( May 5, 2026 / JNS ) Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael–Jewish National Fund (KKL–JNF) chairman Eyal Ostrinsky is pushing back against an April 28 report in the Haaretz newspaper that his organization is... Read more »
( May 5, 2026 / JNS ) Lebanese President Joseph Aoun said on Monday that he will not meet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu until a security agreement is reached and Israeli... Read more »
One of Ernest Hemingway’s characters says that bankruptcy happens “gradually, then suddenly.” Since the start of the year, signs of governmental deterioration in Russia have been intensifying, and at the beginning of... Read more »
Shafaq News In Baghdad, governments are not born from ballot boxes alone; they emerge from a long chain of understandings, guarantees, and mutual anxieties, and it was into this chain that Kurdistan... Read more »
JTA– Cornell University President Michael Kotlikoff and student protesters are trading accusations after an incident in which protesters surrounded the president’s car following an on-campus debate about Israel. The protesters, from a... Read more »
DJERBA, Tunisia — This year’s Jewish pilgrimage on Tunisia’s island of Djerba saw a “marked return” of worshippers, organizers said, after two years of scaled-down turnout due to safety concerns. The annual... Read more »
2026-05-04T19:16:55+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News- Beirut Israeli strikes killed 17 people and wounded 35 others across Lebanon over the past 24 hours, according to the Lebanese Ministry... Read more »
The word “ceasefire” seemingly carries a positive connotation in a deeply negative situation. I suspect that for people around the world, the blaring headlines about the ceasefire with Iran, or the Gaza... Read more »
Iran’s military said Monday that US forces would be attacked if they entered the Strait of Hormuz, after US President Donald Trump announced Washington would guide trapped ships through the blockaded waterway.... Read more »
The expanding threat posed by explosive drones launched by Hezbollah terrorists against IDF forces in southern Lebanon is raising tough questions about the Israeli security establishment’s preparedness and readiness. In fact, explosive... Read more »