WASHINGTON (JTA) — President Joe Biden used his State of the Union speech to call on Israel to allow more humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip, saying that it must not be used as leverage. “Israel must do its part. Israel must allow more aid into...

The Washington University Student Union Senate has decided to table, until further notice, a resolution that was in consideration calling for the university to divest from the Boeing Company. The student governing body said on their Instagram story that...

(JTA) — When Morielle Lotan learned that her nephew, Addir Mesika, had sacrificed his life to save others during Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack on Israel, the consultant to climate tech startups and investors said she was nearly paralyzed with grief. “I...

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), a member of the progressive “Squad” in the U.S. House of Representatives, faced off with far-left activists on Monday who are angry that she has not embraced their extremist rhetoric labeling Israel’s war...

In a discussion last week during the results of the Michigan primary, CNNnews anchor and host Anderson Cooper spoke up for those murdered in southern Israel by Hamas terrorists on Oct. 7 when a guest on the show offered a biased picture of suffering in...

  (JTA) — Vice President Kamala Harris called for an “immediate ceasefire” in Gaza and placed most of the onus on Israel for a shortfall in humanitarian aid entering the enclave.   The call for a cessation of fighting was not actually...

  The United States is refusing to act against many nonprofit organizations that Israel has linked to the Hamas terrorist group in Gaza. Citing Western officials, The Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday that the Biden administration and...

Former Israel intelligence official Avi Melamed addressed nearly 200 people at the J on Wednesday, Feb. 28 for an “Israel at War” briefing organized by the J and Jewish Federation. Melamed is an analyst, author and educator specializing in Arab affairs. Melamed...

An initial Israeli investigation into an incident on Thursday morning in which dozens of Gazans were reportedly killed during a riot that erupted following the entry of aid trucks into the northern Gaza Strip found that most died from being crushed, run...

A large blue-and-white ribbon paying tribute to the Israeli hostages will be unveiled at 5 p.m. on Monday, March 4 at 11557 Olive Blvd. in Creve Coeur. A community ceremony will accompany the introduction of the “Ribbon of Hope,” a 15-foot by 10-foot...

WASHINGTON (JTA) — A U.S. airman has died after setting himself on fire outside the Israeli embassy in Washington, D.C., where he shouted “Free Palestine!” in protest of the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza. The man, who wore military fatigues and identified...

(JTA) — Israeli negotiators have arrived in Paris to participate in hostage talks, a sign that officials believe that a deal can be reached with Hamas to secure the release of the 134 Israelis held in Gaza. Israel had initially sat out this round...