‘We’re leading, not leaving.’ Family of 100,000th immigrant makes aliyah. Nefesh B’Nefesh marks 100,000 “olim” from North America since 2002 with the Douglas family, who moved to Jerusalem from New York.

SCOOP: UC Berkeley ethnic studies workshop to feature teacher who said ‘ethnic studies means free Palestine’ The Berkeley project “has a record of promoting anti-Israel and antisemitic agendas,” Oleg Ivanov, of StandWithUs, told JNS. “We are deeply concerned that the same thing will happen in this training.”

BREAKING: University of Washington cancels Hasan Piker event. “I’m happy that the University of Washington, for literally the first time ever, has made the correct decision to not have an America-hating communist spread his hatred and terrible ideology to young people at our taxpayer funded universities,” Republican state representative Travis Couture told JNS.

Iran: Strait of Hormuz won’t reopen until US pays price. Tehran says Washington must end its military pressure and compensate Iran before the crucial shipping lane can be considered open again.

Hezbollah faces worst financial crisis in years. Documents obtained by The New York Times and interviews with Lebanese, US and Israeli officials indicate that the campaign against the terrorist organization’s funding sources is taking a heavy toll.

Israel’s answer to the ‘Muslim NATO.’ The defense pact signed in Mecca by Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan is accelerating the regional arms race. It pushes normalization with Riyadh further out of reach and positions Ankara as a threat on par with Iran.

‘The blockade currently looks far more attractive than war.’ Targeting Iran’s trade has advantages but only if determined and prolonged, Israeli observers tell JNS.

Over Jewish concerns, Bay Area district votes 5-0 to use ethnic studies textbook. The materials distort “Jewish identity and experiences,” Oleg Ivanov, of StandWithUs, told JNS.

Trump ‘low-keying’ talks with Iran, opts for economic pressure. The regime “is in very bad shape” economically and cannot pay its troops due to the U.S. naval blockade on Iranian ports, said the U.S. President.