(JTA) — Pop icon Madonna posted an urgent plea to Pope Leo Monday urging the Catholic leader to “go to Gaza and bring your light to the children before it’s too late.”
The post marked one of the first times that Madonna has commented on...
(JTA) — Beauty mogul Huda Kattan is defending herself against accusations of antisemitism after she echoed a series of antisemitic conspiracy theories about Israel in a social media video.
“I feel compelled as a human to speak out for other...
(JTA) — Israel is fending off criticism after killing a well known Al Jazeera correspondent whom it accused of being a Hamas fighter in a strike on Gaza City on Sunday night.
Anas al-Sharif, 28, was killed while sheltering in a tent near Al-Shifa...
(JTA) — When the Conservative movement’s ethics committee opened an investigation into his participation in interfaith weddings, Rabbi Ari Yehuda Saks didn’t wait for the verdict.
On Sunday, the third-generation Conservative rabbi resigned...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reiterated on Sunday that Israel does not seek to stay in Gaza, but to replace the Hamas regime with an expanded military operation, and insisted that was the best way to bring the war to a speedy conclusion.
“Our...
(JTA) — U2 frontman Bono stood out in the immediate aftermath of Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel for dedicating a song to the hundreds of “beautiful kids” murdered at the Nova music festival.
Now, Bono and his bandmates have broken...
(JTA) — The UJA-Federation of New York will send $1 million to an Israeli humanitarian group providing aid to civilians in Gaza, the federation’s CEO announced on Friday.
The funds will go to IsraAID, Israel’s largest nongovernmental aid...
By Jacob Kornbluh, The Forward
• Published August 10, 2025
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Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Sunday endorsed a Senate push to block U.S. arms sales to Israel, calling it “the right...
Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
• Published August 8, 2025
The Clayton Police Department is asking for the public’s help as they work to solve a hate crime that shook a quiet neighborhood early Tuesday morning.
Around 3 a.m. on August 5, three vehicles were set on fire in the 7500 block of Westmoreland Avenue....
(JTA) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is rejecting an NBC News report that a recent conversation between him and President Donald Trump “devolved into shouting” on the issue of humanitarian aid in Gaza.
NBC reported that four...
(JTA) — Israel’s security cabinet has endorsed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s plan to expand fighting in Gaza, despite warnings from military leaders and others that doing so would put soldiers and hostages at risk.
The plan approved early...
By Hannah Feuer, The Forward
• Published August 7, 2025
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A federal judge has weighed in on whether an alleged attack involving the Israeli flag is antisemitic.
Judge Trevor...
