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 By Sergio Carmona    News    March 8, 2024 

BBYO centennial draws thousands of Jewish teens to Orlando convention

(JNS) - Thousands of Jewish teens and adults from 46 countries gathered at a Rosen Shingle Creek hotel in Orlando, Fla., for BBYO's annual international convention. Held from Feb. 15-19, the convent...

 
 By Bob Fryer    News    March 8, 2024 

Wiesel exhibit at FHM

(JNS) - For about a year, officials at the Florida Holocaust Museum in downtown St. Petersburg kept a closely guarded secret that the museum was seeking to become the permanent home of a treasure...

 
 News    March 8, 2024 

Rare First Temple clay seal found

(Israel Hayom via JNS) - A rare and exciting archaeological find has been unearthed in Jerusalem, providing an extraordinary glimpse into the ancient past.  During excavations carried out by the Isr...

 
 News    March 8, 2024 

Oct. 7 was a 'breakdown of a covenant,' says Oren at 'Stand with Israel' Legacy Luncheon in Orlando

(ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, Fla) - One of Israel's most distinguished statesmen, Ambassador Michael Oren, a diplomat who worked at the highest levels of the Israeli government, was the featured speaker at Jew...

 
 News    March 8, 2024 

Calling all aspiring writers to a screenwriters workshop

Local screenwriter and novelist Katherine MK Mitchell, a former talent agent and story-analyst in the Hollywood film industry, will lead a workshop titled “Screenwriting 101,” at the Maitland Library auditorium on March 23 from 10:30 a.m. ...

 
 By Ron Kampeas    News    March 8, 2024 

Kamala Harris calls for 6-week 'immediate ceasefire' in Gaza and places onus on Israel to deliver aid

(JTA) — Vice President Kamala Harris called for an “immediate ceasefire” in Gaza and placed most of the onus on Israel for a shortfall in humanitarian aid entering the enclave.   The call for a cessation of fighting was not actually a change...

 
 News    March 8, 2024 

Netanyahu counters Biden: Most Americans support Israel

(JNS) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday night hit back at U.S. President Joe Biden for claiming that the Jewish state’s “incredibly conservative government” risked losing it international support. “Since the start of...

 

Gallant: Hamas and Iran plotting 'second phase of Oct. 7' during Ramadan

By (JNS) — Iran-backed terror groups are plotting to turn the Islamic holy month of Ramadan into the “second phase of Oct. 7” and set the Middle East on fire, Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant charged on Tuesday. “The main goal of Hamas...

 
 News    March 8, 2024 

US opposes calls at ICJ for immediate Israeli withdrawal

(JNS) — The United States on Feb.21 called on the International Court of Justice not to issue an advisory opinion that Israel must immediately withdraw from Judea, Samaria and eastern Jerusalem. Instead, Richard Visek, acting legal adviser at...

 
 News    March 8, 2024 

Jewish org presents Trump with menorah

(JNS) — Former U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday received an award from the Israel Heritage Foundation in appreciation of his efforts to forge normalization agreements between the Jewish state and four Arab nations under the guise of...

 
 By Amelie Botbol    News    March 8, 2024 

'When will he be coming home?'

(JNS) - "I can't allow myself to get caught in the emotional rollercoaster around hostage negotiations," said Jonathan Dekel-Chen, whose son Sagui, 35, was kidnapped by Hamas on Oct. 7. "It is hard...

 
 By Mike Wagenheim    News    March 8, 2024 

UN head pushing back on US efforts to replace UNRWA in Gaza

(JNS) — The Biden administration is privately pressing several United Nations agencies to take over the responsibilities of the beleaguered UNRWA but is being rebuffed by U.N. chief António Guterres, according to a report by Devex....

 
 By Ron Kampeas    News    March 8, 2024 

Joe Biden is pressing Congress to send $14B to Israel - what is the emergency aid for?

WASHINGTON, D.C. (JTA) — For months, President Joe Biden has asked for — and Congress has debated — sending wartime foreign aid to Israel as it battles Hamas in the Gaza Strip.  The bill currently on the table, passed in a bipartisan vote by...

 
 By Luke Tress    News    March 8, 2024 

Broadway Cares will support relief for Israelis

By (New York Jewish Week) — The philanthropic organization Broadway Cares said it would allocate funds to Israeli civilians in need after complaints from a rabbi and pro-Israel group about the theater charity’s contributions to Gaza relief...

 
 By Joshua Marks    News    March 8, 2024 

Hamas fires missiles at Kiryat Shmona area from Lebanon

(JNS) — Izz ad-Din al-Qassam, the “military wing” of Hamas, fired 40 Grad rockets in two barrages at army bases near Kiryat Shmona on Wednesday morning. Only 10 crossed the border and several were intercepted, according to the Israel Defense...

 
 News    March 8, 2024 

IDF kills Jihad commander in Judea and Samaria

(JNS) — Israeli security forces killed three Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorists, including a commander, during overnight operations in Judea and Samaria early Tuesday, according to Israeli media reports. The three terrorists were eliminated...

 
 News    March 8, 2024 

Weekly roundup of world briefs

Israeli researchers take step toward cure for Huntington’s disease (JNS) — A new study carried out by the Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot has identified two molecules capable of penetrating the blood-brain barrier and reducing the...

 
 News    March 8, 2024 

Hezbollah fires dozens of rockets at Upper Galilee

(JNS) — The Lebanese terrorist group Hezbollah fired a “significant” rocket barrage at northern Israel on Tuesday morning. The Iranian proxy said the attack was a response to an Israeli strike the previous day in the Beqaa Valley which killed...

 
 By Etgar Lefkovits    News    March 8, 2024 

Christian lawmakers head to Israel in biggest mission since war

(JNS) - A group of more than 20 parliamentarians from around the world will gather in Jerusalem this weekend, in the largest political solidarity mission to Israel since the Oct. 7 massacre. The...

 
 By Luke Tress    News    March 8, 2024 

One third of Americans are reluctant to vote for a pro-Israel politician, ADL survey finds

(JTA) – More than a third of Americans would be reluctant to vote for a pro-Israel politician. One fifth are uncomfortable buying products from Israel. More than 40 percent at least somewhat agreed that Israel intends to cause as much Palestinian...

 
 By Mike Wagenheim    News    March 8, 2024 

Security Council members agree Gazans are malnourished, disagree on blame

(JNS) — While a senior U.N. aid official said on Tuesday that a quarter of the Gazan population is one step away from famine, Israel and the United States laid blame at the feet of the United Nations and Hamas, respectively. The U.N. Security...

 
 By Etgar Lefkovits    News    March 1, 2024

American Christian Media group: Ax usage of 'West Bank'

(JNS) - The head of a prominent group of American Christian media broadcasters urged members in the association to cease using the term "West Bank" when reporting about Israel's biblical heartland....

 
 By Yoram Ettinger    News    March 1, 2024

US, Israel face the mutual threat of Islamic terrorism

(Ettinger Report via JNS) - FBI Director Christopher A. Wray visited Israel on Feb. 14, 2024, meeting with leaders of Israel's Mossad intelligence agency and Israel Police. The goal of the visit was...

 

No ceasefire 'at any price'

(JNS) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to not cave to international pressure demanding a ceasefire in the war against Hamas. "There is considerable pressure on Israel at home and...

 

PA and Hamas unity deal?

(JNS) — Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh submitted the collective resignation of his entire government on Monday, the P.A.’s official Wafa news agency reported, amid talk of a unity deal with the Hamas terrorist...

 

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