Will a hostage deal happen this week?
by Ben Sales (JTA) — If the past year has taught us anything, it’s that banking on a hostage deal is a bad idea. But…
Israel
A hostage deal by Hanukkah? Israel, US and Hamas indicate unusual optimism.
by Ron Kampeas (JTA) — WASHINGTON — U.S. and Israeli officials say a deal to release the hostages still held by Hamas may be imminent,…
Israeli troops cross into Syrian side of border buffer zone after Bashar Assad’s ouster
by Ron Kampeas (JTA) — Benjamin Netanyahu ordered Israeli troops to occupy the Syrian side of a buffer zone on the Golan Heights for the…
Noam Rosenblum: Birthright Israel was a profound experience
By: Noam Rosenblum, Friedman Scholarship Recipient (AJNews) – Hello my name is Noam Rosenblum. I am an 18-year-old Jewish person from Edmonton, and I am…
Loved ones gather to memorialize American-Israeli soldier Omer Neutra
by Jackie Hajdenberg (New York Jewish Week) — Omer Neutra was killed more than one year ago, more than 5,000 miles away. But at his…