Palestinians
6 shot to death at Jerusalem bus stop in city’s deadliest attack in nearly 2 years
By Philissa Cramer (JTA) — Six people were shot to death and at least six others gravely injured in a shooting on a Jerusalem bus stop on Monday morning, in the kind of terror attack that has become rare in … Read More
Jew vs. Jew rhetoric breaks hearts in a bitter internal debate about the Gaza war
By Andrew Silow-Carroll (JTA) — After weeks of mounting pressure on Israel to address reports of a humanitarian crisis in Gaza, with longtime allies lining up to condemn the government or recognize a Palestinian state, the largest Jewish federation in … Read More
Israel announces daily ‘humanitarian pauses’ to allow Gaza aid distribution amid global outcry
By Philissa Cramer (JTA) — Israel says its army is pausing military operations in some parts of Gaza for 10 hours a day to facilitate the distribution of aid to civilians. The announcement Sunday comes amid a global outcry about … Read More
Largest teachers union in the country narrowly votes to sever ties with the ADL
By Grace Gilson (JTA) — The National Education Association, the United States’ largest teachers union, has passed a non-binding measure barring the union from using, endorsing or publicizing any materials from the Anti-Defamation League. The proposal, supported by a slim … Read More
Mindful Ramblings: Death, vitriol and finally, a declaration of humanity
By Andrew Adler Community Editor The murders of Sarah Lynn Milgrim and Yaron Lischinsky outside the Lillian and Albert Small Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C. on May 21 were horrific enough: a pair of young Israeli Embassy staffers on the … Read More
Israel’s Eurovision contestant, Yuval Raphael, says she’s focused on the music, not the protests
By Philissa Cramer (JTA) — If she found it unnerving to see someone make a throat-slitting gesture at her as she walked the carpet at the first event in the Eurovision song contest, Yuval Raphael wasn’t letting on earlier this … Read More
Wrestling with uncomfortable truths
By Matt Golden Last month, Community ran a cartoon about the arrest of Mahmoud Khalil that received more responses — both positive and negative — than any other cartoon run since I’ve been working here. As most of you know, … Read More
3 hostages released from Gaza, including American-Israeli Sagui Dekel-Chen
By Ben Sales (JTA) — Three Israeli hostages were released from captivity in Gaza Saturday, including Sagui Dekel-Chen, an American citizen. Dekel-Chen was freed along with Yair Horn, an Argentine-Israeli, and Sasha Trufanov, a Russian-Israeli. All three were abducted from … Read More
Hamas says ceasefire deal is still on as negotiations continue
By Ben Sales (JTA) — Hamas said that it will release three more Israeli hostages on Saturday, a sign that the ceasefire in Gaza may hold despite a crisis earlier this week. Israel has not confirmed that its dispute with … Read More
