Author: Sara Wood

WASHINGTON ((JEWISH REVIEW)) — In the wake of the murder of a 6-year-old Palestinian-American boy in a Chicago suburb, Jewish groups across the religious spectrum are pleading with Americans to not allow anti-Muslim hate to spread because of Israel’s war with Hamas. Reform, Conservative and Reconstructionist umbrella bodies have joined a statement spearheaded by the […]

WASHINGTON ((JEWISH REVIEW)) — Last year, American Jews again faced far more hate crimes than members of other religions, according to a report by the FBI. There were 1,305 offenses committed against Jews in 2022, the FBI reported in its tally Monday of national crime statistics, far outnumbering the second-largest category, anti-Muslim crimes, of which […]

WASHINGTON ((JEWISH REVIEW)) — President Joe Biden will visit Israel during wartime to hear in person about its strategy as its conflict with Hamas intensifies, and to press for humanitarian relief for Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. In a snap call with reporters on Monday night, John Kirby, the National Security Council spokesman, outlined Biden’s […]

WASHINGTON ((JEWISH REVIEW)) — The Republican Jewish Coalition will cosponsor the next Republican presidential debate, a sign that Hamas’ invasion of Israel, and the ensuing war, will take center-stage when the candidates meet in Miami in November. The announcement on Monday marks the first time a major party has brought in a Jewish group as […]

WASHINGTON ((JEWISH REVIEW)) — In a meeting with Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi mentioned Blinken’s Jewish identity, and made a false and curious claim. “Mr. Secretary, you spoke about the crisis and you spoke as a Jewish person, and let me tell you that I am an Egyptian citizen, and […]

((JEWISH REVIEW)) — Israel says it has restored water to southern Gaza, five days after shutting off the flow of water to the whole territory in an effort to pressure Hamas to relinquish the hostages it took when it attacked Israel on Oct. 7. Meanwhile, the United States has informed U.S. citizens who wish to […]

NASHUA, New Hampshire ((JEWISH REVIEW)) — The spotlight was on Israel at a Republican Party summit in New Hampshire on Friday, where several Republican presidential candidates and other party leaders spoke to hundreds of local voters and GOP members. The candidates condemned Hamas’ attacks in Israel and stood universally behind the Jewish state, putting the […]

WASHINGTON ((JEWISH REVIEW)) — Saudi Arabia is reportedly pausing normalization talks with Israel and the United States, a major diplomatic blow in the wake of Hamas’ invasion of Israel on Sautrday. Bloomberg and Reuters on Friday quoted unnamed sources as saying that the Saudis were not ending the talks, but instead were freezing them until […]

WASHINGTON ((JEWISH REVIEW)) — A spokesman for the Israel Defense Forces urged AIPAC and its followers to stick with Israel as it attacks Hamas even when “the going gets ugly” and “the scenes out of Gaza will be hard to stomach.” Lt. Col. Jonathan Conricus, the international spokesman for the Israel Defense Forces, spoke Thursday […]

((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, […]