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Israel

Jerusalem Reform synagogue egged in second attack in a month

By DEBORAH DANAN

(JTA) — A Reform synagogue in Jerusalem was targeted for the second time in a month when a group of Jewish youths threw eggs at worshippers arriving for Rosh Hashanah services, in what the congregation described as an...

Key House Democrat refuses to clear $2.8 billion bomb sale to Israel

By SHARON UDASIN

(JTA) — U.S. Rep. Gregory Meeks, the top Democrat on the U.S. House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee, is obstructing a Trump administration proposal for a $2.8 billion bomb sale to Israel. 

Meeks, a longtime supporter of Israel...

Israeli army weighs legal action against NAZA film makers amid calls to revoke their citizenship

By DEBORAH DANAN

(JTA) — The Israeli army chief of staff on Monday ordered the military to examine possible legal action over “NAZA,” a documentary alleging that Israeli forces knowingly killed large numbers of civilians in Gaza.

The 80-minute documentary by...

Poll: A third of Israelis call settler rioters ‘terrorists’

By DEBORAH DANAN

(JTA) — A third of Israelis describe Jewish rioters involved in recent violence in the West Bank village of Qusra as “Israeli terrorists,” according to a survey released Monday by the Jewish People Policy Institute. 

Coupled with another...

Robert Kraft pushes Ed Sheeran to drop Macklemore from tour following ‘Free Palestine’ controversy

By ANDREW LAPIN

(JTA) — Robert Kraft, the Jewish and pro-Israel billionaire, took credit Monday for helping to pressure Ed Sheeran to drop pro-Palestinian rapper Macklemore from his tour.

Kraft, who owns one of the stadiums where Macklemore was scheduled to...

Anthropic reveals Yemenis vibecoding ballistic missile guidance, Iran using AI to target US Navy

By ANDREW BERNARD

 (JNS.org) – A new report from Anthropic reveals how Yemeni terrorists, Iran and other actors have attempted to use the company’s artificial intelligence tools to develop weapons of mass destruction and to carry out attacks against the United...

Documentary alleging Israel committed wanton killing in Gaza gets standing ovation in Venice

By DEBORAH DANAN

(JTA) — TEL AVIV – A documentary presenting testimony from Israeli soldiers and intelligence officers who say the IDF knowingly killed large numbers of civilians during its campaign in Gaza got a  25-minute standing ovation Thursday at...

J Street goes on the offensive against AIPAC-backed candidates

By JOSEPH STRAUSS

(JTA) — J Street, the liberal Jewish Middle East advocacy group, announced that it will spend $3 million to defeat a handful of Republican candidates backed by AIPAC, joining the plethora of progressive groups targeting the American Israel...

UK, France, Canada to ban goods from Israeli settlements

By TOVAH LAZAROFF

(JTA) — The United Kingdom, France and Canada will ban goods produced in the West Bank settlements and Jewish neighborhoods of East Jerusalem, British Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband told Parliament on Tuesday, explaining that all such communities were...

Kushner: Demilitarizing Gaza ‘not going to be easy’

By JNS STAFF

(JNS.org) – Jared Kushner, U.S. President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and peace envoy, said on Sunday that Washington was only beginning to understand what is required to demilitarize the Gaza Strip, calling it “beyond your comprehension.”

“Demilitarizing it is...