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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...

How much will Trump’s endorsement help Netanyahu?

By RUTH EGLASH

(JTA) — JERUSALEM – Within minutes of President Donald Trump endorsing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a post on Truth Social Sunday, Netanyahu’s campaign team had released a 30-second clip showing all the times Trump has lavished praise...

2026 Israeli elections: What you need to know

By JTA STAFF

(JTA) — On Oct. 27, Israelis will cast their votes in a process that will determine who is prime minister and who sits in the 120-seat parliament, the Knesset. Since the country’s founding in 1948, there have been...

Rabbi Amichai Lau-Lavie – star of ‘Sabbath Queen’ – appears at screenings with director

By ALAN SMASON, Special to the CCJN

Rabbi Amichai Lau-Lavie, a rabbi whose family of rabbis extends back a millennium and the subject and star of the documentary “Sabbath Queen,” is enjoying the relaxed atmosphere of New Orleans this weekend.

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As Netanyahu drops in polls, Ben-Gvir’s star rises

By RUTH EGLASH

(JTA) — RAMLA – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the parties in his coalition seem to be losing support heading into Israel’s first election since Oct. 7 – with one exception. Otzma Yehudit, headed by Minister of National...

In Oct. 7 blame game, former Shin Bet chief sues Netanyahu ahead of elections

By TOMER ALMAGOR

(JTA) — The bitter battle that has raged between Israel’s security and political establishments over who bears responsibility for the failures ahead of the Oct. 7 attacks is kicking into high gear as Israel prepares to hold its...

Ahead of elections, Bennett and Lapid pledge to strengthen Israel-Diaspora ties

By RUTH EGLASH

(JTA) — Israel-Diaspora relations will be made a top priority for former prime ministers Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid if their B’Yachad party joins the next Israeli government, according to a working plan shared with JTA.

Under the...

A major Jewish museum hopes to join the Smithsonian – at a difficult moment for the storied institution

By ANDREW LAPIN

(JTA) — Philadelphia’s Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History is moving closer to becoming part of the Smithsonian Institution at a moment of significant upheaval for the storied museum network.

A new congressional commission will study whether...

Colombia becomes 10th country with embassy in Jerusalem

By JOSHUA MARKS

(JNS.org) – Colombia on Wednesday morning opened its embassy in Jerusalem, the 10th foreign diplomatic mission in the Israeli capital.

Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar, joined by Colombian Foreign Minister Omar Bula Escobar, Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Lion and...

Little if any progress on Jew-hatred at United Nations, Jewish staffers say

By MIKE WAGENHEIM

(JNS.org) – In March 2024, four United Nations employees told JNS that after Oct. 7, they have been “very uncomfortable” at work as Jews and that they had to listen silently to anti-Israel propaganda that is “completely...