Soroka Medical Center in Beersheba was hit directly by an Iranian missile amid the most damaging barrage in days early Thursday. No one was killed in the strike, which Israeli media said came a day after the hospital building that was hit had been evacuated. But hundreds of people were treated in hospitals across Israel […]
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Lawmakers from both parties are pushing to block President Donald Trump from bringing the United States into Israel’s ongoing conflict with Iran. A Senate bill and a resolution introduced in both the House and Senate landed this week as Trump has signaled to officials and in public comments that he may be leaning towards intervening […]
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Under scrutiny over his positions on Israel, the ascendant New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani declined to condemn the phrase “Globalize the intifada” while speaking on a podcast on Tuesday. Asked by the host of “The Bulwark,” which bills itself as being for moderate liberals, what he thought about the phrase and another widely […]
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Israeli forces continued striking targets in Tehran on Tuesday, the fifth day of Israel’s attack on Iran’s nuclear program and the regime committed to developing nuclear weapons. U.S. President Donald Trump signed an international resolution in support of deescalation on Monday, after initially indicating that he might not. But he also made multiple comments that […]
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As one of the largest Jewish camp operators in the United States, NJY Camps was expecting to host over 100 Israeli counselors this summer. Now, over half of them are stranded in Israel after the surprise onset of a war with Iran has ground air travel to a total halt. “Some of them were supposed […]
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Shuly Rubin Schwartz, the chancellor of the Jewish Theological Seminary, is stepping down next year after leading the Conservative movement’s flagship university and rabbinical seminary since 2020. Shwartz announced her decision at a meeting of the JTS board of trustees Monday morning. In an interview with the Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Schwartz, the first woman chancellor […]
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Police in Brookline, Massachusetts, are investigating after a brick with “Free Palestine” written in red paint was thrown through the window of a kosher grocery store. The Butcherie is one of the Boston area’s only kosher grocers, selling kosher meat and prepared foods from its home in Coolidge Corner, a hub of Jewish commercial activity […]
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Before Israel struck Iran’s nuclear program, tensions were showing in U.S. lawmakers’ attitudes toward Israel. Democrats were increasingly critical of Israel’s war conduct in Gaza, with only a single Democratic senator reliably taking Israel’s side in public discourse. An anti-interventionist bent within the Republican Party, meanwhile, was putting pressure on the party’s long-reliable support for […]
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Israel was the first target of retaliatory attacks by Iran after Israel launched a massive military campaign against its nuclear program on Friday. But security officials are warning that Israelis and Jews abroad could also face consequences from the beleaguered regime. Iran has a long track record of sowing violence against Jewish and Israeli targets […]
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President Donald Trump is pressing forward in seeking a nuclear deal with Iran following a massive wave of Israeli attacks on the country’s nuclear program. Trump, who has built his public persona around a verve for making deals, addressed his now-weakened negotiating partner in a post on Truth Social on Friday morning, several hours after […]
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