(JTA) – For years, Candance Owens and Ben Shapiro traveled parallel paths.
Both are millennial right-wing culture warriors with social media followings in the millions. And both depart from broader communities that have historically voted Democratic ...
Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
• Published March 26, 2024
A day after Hamas attacked Israel on Oct. 7, Yakir Hexter and Dovid Schwartz, two best friends, were called up to serve in Gaza. On Jan. 8, the two combat engineers died together in a rocket-propelled grenade attack during intense fighting in southern...
The United Nations Security Council unanimously passed a resolution that demands a ceasefire for the rest of Ramadan and release of all the hostages held in Gaza.
Washington abstained in the 14-0 vote on Monday. As one of the council’s permanent members,...
Omer Lachmanovitch and Ariel Kahana, (Israel Hayom via JNS)
• Published March 25, 2024
In a no-holds-barred interview, former U.S. President Donald Trump told Israel Hayom that he supports Israel’s defensive war against Hamas and that he would have responded to the Oct. 7 attack in a very similar way.
He added that “what I saw on...
(JTA) — A U.S.-led U.N. Security Council resolution calling for a ceasefire in Gaza failed on Friday because Russia and China said it was not strong enough, despite being the closest the Biden Administration has come to calling for a pause in the Israel-Hamas...
By Jacob Kornbluh, The Forward
• Published March 20, 2024
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A new survey, taken in the days before and after Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer called for new Israeli leadership,...
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A survey published Sunday showed 70% of Israeli Jews want to end the longstanding blanket exemptions from military service...
(JTA) – In a landmark speech, New York Sen. Chuck Schumer said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has “lost his way,” urged new elections in Israel, called for a two-state solution and said the United States should use its “leverage”...
(JTA) – By now, Israeli charities that need funding for Oct. 7 recovery efforts know very well where to turn.
Jews in North America have donated nearly $800 million to local Jewish federations to support those efforts, a fundraising drive on a scale...
(JTA) – More than 80 bands and several scheduled panelists have pulled out of the ongoing South by Southwest festival, citing Israel defense ties among its organizers.
Organizers of the Austin, Texas, event that draws attendees from around the world...
By Louis Keene, The Forward
• Published March 12, 2024
If you caught Sunday’s Academy Awards — or followed the discourse surrounding them online — you likely saw the red Artists4Ceasefire pin worn by Billie Eilish, Mark Ruffalo and others at the Academy Awards. The round pin, produced by an entertainment...
In January, Rabbi Brigitte Rosenberg of United Hebrew Congregation, Jewish Federation of St. Louis Vice Chair of Finance Felicia Malter and Federation’s Vice President of Community Impact Karen Sher arrived in Israel for a tour sponsored by Federation...
