(JTA) — A number of Israeli and Jewish schools are urging parents to limit their children’s access to social media apps such as TikTok and Instagram due to concerns of increasingly graphic content that may be shared from Israel and Gaza.
David...
(JTA) — When Hamas terrorists broke into her home early Saturday morning, Rachel Adari didn’t have any guns.
But she had another kind of weapon: cookies, which she offered to the men who held her and her husband captive for the next 15 hours,...
Jewish News Syndicate
• Published October 10, 2023
Hamas terrorists murdered approximately 40 babies as part of their Oct. 7 attack on Kibbutz Kfar Aza, Israel Defense Forces soldiers who retook the community told i24News on Tuesday.
"Talking to some of the soldiers here, they say what they witnessed...
Chabad.org, Special To The Jewish Light
• Published October 10, 2023
The updates from Israel are deeply distressing.
More than 900 people murdered, thousands injured, and over 100 individuals abducted by terrorists.
In the coming days, our heroic IDF soldiers may go into Gaza to save the abducted and...
Pesach Benson, Jewish News Syndicate
• Published October 10, 2023
Hundreds of Israelis in Europe were airlifted home on Tuesday morning to be mobilized for reserve duty.
Two Hercules transport planes were flown to a number of European countries to repatriate the Israelis, the Israel Defense Forces said.
IDF spokesperson...
Yehezkel Laing, Jewish News Syndicate
• Published October 10, 2023
It was billed as a celebration of “friends, love and infinite freedom.” While millions of Israelis celebrated the Simchat Torah holiday, many others were using the time to party.
The weekend-long outdoor trance music festival, called the Supernova...
(JTA) — The original lyrics of U2’s hit song “Pride (In the Name of Love)” were about Martin Luther King, Jr. But on Sunday night, the band’s singer Bono changed some of the song’s lyrics to pay tribute to Israeli victims of Hamas’ attacks.
In...
For so many of us in the St. Louis Jewish community, the war in Israel feels personal because of our connection to the Jewish state, as well as having family and friends who live there. We worry about their safety and fear for their well-being.
For...
(JTA) — In an unprecedented show of support for Israel, a number of professional athletes and sports teams issued statements about Hamas’ invasion of the country, which has left over 900 dead.
“The NBA and [the NBA Players’ Association] mourn...
Some projected the Israeli flag onto buildings, others created elegant blue-and-white visual displays as around the world, nations made it clear that they stood by Israel’s right to protect itself in the wake of a Shabbat and holiday morning multi-pronged...
U.S. President Joe Biden issued a statement on Monday about American citizens impacted in Israel. It is as follows:
As we continue to account for the horrors of the appalling terrorist assault against Israel this weekend and the hundreds of innocent...
This story will be updated.
(JTA) — A massive military operation is underway to place Gaza under a “complete siege,” Israel’s defense minister said on Monday, 48 hours after a surprise attack by Hamas left 900 Israelis dead, thousands wounded...
