Zach Sicherman

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How to prosecute the worst crime in Israel’s history?

1 week ago | jns.org | Zach Sicherman

(May 25, 2025 / JNS)Is Israel’s legal system prepared to deliver justice after the atrocities of Oct. 7, 2023, or is it paralyzed by outdated frameworks and political hesitation? On this episode of “Basic Law,” Aylana Meisel sits down with Col. (Res.) Adv. Maurice Hirsch, a former senior prosecutor for the Israel Defense Forces and director of legal strategies at the Jerusalem Center for Foreign Affairs, to unpack the urgent need for a new legal response to the massacre that Black Shabbat.
Rebuilding Israel’s north after Oct. 7

1 week ago | jns.org | Zach Sicherman

(May 25, 2025 / JNS)In this episode of “The Quad,” Deb Lust, president of Jewish National Fund-USA, joins Fleur Hassan-Nahoum to expose the real story of Israel’s recovery in the north: the heartbreak, the hope and the hard work taking place far from the cameras.
A world without the Islamic Republic of Iran

Apr 4, 2024 | jns.org | Zach Sicherman

(April 4, 2024 / JNS)While much of the international community focuses its attention on the Israel/Hamas war and the Houthis’ disruption of maritime traffic in the Red Sea, the head of the snake terrorizing the world, the Islamic Republic of Iran, is being ignored, at the world’s peril. In a recent Middle East Forum report, analyst Jonathan Spyer wrote, “Iran has operated a network of proxy terrorist and militia groups across the Middle East and beyond for decades.
John Bolton on Iran pulling the strings in the Mideast conflict

Apr 1, 2024 | jns.org | Zach Sicherman

(April 1, 2024 / JNS)With the world’s focus on Israel’s war with Hamas in the Gaza Strip, many have neglected to address the root cause of this war: The Islamic Republic of Iran and its funding of terrorist proxies. Iran itself wants to avoid a direct conflict with Israel, and, specifically, the United States and Western powers. Instead, it uses the military might it supports across the Mideast to do its bidding—from Hamas in Gaza, Hezbollah in Lebanon and the Houthis in Yemen, among others.
There’s only one pro-Israel party left in America

Mar 21, 2024 | jns.org | Zach Sicherman |Jonathan S. Tobin

(March 21, 2024 / JNS)The Biden administration’s fears about the 2024 presidential election explain its pivot away from support for Israel’s war against Hamas. According to JNS editor-in-chief Jonathan Tobin, the Democrats’ belief that they are losing to former President Donald Trump is behind the recent statements of U.S. President Joe Biden and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer attacking Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and seeking to make the eradication of Hamas impossible.
The censorship industry and it’s connection to Israel

Mar 20, 2024 | jns.org | Zach Sicherman |Caroline B. Glick

(March 20, 2024 / JNS)Journalist Caroline Glick interviews Mike Benz, the executive director of the Foundation for Freedom Online, about the efforts by the Democratic Party and other government agencies to censor their opponents. They discuss how this happens not only on a domestic level but also an international one. Watch “The Caroline Glick Show!”You have read 3 articles this month. Register to receive full access to JNS. Already registered?
Former US ambassador to Israel: ‘We are heading for a crisis’

Mar 18, 2024 | jns.org | Zach Sicherman

(March 18, 2024 / JNS)This week “The Quad” interviews former U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman about U.S./Israel relations in light of the Hamas/Israel war. Recent weeks have seen Sen.
Iran remains the most destabilizing influence in the Middle East

Mar 18, 2024 | jns.org | Zach Sicherman

(March 18, 2024 / JNS)As all eyes are on Gaza amid Israel’s war with Hamas, sometimes forgotten is that the Islamic Republic of Iran been responsible for funding and training not only that terrorist organization but also Hezbollah in Lebanon and Syria, as well as the Houthis in Yemen. In the meantime, based on data from the International Atomic Energy Agency, experts now report that Iran can assemble a nuclear bomb in approximately seven days.
Shocking? Palestinian security forces heavily involved in terrorism

Mar 14, 2024 | jns.org | Zach Sicherman |Caroline B. Glick

(March 14, 2024 / JNS)A U.S. intelligence report warns that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s rule is unstable, just as an old foe joins his government. And a new shocking report shows that terrorism is “baked in” to the Palestinian Authority. All this and more on the Caroline Glick show “In-Focus!”You have read 3 articles this month. Register to receive full access to JNS. Already registered? Log in for full access JNS is combating the barrage of misinformation with factual reporting.
Jewish students aren’t safe on campus

Mar 14, 2024 | jns.org | Zach Sicherman |Jonathan S. Tobin

(March 14, 2024 / JNS)The war being waged on Israel isn’t just a matter of Hamas terrorism or a biased media lying about the effort to eradicate the Islamist perpetrators of the Oct. 7 massacres, says JNS editor-in-chief Jonathan Tobin. It’s also a fight that is being waged on social media—the place where most people, especially the young, get their news nowadays.