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Hamas reportedly rejects 2-month ceasefire as White House, Qatar say talks are ‘serious’

By Ron Kampeas WASHINGTON (JTA) — Hamas reportedly rejected an Israeli offer for a two-month ceasefire in exchange for the release of hostages held in Gaza, even as top U.S. and Qatari officials said talks aimed at an extended pause … Read More >

Destroy Hamas, deradicalize the Palestinians: Netanyahu lays out preconditions for peace in Wall Street Journal op-ed

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 >

Israel Latest News December 27, 2023

What is antisemitism? At a Jewish studies conference, scholars use the archives as a guide — and a warning

By Andrew Silow-Carroll SAN FRANCISCO (JTA) — Did a New York City coffee shop’s workers quit over the owner’s pro-Israel stance? Was the library at Cooper Union barricaded to protect Jewish students inside from an angry pro-Palestinian mob? Ten weeks … Read More >

Israel and Hamas set to resume indirect talks as fallout continues from IDF killing of 3 hostages

By Ben Sales (JTA) — Israel and Hamas appear set to restart indirect negotiations over releasing Israeli hostages, and a pause in the fighting in Gaza, days after Israeli troops mistakenly killed three hostages who were trying to escape the … Read More >

Penn’s Jewish students — preparing for finals — say problems remain after president resigns

By Jackie Hajdenberg PHILADELPHIA (JTA) — On Monday afternoon, as the front page of the student newspaper broadcast that the school’s president had resigned, Elan Roth was sitting at the University of Pennsylvania Hillel studying for finals. It had been … Read More >

Here’s how Jewish life changed (for now) after Oct. 7

By Andrew Silow-Carroll (JTA) — “Everything changed after Oct. 7.” It’s an axiom being heard around Shabbat tables, in rabbis’ sermons and in countless opinion pieces after the Hamas massacre in southern Israel plunged the country into war. At an … Read More >

National/Global December 11, 2023

US officials deny pressing Israel for a war ‘deadline,’ but differences between the two are emerging

By Ron Kampeas Hamas, war, GazaU.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken answers questions during a press conference with British Foreign Secretary David Cameron at the State Department, Dec. 7, 2023. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)WASHINGTON (JTA) — A top U.S. official denied … Read More >

‘All about light overcoming darkness’: How US Jews are celebrating Hanukkah with Israel at war

By Jacob Gurvis (JTA) — When tickets for Los Angeles’ Infinite Light Festival went on sale in October, just a week after Hamas’ brutal attack on Israel, sales were brisk. In fact, tickets sold out to the annual Hanukkah celebration … Read More >

Israel at War: A Community Briefing with Avi Melamed

Jewish Federation of Louisville invites you to join us for this webinar to better understand the current conflict between Israel and Hamas since the horrific attack on October 7. SPECIAL GUEST: AVI MELAMED, Intelligence analyst and expert on current affairs … Read More >

Federation December 5, 2023

Jewish activists take campaign about Oct. 7 sex crimes to the UN

By Jackie Hajdenberg (JTA) — Less than a week after the United Nations secretary general urged an investigation into reported sexual violence by Hamas, the Israeli U.N. mission held a conference on the allegations and pressed the international community to … Read More >

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Hamas reportedly rejects 2-month ceasefire as White House, Qatar say talks are ‘serious’

Destroy Hamas, deradicalize the Palestinians: Netanyahu lays out preconditions for peace in Wall Street Journal op-ed

What is antisemitism? At a Jewish studies conference, scholars use the archives as a guide — and a warning

Israel and Hamas set to resume indirect talks as fallout continues from IDF killing of 3 hostages

Penn’s Jewish students — preparing for finals — say problems remain after president resigns

Here’s how Jewish life changed (for now) after Oct. 7

US officials deny pressing Israel for a war ‘deadline,’ but differences between the two are emerging

‘All about light overcoming darkness’: How US Jews are celebrating Hanukkah with Israel at war

Israel at War: A Community Briefing with Avi Melamed

Jewish activists take campaign about Oct. 7 sex crimes to the UN

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