Israel’s enemies ‘fighting for survival,’ Netanyahu says after Southern Lebanon visit – JNS.org

( Apr. 13, 2026 / JNS ) Israel’s enemies are “fighting simply for their own survival,” though “there is still work to be done,” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said during a visit... Read more »

Orbán concedes election after 16 years as Hungarian prime minister – JNS.org

( Apr. 12, 2026 / JNS ) Viktor Orbán, the Hungarian prime minister since 2010, conceded to Péter Magyar in what he reportedly called a “painful” election on Sunday. Magyar’s party led... Read more »

Who is Peter Magyar, the man who ended Orban’s reign?

The long election campaign of Peter Magyar and his Tisza party ended in an historic victory that led to the ousting of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, who has ruled the country... Read more »

Why is it such a big deal?

Israel has spent three years arguing bitterly about fairness: who fights, who sacrifices, and who is protected. When the Knesset passed its largest-ever budget at the end of March, under missile sirens,... Read more »

‘We have not reached an agreement’

After long hours of discussions that stretched into the night in Islamabad, Pakistan’s capital, US Vice President JD Vance took the podium Sunday morning and delivered a brief statement on the end... Read more »

New details emerge on Israel’s operation to kill Khamenei

Forty-four days after the elimination of Iran’s supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, Israel Hayom reveals the behind-the-scenes story of one of the most complex operations in Israel’s history. Working below the radar, a... Read more »

As Turkey reportedly seeks to jail them, Israeli leaders blast Erdogan for ‘massacring Kurds’

Israeli leaders lashed out Saturday at Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan after prosecutors in Turkey reportedly filed indictments against 35 top officials, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, seeking a total of more... Read more »

Iraq’s Presidential vote was a coalition rehearsal —and the premiership battle has already begun

Shafaq News Nizar Amedi’s election as Iraq’s sixth president on April 11 settled one constitutional question and opened a harder one. The 227 out of 329 votes that carried him to the... Read more »

What is ‘internal chametz’? A mindful approach to Passover cleaning

The fundamental principle of Passover is that in every generation, the Jewish people are obligated to see ourselves as though we personally came out of Egypt. “Be’chol dor va’dor chayav adam lirot... Read more »

President Rashid Announces Withdrawal from Second-Term Bid

From the Office of the Iraqi President: President Rashid Announces Withdrawal from Second-Term Bid, Citing Need to Preserve National Unity Baghdad, April 11, 2026 — President Abdul Latif Jamal Rashid addressed the... Read more »