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Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, President Clinton and Yasser Arafat at Oslo Accord signing on Sept. 13, 1993.

At the White House on Sept. 13, 1993, Israeli Foreign Minister Shimon Peres, Palestine Liberation Organization official Mahmoud Abbas, US Secretary of State Warren Christopher and Russian Foreign … more

Analysis by Israel Kasnett, JNS | 9/20/23

Major General Yitzhak Hofi, head of Northern Command, pointing to a map at a Northern Command meeting during the Yom Kippur War.

The next war Looking ahead, 50 years after Yom Kippur

Israel will soon mark the anniversary of one of the worst traumas it has ever experienced. On Saturday, Oct. 6, 1973, shortly before 2 pm, the Egyptian and Syrian militaries launched a coordinated … more

By Lilach Shoval, Israel Hayom | 9/20/23

This Isn't Yesterday's Kingdom

He tells me that “It’s 100 riyals,” and I immediately reply that it is too pricey. “Other shops carry these for 400,” he replies in an attempt to persuade me and … more

By Yoav Limor | 9/13/23

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu signed documents Tuesday as Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape looked on.

Papua New Guinea opens Jerusalem embassy

The Oceana nation of Papua New Guinea inaugurated its embassy in Jerusalem on Tuesday, becoming the fifth nation to maintain a diplomatic mission in Israel’s capital city. The move by the … more

By Etgar Lefkovits, JNS | 9/6/23

The newly rebuilt of Tiferet Yisrael Synagogue in the Old City of Jerusalem.

Historic Tiferet Yisrael shul rebuilt, set to reopen

When Florida lawyer Brian Sherr first visited the ancient synagogue in Jerusalem’s Old City more than four decades ago, the site lay in ruins. The area around the demolished structure was … more

By Etgar Lefkovits, JNS | 9/6/23

Prime Minister Netanyahu is flanked by UAE Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan (left), Bahrain Minister of Foreign Affairs Dr. Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani, and President Trump, at the White House, Sept. 15, 2020.

Happy birthday for 3-year-old Abraham

Almost three years have elapsed since the signing of the Abraham Accords on the White House lawn on Sept. 15, 2020. Everything appeared to be progressing smoothly until early this summer, when a … more

By Israel Kasnett, JNS | 9/6/23

Golda still matters

In a dramatic scene from the new film “Golda,” which opened in American theaters last Friday, Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir meets with US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger. Kissinger … more

Commentary by Dan Elbaum | 8/30/23

Top: The WWII-era violins displayed at a Violins of Hope event at Congregation B’nai Avraham of Brooklyn Heights included the instrument that belonged to the father of congregant Sonia Beker, who authored the book “Symphony on Fire: A Story of Music and Spiritual Resistance During the Holocaust." Bottom right: Cihat Askin performed in front of the aron hakodesh at B’nai Avraham.

WWII-era violins keep musicians’ memories alive

After World War II, Palestine Symphony Orchestra musicians who wanted nothing to do with their German-made instruments offered Moshe Weinstein an ultimatum. Weinstein had trained as a violinist … more

By Bradley Martin of JNS, with The Jewish Star | 8/30/23

This 2,000-year-old coin was discovered in Jerusalem’s City of David National Park.

Second Temple’s destruction: Jerusalem evidence unearthed

Tangible evidence of the destruction of the Second Temple and the devastating events that unfolded in Jerusalem 2,000 years ago has come to light with the discovery of a rare coin in … more

By Pesach Benson, JNS | 8/2/23

Cillian Murphy as J. Robert Oppenheimer in “Oppenheimer.”

The Jewish irony of J. Robert Oppenheimer

In anticipation of Christopher Nolan’s new film “Oppenheimer,” about the man who led the American effort to build the atomic bomb, I have been reading the … more

Commentary by Benjamin Kerstein | 7/19/23