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War In Israel

Former President Donald Trump during the interview in Palm Beach, Fla., March 2024. Photo by Ami Shooman.

Trump: “Hamas would have never done that attack if I were there”

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...

Russia and China veto US-led resolution calling for Israel-Gaza ceasefire as part of deal

Published March 22, 2024

(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...

New survey shows Biden voters share Schumer’s critique of Netanyahu

By Jacob Kornbluh, The ForwardPublished March 20, 2024

This story was originally published in the Forward. Click here to get the Forward's free email newsletters delivered to your inbox. A new survey, taken in the days before and after Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer called for new Israeli leadership,...

Haredim in Israel.

Debate over Haredim serving in IDF heating up quickly

By Susan GreenePublished March 14, 2024

This story was originally published in the Forward. Click here to get the Forward's free email newsletters delivered to your inbox. A survey published Sunday showed 70% of Israeli Jews want to end the longstanding blanket exemptions from military service...

Schumer says Netanyahu has ‘lost his way’, calls for new elections

Luke Tress, JTAPublished March 14, 2024

(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”...

Jeff Schoenfeld (Courtesy of JFNA)

The man allocating $800M in post-Oct. 7 donations to Israel on where the money goes

Asaf Elia-Shalev, JTAPublished March 13, 2024

(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...

80+ bands pull out of South by Southwest to protest festival’s ties to Israeli military

80+ bands pull out of South by Southwest to protest festival’s ties to Israeli military

Andrew Lapin, JTAPublished March 13, 2024

(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...

Each Artists4Ceasefire pin resembles a glossy red quarter, with an image of a hand surrounding a small black heart.
Credit...Artists4Ceasefire

The meaning of the red pins worn at the Oscars is starting to emerge

By Louis Keene, The ForwardPublished 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...

From left: Jewish Federation of St. Louis Vice Chair of Finance Felicia Malter, 
Rabbi Brigitte Rosenberg of United Hebrew Congregation, and Federation’s Vice President of Community Impact Karen Sher

St. Louisans recount eye-opening trip to Israel

Published March 10, 2024

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...

U.S. President Joe Biden delivers the State of the Union address during a joint meeting of Congress in the House chamber at the U.S. Capitol, March 07, 2024. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

In State of the Union, Biden tells Israel that humanitarian aid is not a ‘bargaining chip’

Ron Kampeas, JTAPublished March 7, 2024

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...

Student Senate tables WashU divestment resolution regarding Boeing-Israel

Student Senate tables WashU divestment resolution regarding Boeing-Israel

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content OfficerPublished March 6, 2024

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...

Addir Mesika and Morielle Lotan (Courtesy)

A new competition will grant a $1 million prize for technology to fight antisemitism

Asaf Elia-Shalev, JTAPublished March 6, 2024

(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...

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