Menachem Wecker, Jewish News Syndicate
• Published February 14, 2024
The U.S. House of Representatives voted unanimously, 418-0, to condemn Hamas terrorists for rape and sexual violence on Oct. 7. Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.), a progressive member of the “Squad” who has a long history of antisemitic comments, voted...
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Since Oct. 7, a growing number of Democrats have called for a ceasefire in Gaza, harshly criticized Israel or refused to send it more money.
But increasingly over the past few weeks, when both chambers of Congress...
Eliyahu Freedman, JTA
• Published February 14, 2024
(JTA) — Tensions are flaring at Israel’s northern border after a rocket fired from Lebanon killed a woman in the northern city of Tzfat.
Israel is reportedly carrying out extensive strikes inside southern Lebanon on Wednesday in response to...
Jackie Hajdenberg, JTA
• Published February 13, 2024
(JTA) — The head rabbi of Britain’s Masorti movement published a statement Tuesday opposing a threatened Israel invasion of Rafah in southern Gaza and urging “another, political, path forward.”
The statement makes Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg...
Ron Kampeas, Jewish Telegraphic Agency
• Published February 13, 2024
WASHINGTON (JTA) — On its second try, the U.S. House of Representatives impeached the Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas by a single vote, in a process some Jewish groups said was tainted by antisemitic rhetoric.
The impeachment...
Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
• Published February 13, 2024
Following the events of Oct. 7th, misinformation and denial have proliferated, particularly on college campuses across the nation. The "Faces of October Seventh" project was created to combat this by bringing first-hand testimonies of what happened on...
Cindy Greenberg, JTA
• Published February 13, 2024
It’s not hard to feel a sense of despair in these extraordinarily difficult times for Jews in Israel and around the world following the horrors of Oct. 7, the upsurge in antisemitism close to home, and the continuing loss of human life.
In times...
(JTA) — The Israeli military has rescued two hostages in the southern Gaza city of Rafah, the second such rescue since Hamas took hundreds of Israelis captive on Oct. 7.
The overnight rescue operation, which was announced in the early hours of Monday...
(JTA) — An icon of Black history took center stage in an ad placed by the Foundation to Combat Antisemitism on Sunday night’s Super Bowl LVIII, viewed by an estimated 100 million people.
Robert Kraft’s foundation launched the “#StandUptoJewishHate”...
Beth Harpaz, The Forward
• Published February 8, 2024
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England’s chief rabbi composed a prayer for a “complete and swift recovery” for King Charles III following the king’s...
(JTA) — Hamas delivered a long-awaited response to an Israeli proposal for a hostage deal on Tuesday, eliciting cautious optimism from some involved in negotiations even as Israeli officials dimmed hopes about how many hostages could ultimately return...
WASHINGTON (JTA) — A bid to rush wartime emergency assistance to Israel failed in the U.S. House of Representatives, running into opposition from a trio of factions who opposed the bill for widely divergent reasons.
The bill for $17.6...
