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Thousands of people attend the March for Israel on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. on November 14, 2023.

5 major Jewish groups team up to advocate for Israel and push for ‘accurate’ coverage of Israel-Hamas war

Ron Kampeas, JTAPublished December 5, 2023

WASHINGTON (JTA) — Five major Jewish organizations have teamed up to maintain American support for Israel and fill what they say is a gap in coverage of the Israel-Hamas war. “The 10/7 Project,” named for the day Hamas launched the war with a...

Protesters gathered outside the UN against sexual violence Oct. 7. Photo by Camillo Barone

Loud calls to recognize Oct. 7 victims of rape by Hamas

By Camillo BaronePublished December 5, 2023

This story was originally published in the Forward. Click here to get the Forward's free email newsletters delivered to your inbox. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand and tech executive Sheryl Sandberg addressed a special session at the United Nations Monday to...

Biden administration restricts entry to extremists over settler violence concerns in Israel

Biden administration restricts entry to extremists over settler violence concerns in Israel

Ron Kampeas, JTAPublished December 5, 2023

WASHINGTON (JTA) — The Biden administration announced that it would ban people who have “been involved in undermining peace, security, or stability in the West Bank” from entering the United States —  a signal of its frustration with Israel’s...

Shin Bet head: ‘We’ll kill Hamas leaders in Qatar, Turkey’

Shin Bet head: ‘We’ll kill Hamas leaders in Qatar, Turkey’

JNSPublished December 4, 2023

The head of the Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet) said on Sunday that Israel will eliminate the leaders of Hamas in Qatar and Turkey. “The Cabinet set us a goal. In the words of the street, it is to eliminate Hamas, and we are determined to do it....

Why the No. 1 song in Israel is a hawkish war cry

Why the No. 1 song in Israel is a hawkish war cry

By Tani LevittPublished December 4, 2023

This story was originally published in the Forward. Click here to get the Forward's free email newsletters delivered to your inbox. In a country whose musicians are known for poignant reflections on conflict, it is somewhat jarring to see “Harbu Darbu,”...

Sgt. Eden Alon Levy, left, and Lt. Eden Nimri fell in the October 7 Hamas attacks while saving fellow soldiers.

The women of the IDF prove themselves heroes in time of war

By Yulia Karra, Israel 21cPublished December 3, 2023

Six years ago, Rabbi Yigal Levinstein, who is no stranger to controversy, made headlines for lambasting the Israel Defense Forces over its continued mandatory draft of women. Levinstein, who founded Israel’s first religious pre-military academy,...

Palestinians and their supporters protest outside the Embassy of Israel in London two days after Hamas killed s1.200 people in an attack on southern Israel, Oct. 9, 2023.

Understanding what ‘Decolonization is not a metaphor’ really means

Andrew Silow-Carroll, JTAPublished December 3, 2023

(JTA) — Attend or watch footage of a campus pro-Palestinian demonstration these days and you are likely to see someone carrying a sign reading “Decolonization is not a metaphor.”  Almost immediately after the Hamas attack on Israel on Oct....

800 Washington University students came together on Thursday, October 12th outside the Danforth University Center on campus for a gathering in support of Israel through song, prayer, and testimonials.

Poll: Fewer Jewish college students feel safe on campus

By Lauren MarkoePublished November 30, 2023

Most Jewish college students no longer feel safe on campus, a stark contrast to how they described their feelings prior to Oct. 7, according to a poll released Wednesday by the Anti-Defamation League. Before Oct. 7 — when Hamas attacked Israel,...

Israeli security at the scene of a terror shooting attack at the entrance to Jerusalem, Nov 30, 2023.

Hamas claims responsibilty for fatal Jerusalem shooting attack

Eliyahu Freedman, JTAPublished November 30, 2023

(JTA) — Hamas has claimed responsibility for a shooting attack in the Ramot neighborhood of east Jerusalem that killed three and wounded six on Thursday morning, in what the Palestinian terror group said was retaliation for Israel’s war against...

An Israeli soldier talks with Tal, 9, and Gal Goldstein, 11, of Kfar Aza, on their way back to Israel from Hamas captivity, Nov. 26, 2023.

Son of Hamas founder urges Israel to kill his father if hostages not freed

Pesach Benson, JNSPublished November 29, 2023

Mosab Hassan Yousef, the son of one of Hamas’s original founders, on Tuesday called on Israel to set a time limit for the terror group to release all Israeli hostages, and to assassinate his father, Sheikh Hassan Yousef, and other Hamas leaders if they...

Israelis hold photographs of the Bibas family, and orange balloons, at a press conference calling for the release of 10-month-old Kfir, 4-year-old Ariel, and their parents Shiri and Yarden. at "Hostage Square" in Tel Aviv, Nov. 28, 2023.

Israel probes Hamas claims that youngest hostages were killed

Philissa Cramer, JTAPublished November 29, 2023

(JTA) — Israel is investigating Hamas’ claim that its youngest hostages, brothers Kfir and Ariel Bibas, are dead, along with their mother Shiri. The Bibas family became an early face of the hostage crisis after Hamas released a video showing Shiri...

What is Neturei Karta, the Orthodox group at many pro-Palestinian protests

What is Neturei Karta, the Orthodox group at many pro-Palestinian protests?

By Mira Fox, The ForwardPublished November 26, 2023

This story was originally published in the Forward. Click here to get the Forward's free email newsletters delivered to your inbox. Photos of pro-Palestine rallies in the U.S. since the outbreak of the war often feature a group of Orthodox Jewish men,...

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