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Sirens, shelters and an empty Old City: Jerusalem rattled on the first day of war with Iran

By THEIA CHATELLE

(JTA) — JERUSALEM — Jacob Phillips’ first trip to Israel from his home in Germany was in 2023, to visit Holocaust survivors in Tel Aviv as part of a university program. It was cut short by the...

Israeli official: Khamenei killed in strike on Tehran

By CHARLES BYBELEZER and AMELIE BOTBOL

(JNS.org) – An Israel Defense Forces strike killed Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, an Israeli official told local media on Saturday night.

According to Israel’s Channel 12, the body of the 86-year-old, described as riddled with...

Israel, US strike Iran

By CHARLES BYBELEZER and ADAM HASKEL

(JNS.org) – The Israel Defense Forces launched a preemptive strike against Iran on Saturday morning to neutralize threats against the Jewish state, Defense Minister Israel Katz announced.

He signed an order declaring a special state of...

US, Israel strike Iran: Trump, Netanyahu call for regime change in Tehran as Israelis take shelter

By JTA STAff

(JTA) — The United States and Israel jointly launched what U.S. President Donald Trump called “a major military operation” in Iran on Saturday morning, ending weeks of speculation.

Iran immediately retaliated by launching missiles toward Israel and...

Checks, charities and conversion classes: What the Epstein files show about Jeffrey Epstein’s Jewish world

By ANDREW LAPIN

(JTA) — Sometime in the early 2010s, Jeffrey Epstein walked into Dr. Steven Kaplan’s office for a root canal.

The procedure took some time and required multiple visits. The two men got to chatting. “He was just...

Why was Tucker Carlson pushing for DNA testing for Jews? What to know about the ‘Khazar’ theory that antisemites can’t shake.

By ANDREW LAPIN

(JTA) — During Tucker Carlson’s interview last week with Mike Huckabee, the U.S. ambassador to Israel, both men made considerable waves with their takes on history and theology.

Huckabee sparked a diplomatic row by citing the Bible...

Trump highlights last year’s Iran strikes in State of the Union delivered as US forces prep for possible new ones

By ASAF ELIA-SHALEV

(JTA) — President Donald Trump devoted most of his State of the Union address Tuesday night to familiar themes of economic strength and immigration enforcement, but about an hour into the speech he turned to foreign conflicts...

Netanyahu warns Iran of ‘unimaginable’ response if it attacks Israel

By STEVE LINDE

(JNS.org) – The Islamic Republic will face “unimaginable” consequences if it attacks Israel, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned on Thursday.

“We are prepared for any scenario,” Netanyahu said at an Israel Defense Forces cadets graduation ceremony at...

In JFNA’s first ‘State of the Jewish Union’ address, security and antisemitism loom large

By GRACE GILSON

(JTA) — Speaking from Washington, D.C., on Thursday, the president and CEO of the Jewish Federations of North America, Eric Fingerhut, laid out his assessment of the state of Jewish life in America.

“The state of the...

Bondi Beach terrorist appears in court for first time

By JNS STAFF   (JNS.org) – Bondi Beach killer Naveed Akram appeared in a Sydney court for the first time via video link on Monday. Akram, 24, faces 59 charges, including 15 counts of murder and one of...