Prominent Israeli writers and US Jewish leaders rally behind east Jerusalem bookstore that was raided by police

Some of the biggest names in Israeli literature, in addition to an array of American Jewish leaders, are speaking out in support of two Palestinian booksellers from east Jerusalem who were placed on house arrest after a police raid. Sunday’s raid on two branches of the Educational Bookshop, a prominent bookstore with a large English-language […]

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Netanyahu: ‘If Hamas does not return our hostages by Saturday noon, the ceasefire will end’

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu threatened to resume fighting in Gaza if Hamas does not “return our hostages” by noon on Saturday, adding more uncertainty to the future of the three-week-old ceasefire. “If Hamas does not return our hostages by Saturday noon, the ceasefire will end [and] the IDF will resume intense fighting until the […]

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With ceasefire deal teetering, Trump says Hamas must release all hostages or ‘all bets are off’

A poll this week showed that across Israel’s fractious society, there’s at least one thing most people agree on: The ceasefire and hostage release deal happened thanks to President Donald Trump. Nearly three-quarters of Israelis credit the president for pushing the deal through, including majorities of Israeli Jews, Arabs and the country’s left, center and […]

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Chairman of ‘Jewish Nobel’ Stan Polovets hails non-Jewish laureate’s extraordinary support for Israel and Jewish people

When Argentina’s president Javier Milei was named in mid-January as the recipient of this year’s Genesis Prize, it marked the first time the $1 million annual award, sometimes called the “Jewish Nobel,” was given to someone who isn’t Jewish. Stan Polovets, co-founder and chairman of the Genesis Prize Foundation, recently sat down for an interview […]

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