As images of starving children in Gaza continue to circulate and the international outcry grows louder, a number of American rabbis used their pulpits this past Shabbat to speak up about the humanitarian crisis, some with sorrow, others with moral urgency, and many with a sense that silence was no longer tenable. The sermons came […]
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Two months ago, on May 27, the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation began distributing food in the Gaza Strip. From the outset, the group was mired in controversy. Israel initially claimed it had no connection to the organization, calling it an independent American foundation. Within days though, the chairman resigned, and a major U.S. consulting group cancelled […]
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Israel says its army is pausing military operations in some parts of Gaza for 10 hours a day to facilitate the distribution of aid to civilians. The announcement Sunday comes amid a global outcry about the hunger crisis in the Palestinian enclave where the IDF has been battling Hamas for more than 21 months. Israel […]
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President Donald Trump signalled Friday to reporters that Israel should escalate its offensive in Gaza, accusing Hamas of not wanting a ceasefire deal following months of negotiations. “Hamas didn’t really want to make a deal,” Trump told reporters at the White House Friday. “I think they want to die, and it’s very, very bad, and […]
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As reports and images of hunger surged out of Gaza this week, the American Jewish Committee issued a proclamation on X: “The serious humanitarian situation in Gaza must not be taken lightly,” the group wrote, adding, “Implying that starvation is a legitimate tactic is unacceptable.” The group was responding to a far-right Jewish congressman, Randy […]
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TEL AVIV — Standing inside a mass protest in Habima Square to demand an end to the war in Gaza, Roy Rieck said the atmosphere felt more charged than at previous demonstrations. The difference, he said, is that it’s not just the plight of the 50 remaining Israeli hostages weighing on those who turned out. […]
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MAJDAL SHAMS, Israel — A year after a Hezbollah missile slammed into a soccer field here, killing 12 children and turning the quiet Druze town near Israel’s northeastern border into a symbol of mourning, it was once again in the headlines — this time for an unplanned border breach. Hundreds of Druze residents pushed through the […]
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An Israeli minister posted an AI-generated video of a redeveloped Gaza on X Tuesday calling for the “voluntary emigration” of the region’s Palestinian population. The post by Gila Gamliel, the science and technology minister from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party, bore the title “Gamliel-Trump Plan,” echoing another AI generated vision for Gaza as […]
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The largest synagogue in Judaism’s Reconstructionist movement is moving to cut ties with its denominational body over what its leaders describe as a failure to confront hostility to Israel among affiliated rabbis and rabbinical students. The rupture is emblematic of a wider debate among American Jews about Zionism and the boundaries of legitimate criticism of […]
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The top two leaders of Friends of the Israel Defense Forces have resigned amid an internal reckoning at the organization, just weeks after a leak revealed widespread allegations of financial mismanagement and a toxic workplace culture. In a message sent Monday to donors and supporters, the organization announced that its chairman, Morey Levovitz, and its […]
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