Israeli diaspora minister tells US Jewish leaders he opposes advancing ceasefire and hostage deal

Israeli Diaspora Minister Amichai Chikli told a gathering of American Jewish leaders on Sunday that he will vote against future stages of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal. Israel is currently negotiating the second stage of the ceasefire, in which all remaining living Israeli hostages are meant to be released while Israel fully withdraws from Gaza. Today, […]

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Keith Siegel, American-Israeli freed from Gaza, exhorts Donald Trump on behalf of remaining hostages

An American-Israeli released from Gaza during the current Israel-Hamas ceasefire is exhorting President Donald Trump to press for the release of the remaining hostages. “President Trump, you are the reason I am home alive. You are the reason I was reunited with my beloved wife, four children and five grandchildren. Thank you,” Siegel says in […]

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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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