(JTA) — Israeli officials have notified the relatives of 199 people that their loved ones are believed to be hostages in Gaza, an Israel Defense Forces spokesperson said on Monday.
The …
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Philissa Cramer
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10/16/23
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(JTA) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Benny Gantz, a centrist opposition party leader, have formed an emergency unity government to prosecute Israel’s war against …
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Luke Tress
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10/11/23
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WASHINGTON (JTA) — On paper, the agenda must have seemed dry, an accounting of flights out of Israel, of military equipment going into Israel and of call centers.
But amid the niceties …
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Ron Kampeas
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10/11/23
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(New York Jewish Week) – Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the prominent progressive Democratic New York congresswoman from New York City, condemned a pro-Palestinian rally that took place over the …
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Julia Gergely
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10/10/23
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(JTA) — The flow of American aid in the wake of Hamas’ attack on Israel is continuing, as Sen. Ben Cardin said he would advance legislation to relay defense assistance to Israel, …
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Ron Kampeas
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10/10/23
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PROVIDENCE – An overflow crowd of hundreds came together Monday evening at the Alliance’s Dwares Jewish Community Center to offer prayers for victims of the attacks on Israel and prayers for peace.
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FRAN OSTENDORF
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10/10/23
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When I first heard the news on Saturday about the devastating terror attack unleashed on Israel, I was appalled but not completely surprised.
That’s because, in my 71 years, the deep-seated and never-ending hatred between the Arab world, including the Palestinians, and Jews has been going on for thousands of years – and almost non-stop since the modern-day nation of Israel was founded 75 years ago, just three years after the end of World War II and the end of the Nazis’ Holocaust.
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Larry Kessler
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10/10/23
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There are many organizations raising funds and collecting donations. Below is not a definitive list, but it's a list that is reliable. Before you support any resource, please make sure you know where you are sending your support.
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10/10/23
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This is a developing story.
(JTA) — Saturday was a day of bloodshed unprecedented in Israel’s history.
Beginning in the morning of a Jewish holiday, hundreds of attackers …
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JTA Staff
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10/8/23
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(JTA) — Hours after Saturday’s deadly surprise attack on Israel by Hamas, the Israeli protest group Achim le’Neshek (Brothers and Sisters in Arms) was helping arrange transportation for army reservists being called to the front. …
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Andrew Silow-Carroll
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10/7/23
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