Jews in the US and Canada raised $750 million to help Israel
This week, the Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA) announced the amount of aid collected by Jewish communities in the United States and Canada for Israel. The total aid amount was US$750 million, collected during the first two months of the war. These funds were transferred to 472 Israeli...
Jewish organizations in the USA are looking for volunteers to help Ukrainians
The topic of the war in Ukraine has practically disappeared from television screens and the news, but the tragedy of hundreds of thousands of refugees continues. Children, women, elderly people, wounded soldiers undergoing rehabilitation need professional psychological support. Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA), an umbrella organization of Jewish communities in the United States...
US Jews unite to ensure fair coverage of Israel-Hamas war
Leading US Jewish organizations have come together to ensure unconditional American support for Israel and fill the gap in coverage of the war between Israel and Hamas. “Project 10/7,” named in memory of Black Saturday on October 7, was a joint initiative of the American Jewish Committee (AJC), the American-Israeli...
State Department bans some Israelis from entering US
On December 5, the State Department imposed a travel ban on extremist Jewish settlers linked to a string of recent attacks on Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, Yahoo reported. Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced the move. Last week…
Children held hostage by Hamas speak out about the horrors they endured in captivity
As more Israeli hostages abducted by Hamas during the October 7 attack in southern Israel are released under a ceasefire, stories of the horrors they endured during more than 50 days in captivity are coming to light, reports...
Hamas did not release the smallest hostage: a 10-month-old baby and his family were handed over to another group in Gaza
Hamas refused to release the youngest hostage, 10-month-old Kfir Bibas. Instead, they handed him over to another terrorist organization operating in the southern Gaza city, NewYorkPost reports. A 10-month-old Israeli boy - the youngest hostage taken by Hamas - and his family were handed over to another...
Hamas frees 25 hostages from Gaza Strip
A group of Israeli and Thai hostages held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip since October 7 have been released as part of a deal struck between Israel and the militants. CNN writes about this. According to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the original group of 13 Israeli hostages have been released.…
How American Jews feel about a pause in Israel's war with Hamas to free the hostages
According to a Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA) poll, 72% of Americans surveyed and 69% of American Jews approve of short-term ceasefires between Israel and Hamas. Only 20% of Americans and 16% of American Jews believe that both sides should immediately and unconditionally stop fighting...
Israel and Hamas agreed to exchange hostages and ceasefire for 4 days
Fifty women and children who have been held hostage by Hamas in the Gaza Strip since October 7 are to be released in exchange for a four-day ceasefire. Such an agreement was concluded by Israel and Hamas with the mediation of Qatar and the support of the United States, the Guardian reports. Official…
Yemen's Houthis seized a ship in the Red Sea, thinking it belonged to Israel.
On November 19, Israel said Yemen's Houthis had seized a British-Japanese cargo ship in the southern Red Sea. He called the incident an "Iranian terrorist attack" that has implications for international maritime security, Reuters reported. The Houthis said they had captured the ship...