
Under the stars on Mount Herzl, Israel marks 78 years of independence
April 22, 2026
Nobody was entirely sure the ceremony would take place. Read full story on jns.org

Israeli nation falls silent as Western Wall’s Memorial Day ceremony begins
April 20, 2026
As the sun set over Jerusalem on Monday evening, a piercing one-minute siren brought Israel to a collective standstill, marking

Senators push for $750 million in nonprofit security grants
April 20, 2026
A bipartisan group of 41 U.S. senators urged the Senate Appropriations Committee to allocate $750 million to the Nonprofit Security

Following Bernie Sanders’ lead, 40 Senate Democrats vote against arms sales to Israel
April 16, 2026
Forty Senate Democrats voted to block sales of bulldozers to Israel, while 36 voted to block the sales of 1,000-pound

Jewish, interfaith groups call for ‘up to $1 billion’ in nonprofit security funding in 2027
April 15, 2026
Citing an “unprecedented and escalating threat environment facing religious communities and institutions” across the country, a coalition of Jewish groups,

WATCH: Israel ushers in Holocaust Remembrance Day under shadow of Iran threat
April 13, 2026
The day of commemoration is set to begin on Monday night with a prerecorded official state Remembrance Day ceremony at