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After a decades-long embrace that began when he first served as Israel’s prime minister in the 1990s, Benjamin Netanyahu’s evangelical allies are worried about a future without him. Jews who value the Christian alliance are worried, too, about a possible erosion of support among a critical pro-Israel sector should Netanyahu be forced from office, which now seems a strong possibility. “I hope the wisdom that Bibi had when it comes to respecting and honoring that community, I hope that othe...

With the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians escalating, Newsweek invited guests from both sides of the divide to a special edition of The Debate podcast.

Opinion Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan gives a statement after a meeting in Ankara, Turkey, April 5, 2021. Photo: Murat Cetinmuhurdar/PPO/Handout via REUTERS JNS.org – When the Israeli military aircraft hit sites on April 16 linked to the Gaza Strip’s terrorist Hamas government, including an armaments production facility and a smuggling tunnel, Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan was quick to attribute the incident to “Israel’s hatred of Islam.” He said: “This is, of course...

Billionaire donor. Republican kingmaker. Casino magnate. Those were among the phrases that blared from national headlines on Tuesday in the hours after Sheldon Adelson’s death at 87. But the Jewish political activists, nonprofit executives, commentators and diplomats who worked with him up close are mourning a different Adelson. “A proud, tough Jew,: was how one put it. “Like a little kid,” said another. “Very direct.” The mark Adelson left on the political, philanthropic and media ...

American business magnate Sheldon Adelson attends an American Independence Day celebration at Avenue in Airport City, near Tel Aviv, July 3, 2018. (Miriam Alster/Flash90) Israeli flags were held up high during the infamous Jan. 6 rally aimed at overturning the U.S. 2020 election results, an event that turned into a deadly riot when a mob of President Donald Trump supporters breached Congress’ gates. White Christian evangelicals attended with signs and banners that read “Jesus Saves” and �...

Sheldon Adelson, billionaire patron of Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu, has died aged 87. Adelsons company, Las Vegas Sands, on Tuesday announced the death of the casino magnate, saying that he had died from complications related to treatment for non-Hodgkin lymphoma on Monday evening. In the statement, his company said Adelson had a gone from being a "teenager selling newspapers on a street corner to becoming one of the worlds most successful entrepreneurs" and said that his impact on t...