Category: Israel

Isaac Herzog, former Labor leader, to be Israel’s next president – Jewish Telegraphic Agency Skip to content Advertisement Advertisement

Diverse group of Israeli parties agree to form coalition and oust Netanyahu – Jewish Telegraphic Agency Skip to content Advertisement Advertisement

Canada hit with wave of antisemitic attacks sparked by Israel-Gaza conflict – Jewish Telegraphic Agency Skip to content Advertisement Advertisement

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 […]