Category: Israel

MODIIN, Israel (JTA) — When my third-grade daughter’s school sent permission slips home this week for an upcoming field trip to Jerusalem’s Old City, a debate erupted on our parents’ WhatsApp group. Was it safe to visit there, just days after the 11-day war between Israel and Hamas concluded? The conflict had begun with unrest in […]

(J. the Jewish News of Northern California via JTA) — In an historic endorsement, San Francisco’s teachers union passed a resolution in support of the boycott, divestment and sanctions movement against Israel. The United Educators of San Francisco, which has 6,200 members, is the first American K-12 union of public school teachers to officially support […]

NEW YORK (JTA) — Hundreds of people rallied for Israel in New York City days after a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, and following a string of antisemitic assaults and harassment in the United States. The demonstration on Sunday in lower Manhattan, organized by the Israeli-American Council and other pro-Israel organizations, principally featured […]

NEW YORK (JTA) — One person was burned when two fireworks were thrown from a car amid an altercation with anti-Zionist protesters in a heavily Jewish New York City business district, according to police. The fight on Thursday evening came on what appeared to be the final day of the conflict between Hamas and Israel […]

(JTA) — Israel just ended an 11-day military campaign in Gaza. Who was it fighting? The conflict, which began last week and is ending with a ceasefire overnight on Thursday, wasn’t exactly between Israel and another country. Rather, for the fourth time since 2008, Israel was engaged in a fierce battle with Hamas, the militant […]

(JTA) — The tens of thousands of Chicago mothers in a private Facebook group called MamaHive typically post about sleepless babies, strollers and playgroups. But on Sunday night, with the latest conflict between Israel and Hamas in Gaza entering its second week, a post went up that broke the mold. “We, the admins of MamaHive […]

Popular Israeli comedian Tom Aharon blasts John Oliver’s segment on the conflict – Jewish Telegraphic Agency Skip to content Advertisement Advertisement

(JTA) — The significant de-escalation that President Joe Biden had sought Wednesday from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has not materialized, although Hamas and Israel may be preparing for a ceasefire in the near future, according to media reports. But on Thursday, Hamas increased the rate of its attacks, prompting massive retaliatory bombings by Israel. […]

Photo Credit: Guy Lavian, Israel Nature and Parks Authority Double rainbow over Gedor Sea Reserve Today, Tuesday, has been officially called the coldest day of the current winter system. This morning, light snow began to fall in the northern Golan Heights, as well as in the higher neighborhoods of Tsfat. Snow is also expected to […]