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Arnold Schwarzenegger speaks during the 15th Annual Holocaust Museum LA Gala at The Beverly Hills Hotel on Nov. 6, 2023. The museum's statement about its retracted social media post of Sept. 5, 2025, is inset. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

L.A. Holocaust museum sparks outrage with now deleted post

Philissa Cramer, JTA
Published September 8, 2025
Police and rescue personnel at the scene of a terror attack at Ramot Junction, near the entrance to Jerusalem, Sept. 8, 2025. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)

Six murdered in Jerusalem shooting by ‘Palestinian resistance fighters’

Philissa Cramer, JTA
Published September 8, 2025
Visual arts teacher Ariel Bassano (L) stands next to a painting identified by Dutch newspaper AD as believed to be "Portrait of a Lady" by Italian baroque portraitist Giuseppe Ghislandi, stolen by the Nazis from a Dutch Jewish art collector, as it is displayed at the Public Prosecutor's Office in Mar del Plata, Argentina, on Sept. 3, 2025.(Stringer/AFP via Getty Images)

She tried to sell her Nazi father’s looted Jewish art. Then came the raid

Philissa Cramer, JTA
Published September 4, 2025
A room in the permanent exhibit of the Zekelman Holocaust Center in Farmington Hills, Michigan, discussing the origins of the term "genocide," August 18, 2025. The center's permanent exhibit space was overhauled in 2024. (Andrew Lapin/JTA)

Genocide scholars blast Israel over Gaza war vote

Philissa Cramer, JTA
Published September 2, 2025
Smoke and dust rise over residential areas during Israeli army operations in Gaza City, Gaza, Aug. 25, 2025. (Hamza Z. H. Qraiqea/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Quinnipiac poll: Half of U.S. voters say Israel’s Gaza actions amount to genocide

Philissa Cramer, JTA
Published August 29, 2025
Yarden Gonen, whose sister Romi Gonen remains captive in Gaza, speaks at a rally in Central Park, New York, Dec. 15, 2024. (Hostages and Missing Families Forum Headquarters)

Families worry after new claims about hostages in Gaza

Philissa Cramer, JTA
Published August 25, 2025
The grave of slain Israeli-American hostage Hersh Goldberg Polin at Har HaMenuchot cemetery in Jerusalem, July 28, 2025. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)

On yahrzeit of 6 slain hostages, Hamas said to accept ceasefire deal

Philissa Cramer, JTA
Published August 19, 2025
Political activist Laura Loomer stands across from the Women's March 2019 in New York City on January 19, 2019. (John Lamparski/Getty Images)

Trump ally Laura Loomer pressures State Department to suspend Gaza medical visas

Philissa Cramer, JTA
Published August 18, 2025
People gather at Hostage Square in Tel Aviv during a rally calling for the release of hostages held in Gaza, Aug. 17, 2025. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)

Hundreds of thousands of Israelis join largest recent rallies on behalf of Gaza hostages

Philissa Cramer, JTA
Published August 18, 2025
Blood splatters on the floor of a family's home in Nahal Oz in the immediate aftermath of the Hamas attacks on Oct. 7, when some 75 people in the southern Israeli community were killed. (Kobi Gideon/GPO)

Toronto Film Festival backpedals after yanking Oct. 7 rescue film

Philissa Cramer, JTA
Published August 14, 2025
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu poses with President Donald Trump at the White House, Feb. 4, 2025. (Getty Images)

Netanyahu says report that he and Trump got into shouting match over Gaza aid is ‘fake news’

Philissa Cramer, JTA
Published August 8, 2025
An aerial view of Gaza City as efforts to drop humanitarian aid supplies through parachute by military cargo planes into the city continued on Aug. 6, 2025. (Salaheddin Mohamad/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Israel approves plan to take over Gaza City, setting Oct. 7 deadline for civilians to leave

Philissa Cramer, JTA
Published August 8, 2025
Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at a press conference at the Ministry of Defense, in Tel Aviv, Oct. 28, 2023.(Dana Kopel/POOL)

Netanyahu reportedly plans to occupy Gaza, in move opposed by IDF brass and majority of Israelis

Philissa Cramer, JTA
Published August 5, 2025
An image of Evyatar David from a video released by Hamas is shown at a rally in Tel Aviv, Aug. 2, 2025. (Ori Aviram/Middle East Images via AFP/Getty Images)

Holocaust survivors say latest hostage videos recall their own condition 80 years ago

Philissa Cramer, JTA
Published August 4, 2025
Worshippers attend a Sunday morning mass led by Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, at the Roman Catholic Church of the Holy Family in Gaza City on July 20, 2025. (Photo by Omar Al-Qattaa/AFP via Getty Images)

American Jewish Committee donates $25K to Gaza church damaged by Israeli strike

Philissa Cramer, JTA
Published August 1, 2025
The cover image of the New York Times on Friday, July 25, showed a child the caption said had been born healthy before suffering malnutrition in Gaza. (Screenshot)

NY Times front-page image of emaciated Gaza toddler sparks backlash, then an editors’ note

Grace Gilson and Philissa Cramer
Published July 30, 2025
Israeli army tanks and military vehicles move in the areas near the border line of the Gaza Strip on June 23, 2025 in Israel. (Tsafrir Abayov/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Americans’ support for Israel in Gaza plummets to record low, new Gallup poll finds

Philissa Cramer, JTA
Published July 29, 2025
A kosher-for-Passover bottle of Coca-Cola, distinguished from ordinary Coca-Cola bottles by its yellow cap and special "hechsher." Credit: Mark H. Anbinder via Flickr.com.

‘Passover Coke’ could become obsolete as Trump says Coca-Cola will use ‘REAL’ sugar in US soda

Philissa Cramer, JTA
Published July 17, 2025
Zohran Mamdani, who won the Democratic primary for mayor of New York City, attends an endorsement event with the union DC 37 on July 15, 2025, in New York City. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Zohran Mamdani reportedly tells business leaders he will ‘discourage’ the phrase ‘globalize the intifada’

Philissa Cramer, JTA
Published July 16, 2025
Sesame Street Muppet Elmo attends the Sesame Workshop's 13th Annual Benefit Gala at Cipriani 42nd Street on May 27, 2015 in New York City. (Paul Zimmerman/WireImage)

‘Kill all Jews,’ Elmo’s X account says during antisemitic, conspiracy theory-laden spree

Philissa Cramer, JTA
Published July 14, 2025
A sign outside the Internal Revenue Service building in Washington, D.C., United States, on May 28, 2025. (STR/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

IRS says religious institutions may endorse candidates, undoing a longstanding ban

Philissa Cramer, JTA
Published July 8, 2025
Guitarist and singer Bobby Vylan of the punk-rap duo Bob Vylan delivers a message in support of Palestinians during his performance at the Glastonbury music festival, in Pilton, Britain, June 28, 2025, in this still image from video obtained from social media. ROCKAWAY PARK/via REUTERS

‘Death to the IDF,’ punk band chants at Glastonbury ahead of Kneecap set

Philissa Cramer, JTA
Published June 30, 2025
Israeli security and rescue forces at the scene where a ballistic missile fired from Iran hit and caused damage in Tel Aviv, June 16, 2025. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)

Death toll rises in Israel after another night of Iranian missiles; US Embassy in Tel Aviv damaged

Philissa Cramer, JTA
Published June 16, 2025
Emergency personnel operate after missiles were launched from Iran to Israel, in Haifa, Israel, June 15, 2025. REUTERS/Shir Torem

At least 11 killed across Israel amid multi-day barrage of missiles from Iran

Philissa Cramer, JTA
Published June 15, 2025
Left: Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) speaks on Jan. 26, 2023 in Washington, D.C. (Ricky Carioti/The Washington Post via Getty Images); Right: Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.), speaks in Maryland on March 3, 2023. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Marjorie Taylor Greene and Rashida Tlaib vote ‘present’ on resolution to condemn antisemitic attacks

Philissa Cramer, JTA
Published June 10, 2025
A humanitarian aid truck moves at the Israeli side of the Kerem Shalom Crossing Point on May 19, 2025 in Southern Israel. (Amir Levy/Getty Images)

Netanyahu says he has ordered ‘basic’ Gaza aid amid widened offensive and starvation concerns

Philissa Cramer, JTA
Published May 19, 2025
A crowd stands vigil awaiting the release of Edan Alexander, a local son and Hamas captive, in Tenafly, New Jersey, May 12, 2025. (Photo by Danielle Elkins)

In Tenafly, NJ, a crowd awaits the release of local son Edan Alexander from Hamas captivity

Philissa Cramer, JTA
Published May 12, 2025
US President Donald Trump speaks to journalists in the Oval Office on January 20, 2025. (Jim WATSON / POOL / AFP)

Trump on Iran: ‘If we don’t make a deal, I’ll be leading the pack’ into war

Philissa Cramer, JTA
Published April 28, 2025
Kosher milk production in the United States has largely relied on government oversight as a crucial component. (Getty Images)

Could milk lose its kosher status? Why the FDA news has some Jews concerned

Philissa Cramer, JTA
Published April 27, 2025
Members of the Palestine Red Crescent and other emergency services pray by the bodies of fellow rescuers killed a week earlier by Israeli forces, during a funeral procession in Khan Yunis, Gaza, March 31, 2025. (Eyad Baba/AFP via Getty Images)

Israeli army fires deputy commander after finding ‘operational errors’ in killing of 15 Gazans

Philissa Cramer, JTA
Published April 21, 2025
Donald Trump and Rabbi Yehuda Kaploun light a candle during an Oct. 7 remembrance event at the Trump National Doral Golf Club, in Doral, Florida, Oct. 7, 2024. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Trump picks Yehuda Kaploun, a friend and Miami businessman, as antisemitism envoy

Philissa Cramer, JTA
Published April 10, 2025
A child carries a sign reading in Arabic: "The children of Palestine: We want to live", during a rally calling for an end to the war, in Beit Lahia, in the northern Gaza Strip, on March 25, 2025. Hundreds of Palestinians chanted anti-Hamas slogans at a protest in northern Gaza on March 25, calling for an end to the war with Israel, witnesses said. (AFP via Getty Images)

Palestinian anti-Hamas protesters march in Gaza in a rare and risky show of dissent

Philissa Cramer, JTA
Published March 26, 2025
The family of Edan Alexander, an American held captive in Gaza, protests for his release in December 2024 in New York City. (Alon Kaplun)

Hamas says it would release Edan Alexander and bodies of 4 dual-national hostages

Philissa Cramer, JTA
Published March 14, 2025
Children and their teachers and parents dressed up for Purim, some as Batman in honor of the slain Bibas brothers, at the Gabrieli Carmel School in Tel Aviv, March 13, 2025.(Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)

Children in Israel and beyond are dressing as Batman for Purim to honor the slain Bibas brothers

Philissa Cramer, JTA
Published March 13, 2025
People walk in front of the Department of Education building, amid reports that U.S. President Donald Trump's administration will take steps to defund the federal Education Department, in Washington, U.S., February 4, 2025. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

Education department reduces civil rights office handling antisemitism complaints

Philissa Cramer, JTA
Published March 12, 2025
A bagel store in Durham, North Carolina, found itself in hot water after backing out of a Jewish food festival over Israel. (Getty Images)

A bagel shop backed out of a Jewish food festival over Israel. Then regret set in.

Philissa Cramer, JTA
Published March 11, 2025
Basel Adra, left, and Yuval Abraham, winners of the best documentary feature award for "No Other Land," attend the 97th Annual Oscars Governors Ball on March 2, 2025, in Hollywood. (Photo by Monica Schipper/Getty Images)

Israeli officials are criticizing Oscar-winner “No Other Land.” So are Palestinian activists.

Philissa Cramer, JTA
Published March 6, 2025
Adam Boehler, right, speaks during "Mornings With Maria" at Fox Business Network Studios, Oct. 23, 2024 in New York City. (John Lamparski/Getty Images)

US is holding unprecedented direct talks with Hamas over ending Gaza war

Philissa Cramer, JTA
Published March 5, 2025
Jewish newspaper editor fired after running cartoon about Gaza

Jewish newspaper editor fired after running cartoon about Gaza

Philissa Cramer, JTA
Published March 3, 2025
President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu lounge by a pool in Gaza in a new A.I. video shared by the president. (Screenshot)

President Trump posts AI video showing ‘Trump Gaza’ as a beachside paradise

Philissa Cramer, JTA
Published February 26, 2025
Barnard College in New York City as seen on Aug. 29, 2024. (Philissa Cramer)

Two students who disrupted Israel history class with pro-Palestinian protest, expelled

Philissa Cramer, JTA
Published February 24, 2025
Friedrich Merz, chancellor candidate of Germany’s Christian Democrats, speaks to supporters at CDU headquarters in Berlin following preliminary results showing him leading in federal elections, Feb. 23, 2025. (Maja Hitij/Getty Images)

Far-right AfD notches record 2nd-place finish in German election as center-right party prevails

Philissa Cramer, JTA
Published February 24, 2025
Kanye’s swastika shirt inspiring entrepreneurs to mock him, fight hate

Kanye’s swastika shirt inspiring entrepreneurs to mock him, fight hate

Philissa Cramer, JTA
Published February 13, 2025
In AI video, Jewish celebrities from Scarlett Johansson to Adam Sandler give Kanye the middle finger

In AI video, Jewish celebrities from Scarlett Johansson to Adam Sandler give Kanye the middle finger

Philissa Cramer, JTA
Published February 11, 2025
Kanye West seen in Los Angeles, May 13, 2023. (MEGA/GC Images)

Kanye embarks on a new antisemitic spree on X, saying, ‘I’m never apologizing for my Jewish comments’

Philissa Cramer, JTA
Published February 7, 2025
US President Donald Trump listens to Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speak during a press conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, Feb. 4, 2025.

US Jewish groups respond to Trump’s Gaza comments

Philissa Cramer, JTA
Published February 5, 2025
Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. President Donald Trump participate in the signing ceremony of the Abraham Accords on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C., Sept. 15, 2020. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Netanyahu heads to Washington for what Trump says are ‘very big meetings’

Philissa Cramer, JTA
Published February 3, 2025
Arbel Yehud, an Israeli hostage held in Gaza, is made to traverse a dense crowd of terrorists before being handed over to the Red Cross outside Yahya Sinwar's house in Khan Yunis, Gaza, Jan. 30, 2025. (Hani Alshaer/Anadolu via Getty Images)

8 hostages, including 5 Thai nationals, return to Israel following chaotic scenes in Gaza

Philissa Cramer, JTA
Published January 30, 2025
Palestinians walk along destroyed houses at the Shaboura area in the center of Rafah, days into the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas, Jan 24, 2025.(Abed Rahim Khatib/dpa via Getty Images)

Trump says he is pressing leaders of Arab nations to take in Gaza Palestinians

Philissa Cramer, JTA
Published January 25, 2025
Yuval Raphael sings "Dancing Queen" on "Rising Star" to become Israel's selection for the 2025 Eurovision competition, Jan. 22, 2025. (Screenshot)

Nova massacre survivor Yuval Raphael to represent Israel in 2025 Eurovision music contest

Philissa Cramer, JTA
Published January 23, 2025
The image of Emily Damari's wounded hand has been repurposed by Israeli artists as a symbol of resilience. (IDF Spokesperson/Photo illustration)

Released hostage Emily Damari’s injured hand becomes an instant symbol of Israeli defiance

Philissa Cramer, JTA
Published January 22, 2025
Elon Musk's gesture during an Inauguration Day rally ignited debate over whether he intended to deliver what looked like a Nazi salute, Jan. 20, 2025. (Screenshot)

Elon Musk’s straight-armed gesture at inauguration event ignites comparisons to Nazi salute

Philissa Cramer, JTA
Published January 20, 2025
Israeli TV showed footage of three hostages exiting a Hamas vehicle as well as the families waiting for them in Israel, Jan. 19, 2024. (Screenshot)

Hostages Emily Damari, Romi Gonen, Doron Steinbrecher released as Israel-Hamas ceasefire sets in

Philissa Cramer, JTA
Published January 19, 2025
Israelis march as part of a protest against the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, outside Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office in Jerusalem, Jan. 16, 2025.

Netanyahu delays ceasefire vote as right-wing protest against deal mounts

Philissa Cramer, JTA
Published January 16, 2025
Kehillat Israel Reconstructionist Congregation in Pacific Palisades, California, as it appeared in May 2024. (Google Maps)

A synagogue that survived the Palisades fire has become a ‘refuge’ for many who lost their homes

Philissa Cramer, JTA
Published January 10, 2025
The Pasadena Jewish Temple & Center smolders after burning in the Eaton Fire in Pasadena, California, Jan. 8, 2025. (Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Jewish community springs into action as devastating Los Angeles-area fires widen

Philissa Cramer, JTA
Published January 10, 2025
French far-right party Front National founder and honorary president Jean-Marie Le Pen looks on at the foot of a statue of Joan of Arc during the party's annual rally in honour of Joan of Arc in Paris, May 1, 2015. (Thomas Samson/AFP/Getty Images)

Convicted French Holocaust denier Jean-Marie Le Pen is dead

Philissa Cramer, JTA
Published January 7, 2025
Agnes Keleti performs a split in front of Hungarian young gymnasts Budapest on January 16, 2016. (Peter Kohalmi/AFP/Getty Images)

Agnes Keleti, Holocaust survivor who won 10 Olympic gymnastics medals, dies at 103

Philissa Cramer, JTA
Published January 2, 2025
Former President Jimmy Carter discusses his cancer diagnosis during a news conference at the Carter Center in Atlanta, Aug. 20, 2015. (Jessica McGowan/Getty Images)

Jewish groups mourn Jimmy Carter despite ‘profound disagreements’ with his later views on Israel

Philissa Cramer, JTA
Published December 30, 2024
A Hanukkah-themed edition of the New York Times game Strands had some Jewish users raising their eyebrows about what was considered Jewish food. (Design by Yael Buechler)

NYT game misspells Hanukkah in Festival of Lights-themed puzzle

Philissa Cramer, JTA
Published December 30, 2024
This handout photo provided by SpaceX and Polaris on Sept. 15, 2024, shows Jared Isaacman, mission commander, stepping out of the manned Polaris Dawn mission's "Dragon" capsule after it splashed down off the coast of Dry Tortugas, Florida, after completing the first human spaceflight mission by non-government astronauts of the Polaris Program. (Polaris Program/AFP via Getty Images)

Trump picks Jewish space adventurer to head NASA

Philissa Cramer, JTA
Published December 4, 2024
Rabbi Zvi Kogan is pictured in an undated photo distributed by Chabad. In background: The Jewish Community Center of the UAE hosts Yom Kippur prayers in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Sept. 15, 2021 (Andrea DiCenzo/Getty Images)

Three arrested in the murder of Chabad rabbi in United Arab Emirates

Philissa Cramer, JTA
Published November 24, 2024
Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump holds a rally at Madison Square Garden in New York City on Oct. 27, 2024. Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

‘I’m not a Nazi. I’m the opposite of a Nazi,’ Donald Trump says at Georgia rally

Philissa Cramer, JTA
Published October 29, 2024
Phil Lesh lights the candles as Jeannette Ferber, a cantorial soloist at Berkeley's Renewal congregation Chochmat HaLev, sings the blessing, and guitarist Ross James looks on. (© Bob Minkin Photography / www.minkinphotography.com)

Phil Lesh, Grateful Dead bassist who hosted musical Passover seders, dies at 84

Philissa Cramer
Published October 27, 2024
Jerry Wartski, a Holocaust survivor and retired New York City real estate investor, blasted Kamala Harris in an ad released by Donald Trump's presidential campaign. (Screenshot)

Trump campaign ad features Holocaust survivor rebutting Harris’ ‘fascist’ allegation

Philissa Cramer
Published October 27, 2024
Rachel Goldberg, mother of killed U.S.-Israeli hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin whose body was recovered with five other hostages in Gaza, speaks during his funeral in Jerusalem, Sept. 2, 2024. (Gil Cohen-Magen/pool/AFP via Getty Images)

Rachel Goldberg-Polin at son Hersh’s funeral: ‘Finally, you’re free’

Philissa Cramer, JTA
Published September 2, 2024
An undated photo of Hersh Goldberg-Polin. (Jon Polin)

Family of American-Israeli hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin, 23, confirms his death in Gaza

Philissa Cramer, JTA
Published September 1, 2024
Appearing on CNN for a sit-down interview, Kamala Harris answered Dana Bash's questions about the Israel-Hamas war, Aug. 29, 2024. (Screenshot from CNN)

What Kamala Harris said about Israel and the war in Gaza in her CNN interview with Tim Walz

Philissa Cramer, JTA
Published August 30, 2024
This photo taken from a position in northern Israel shows a Hezbollah UAV intercepted by Israeli air forces over northern Israel, Aug. 25, 2024. (Jalaa Marey / AFP via Getty Images)

Israel thwarts ‘imminent attack’ on civilians with pre-eptive strike on Hezbollah

Philissa Cramer, JTA
Published August 25, 2024
French judicial police officers walk past firefighters following a fire and explosion of cars at a synagogue in La Grande-Motte, south of France, Aug. 24, 2024. (Pascal Guyot/AFP via Getty Images)

Man arrested in France synagogue arson, as ISIS claims German stabbing attack ‘to avenge Muslims in Palestine’

Philissa Cramer, JTA
Published August 25, 2024
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz arrives at City Hall in Bloomington, Minnesota, Aug. 1, 2024. (Stephen Maturen/Getty Images)

Kamala Harris selects Tim Walz, pro-Israel Minnesota governor, as her running mate

Philissa Cramer, JTA
Published August 6, 2024

Netanyahu meets with hostage families in DC as pressure mounts for a deal

Philissa Cramer, JTA
Published July 23, 2024

Israeli and Palestinian Jerusalem Youth Chorus advances on ‘America’s Got Talent’ with performance of ‘Home’

PHILISSA CRAMER, JTA
Published July 17, 2024
Hebrew Union College- Jewish Institute of Religion's main campus is in New York City's Greenwich Village. (Plexi Images/GHI/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

Hebrew Union College to admit and ordain rabbinical students in interfaith relationships, ending longstanding ban

Philissa Cramer, JTA
Published June 20, 2024
A protester holds a placard which reads as "Twelve-year-old and already a victim of antisemitic hate" as she gathers to condemn the alleged antisemitic gang rape of a 12-year-old girl, at the Paris City Hall square, June 19, 2024. Alain Jocard/AFP via Getty Images)

Protests, political action in France after alleged antisemitic rape of 12-year-old Jewish girl

Philissa Cramer, JTA
Published June 20, 2024
Shaina Taub accepts the Best Original Score award for "Suffs" onstage during The 77th Annual Tony Awards at David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center, June 16, 2024 in New York City. (Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions)

‘Suffs’ creator Shaina Taub cites Jewish text in Tony Awards acceptance speech

Philissa Cramer, JTA
Published June 17, 2024
Dudu Tassa, left, shown with Jonny Greenwood.

Radiohead’s Jonny Greenwood rejects calls to cancel tour with Israeli musician

Philissa Cramer, JTA
Published June 4, 2024
Claudia Sheinbaum of arrives to give a speech after the first results released by Mexican election authorities show her with a commanding lead in the presidential election on June 03, 2024, in Mexico City, Mexico. (Hector Vivas/Getty Images)

Mexico elects first female and Jewish president

Philissa Cramer, JTA
Published June 3, 2024
Israelis attend a rally calling for the release of Israelis held kidnapped by Hamas terrorists in Gaza outside the Defense Ministry Headquarters in Tel Aviv, June 1, 2024.

Netanyahu, facing pressure from right, says ‘gaps’ remain in proposal to end war announced by Biden

Philissa Cramer, JTA
Published June 3, 2024
A screenshot of the viral "Is your fav author a zionist" Google spreadsheet shows some of the reasons that the document's creators deemed writers pro- and anti-Israel. (Screenshot)

‘Is your fav author a zionist???’ A viral list reignites antisemitism fears in the literary world.

Philissa Cramer, JTA
Published May 9, 2024
A sign reading "From the river to the sea" can be seen in a pro-Palestinian demonstration in Brussels, Belgium, Jan. 21, 2024 (Thierry Monasse/Getty Images)

Meta board weighs banning ‘From the River to the Sea’ slogan on its platforms

Philissa Cramer, JTA
Published May 7, 2024
Anti-Israel activists protest outside Columbia University in New York City on April 20, 2024. (Photo by Leonardo Munoz / AFP) (Photo by LEONARDO MUNOZ/AFP via Getty Images)

Rabbi at Columbia U urges Jewish students to leave campus

Philissa Cramer, JTA
Published April 21, 2024
People take cover in a stairway in Jerusalem, as a red alert is sounded when drones and missiles fired from Iran neared Israel, April 14, 2024.

As Jews do, Israelis awaiting Iranian missile barrage, counter with humor

Philissa Cramer, JTA
Published April 14, 2024
In Israel and beyond, Purim celebrations are tempered by trauma and thoughts of the hostages

In Israel and beyond, Purim celebrations are tempered by trauma and thoughts of the hostages

Philissa Cramer, JTA
Published March 25, 2024

Israel returns to hostage talks as Netanyahu presents postwar plan for Gaza governance

Philissa Cramer, JTA
Published February 23, 2024
Israelis hold up photographs of a mother and child held captive by Hamas terrorists in Gaza, outside the Tel Aviv Museum of Art, Nov. 2, 2023.

Hostage deal talks continue as Israel says more captives might be dead than previously known

Philissa Cramer, JTA
Published February 7, 2024
A military helicopter flying above the Gaza Strip, as it seen from the Israeli side of the border, on Jan. 8, 2024.

9 Israeli soldiers killed in Gaza as IDF announces less intensive phase and Lebanon border simmers

Philissa Cramer, JTA
Published January 9, 2024
Israelis hold photographs of the Bibas family, and orange balloons, at a press conference calling for the release of 10-month-old Kfir, 4-year-old Ariel, and their parents Shiri and Yarden. at "Hostage Square" in Tel Aviv, Nov. 28, 2023.

Israel probes Hamas claims that youngest hostages were killed

Philissa Cramer, JTA
Published November 29, 2023
Gil Ofarim, a German-Israeli singer, said in a video posted to social media that he had been denied a hotel room in Leipzig, Germany, after being told to hide his Jewish star necklace. (Screenshot from Instagram video)

German-Jewish singer apologizes for falsely accusing hotel worker of antisemitism

Philissa Cramer, JTA
Published November 28, 2023
Families of the Israelis held kidnapped by Hamas terrorists in Gaza march along with hundreds of Israelis towards the prime minister's office in Jerusalem, as part of a protest calling for the immediate release of the hostages, Nov. 18, 2023.

Deal to release dozens of hostages appears to be close

Philissa Cramer, JTA
Published November 21, 2023
Families of the Israelis held kidnapped by Hamas terrorists in Gaza and march along with hundreds of Israelis towards the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, as part of a protest calling for the immediate release of the hostages, at the entrance to Jerusalem, November 18, 2023.

Reports swirl about a hostage release deal as thousands rally in Jerusalem

Philissa Cramer, JTA
Published November 19, 2023
The Bornplatz Synagogue in Hamburg, Germany once held 1,200 congregants before it was destroyed in Kristallnacht.

On 85th anniversary of Kristallnacht, Holocaust survivors say they fear familiar antisemitism

Philissa Cramer, JTA
Published November 9, 2023
People protest for the release of Israelis held hostage by Hamas militants in Gaza, outside the Ministry of Defense in Tel Aviv. Oct. 15, 2023.

At least 199 people are being held hostage by Hamas, Israel says, more than earlier estimates

Philissa Cramer, JTA
Published October 16, 2023

Death toll in Israel attack soars past 1,200 as catalog of Hamas horrors is revealed

Philissa Cramer, JTA
Published October 11, 2023
Rachel Adari

A cookie-wielding mother, a gun-toting grandfather, a fearless young woman: Meet Israel’s newest heroes

Philissa Cramer, JTA
Published October 10, 2023
Smoke rises after Israeli air strikes near the border east of Rafah city in the southern Gaza Strip, Oct. 8, 2023.

Israel-Gaza war, day 3: Death toll climbs to 900, ‘complete siege’ of Gaza planned, Hamas threatens to execute hostages

Philissa Cramer, JTA
Published October 9, 2023
The United States Postal Service released a new stamp honoring Jewish Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Oct. 2, 2023.

USPS releases Ruth Bader Ginsburg stamp, 3 years after Jewish Supreme Court justice’s death

Philissa Cramer, JTA
Published October 2, 2023
In this photo illustration, the image of Elon Musk is displayed on a computer screen and the logo of twitter on a mobile phone in Ankara, Turkiye on Oct. 6, 2022. (Muhammed Selim Korkutata / Anadolu Agency)

Elon Musk to join Ben Shapiro and other Jewish men for live chat on antisemitism and free speech

Philissa Cramer, JTA
Published September 28, 2023
Prime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu at the Knesset, Dec. 19, 2022. Photo by Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90.

Netanyahu orders crackdown on migrants after unrest in Tel Aviv

Philissa Cramer, JTA
Published September 3, 2023
Image courtesy of paradebroadway.com/press/

X briefly allows anti-Leo Frank ‘community note’ as antisemitism flares on the platform

Philissa Cramer, JTA
Published August 21, 2023
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