✡ We Stand With the People of Israel ✡
By Luke Tress (New York Jewish Week) – In mid-September, a group of Israeli activists projected a message in all capital letters onto the headquarters of the United Nations reading, “Don’t believe crime minister Netanyahu.” About a month later, the … Read More
By Ron Kampeas WASHINGTON (JTA) — For months earlier this year, mainstream American Jewish groups waffled on how much to weigh in on Israel’s internal political debates, something many had studiously avoided in the past. But that felt like a … Read More
By Ben Sales (JTA) — A major highway was blocked until 1 a.m., protesters were hosed down and arrested, I sraelis woke up to see their newspapers shrouded in black, doctors are on strike and the shekel lost value — … Read More
By Matt Golden Director, Jewish Community Relations Council Like many of you, we watched yesterday’s (July 24) Knesset vote in Israel very closely. When it was over, many of us were deeply troubled. Our good friend and former Federation head, … Read More
By Ben Sales JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israel’s government has passed a law restricting the Supreme Court’s ability to strike down laws, the first piece of a proposed overhaul of the country’s judiciary that has led to massive street protests and … Read More
By Ben Sales TEL AVIV (JTA) — President Joe Biden has invited Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to meet in the United States soon, after months of holding off on inviting him to the White House. The invitation was extended … Read More
By Suzanne Kurtz Sloan (JTA) Over the last few weeks, while Israel has been roiled by demonstrations involving hundreds of thousands, and President Isaac Herzog has warned about the possibility of civil war, American Jews have been watching with grave … Read More
This is a developing story. By Ben Sales (JTA) — Israel was filled with surreal images Sunday night as thousands of people lit bonfires and gathered to protest in the streets against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his planned judicial … Read More