JERUSALEM (Press Release) — On Monday afternoon, The Jewish Agency for Israel took Jewish Federations of North America President and CEO Eric Fingerhut and UJA-Federation of New York CEO Eric Goldstein to Barzilai Medical Center, in the heavily hit city of Ashkelon just eight miles north of the border with Gaza, to show their support
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Israel, USA
(JNS) Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant has ordered a “complete siege” of the Gaza Strip as the Israel Defense Forces prepares for a major offensive in response to Hamas’s deadly surprise attack on Oct. 7, the Defense Ministry said on Monday. “There will be no electricity, no food, no fuel; everything is closed,” Gallant stated
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Israel
Published by DPA Israel’s response to attacks from Gaza by the Islamist militant group Hamas “will change the Middle East,” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday. “What Hamas will face will be harsh and terrible,” Netanyahu told officials from towns in southern Israel, according to a statement. “We are only at the beginning.” Israeli
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Israel
SAN DIEGO (Press Release) — Mayor Todd Gloria issued the following statement condemning the Hamas terrorist attacks and expressing solidarity with the people of Israel and Jews around the world: “San Diego stands with the people of Israel in the wake of today’s horrific terrorist attacks and condemns Hamas in the strongest possible terms. “With
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Israel, San Diego County
(SDJW Staff Report) Ofir Libstein, the mayor of San Diego’s longtime partner region of Sha’ar HaNegev, was among more than 700 Israelis murdered in the Hamas surprise attack during Simchat Torah. He was killed while defending his kibbutz. “We were beyond devastated to learn of the death of Mayor Ofir Libstein, who was killed in
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Israel, San Diego County
(JNS) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu promised Israel would take “powerful vengeance for this black day” on the terror group Hamas for its surprise attack during Simchat Torah. “What happened today has not been seen in Israel, and I will make sure that it does not happen again,” he said. “The entire government stands behind
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Israel
By Alex Traiman (JNS) Many questions and few answers abound as Israel has suffered its worst homefront attack, and perhaps its worst security and intelligence failing in the past 50 years. Instead of peacefully celebrating the completion of the yearly Torah-reading cycle, Israelis awoke to sirens and explosions on one of the holiest days of
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Israel, Middle East, Opinion, USA
By Steve Kramer KFAR SABA, Israel — Let me say ahead of my remarks that Michal and I are fine at this time. We’ve spent time in our bomb shelter when sirens clamored, but Kfar Saba was spared any direct hits. I went shopping this morning. The only stores open in the small mall near
We are continuing to closely monitor the devastating situation unfolding in Israel, and want to take a moment to share the latest information. Here is what we know so far: [Heidi Gantwerk and David Bark]
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Heidi Gantwerk, Israel, Middle East, San Diego County
Karen Gershowitz takes a more relaxed, serendipitous approach. She wants to taste the local culture, enjoy new experiences, and see where the adventures take her. Obviously, her approach will attract more readership among the general population. [Donald H. Harrison]
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Donald H. Harrison, International, Lifestyles, Travel and Food
(Press Release) San Diego County’s U.S. Rep. Sara Jacobs (D-CA-51), who is Jewish, on Wednesday issued the following statement on the removal of U.S. Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA-20) as Speaker of the House of Representatives: Dear Friend, By now, you’ve probably heard that Kevin McCarthy is no longer Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives.
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Opinion, San Diego County, USA
Published by Reuters (Reuters) -Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives began to position themselves on Wednesday to run for speaker, the day after a small group of hardliners succeeded in ousting Kevin McCarthy from the job in a historic first. Here are some possible candidates: IN: JIM JORDAN Representative Jim Jordan, an ally of
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California, USA
By Dorothea Shefer-Vanson MEVASSERET ZION, Israel — I first participated in a demonstration when I was an impressionable sixteen-year-old, some 65 years ago, in those far-off days when England was a nuclear power and still held on to most of its empire. My friends in the youth movement (Bnei Akiva) were going to the CND
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Dorothea Shefer-Vanson, Israel, Opinion
By Bruce S. Ticker PHILADELPHIA — Shame on Rice Pride. A gay student group in Houston bashes a nation that protects, sustains and facilitates gay rights while shielding a society that slaughters its own inhabitants who engage in same-sex relationships. Not only that, but they send a forceful signal that antisemitism propels their behavior. In
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Bruce Ticker, Opinion, USA