These are the hostages to be released (and left behind) in the Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal’s first phase
Posters showing Iraelis still held hostage by Hamas terrorists in Gaza, Nov. 17, 2024. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
By Philissa Cramer
January 17, 2025
(JTA) — Their names, faces...
Netanyahu delays ceasefire vote as right-wing protest against deal mounts
Israelis march as part of a protest against the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, outside Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office in Jerusalem, Jan. 16,...
Israel-Hamas deal draws renewed attention to Kfir and Ariel Bibas, the youngest remaining hostages
Participants in the Israel parade in New York City demand the release of Hamas hostage Kfir Bibas, June 2, 2024. (Luke Tress)
By Philissa Cramer
January...
Javier Milei, Argentina’s pro-Israel president, is first non-Jew to win ‘Jewish Nobel’
Argentinean President Javier Milei prays at the Western Wall in Jerusalem, Feb. 6, 2024. (Courtesy Israel Foreign Ministry)
By Philissa Cramer
January 14, 2025
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An Israeli singer and AI entrepreneur visualizes peace in the Middle East — Taylor Swift included
TV screens around the world depict a historic Middle East peace in the music video for Yoni Bloch’s “A Happy Ending.” (Screenshot)
By Philissa Cramer
January...