(JTA) — As of early March, five months into Israel’s war with Hamas, American Jews felt close to Israel but were also likely to feel uncomfortable with its government’s actions, according to a Jewish Federations of North America poll.
Almost...
By Naama Barak, Israel21c
• Published April 17, 2024
The current round of violence between Israel and Iran, as well as Hamas in the Gaza Strip erupted with a literal boom as rockets and drones were fired from Iran toward Israel.
They set off rocket attack sirens that have become the soundtrack of the...
Esther Panitch was inspired when Renee Evans, of the World Jewish Congress, bought trees in Israel recently for Peach State legislators who voted in favor of a bill to codify into law the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA)’s working...
By Jacob Kornbluh, The Forward
• Published April 15, 2024
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Sen. John Fetterman, a Democrat from Pennsylvania, lambasted President Joe Biden’s recent critique of Israel’s action...
MEGAN RUBENSTEIN, SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH LIGHT
• Published April 14, 2024
For the last seven years, the Jewish Federation of St. Louis has brought a group of shinshinim, or young Israeli emissaries, to St. Louis. They share a taste of Israeli culture through their presence in the community and lead programming at local synagogues,...
(JTA) — The sirens started blaring all over Israel just before 2 a.m. — in the south, in the north, near army bases around the country and, unusually, in and around Jerusalem.
The sirens are meant to stop Israelis in their tracks — or wake...
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Unqualified public expressions of support for Israel from President Joe Biden. The United States and other nations scrambling to protect Israel from rockets. Congress accelerating defense assistance to Israel.
When Iran attacked...
(JTA) — On Saturday night, Iran fired more than 200 missiles and drones at Israel.
The unprecedented attack — from Iranian soil to Israeli territory — is the most direct confrontation ever between the two longtime adversaries. It threatens...
(JTA) — Iran launched dozens of drones at Israel, a gambit that may be aimed at swarming Israel’s air defenses. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel was ready to strike back, portending an escalation in the Israel-Hamas war.
“We...
A prestigious award given by the University of Missouri to a photojournalist who took an image depicting the half-naked body of Shani Louk, a 22-year-old Israeli murdered by Hamas terrorists at the Nova music festival in southern Israel on Oct. 7, has...
By Beth Harpaz, The Forward
• Published April 10, 2024
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Hamas says it does not have 40 hostages to release in exchange for a ceasefire, CNN reported Wednesday.
Until now,...
Hamas rejected the latest ceasefire proposal on Monday, according to senior officials in the terror organization as reported by multiple news outlets.
“We reject the latest Israeli proposals that the Egyptian side informed us of. The politburo met...
