSON

(JTA) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu posted an unusual video this week: of himself buying coffee at a Jerusalem-area cafe.

It was hardly typical fare for wartime, when Netanyahu can more often be...

A gunman rammed a Michigan synagogue. Its security preparations may have saved lives.

By GRACE GILSON, ASAF ELIA-SHALEV, JACKIE HAJDENBERG and JOSEPH STRAUSS

(JTA) — The suspected assailant, armed with rifles and smoke bombs, who rammed into Temple Israel on Thursday encountered a synagogue that was well prepared for just such an attack.

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Suspect dead after car crash, shooting at Detroit-area Reform temple, largest in North America

By MIKE WAGENHEIM and JNS STAFF

(JNS.org) –A man who drove a truck into the largest Reform temple in North America and opened fire on security guards, injuring one, in suburban Detroit is confirmed dead, the Oakland County Sheriff’s...

ADL Report: Tulane University receives highest grade for addressing antisemitism on campus

Tulane University, whose campus was roiled two years ago during the spring of 2024 with pro-Palestinian and anti-Israel protests and an encampment organized by mostly outside agitators, has received the highest grade of A for its ongoing campaign intended to...

Mojtaba Khamenei, son of late Iran regime leader, is head of Islamic Republic

(JNS.org) – Mojtaba Khamenei, 56, was named the new “supreme leader” of the Islamic Republic, replacing his father Ali Khamenei, whom the U.S. and Israeli militaries killed, Iranian state television reported on Sunday.

The speaker of the Iranian...

Arson at Jackson synagogue jolts Institute of Southern Jewish Life, but its mission persists

By GRACE GILSON

(JTA) — The arson in December at Beth Israel Congregation didn’t just damage the only synagogue in Jackson, Mississippi. It also threw into disarray the operations of a Jewish nonprofit that aims to serve the entire American...

Tucker Carlson sparks blowback after accusing Chabad of stoking Iran war for religious purposes

By ANDREW LAPIN

(JTA) — Some of President Donald Trump’s onetime supporters on the right are increasingly angry over his decision to launch military strikes on Iran — perhaps none more so than influential pundit Tucker Carlson.

But Carlson, who...

3 US soldiers killed in Middle East; 9 Israelis die in direct Iranian missile strike on their shelter

By PHILISSA CRAMER

(JTA) — The death toll is ratcheting up as the U.S.-Israel war against the Iranian regime enters its second day, with casualties mounting among all parties as well as elsewhere in the Middle East.

At least nine...

IDF carries out strikes in Lebanon following Hezbollah rocket attacks

By CHARLES BYBELEZER, AKIVA VAN KONINGSVELD AND AMELIE BUTBOL

(JNS.org) – The Israel Defense Forces on Monday afternoon completed a wave of strikes targeting senior Hezbollah operatives in the Beirut area after the Iranian-backed terror group fired rockets at Israel,...