Evan Gershkovich, American Jewish journalist jailed in Russia, is freed in prisoner exchange
by Jackie Hajdenberg (JTA) — Evan Gershkovich, the American Jewish Wall Street Journal reporter who has been held in Russian prison for more than a…
Human Rights
‘We cannot look away,’ Kamala Harris says after White House screening of documentary on Oct. 7 sexual violence
by Ron Kampeas (JTA) — WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris screened “Screams Before Silence” at the White House on Monday, in part to refute…
Images of death and devastation in Rafah rattle some of Israel’s most ardent defenders
by Ron Kampeas (JTA) – For months, Zoe Buckman, a Brooklyn artist with more than 72,000 followers on Instagram, has posted about the hypocrisy she…
Video of Israelis trashing Gaza aid leads to clashes between rival activists
by Deborah Danan SOUTH HEBRON HILLS, West Bank (JTA) – When a group of right-wing activists gathered last week to trash an aid shipment bound…
An open letter to the Columbia University Gaza war protesters from a pro-Palestinian activist in Israel
by Haviva Ner-David (JTA) — As a graduate of Columbia College (Class of 1991) and a peace activist who lives in Israel, I am watching…