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Trump talks about Israel in Time’s Person of the Year interview
This story was originally published in the Forward. Click here to get the Forward’s free email newsletters delivered to your inbox. President-elect Donald Trump outlined his vision for achieving peace...
View ArticleWorld leaders trust him, and now he’s talking to you—St. Louisan David...
It’s not every day that a St. Louis native who’s advised world leaders, written bestsellers, and mapped out Middle East peace solutions hops on Zoom to chat. But on Tuesday, Dec. 17, at 7:30 p.m.,...
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What is United Hatzalah and why St. Louisans should care?
As a journalist, my inbox is constantly flooded with press releases and pitches from all kinds of organizations—some pushing honest, impactful narratives and some less so. For the past six months,...
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Trump again threatens ‘all hell will break out’ over hostages as envoy...
Donald Trump repeated his threat that “all hell will break out” if Hamas doesn’t release the hostages it is holding in Gaza as his Middle East envoy signaled optimism about a ceasefire deal that would...
View ArticleIsrael and Hamas agree to ceasefire deal after 15 months of war
(JTA) — Israel and Hamas have agreed to a deal that will cease more than a year of fighting in Gaza and Israel, bring dozens of Israeli hostages home and release hundreds of Palestinian security...
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Eli Beer, Israeli humanitarian, reflects on ceasefire during St. Louis visit
As the world watches a fragile cease-fire unfold between Israel and Hamas, details of the agreement have drawn intense global scrutiny. Under the reported terms of the deal, its first phase will last...
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Netanyahu delays ceasefire vote as right-wing protest against deal mounts
Facing opposition from some of his allies, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has delayed a planned Cabinet meeting to approve a ceasefire and hostage release deal with Hamas. Netanyahu said in...
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Pro-Israel attorney uses ‘lawfare’ to force $700K settlement from Jewish...
One of the most reviled adversaries of the pro-Israel community was just dealt a major blow in a fraud complaint brought by an activist attorney. The anti-Zionist advocacy group Jewish Voice for...
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Reporters castigating Israel and US support ejected from Blinken’s final...
Two journalists accusing Israel of genocide and other atrocities were expelled from Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s final press conference, in one case getting dragged out while repeatedly...
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Hostages Emily Damari, Romi Gonen, Doron Steinbrecher released as...
(JTA) — Three women whom Hamas held hostage in Gaza for more than 470 days are returning to Israel as a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war went into effect on Sunday morning. The women were all alive...
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In inaugural address, Trump hails return of ‘the hostages in the Middle East’
In his defiant return to office, President Donald Trump cast himself as a “peacemaker” and cited the release of “the hostages in the Middle East.” In a benediction following Trump’s second inaugural...
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Trump says he is ‘not confident’ about Gaza ceasefire lasting
US President Donald Trump speaks to journalists in the Oval Office on January 20, 2025. (Jim WATSON / POOL / AFP) (JTA) — President Donald Trump said he is “not confident” that the ceasefire in the...
View ArticleHamas not defeated, ‘think it’s a victory,’ Michael Oren tells PragerU
The Hamas terror organization isn’t defeated, and in fact, “they think it’s a victory,” Michael Oren, a former Israeli ambassador to the United States, said in a video interview that PragerU, a...
View ArticleTrump signs executive order to redesignate Houthis as terror group
U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Wednesday calling on the U.S. secretary of state to designate the Houthis as a terror group within the next 30 days. Trump designated the...
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Netanyahu says Musk ‘falsely smeared,’ but NY officials, top Michigan legal...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated on Thursday that billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk, whom some are accusing of performing a Nazi salute at an inauguration celebration in Washington on...
View ArticleTrump: ‘Would be nice’ if Israel didn’t need to strike Iran
U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday said he hoped that Israel would not attack Iran’s nuclear faculties, but appeared to suggest that this was a possibility if the Islamic Republic does not accept...
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Israeli hostages Daniela Gilboa, Liri Albag, Naama Levy and Karina Ariev...
Hamas has published the names of the four hostages it will release on Saturday, the second group of captives to go free in the initial phase of the ceasefire that began this week. The four hostages...
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Reversing Biden’s pause, Trump to deliver 2,000-pound bombs to Israel
President Donald Trump will allow the delivery of 2,000-pound bombs to Israel, removing a hold his predecessor, Joe Biden, had placed on the ordnance. The change comes during a ceasefire between Israel...
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Trump says he is pressing leaders of Arab nations to take in Gaza Palestinians
President Donald Trump says he has asked Jordan to accept Palestinians from Gaza and plans to press Egypt to do the same. Trump said he spoke to Jordan’s King Abdullah II on Saturday, five days after...
View ArticleWhite House freezes $50m for ‘condoms in Gaza’
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt announced on Tuesday that the Trump administration froze a $50 million federal disbursement for “condoms in Gaza.” The Office of Management and Budget and...
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