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Jewish critics of Zionism have clashed with American Jewish leaders for decades
Since October 2023, American Jews have been engaged in an intense, fractious debate over Israel’s war in the Gaza Strip. Media reports say that American Jews are experiencing “the great rupture,”...
View ArticleCamp Ben Frankel welcomes 18 Israeli youngsters for summer session
On Sunday, 18 Israeli children began their first American summer camp adventure at Camp Ben Frankel, a Jewish sleepaway camp located in Makanda, Ill., about two hours south of St. Louis. All of these...
View ArticleTwelve tough questions and simple answers about Israel
My good friend, Taglit-Birthright Israel’s CEO Gidi Mark, challenged me recently: “Can you offer short, punchy answers to some of the pressing questions our participants have—and some of the...
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Victims of Oct. 7 attack sue UNRWA for allegedly laundering money for Hamas
(JTA) — More than 100 victims of Hamas’s massacres in Israel on Oct. 7 are suing UNRWA, the main relief agency for Palestinian refugees and their descendants, saying it effectively laundered money for...
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Netanyahu recommits to Biden’s proposed hostage deal after families release...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu recommitted to pursuing the release of all hostages under the terms of a deal that includes a ceasefire after families of hostages released gruesome video of...
View ArticleHaredim warn of ‘religious war’ after Israel Supreme Court orders yeshiva draft
BNEI BRAK, Israel — Members of Israel’s Haredi community are warning of a religious war after this country’s Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that the government must start drafting yeshiva students into...
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Netanyahu issues list of demands for ceasefire deal as pressure mounts
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu laid out conditions for a ceasefire deal with Hamas as pressure ramped up at home and abroad for an outcome that would bring home the more than 100 Israeli...
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“The most important tattoo I ever did’: Artists volunteer to ink Oct. 7...
The artists who gathered in Tel Aviv Thursday to offer free tattoos to survivors of Oct. 7 know their work is rooted in trauma. They want it to be a source of strength. Twenty tattooists — half from...
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Anne Frank statue in Amsterdam tagged with ‘Gaza’ graffiti
A statue of Anne Frank in Amsterdam was defaced Tuesday, with the word “Gaza” painted in red on the base. The statue sits in a public park near the famous annex where Frank and her family hid from the...
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Israel, Hamas agree to hostage deal framework, PA-led force in Gaza
(JNS) The Hamas terror group has agreed to a hostages-for-ceasefire framework and mediators are negotiating the details and implementation, The Washington Post reported on Wednesday night. The Post‘s...
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Netanyahu meets with hostage families in DC as pressure mounts for a deal
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met in Washington, D.C. with families of Israeli hostages, one of his first stops on a highly anticipated trip to the United States and a sign of how much...
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An ‘American Dream’: How 18 Israeli kids spent their summer at Camp Ben Frankel
MAKANDA, Ill. – For the past month, 18 Israeli children have explored the ins and outs of something foreign to them: Jewish sleepaway summer camp. “I was nervous but more happy because I [knew] that I...
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Netanyahu tells Congress Israel ‘will not relent’ until it defeats Hamas
In a defiant speech to the U.S. Congress, Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to continue fighting in Gaza until Israel achieves “total victory” over Hamas and, in the face of virulent opposition at home and...
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Rocket from Lebanon kills 12 children and teens in Israel, raising prospects...
A rocket fired from Lebanon struck a soccer field in the Golan Heights, killing 12 people ages 20 and under, in the worst attack on civilians in Israel since Oct. 7. An image of the soccer field in...
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Words as Weapons: How one man is giving us the words we need to defend Jews...
Eylon Levy became an Internet meme after the Sky News presenter Kay Burley asked him on Nov. 23 if the Jewish state values Palestinians less than Israelis since it is willing to engage in lopsided...
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Israeli company debuts IDF action figures for kids
Two years ago, Marvel Studios announced it will bring its 1980s comic book character “Sabra,” a former spy for Israel’s Mossad agency, to the big screen in its upcoming Captain America: Brave New World...
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Unexpected wisdom: A St. Louis TSA agent’s words echo a timeless Jewish lesson
A fundamental concept in Judaism states that God is always sending us messages. However, it’s up to us to adjust our dials (think old school transistor radios) to hone in on the frequency to be able to...
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Shaq recorded a video in Hebrew for Israeli kids whose relatives were killed...
(JTA) — NBA great Shaquille O’Neal recorded a message for Israeli children whose relatives were killed or taken hostage in Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack, telling them “I love you” and speaking in Hebrew. Shaq...
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Oct. 7 changed the world in ways we never saw coming
The office has been cleaned out, campaign photos and signs stripped from the walls, and goodbye hugs given to college interns and staff. Just a few weeks ago, St. Louis Democratic primary voters chose...
View ArticleIs a resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict inevitable?
When thinking of the possibility of an Israeli-Palestinian peace agreement, something that invites skepticism among many Jews and others, I am reminded of an old saying: “On the eve of most...
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