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Israeli policy can’t be guided by fear of world criticism, deputy foreign minister says

Israeli policy should not be guided by fear of international criticism, a senior Israeli official said at a U.S. synagogue last weekend.

New wave of anti-Israel and antisemitic activity emerges on campuses across US

Jewish college students returning after their summer break are encountering a wave of swastika daubings and anti-Israel activity on campuses across the country—and there are signs the hostility may intensify in the weeks ahead.

Court ruling deals blow to Palestinian efforts to restrict Jews in Jerusalem

Palestinians are vowing to continue their efforts to prevent Jews from living in large parts of Jerusalem’s Old City, despite a July 31 Israeli court ruling permitting a Jewish purchase of several properties there. 

Pro-Hamas conference in Netherlands could encourage antisemitism, critics warn

The mayor of the second-largest city in the Netherlands is refusing to block a conference by a pro-Hamas group, despite warnings by Dutch Jewish leaders and political figures the event could encourage antisemitism and embolden terrorists.

Negotiator: peace talks failed due to Palestinian demands, Kerry’s approach

The most recent round of Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations failed because the Palestinian Authority (PA) responded to each Israeli concession with new demands and the Obama administration kept taking the Palestinians’ side, according to a veteran Israeli negotiator...writes Rafael Medoff/JNS.org.

Jerusalem schools, synagogues would be shut if UN resolution is implemented

The human consequences of implementing the recent United Nations resolution about Israel would be devastating, say American representatives of Israeli schools, synagogues and other institutions in parts of Jerusalem that Israel captured in 1967...writes Rafael Medoff/JNS.org.
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Controversy erupts over ex-diplomat Indyk’s statements about Israel and Jews

Several Jewish organisations and leaders are expressing alarm over former U.S. diplomat Martin Indyk’s role in the Obama administration’s recent Israel policy moves...writes Rafael Medoff/JNS.org.

Palestinians say “two states” but not “for two peoples”

Palestinian Authority officials have been using a deceptive version of the "two states for two peoples" motto when they speak to different audiences, according to a leading Israeli scholar...writes Rafael Medoff/JNS.org.

U.S. State Department calls Mahmoud Abbas’s Palestinian Authority antisemitic

For the first time, the U.S. State Department has explicitly accused the Palestinian Authority (PA) of promoting antisemitism, a signal Jewish groups are hoping will lead to change in U.S. policy...writes Rafael Medoff/JNS.org.

Deleting inconvenient words, from Arafat to Iran

The U.S. State Department’s admission that it altered an embarrassing video exchange about its nuclear negotiations with Iran is disturbing—but it’s not the first time that the Obama administration, or some of its predecessors, have tampered with words that it deemed politically inconvenient.

Did Jonathan Pollard really cause antisemitism?…asks Rafael Medoff/JNS.org 

Did jailed Israeli spy Jonathan Pollard’s actions provoke antisemitism in the United States?

Ralph Nader targets ‘the Jews’ and linguistically hijacks antisemitism

Ralph Nader, the famous crusader against fraud and corruption, believes he has uncovered a horrific new injustice—and the perpetrators are “the Jews.”