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St. Louis Jewish Light

War In Israel

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Hamas not defeated, ‘think it’s a victory,’ Michael Oren tells PragerU

Alex Welz, JNSPublished January 22, 2025

The Hamas terror organization isn’t defeated, and in fact, “they think it’s a victory,” Michael Oren, a former Israeli ambassador to the United States, said in a video interview that PragerU, a conservative nonprofit, aired on Tuesday. The former...

US President Donald Trump speaks to journalists in the Oval Office on January 20, 2025.

Trump says he is ‘not confident’ about Gaza ceasefire lasting

Ben Sales, JTAPublished January 21, 2025

(JTA) — President Donald Trump said he is “not confident” that the ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war will last, adding that the United States could help rebuild Gaza. Trump, sitting in the Oval Office, made the comments following his inauguration...

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during inauguration ceremonies in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol on January 20, 2025 in Washington, DC.

In inaugural address, Trump hails return of ‘the hostages in the Middle East’

Ben Sales, JTAPublished January 20, 2025

In his defiant return to office, President Donald Trump cast himself as a “peacemaker” and cited the release of “the hostages in the Middle East.” In a benediction following Trump’s second inaugural address, the president of Yeshiva University...

Israeli TV showed footage of three hostages exiting a Hamas vehicle as well as the families waiting for them in Israel, Jan. 19, 2024. (Screenshot)

Hostages Emily Damari, Romi Gonen, Doron Steinbrecher released as Israel-Hamas ceasefire sets in

Philissa Cramer, JTAPublished January 19, 2025

(JTA) — Three women whom Hamas held hostage in Gaza for more than 470 days are returning to Israel as a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war went into effect on Sunday morning. The women were all alive and exited on their own from a Hamas vehicle, according...

Journalist Sam Husseini is dragged out of a State Department press briefing on Jan. 16, 2025.

Reporters castigating Israel and US support ejected from Blinken’s final press briefing

Ben Sales, JTAPublished January 16, 2025

Two journalists accusing Israel of genocide and other atrocities were expelled from Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s final press conference, in one case getting dragged out while repeatedly screaming, “Why aren’t you in the Hague?” In addition,...

Demonstrators from Jewish Voice for Peace and the IfNotNow movement hold a rally demanding a ceasefire in Gaza in the rotunda of the Cannon House Office Building in Washington, D.C. on Oct. 18, 2023.

Pro-Israel attorney uses ‘lawfare’ to force $700K settlement from Jewish Voice for Peace

Asaf Elia-Shalev, JTAPublished January 16, 2025

One of the most reviled adversaries of the pro-Israel community was just dealt a major blow in a fraud complaint brought by an activist attorney.  The anti-Zionist advocacy group Jewish Voice for Peace, which accuses Israel of genocide in Gaza and...

Israelis march as part of a protest against the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, outside Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office in Jerusalem, Jan. 16, 2025.

Netanyahu delays ceasefire vote as right-wing protest against deal mounts

Philissa Cramer, JTAPublished January 16, 2025

Facing opposition from some of his allies, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has delayed a planned Cabinet meeting to approve a ceasefire and hostage release deal with Hamas. Netanyahu said in a statement that Hamas was reneging on parts of...

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Eli Beer, Israeli humanitarian, reflects on ceasefire during St. Louis visit

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content OfficerPublished January 15, 2025

As the world watches a fragile cease-fire unfold between Israel and Hamas, details of the agreement have drawn intense global scrutiny. Under the reported terms of the deal, its first phase will last 42 days and will see the Israeli military withdraw...

Keren Munder, center, a former Hamas hostage, at a rally in Central Park, March 10, 2024.

Israel and Hamas agree to ceasefire deal after 15 months of war

Ben Sales, JTAPublished January 15, 2025

(JTA) — Israel and Hamas have agreed to a deal that will cease more than a year of fighting in Gaza and Israel, bring dozens of Israeli hostages home and release hundreds of Palestinian security prisoners. The agreement was confirmed by multiple...

America should declare UNRWA a terrorist organization

Rami Chris Robbins, JNSPublished January 9, 2025

The opinions and facts presented in this article are those of the author, and neither JNS nor its partners assume any responsibility for them. The last few weeks have not been good for the U.N. Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA)....

Donald Trump and his Middle East envoy, Steve Witkoff, speak at a press conference on Jan. 7, 2025.

Trump again threatens ‘all hell will break out’ over hostages as envoy signals optimism on a deal

Ben Sales, JTAPublished January 7, 2025

Donald Trump repeated his threat that “all hell will break out” if Hamas doesn’t release the hostages it is holding in Gaza as his Middle East envoy signaled optimism about a ceasefire deal that would see some of the captives go free. The president-elect...

A United Hatzalah team transport a patient to a helicopter for emergency evacuation to hospital.

What is United Hatzalah and why St. Louisans should care?

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content OfficerPublished January 2, 2025

As a journalist, my inbox is constantly flooded with press releases and pitches from all kinds of organizations—some pushing honest, impactful narratives and some less so. For the past six months, I’ve found myself receiving regular updates...

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