Israel reaffirms promise to defeat Hamas, despite Biden warning of an arms...
Amid the Biden administration’s decision to withhold arms from Israel, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday reaffirmed Jerusalem’s resolve to defeat Hamas, even if it has to fight without U.S....
View ArticleClik here to view.
26 House Democrats tell White House, ‘We cannot undermine our ally, Israel’
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Twenty-six Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives have asked the White House for a briefing on why President Joe Biden suspended the delivery of large bombs to Israel, the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
U.N. General Assembly elevates status of Palestine delegation
(JTA) — The U.N. General Assembly overwhelmingly voted to elevate the status of the Palestine delegation, a mostly symbolic action that nonetheless underscored Israel’s isolation as its war with Hamas...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Why a Jewish leader connects the left-wing campus protests to right-wing...
(JTA) — Once upon a time (and it feels a bit like a fairy tale), Jewish communities tried to speak with one voice on domestic policy issues. If you were a politician looking to cultivate the “Jewish...
View ArticleClik here to view.
At Washington University, 2 Jewish seniors differ on Israel, but share a...
Emma Platt (L) and Lila Steinbach (R), together on campus. This story was originally published in the Forward. Click here to get the Forward’s free email newsletters delivered to your inbox.(Photo by...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Report: US withholding ‘sensitive intelligence’ on Hamas from Israel
U.S. President Joe Biden in Tel Aviv, Oct. 18, 2023. Photo by Miriam Alster/Flash90. The Biden administration will share key intelligence with Israel about the whereabouts of Hamas’s leadership in Gaza...
View ArticleCabinet ministers heckled and soldiers wounded as Israel marks a somber...
(JTA) — Government officials confronted protesters crying “Shame!” and “Criminal!” as they spoke at cemeteries across Israel. Shortly afterward, four Israeli soldiers were wounded by missile fire from...
View ArticleClik here to view.
White House: Claim that US withheld intelligence on Hamas from Israel is ‘not...
U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan answers questions during the daily press briefing at the White House, May 13, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Win McNamee/Getty Images) WASHINGTON (JTA) — The...
View ArticleAfter faulting ‘fog of war’ for cloudy Hamas casualty numbers, UN’s new stats...
A day after a U.N. spokesman attributed a nearly 100% overcounting of Gazan women and children casualties to “the fog of war,” the global body now says that the overall death toll in Gaza due to the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Israeli Scouts spread joy and funny Hebrew lyrics to St. Louis children
Kindergarten students at United Hebrew Congregation learned the Hebrew song “L’Dod Mosha Hayta Chava” on Monday, May 13. The English version is “Uncle Moshe Had a Farm” and it is nearly identical to...
View ArticleIn a first, Jewish Biden administration staffer resigns over war in Gaza
WASHINGTON (JTA) — At first glance, the chalkboard sign looked like any of the others standing in front of Washington D.C.’s many restaurants and cafes. But instead of advertising espresso or...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Lily Greenberg Call, Jewish staffer who quit Biden administration over Israel...
Lily Greenberg Call, seen here during the 2020 Democratic presidential primary season with Kamala Harris, whose staff she joined, became the first Jewish Biden administration staffer to resign publicly...
View ArticleClik here to view.
IDF recovers Shani Louk’s body as well as two other Nova festival victims
Shani Louk (Via Instagram) (JTA) — The Israeli military has recovered the bodies of three people who were killed in the massacre at the Nova music festival on Oct. 7, including Shani Louk, whose body...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Camp Ben Frankel launches emergency fundraiser for Israeli children
Camp Ben Frankel has launched an emergency fundraising campaign to try to bring up to 17 Israeli children affected by the events of Oct. 7th to the camp this summer. The Jewish sleepover camp is...
View ArticleICC prosecutor seeks arrest warrants for Benjamin Netanyahu and Hamas leaders
(JTA) — The prosecutor for the International Criminal Court is seeking arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant as well as the leadership of Hamas...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Norway, Spain and Ireland will all recognize Palestinian state
Spanish President Pedro Sanchez (R) and the prime minister of Ireland, Simon Harris together speak after an April meeting in Dublin in which they expressed their willingness to endorse a Palestinian...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Missouri Senator, others criticize ‘Gaza Pier’ plan, predict American casualties
Humanitarian aid delivered to Palestinians via the temporary pier in Gaza, May 2024. Credit: U.S. Central Command. (JNS) — Three U.S. soldiers reportedly sustained non-combat injuries on the temporary...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Israeli strike kills dozens in displaced persons camp in Rafah, prompting IDF...
(JTA) — An Israel Defense Forces strike targeting Hamas leaders in a displaced persons camp in Rafah killed dozens of people on Sunday, heightening concern over the civilian toll in the battle over the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
From horror to hope: St. Louis funds vital trauma aid for Israeli festival...
The Oct. 7 Nova music festival in Re’im, Israel, drew more than 4,000 music lovers. When Hamas attacked the event, 360 people were murdered and 44 were taken hostage. Many of the 3,500-plus survivors...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Israeli doctor shares with us how hospitals serve Arab colleagues, patients,...
Dr. Yaffa Ashur (Bill Motchan) For the personnel at Yoseftal Medical Center in Eilat, Israel, treating the wounded and suffering took on new significance following the Oct. 7 Hamas attack. The...
View Article