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Six killed in terrorist attack on Jordanian church

By ANDREW BERNARD

(JNS.org) – At least six people were killed and 28 injured on Friday after unidentified gunmen opened fire on a funeral at a Greek Orthodox Church in Hmoud, Jordan, government officials said.

Jordanian King Abdullah II said that...

‘I wanna blow up a synagogue’: Online posts lead to hate crime charge against Utah man

By RON KAMPEAS

(JTA) — A Utah man accused of possessing explosive devices, searching online for nearby synagogues and making online threats to kill Jews pleaded not guilty on Friday to charges including attempting to commit a hate crime.

A federal...

Why both sides are ducking settler violence ahead of Israel’s elections

By TANI FRANK

(JTA) — For American Jews who follow Israel closely, one of the hardest things to understand about Israeli politics today is the gap between the severity of settler violence in Judea and Samaria, also known as the West...

The missing ‘peace’ in Israel’s election campaign

By RUTH EGLASH

(JTA) — JERUSALEM – There’s a short video clip that’s been circulating on Israeli social media channels in recent days showing a massive crowd of jubilant young Israelis at a music festival singing along on repeat to “The...

In final Michigan Senate debate, Rogers says Jewish Democrats ‘afraid’ of El-Sayed

By ANDREW LAPIN

(JTA) — Republican U.S. Senate candidate Mike Rogers of Michigan said during the race’s final televised debate Wednesday that some “Jewish Democrats” are “literally afraid” of his opponent, Democrat Abdul El-Sayed,.

“We’re doing exceptionally well with Jewish Democrats...

Pitt officials say some Jewish students were interviewed for campus antisemitism report

By ANDREW LAPIN

(JTA) — A spokesman for the University of Pittsburgh now says the school’s campus antisemitism working group did speak to at least some Jewish students and community members beyond those in the group itself before issuing its recommendations. 

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Dustin Hoffman and other stars celebrate the Jewish connection to Israel

By RYAN TOROK

(JTA) — LOS ANGELES — Dustin Hoffman, Gene Simmons, Jon Voight and Bob Odenkirk were among the Hollywood names who gathered at UCLA’s Royce Hall on Monday night for “Letters, Light and Love,” a theatrical production celebrating the...

Former Edmonton journalist admits to vandalizing monuments of Ukrainian Nazi collaborators

By DEBBY WALDMAN

(JTA) — EDMONTON, Canada – Duncan Kinney, a former journalist with the left-wing website Progress Report, pleaded guilty to criminal mischief on Monday, four years after he was arrested for vandalizing monuments to Ukrainian Nazi collaborators in Edmonton,...

Blue and White Party’s Benny Gantz quits Knesset race

By JNS STAFF

(JNS.org) – Blue and White Party leader Benny Gantz announced on Monday night that he was dropping out of the Oct. 27 Knesset election. Gantz conceded that he “did not succeed in convincing enough of the people of...

A renewed Iran war is only a matter of time, Israeli experts warn

By TOMER ALMAGOR

(JTA) — President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have said they don’t want to see a renewal of the war against Iran – but they are issuing stark public warnings to Tehran that could bring...