The Israel Defense Forces’ new Hasmonean Brigade made history on Sunday by becoming the first ultra-Orthodox unit to enter the Gaza Strip, according to Channel 12 reporter Amit Segal.
The unit joins the fight against Hamas amid a fierce debate over...
(JTA) — Five days after climate activist Greta Thunberg set sail Sunday afternoon along with 11 other activists on a ship carrying aid to Gaza, the group could soon near Israeli waters.
Israeli officials have vowed not to allow the ship, called...
Andrew Silow-Carroll, JTA
• Published June 8, 2025
Steven Spielberg had already donated money to the Yiddish Book Center when he asked if the center’s founder, Aaron Lansky, might fly out to Los Angeles and drop by his office.
The filmmaker doesn’t usually meet with the beneficiaries of his philanthropy,...
In the wake of two violent attacks on Jewish community events in recent weeks, the FBI and Department of Homeland Security have issued a public service announcement warning of an “elevated threat” to Jews and Israeli communities.
In their announcement...
I am Black. I am Jewish. I work in the field of hate crimes not only as a professional who responds to incidents, builds coalitions and educates others but as someone who has lived their reality. I carry it in my skin. In my breath. In my children’s...
Nearly sixty years after the Six-Day War, certain moments are etched into history: paratroopers at the Western Wall, soldiers swimming in the Suez, and Naomi Shemer’s “Jerusalem of Gold,” rewritten to celebrate reclaimed access to the Old City.
But...
Mohamed Sabry Soliman, the man accused of firebombing people marching to raise awareness of Israeli hostages in Gaza, had planned the attack for over a year, local and federal authorities said on Monday as they charged him with attempted murder and a...
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There’s a new TikTok trend for Christian influencers: gluing a small, rectangular box with a scroll inside,...
(JTA) — Multiple people were burned and injured in Boulder, Colorado, in what the local Jewish community said was a firebombing attack on people who had gathered to draw attention to the Israeli hostages being held by Hamas in Gaza.
Miri Kornfeld,...
(JTA) — A Trump-aligned congresswoman is calling on a federally funded scholarship to revoke its award to a Harvard student accused of antisemitism and pro-Hamas activism. Rep. Elise Stefanik, recently appointed to the board of the Harry S. Truman Scholarship...
Alfred Dreyfus, the Jewish French army officer famously and falsely convicted of treason in 1894, may finally receive posthumous justice. This week, a French parliamentary committee unanimously approved a bill to promote Dreyfus—more than 130 years...
May 29, 1979 — Dayan Addresses Peace Process
Foreign Minister Moshe Dayan speaks to the Knesset about the events that culminated in the peace treaty Israel and Egypt signed two months earlier. Dayan emphasizes Israel’s commitment to peace and its...
