When it comes to civil discourse, there’s no choice between dogs and humans; Students, experts testify about Jew-hatred on campus before US civil rights panel; Netanyahu warns Iran of ‘unimaginable’ response if it attacks Israel

 

The Daily Syndicate   Friday, February 20, 2026

from the editor-in-chief     Jonathan S. Tobin   When it comes to civil discourse, there’s no choice between dogs and humans   Those who were appalled by Rep. Randy Fine saying he preferred canines to Muslims were right, even if what he was responding to was also appalling.       Students, experts testify about Jew-hatred on campus before US civil rights panel     Jonathan D. Salant   Exclusive: Judea, Samaria Jewish population grew at twice Israel’s overall rate in 2025     Akiva Van Koningsveld     Scholarly journal ‘PLoS One’ publishes article by Hamas health official     JNS Staff   University of Southern Maine nixes campus event with Francesca Albanese     Mike Wagenheim     Torah, rabbinic writings vital to understand Jew-hatred today, Coalition for Jewish Values says     JNS Staff           latest news         Netanyahu warns Iran of ‘unimaginable’ response if it attacks Israel   Steve Linde       Grand jury indicts three Silicon Valley engineers in alleged trade secrets theft tied to Iran         Gottheimer, Lawler oppose resolution limiting US military options against Iran         After saying dogs better than Muslims, Fine plans to introduce bill protecting canines from Sharia         US-Belgium row, which began over circumcision, escalates   Canaan Lidor       CAIR calls Sharia Free America Caucus in House ‘anti-Muslim hate group’         Swastikas found etched on portable toilet in New York village park         Trump weighs easing nuclear ‘guardrails’ in Saudi civil deal         PA’s new constitution: Radical ideology in Western clothing   David Isaac       IDF arrests terrorists in Nablus-area raid         Jerusalem police, IDF on alert for first Friday of Ramadan   JNS Staff       High Court orders gov’t to upgrade Western Wall egalitarian prayer plaza   JNS Staff       Ankara sends drillship, F-16s to Somalia in strategic push   Dudi Kogan       Special in Uniform celebrates its bar mitzvah   Howard Blas       Full remarks: Sa’ar’s address at the UN Security Council   JNS Staff           opinion             column     Ben Cohen   A Jewish antisemite returns to the scene   Moshe Aryeh Friedman has long taken advantage of Europe’s pre-existing suspicions around traditional religious practices and the law to level defamatory claims, enticing media buy-in.       Shuki Friedman A Haredi autonomy has emerged in the heart of Israel         Charles Cohen Emotion still percolate a week after ugly episode at Chicago cafe         David Yaari Cloudy with a chance of missiles         Rabbi Reuven H. Taff The chutzpah of Shelton Jackson Lee           Wire     Qatar, charities and campus activists fuel dangerous lies     The Focus Project           Wire     New York City officials welcome 4,500 CTeens at summit opening     CTeen

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