Jerusalem has frozen the release of terrorists whose sentences were to be commuted under the ceasefire deal with Hamas, after “horrifying scenes” were witnessed during the release of Israeli hostages Arbel Yehud and Gadi Mozes on Thursday, according...
Benjamin Netanyahu says he will meet President Donald Trump at the White House next week, a date that would make the Israeli prime minister the first foreign leader to be invited to Trump’s residence since he retook office.
Netanyahu’s office announced...
Center for Israel Education, israeled.org
• Published January 27, 2025
Jan. 27, 2006 — U.N. Holds First Holocaust Remembrance Day
The first U.N.-recognized International Holocaust Remembrance Day is held on the 61st anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz. The president of the U.N. General Assembly, Jan Eliasson, says...
(JTA) — Keith Siegel, an American taken hostage on Oct. 7, 2023, will reportedly be released in the coming days as part of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal.
The report on NBC News, citing Israeli sources, is a sign that Siegel is alive. It came hours...
(JTA) — Hamas released four hostages on Saturday in a choreographed ceremony in Gaza, making them the second group of captives to go free in the ceasefire that began earlier this week.
The four hostages released on Saturday are Daniela Gilboa, Liri...
(JTA) — A survivor of the Nova music festival massacre will represent Israel in the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest.
Yuval Raphael secured the position on Wednesday when she won “Rising Star,” the Israeli TV show that produces each year’s Eurovision...
(JTA) — Within hours of her release from captivity in Gaza, Emily Damari’s hand had become a new Israeli icon.
Damari was injured on Oct. 7, 2023, when Hamas terrorists shot her and took her hostage. It became clear after she was released on...
Bill Motchan, Special To The Jewish Light
• Published January 15, 2025
Three years ago, Creve Coeur bid farewell to an iconic local establishment: The Bagel Factory. After 48 years of delighting the community with its New York-style water bagels, the shop at 11256 Olive Blvd. closed its doors for good in December 2022.
At...
At least 10 people were killed and dozens wounded when the driver of a pickup truck rammed into a crowd while opening fire at police during New Year’s celebrations in New Orleans early Wednesday morning.
New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell told reporters...
Akiva Van Koningsveld, JNS
• Published November 26, 2024
The Israeli Security Cabinet voted on Tuesday to approve a 60-day truce with the Hezbollah terror organization in Lebanon, CNN reported.
All Israel Defense Forces soldiers are expected to withdraw from Southern Lebanon over a 60-day “transition period,”...
(JTA) — TEL AVIV — With no formal training but with all the aplomb of a seasoned chef, Sharona Dahan serves up plate after plate of Moroccan fish — a dish rooted in her family’s culinary traditions — in the bustling open kitchen of Café Asif...
WASHINGTON — The killing of an Israeli Chabad rabbi in the United Arab Emirates shocked many, and illustrated the dangers Jews face around the world.
But if the aim of the attack was to to undermine the Abraham Accords between Israel, the UAE and...
