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South Carolina’s Republican Senate nominee will likely be pro-Israel, but no match for Lindsey Graham

By SHARON UDASIN

(JTA) — A crowded field of candidates will compete in South Carolina’s special primary this Tuesday, with hopes of securing the Republican nomination for a U.S. Senate seat long held by the late Lindsey Graham, one of...

Mamdani didn’t invite us to meeting with rabbis, NY Board of Rabbis, Rabbinic Council of America say

By RIKKI ZIGELBAUM   (JNS.org)  –  The New York Board of Rabbis was not invited to a roundtable discussion that Zohran Mamdani, mayor of New York City, held with rabbis on Monday, a spokesman for the board told JNS.

The...

Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Turkey sign NATO-style defense pact

By ANDREW BERNARD

(JNS.org)  – Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkey signed a NATO-style mutual defense pact in the Saudi city of Mecca on Friday.

The agreement brings together three of the largest military powers in the world including, in Pakistan, the...

Did Cori Bush’s focus on AIPAC doom her Missouri Democratic primary bid?

By SHARON UDASIN

(JTA) — At a speed that surprised local broadcasters and political analysts, the Associated Press determined that former Rep. Cori Bush had lost Missouri’s congressional Democratic primary to incumbent Rep. Wesley Bell just an hour after polls...

Montenegro’s tiny Jewish community navigates uncertain territory as hostility toward Israel increases

By LARRY LUXNER

(JTA) — PODGORICA, Montenegro — At the entrance to Nikšić, Montenegro’s second-largest city, a vintage fighter jet painted in the colors of the Israeli Air Force perches atop a giant concrete pedestal, as if about to take...

Israeli court delays Ben-Gvir’s plans for an Israeli ‘Crocodile Alcatraz’

By DEBORAH DANAN

(JTA) — An animal welfare group’s appeal to an Israeli court is delaying plans to surround a high security prison for Palestinians with Nile crocodiles. 

The proposed 560-foot moat was first floated by far-right National Security Minister...

Cruz, Slotkin lead bipartisan push for federal protest buffer around houses of worship

By GRACE GILSON

(JTA) — A bipartisan group of lawmakers introduced a federal legislation Thursday in the House and Senate aimed at protecting houses of worship from disruptive demonstrations, following a series of protests outside of synagogues this year.

The...

Two IDF soldiers killed, four severely wounded in Southern Lebanon

By JOSHUA MARKS

(JNS.org) – Two Israel Defense Forces reservists were killed in combat in Southern Lebanon, the military announced on Thursday morning.

The slain troops were identified as Maj. (res.) Harel Birenstock, 34, from Nokdim, and Chief Master Sgt....

William Lawrence, El-Sayed-aligned progressive, takes Democratic House nomination

By ANDREW LAPIN

(JTA) — An outspoken pro-Palestinian progressive who campaigned with Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed bested two establishment-backed picks in a Democratic House primary for a battleground district in the state on Tuesday.

William Lawrence, a co-founder of...

AIPAC-backed Wesley Bell defeats Cori Bush in Missouri Democratic primary

By SHARON UDASIN

(JTA) — Missouri incumbent Rep. Wesley Bell registered a resounding victory in Tuesday’s Democratic primary against Cori Bush, a prominent Democratic socialist and ardent critic of Israel.

The Associated Press called the race just an hour after...