Author: Sara Wood

((JEWISH REVIEW)) — Before he paid his respects at the funeral of Wadea al-Fayoume, the 6-year-old Palestinian-American boy stabbed to death in what police are calling a hate crime, Rabbi Ari Hart called the officiants of the funeral to make sure his presence would be welcome. “’I’m an Orthodox rabbi, I’m a Zionist rabbi, I […]

WASHINGTON ((JEWISH REVIEW)) — The top four congressional leaders told Jewish officials from around the country they were committed to backing Israel’s war with Hamas until the terrorist organization is wiped out. The comments came Tuesday at a rally of 350 Jewish leaders from around the country organized by the Conference of Presidents of Major […]

((JEWISH REVIEW)) — The Wexner Foundation is cutting ties with Harvard University, where it has funded a fellowship for emerging Israeli leaders for more than three decades, over Harvard’s response to Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack on Israel. More than 30 student groups signed a letter on the day of the attack blaming Israel while Harvard’s […]

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 […]