Mideast terror groups energized by Taliban victory, but not rushing into battle
(August 30, 2021 / JNS) The shockwaves from the Taliban’s lightning-quick takeover of Afghanistan are continuing to reverberate throughout the Middle East, and Islamist forces are feeling energized by...
Afghanistan’s last Jew has left the country
(JTA) — Zebulon Simantov, the last remaining Jew in Afghanistan, has finally left the country for fear of persecution by the Taliban, an Israeli television channel reported.
Simantov, the 62-year-old...
Lebanon’s Prime Minister Hariri Rescinds Resignation, Following Consensus Deal
Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri. Photo: File.
Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri has formally rescinded his resignation following a consensus deal reached with rival political parties.
The announcement came at the...
European Jews Protest Iceland’s Proposed Circumcision Ban
A circumcision ceremony. Photo: Wikimedia Commons.
The controversy over Iceland’s proposed ban on circumcision has escalated, with prominent European rabbis and their supporters holding protest meetings in recent days in...
10 years after the Mumbai massacre, a murdered Chabad couple’s son flourishes in Israel
By Marcy Oster
JERUSALEM (JTA) — “Everything is good.”
Sandra Samuel is riding on a bus from Afula in northern Israel to the city apartment in Jerusalem that she shares with four...
First commercial direct flights from Israel land in Morocco
(JTA) — Two Israeli airlines have started what looks like a beautiful friendship with Morocco.
Israir and El Al flights from Tel Aviv landed in Marrakesh on Sunday, Agence France...
Hillel International Opens in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland
Eric Fingerhut, Hillel International's president and CEO, speaks with former student board member JoHanna Rothseid. Photo: Shahar Azran for Hillel.
JNS.org - Hillel International is expanding to campuses in Germany,...
Tehran ready to pounce on Afghanistan and Mideast foes in more aggressive stance
(August 16, 2021 / JNS) Newly installed Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi celebrated the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan and the failure of the United States to leave smoothly after 20...
Normalization Represents Boost for Sudan and Israel
JNS.org – Khartoum, Sudan, was the setting for the infamous Arab League summit in 1967 that produced the Khartoum Resolution known as “The Three Nos”: no negotiations with Israel,...
Upheavals Due to Coronavirus Pose Challenges for US-Israel Relationship
JNS.org – As the world’s attention has been focused on combating the spread of the coronavirus for the past two months, presidential primary campaign politics in the United States...
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