(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...
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...
Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
• Published 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...
(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...
