Israel wins 3 medals — including a gold — in historic day at Paris Olympics
by Jacob Gurvis (JTA) — Tom Reuveny won Israel’s first gold medal of the Paris Olympics Saturday in the men’s iQFoil windsurfing final, while Sharon…
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Israeli judoka Inbar Lanir just medaled at Paris Olympics
by Ben Sales (JTA) — Israeli judoka Inbar Lanir has won a silver medal in Paris, one of Israel’s first two medals this year and…
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…
Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh has been killed in Tehran, Hamas and Iran announce
by JTA staff (JTA) — This is a developing story. Iran and Hamas announced early Wednesday, July 31, that Ismail Haniyeh, the head of Hamas’…
Will Israel go to war in Lebanon? Saturday’s attack and what might come next, explained
by Ben Sales (JTA) — On Saturday, a conflict that has been heating up for 10 months neared the verge of exploding into all-out war…