Life changed dramatically for millions in Israel on 7th October 2023 and one of them was Inbar Haiman, a young student attending a Peace Festival in the Negev desert that weekend.
Caught up in the attack, and then kidnapped and hauled off to Gaza on...
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Hamas reportedly rejected an Israeli offer for a two-month ceasefire in exchange for the release of hostages held in Gaza, even as top U.S. and Qatari officials said talks aimed at an extended pause in the war are “serious.”
On...
The State of Israel will retain full security control over the entire territory west of the Jordan River after it achieves its objectives of demilitarizing the Gaza Strip and returning the hostages held there, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu...
TEL AVIV (JTA) — Three weeks after her cousin was abducted and taken to Gaza along with her family, Yifar Zailer said she knew one thing for sure: “I don’t want to be here in two months, celebrating Kfir’s first birthday.”
And yet that’s...
Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
• Published January 17, 2024
Some St. Louis Jewish leaders are reacting to the recent vote by the St. Louis Board of Alderman calling on President Joe Biden to work toward a cease-fire in Israel's war with Hamas.
The unanimous vote on an updated version of Resolution 137 occurred...
It’s a beautiful, cloudless day. The temperature is a perfect 75 degrees, and the December sun is causing me to sweat as I cut another clementine from the tree and put it in the bag draped across my body.
That’s when I hear a distant boom and rumble...
By Yulia Karra, Israel21c
• Published January 9, 2024
Idan Amedi, star of the hit Israeli TV show “Fauda,” was severely wounded on Monday during fighting in the Gaza Strip where he was deployed as an Israel Defense Forces reservist.
According to reports in the Israeli media, the actor and singer was...
(JTA) — Nine Israeli soldiers were killed, including six in one incident, during fighting in Gaza on Monday as Israel announced a new phase that officials said would be more targeted than the campaign that has devastated the enclave.
The announcement...
Jon Kalish, The Forward
• Published January 8, 2024
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Chicago Bulls’ forward DeMar DeRozan honored the memory of an Israeli basketball fan murdered at the rave near kibbutz...
By Bill Motchan, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published January 7, 2024
Bicyclists around the world will take to roads and bike paths on Jan. 14 to mark the 100th day since the Hamas attack on Israel last October. The event was created by the professional cycling team Israel Premier Tech, the Hostages and Missing Families...
(JTA) — When the social media watchdog group StopAntisemitism this week posted a photo of Jennifer Garner’s daughter, it called attention to her sweater, which showed a watermelon cut into the shape of a map.
The group took offense at the map —...
Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
• Published January 4, 2024
The St. Louis Jewish Loan Association (STLJLA), along with its 16 other nationwide partners, is providing over $3.4 million in an interest-free loan for emergency financial assistance to Israeli individuals and families in the Jewish state.
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