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US says violence must end immediately; UN envoy said stepping up ceasefire push

US says violence must end immediately; UN envoy said stepping up ceasefire push

Tor Wennesland holding ‘intensive’ talks with Israeli, Hamas and Egyptian officials; Israeli official denies Jerusalem considering truce; Blinken ramps up diplomatic efforts   The US… Read More ›

Chabad Rabbi Hospitalized After Being Assaulted Near London

Chabad Rabbi Hospitalized After Being Assaulted Near London

LONDON (JNS) – A rabbi was assaulted near London in what members of his community say appears not to have been an antisemitic attack. Two… Read More ›

Israel-Palestinian conflict marks its deadliest day as scenes of horror unfold in Gaza

Israel-Palestinian conflict marks its deadliest day as scenes of horror unfold in Gaza

Israel bombed the house of Hamas’ Gaza leader and obliterated a family’s home in Gaza as Hamas launched more than 100 rockets towards Israel on… Read More ›

Netanyahu to Hamas: You can’t hide, IDF strikes to last as long as needed

Netanyahu to Hamas: You can’t hide, IDF strikes to last as long as needed

Israel’s security cabinet is set to meet Sunday as ceasefire attempts by Egypt and Qatar failed to yield results.   The United States affirmed Israel’s… Read More ›

Massive rocket barrage on south, central Israel

Massive rocket barrage on south, central Israel

Sirens sound in multiple locations across the country shortly after midnight as Hamas appeared to make good on pledge to begin striking Tel Aviv at… Read More ›

Gaza rocket aimed at Modi’in to ‘avenge’ Palestinian deaths hits West Bank town

Gaza rocket aimed at Modi’in to ‘avenge’ Palestinian deaths hits West Bank town

Errant projectile lands in Palestinian town of Azzun after sirens sound in settlements; Hamas says attack was revenge for 9 West Bank Palestinians killed in… Read More ›

IDF Military Intelligence knew Hamas would fire on Jerusalem

IDF Military Intelligence knew Hamas would fire on Jerusalem

While neither side wants the fighting to deteriorate into a war with a ground incursion by IDF forces, Hamas has enough rockets to continue firing… Read More ›

Merkel slams anti-Semitic abuse during Israel protests

Merkel slams anti-Semitic abuse during Israel protests

Chancellor hits back after pro-Palestinian activists scream ‘shitty Jews’ outside Gelsenkirchen synagogue; Austrian chancellor raises Israeli flag in solidarity; Gantz urges top social media platforms… Read More ›

IDF: Overnight bombardment targeted Hamas’s tunnel network under Gaza City

IDF: Overnight bombardment targeted Hamas’s tunnel network under Gaza City

Military says 160 aircraft dropped 450 missiles on 150 targets in operation, as ground troops in Israel struck terror operatives who try to attack them… Read More ›

Arab Citizens In A Jewish State: What To Know About Arab-israelis As Unrest Sweeps The Country

Arab Citizens In A Jewish State: What To Know About Arab-israelis As Unrest Sweeps The Country

  JERUSALEM (JTA) – As Israel has begun yet another round of fighting with Hamas in Gaza, another conflict, inside the country, has caught some… Read More ›

White House not bending to pressure from progressives to condemn Israel

White House not bending to pressure from progressives to condemn Israel

  President Joe Biden and the White House are showing little willingness to bend to pressure from liberal Democrats calling for more robust condemnation of… Read More ›

Northern Israel struck in latest midnight barrage of Gaza rockets

Northern Israel struck in latest midnight barrage of Gaza rockets

The five-year-old boy succumbed to his wounds several hours after a direct hit to his Sderot home. Several hours earlier an IDF soldier was killed… Read More ›

Israel rejects Hamas truce offer; ministers vote to intensify Gaza strikes

Israel rejects Hamas truce offer; ministers vote to intensify Gaza strikes

PM informs security cabinet that he has turned down proposal for ceasefire on ‘mutual basis’ made via Russia; cabinet member says campaign ‘far from over,’… Read More ›

Jewish-Arab violence rolls through cities like wildfire, with police overwhelmed

Jewish-Arab violence rolls through cities like wildfire, with police overwhelmed

Leaders horrified as hooligans fill streets, burning, beating, shooting, smashing; Netanyahu says may send army into towns; Bat Yam mob assault on Arab man decried… Read More ›

Netanyahu Raps ‘Anarchy’ Of Jewish-Arab Fighting

Netanyahu Raps ‘Anarchy’ Of Jewish-Arab Fighting

  JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is condemning the “anarchy” of Jewish-Arab violence in cities across the country after a day of tumultuous… Read More ›

Tensions between Israel and Palestinians are sky-high. Here’s what you need to know

Tensions between Israel and Palestinians are sky-high. Here’s what you need to know

Conflict between Israelis and Palestinians boiled over this week, escalating rapidly into one of the worst rounds of violence between the two sides in the… Read More ›

Israel not ready for a ceasefire – official

Israel not ready for a ceasefire – official

“There will be a ceasefire when we’re ready for it,” the official added.   Israel will not negotiate a ceasefire before Hamas pays a price… Read More ›

Arab party head halts coalition talks amid Gaza violence

Arab party head halts coalition talks amid Gaza violence

Most issues in discussions between Abbas and members of anti-Netanyahu ‘coalition for change’ were already finalized based on earlier understandings with Likud head; other potential… Read More ›

Hamas hails ‘victory in battle for Jerusalem’ after onslaught on central Israel

Hamas hails ‘victory in battle for Jerusalem’ after onslaught on central Israel

Ismail Haniyeh says Gaza-ruling terror group ready for any scenario, celebrates ‘new balance of power’ with Israel after huge rocket barrages, eruption of violence in… Read More ›

As Usual, Israeli Police Arrest The Victims, Ignore The Criminals

As Usual, Israeli Police Arrest The Victims, Ignore The Criminals

JERUSALEM — The pictures from Lod last night tell the story: It was a bona fide pogrom, targeting a yeshiva, a Talmud Torah and Jewish… Read More ›