Israel’s Defense Minister Israel Katz warned on Tuesday that Hamas will face intensified military action unless it releases all remaining hostages.
“The murderous Hamas needs to understand: If they do not release all our hostages, our blows will...
(JTA) — Israeli warplanes bombed Gaza overnight, bringing an end to the Israel-Hamas ceasefire after two months.
Israeli leaders announced that they ordered the strikes after Hamas would not agree to frameworks for a hostage deal proposed by Israeli...
By Philissa Cramer, JTA
• Published March 17, 2025
A U.S. Justice Department task force will seek redress for victims of Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel, in the latest Trump administration move aimed at demonstrating support for Jews and Israelis.
The task force, announced Monday by Attorney...
Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
• Published March 17, 2025
The documentary “October 8,” now playing in St. Louis, explores the surge of antisemitism following the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel. Directed by veteran filmmaker Wendy Sachs, a former "Dateline" producer, the film highlights how it has spread across...
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) has reportedly put a tour promoting his forthcoming book Antisemitism in America: A Warning on hold, “as the New York Democrat faces blowback over his recent vote to avert a government shutdown,” Jewish...
As the most exciting time in college basketball begins, Jewish coaches are in the spotlight.
For much of the season, four coaches — Auburn’s Bruce Pearl, Duke’s Jon Scheyer, Florida’s Todd Golden and USC’s Lindsay Gottlieb — have been at...
The United States’ military operation against Houthi terrorists in Yemen continued throughout the day on Sunday, as the Iranian-backed militia group launched fresh attacks on U.S. aircraft carriers in the Red Sea.
U.S. Central Command, which oversees...
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Five thousand years ago, a nomadic monotheist called Abram wandered out of the Sumerian city of Ur and headed to rural...
Joe Rogan, who hosts one of the most popular podcasts in the country, invited a Holocaust revisionist to his studio just over a week after interviewing someone who spreads antisemitic conspiracy theories.
Rogan’s interview of so-called “historian”...
Hamas has agreed to release Edan Alexander, the last known American hostage held in Gaza, along with the bodies of four other dual-national hostages. The move comes as part of ongoing negotiations to end the Israel-Hamas war. Israel has not accepted the...
President Donald Trump has revived the hyphenated spelling of anti-Semitism, reversing a years-long shift toward the unhyphenated antisemitism used by Jewish organizations and scholars. The decision, reflected in his executive order on combating anti-Semitism...
Akiva Van Koningsveld, JNS
• Published March 13, 2025
President Donald Trump stirred controversy by calling Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer a Palestinian, saying, “He used to be Jewish. He’s not Jewish anymore.” Trump made the remarks while speaking to reporters alongside Irish Prime Minister...
