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IDF rescues 2 hostages from Gaza

(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...

 
 By Ben Sales    News    January 19, 2024

1 dead, 17 injured in attack in Raanana, Tel Aviv suburb with large Anglo community

(JTA) — One woman was killed and 17 injured in a terror attack in the Tel Aviv suburb of Raanana on Monday, a rare fatal incident in central Israel amid the country’s war in Gaza. Two Palestinian men carried out the attack on Monday afternoon,...

 

A weekend of hostage releases from Gaza

This is a developing story. Friday - First 13 Israeli and 10 foreign hostages released (JTA) - Hamas released 13 Israeli hostages into Egypt on Friday, Nov. 24, a sign that the four-day ceasefire...

 
 By Ben Sales    News    December 1, 2023

Three-quarters of American Jews fear Israel-Hamas war is making their communities less safe, poll finds

(JTA) — Large majorities of American Jews are worried for their safety amid Israel’s war with Hamas and believe antisemitism is on the rise, according to a new poll. And the vast majority of American Jews support military aid for Israel. Most...

 
 By Ben Sales    News    November 3, 2023

Hundreds arrested at NYC's Grand Central as rallies take place across the globe

(New York Jewish Week) — Hundreds of protesters were arrested as they crowded Grand Central Station in New York City on Friday afternoon for a rally sponsored by a Jewish group calling for a ceasefire in Gaza. The rally came a day ahead of a...

 
 By Ben Sales    News    October 20, 2023

Blinken lands in Israel to pledge support after leaders vow to 'wipe out' Hamas in escalating war

(JTA) — On a visit to Israel, Secretary of State Antony Blinken pledged American support for the country as it ramps up its war on Hamas and other terror groups in Gaza. Israel is reportedly preparing for a ground invasion of Gaza, its first in...

 
 By Ben Sales    News    September 22, 2023

What you need to know as Israel's Supreme Court begins debating law limiting its power

(JTA) — For almost nine months, Israelis have been fighting over the future of their Supreme Court. Today, that battle has moved into the Supreme Court itself. In July, Israel’s hardline right-wing governing coalition passed a law to weaken the...

 
 By Ben Sales    News    September 15, 2023

Libyan foreign minister is fired and flees to Turkey after meeting her Israeli counterpart

(JTA) — Libyan Foreign Minister Najla Mangoush has been fired and has fled to Turkey following a meeting last week with Israel’s foreign minister, Eli Cohen. Libya and Israel do not have diplomatic relations, and when he first announced the...

 

ADL CEO: Elon Musk is a 'great innovator' who engages with 'users who are espousing antisemitism and hate'

(JTA) — Days after Elon Musk threatened to sue the Anti-Defamation League for billions of dollars and amplified a hashtag spread by white supremacists, the ADL’s CEO, Jonathan Greenblatt, praised Musk’s business acumen but called his behavior...

 
 By Ben Sales    News    September 1, 2023

Jews joined the 60th anniversary of the March on Washington

(JTA) — Six decades ago, shortly before Martin Luther King, Jr., delivered his iconic “I Have a Dream” speech on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, Rabbi Joachim Prinz called for racial equality in an address that began with the words, “I...

 
 By Ben Sales    News    September 1, 2023

Visiting Israel, Eric Adams meets with antigovernment protesters

(New York Jewish Week) — On his first trip to Israel as mayor, Eric Adams made all of the expected stops — meeting with the prime minister and president, visiting the Western Wall and the Yad Vashem Holocaust museum, sampling from the offerings...

 

Israel passes first law weakening Supreme Court following months of civil strife

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 a growing...

 
 By Ben Sales    News    August 4, 2023

What you need to know about Israel's court system

TEL AVIV (JTA) —Israel’s parliament voted on a measure that, advocates on both sides say, will determine the country’s fate — or whether it can even survive. It isn’t a peace deal or an attempt to unseat Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Neta...

 
 By Ben Sales    News    July 28, 2023

Joe Biden invites Benjamin Netanyahu to meet in US, after months of tension

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 and accepted during a phone...

 
 By Ben Sales    News    July 14, 2023

BBC apologizes for anchor saying 'Israeli forces are happy to kill children'

(JTA) — The BBC has apologized for an on-air interview in which one of its anchors told former Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett that “Israeli forces are happy to kill children.” The journalist, Anjana Gadgil, was interviewing Bennett on...

 
 By Ben Sales    News    June 16, 2023

More than a third of people in Hungary and Poland have 'extensive' antisemitic beliefs, ADL survey says

(JTA) — A survey by the Anti-Defamation League found that significant portions of people in 10 European countries believe a range of antisemitic stereotypes, including more than one in three people in Poland and Hungary. The ADL measures...

 
 By Ben Sales    News    May 19, 2023

Fragile ceasefire ends Israel-Gaza conflict after five days of fighting

As of Monday, May 15, this was the status of the onslaught by the Palestinian Islamic Jihad in Gaza against Israel. Let's hope it holds as Heritage goes to press. (JTA) - Fighting between Israel and...

 
 By Ben Sales    News    May 5, 2023

Netanyahu urges unity

TEL AVIV (JTA) - In an unusual politicization of Israel's Memorial Day on Tuesday, several senior Israeli government officials faced protests at ceremonies commemorating fallen soldiers. The tensions...

 
 By Ben Sales    News    April 14, 2023

Jewish chair of Florida's Democratic Party arrested at abortion rights protest

(JTA) — Nikki Fried, who chairs Florida’s Democratic Party, was arrested at a protest for abortion rights in the state capital, along with 10 other demonstrators. The protest on April 3, which took place outside Tallahassee City Hall, was in oppo...

 
 By Ben Sales    News    March 17, 2023

Anti-Jewish incidents jumped nearly 20 percent in 2021

(JTA) - A new FBI report found that anti-Jewish incidents increased nearly 20% in 2021 relative to 2020, but decreased relative to prior years. The updated FBI statistics released Monday counted 817...

 
 By Ben Sales    News    February 24, 2023

Israel's dual crises, explained

If it feels like there’s an overload of news out of Israel — a sea of flags at a Jerusalem protest, police sirens outside of a synagogue — that’s because there is. Israel has been consumed by two escalating crises that both appear to be cresc...

 
 By Ben Sales    News    January 28, 2022

JCC Manhattan's new director wants to help people 'reclaim pre-COVID life'

\(New York Jewish Week via JTA) — Almost exactly 18 months ago, as the U.S. settled into its first pandemic summer, the Upper West Side’s flagship Jewish community center delivered some bad news to its staff: more than a third of them would be...

 
 By Ben Sales    News    December 17, 2021

Israeli minister promises progress on prayer space

(New York Jewish Week via JTA) — Israel will set plans in motion to renovate the non-Orthodox prayer space at the Western Wall, an Israeli official said Tuesday in New York.  The current Israeli government is expected to implement an agreement,...

 

Former champ Yuri Foreman is now the 'Vegan Boxing Rabbi,' certifying kosher doughnuts

(New York Jewish Week via JTA) - Yuri Foreman's professional peak as a boxer arguably came 11 years ago, when he faced off against Miguel Cotto in a marquee boxing match at Yankee Stadium.  The...

 
 By Ben Sales    News    December 10, 2021

Facing protest from his socialist allies, Rep. Jamaal Bowman opens up about his recent trip to Israel

(New York Jewish Week via JTA) — Speaking to a group of college students, Rep. Jamaal Bowman expressed no regret about taking a recent trip to Israel and the West Bank with the liberal pro-Israel group J Street, despite intense backlash from his...

 

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