Pointers — yads — for the University of Virginia
JNSApr 11, 2024
Clay Barr’s husband Jay D. A. Barr had been ill for “quite a long time” when she brought him home in early 1994. “There was no more to be done, and I’m pacing...
Bereaved father lashes out at anti-government protesters
JNSApr 03, 2024
The father of an IDF soldier killed in action in Gaza has denounced renewed anti-government protests, accusing demonstrators of using the plight of bereaved families and...
Israeli strike kills seven aid workers
JNSApr 03, 2024
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on April 2 confirmed that an unintentional IDF strike killed seven aid workers in the Gaza Strip the previous night.
Haredi draft bill delayed to address critics’ reservations
JNSMar 28, 2024
The Netanyahu government postponed a Cabinet meeting scheduled for Tuesday to approve the draft of a bill dealing with haredi, or ultra-Orthodox, enlistment in the IDF...
UN resolution imperiled hostage negotiations, Jewish leaders say
JNSMar 27, 2024
“Hamas’ stance clearly demonstrates its utter disinterest in a negotiated deal and attests to the damage done by the UN Security Council’s resolution,” Israeli...
Amb. Yevgen: ‘Ukraine and Israel have the same enemies’
JNSFeb 29, 2024
Korniychuk Yevgen has been Ukraine’s ambassador to Israel since 2020. Even before Russia’s invasion of his country on Feb. 24, 2022, he argued that Israel is not...
Israel’s plan for taking Rafah
JNSFeb 28, 2024
The Israel Defense Forces on Sunday evening, Feb. 25, presented to Israel’s War Cabinet a plan to evacuate the civilian population from Gaza’s southernmost city of...
‘When will he be coming home?’
JNSFeb 28, 2024
“I can’t allow myself to get caught in the emotional rollercoaster around hostage negotiations,” said Jonathan Dekel-Chen, whose son Sagui, 35, was kidnapped by...
Ex-commando turned chasid bridges divide
JNSFeb 22, 2024
With an M16 over his shoulder and a pistol and walkie-talkie at his waist, his long black coat and fur hat worn by some chasidic Jews in place, Asaf Peleg turns heads as...
Two Israelis killed in terror attack
JNSFeb 16, 2024
A terrorist shot and killed two Israelis and wounded four others on Friday afternoon at a bus stop near the Re’em Masmiya Junction, near Kiryat Malachi in the northern...
