Desperate Israeli left panics as Trump inauguration nears

Israeli leftists continue their long-standing tradition of snatching defeat from the jaws of victory as they force the Israel Defense Forces to fight with one hand tied behind its back. JNS senior contributing editor Caroline...

The hostages Deal – Behind the Closed Doors

From the reports coming out of Qatar through Arab media, it's possible to assess what's happening behind closed doors in Doha. What's noteworthy is that parallel to the talks in Doha, an Arab summit...
The settlement of Yitzhar in Samaria, near Shechem, off Route 60, north of the Tapuach Junction.

American Residents of Judea, Samaria Sue Biden Administration Over Sanctions

A pair of Israeli-Americans filed a lawsuit against the Biden administration on Thursday alleging that it had improperly imposed sanctions on them under an executive order intended to combat “extremist settler violence” in Judea...

Home truths

Will unpalatable and uncomfortable truths continue to be swept under the carpet this year? The irresistible urge to avoid unpleasant realities is a dominant feature of political life in most democracies. When it veers into...

Abbas’ spokesman blames Israel for October 7 massacre

Nabil Abu Rudeineh, the official spokesperson for Palestinian Authority (PA) chairman Mahmoud Abbas, blasted Israel for publishing maps that, he claims, include "Palestinian lands." Additionally, Abu Rudeineh condemned "racist" statements by Israeli officials calling for...
Philippe Lazzarini, commissioner-general of the U.N. Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), at a press briefing on Sept. 21, 2023 in New York. Credit: Manuel Elías/U.N. Photo.

UNRWA ‘knowingly’ let Hamas infiltrate, per UN Watch report

Officials of the U.N. Relief and Works Agency meet “routinely” with Lebanese and Gazan terror groups, “mutually praise each other for ‘cooperation’ and describe each other as ‘partners.'” That’s according to the December 2024 report “The Unholy...

The View From Israel

inFOCUS: This issue assesses Iranian policy and the future of the Tehran regime, mostly from the American perspective. Give us an Israeli perspective, please. Dr. Dan Diker: The chessboard is being reset in the Middle East...
Abu Muhammad al-Jolani (Amrmilno/CC BY-SA 4.0)

Abu Muhammad al-Jolani’s Attitude Toward Israel

The new ruler of Syria, Ahmed Hussein al-Sharaa, who also uses his nom de guerre, Abu Muhammad al-Jolani, is careful not to confront Israel. Despite the IDF’s activities in the Golan Heights and bombings in...

Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades welcome Samaria attack

The Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, the military wing of Palestinian Authority (PA) chairman Mahmoud Abbas’ Fatah movement, praised Monday's shooting attack in Samaria, in which three Israelis were murdered. A statement published on the Al-Aqsa Brigades' Telegram...