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By Ben Sales (JTA) — Israeli troops have rescued an Israeli hostage from southern Gaza, the military announced Tuesday (Aug. 27) the eighth captive held by Hamas to be brought back alive by Israeli forces since Oct. 7. Qaid … Read More
By Andrew Adler Community Editor The next time somebody declares that teenagers lack the courage of their convictions, point them in the direction of Elijah Peppars and Sharon Ohayon. Both of these young people have decided on a course … Read More
By Ben Sales (JTA) — Ten Israeli soldiers were killed in Gaza on Saturday in one of the bloodiest days for the Israeli military since the beginning of its war with Hamas. An additional soldier died of wounds sustained in … Read More
By Ron Kampeas (JTA) — Israeli forces rescued four hostages held since Oct. 7 in the central Gaza Strip, including Noa Argamani, the festival goer who was filmed screaming as she was carried away by terrorists on a motorcycle. In … Read More
By Ron Kampeas (JTA) — The International Court of Justice ordered Israel to immediately halt its military operation in Rafah, in a largely symbolic ruling that will likely ramp up diplomatic pressure on Israel in its war against Hamas. The … Read More
By Ben Sales and Eliyahu Freedman (JTA) — The Israeli military has rescued two hostages in the southern Gaza city of Rafah, the second such rescue since Hamas took hundreds of Israelis captive on Oct. 7. The overnight rescue operation, … Read More
By Andrew Adler Community Editor Last week I had the unenviable privilege of attending a closed showing of a 46-minute video compiled by the Israeli government, displaying scenes of atrocity and brutality that, in my contemporary experience, has no parallel. … Read More
By Michelle Elisburg Guest Columnist On Oct. 7, 2023, I awoke to the news of the devastating Hamas attack on Israel with the desperate need to do something. When Momentum, an organization that empowers women to change the world through … Read More
By Luke Tress (JTA) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu laid out his preconditions for peace with Gaza in a Monday op-ed for the Wall Street Journal, saying, “Hamas must be destroyed, Gaza must be demilitarized, and Palestinian society must be … Read More
By Ranen Omer-Sherman Guest Columnist Ever since becoming a citizen in Israel in 1975 where I helped establish a desert kibbutz and served in a combat unit, Amos Oz, one of Israel’s greatest writers and voices of conscience, has rarely … Read More