Author: Sara Wood

((JEWISH REVIEW)) — Some Jewish institutions are closing down for the day Friday amid fears about Hamas-inspired violence abroad, although the FBI and major Jewish security groups say they are not aware of specific threats against Jewish targets in the United States. Concerns about pro-Hamas demonstrations appear to have stemmed from a speech by Khaled Meshaal, […]

((JEWISH REVIEW)) — Former president Donald Trump touted himself as “the best friend Israel has ever had” while criticizing Israel’s leadership during a speech in Florida on Thursday night in response to Hamas’ attack on Israel. Trump also praised Hezbollah as “very smart” and suggested that if he were still president of the United States, […]

WASHINGTON ((JEWISH REVIEW)) — On Monday, two days after Hamas launched an invasion of Israel that killed and wounded thousands, AIPAC made a request of lawmakers that seemed like an easy ask: sign on to a resolution declaring that “the House of Representatives stands with Israel as it defends itself against the barbaric war launched […]

WASHINGTON ((JEWISH REVIEW)) — President Joe Biden said he is designating experts to help in the effort to secure the release of hostages held by Hamas. The announcement came following U.S. confirmation that there are Americans among the more than 100 captives the terror group took back to the Gaza Strip in its invasion of […]

((JEWISH REVIEW)) — When Rome lit up a landmark this week in blue and white following Hamas’ deadly invasion of Israel, it joined many other cities and countries across the globe that have bathed their most prominent buildings in the colors of the Israeli flag, including the White House, the Eiffel Tower and the Sydney […]

WASHINGTON ((JEWISH REVIEW)) — The number of Americans confirmed to be among the hundreds of people killed during the Hamas invasion of Israel is now at 22. John Kirby, the National Security Council spokesman, said Wednesday at the White House press briefing that the number of known dead was now 22, up from 14 on […]

WASHINGTON ((JEWISH REVIEW)) — 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 that routinely mark the opening of such meetings, Shelley Greenspan, the White House liaison to the Jewish community, couldn’t hold back on […]

((JEWISH REVIEW)) – Hours after news broke that Hamas had murdered hundreds of Israelis in border towns near Gaza, students at Harvard University sat down to write a letter of protest. The letter, titled “Joint Statement by Harvard Palestine Solidarity Groups on the Situation in Palestine,” does not mince words. It opens, “We, the undersigned […]

((JEWISH REVIEW)) — Jedidiah Murphy, the Jewish man on death row in Texas whose fight to avoid the death penalty gained support from prominent Jewish activists, has been executed. Murphy, 48, was sentenced to death for the fatal 2000 shooting of 80-year-old Bertie Lee Cunningham in Dallas County during a carjacking. “To the family of […]

WASHINGTON ((JEWISH REVIEW)) — President Joe Biden issued a forceful condemnation of Hamas, and pledged American support for Israel, as he announced that the number of American dead from the terror group’s invasion of Israel is now 14. As many as 20 Americans are missing, according to the White House. In an address on Tuesday, […]