Vivian Silver, veteran Canadian-Israeli peace activist, declared dead in Hamas massacre
by JTA Staff (JTA) — Vivian Silver, a Canadian-Israeli peace activist who had been presumed kidnapped by Hamas, was declared dead after her remains were…
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Urban Israelis are flocking to the Gaza border to tend farms left suddenly without workers
by Eliyahu Freedman TEL AVIV (JTA) — By now, the dramatic rescue of Amir Tibon’s family from Kibbutz Nahal Oz by his 62-year old father,…
Rabbah Gila Caine: A kavanah for working towards a new Jewish left
by Rabbah Gila Caine (AJNews) – Ever since Hamas’s terror attack on Oct. 7, many conversations I’ve had with people here in Edmonton, but also…
‘We were broken to see what we saw’: US rabbis visit Israel during wartime
by Eliyahu Freedman JERUSALEM (JTA) — Wearing army-green helmets and bulletproof vests, the group of American rabbis and community leaders stood next to the ruins…
Canada’s political leaders reiterate their support for Israel at the fight antisemitism conference in Ottawa
By John Longhurst, Canadian Jewish News (CJN) – When planning the two-day ‘Antisemitism: Face It, Fight It’ conference in Ottawa, organizers with the Centre for…