As reports and images of hunger surged out of Gaza this week, the American Jewish Committee issued a proclamation on X: “The serious humanitarian situation in Gaza must not be taken lightly,” the group wrote, adding, “Implying that starvation is a legitimate tactic is unacceptable.” The group was responding to a far-right Jewish congressman, Randy […]
Continue Reading
TEL AVIV — Standing inside a mass protest in Habima Square to demand an end to the war in Gaza, Roy Rieck said the atmosphere felt more charged than at previous demonstrations. The difference, he said, is that it’s not just the plight of the 50 remaining Israeli hostages weighing on those who turned out. […]
Continue Reading
MAJDAL SHAMS, Israel — A year after a Hezbollah missile slammed into a soccer field here, killing 12 children and turning the quiet Druze town near Israel’s northeastern border into a symbol of mourning, it was once again in the headlines — this time for an unplanned border breach. Hundreds of Druze residents pushed through the […]
Continue Reading
An Israeli minister posted an AI-generated video of a redeveloped Gaza on X Tuesday calling for the “voluntary emigration” of the region’s Palestinian population. The post by Gila Gamliel, the science and technology minister from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party, bore the title “Gamliel-Trump Plan,” echoing another AI generated vision for Gaza as […]
Continue Reading
The largest synagogue in Judaism’s Reconstructionist movement is moving to cut ties with its denominational body over what its leaders describe as a failure to confront hostility to Israel among affiliated rabbis and rabbinical students. The rupture is emblematic of a wider debate among American Jews about Zionism and the boundaries of legitimate criticism of […]
Continue Reading
The top two leaders of Friends of the Israel Defense Forces have resigned amid an internal reckoning at the organization, just weeks after a leak revealed widespread allegations of financial mismanagement and a toxic workplace culture. In a message sent Monday to donors and supporters, the organization announced that its chairman, Morey Levovitz, and its […]
Continue Reading
At least 85 Palestinians were killed while trying to reach aid in the Gaza Strip on Sunday, marking the deadliest day for aid seekers in the region as aid sites have faced a nearly daily toll of killings, according to the Hamas-run Gaza health ministry. The incident comes amid a steady drumbeat of killings at […]
Continue Reading
The interim president of Syria, Ahmed al-Shaara, accused Israel on Thursday of attempting to sow “chaos and destruction” following the Israeli army’s intervention in his country’s sectarian violence. Much remains murky about the situation that has flared this week in the Sweida province of Syria. But it is clear that one result may be a […]
Continue Reading
Dozens of Israelis have been arrested in recent months on suspicion of spying for Iran, prompting the Israeli government to launch a PR campaign designed to dissuade collusion. Titled “Easy Money, Heavy Price,” the campaign will include ads on radio, websites and social media meant to convince Israelis that spying for the country’s sworn enemy […]
Continue Reading
Former Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett shot back at claims by right-wing pundit Tucker Carlson that the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein had been working for Israel as part of a blackmail operation. “As a former Israeli Prime Minister, with the Mossad having reported directly to me, I say to you with 100% certainty: The […]
Continue Reading
