The most noticeable bipartisan moment during President Donald Trump’s second inaugural speech on Monday, January 20, was when he commented that he was “pleased to say that as of yesterday … the hostages in the Middle East are coming back home to their families.” [SDJW staff]
Israeli Hostages Provide Bipartisan Moment at Trump’s Inauguration Read More »
Israel, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USA
Slightly past 9 p.m. Israeli time on Sunday in Ramat Gan. I am smiling at television footage of Emily Damari’s friends jumping up and down to cheer her arrival at Sheba Hospital. Then I stiffen up as I think of the pain and anguish she must have endured for the past 15 months. [Bruce S. Ticker]
OpEd: Progress After Middle East Ceasefire May Be Elusive Read More »
Bruce Ticker, Israel, Opinion, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USA
Americans For A Safe Israel (AFSI) is urging President Donald Trump to demand that the Palestinian Authority surrender the killers of 16 Americans who are being released in the Gaza agreement. [Press Release]
Emily Damari, Romi Gonen, and Doron Steinbrecher–three hostages held by Hamas in Gaza since October 7, 2023—were returned to Israel on Sunday, Jan. 19, amid worldwide media coverage of the first phase of a Middle East ceasefire in which Israel released 90 Palestinian prisoners from Ofer Prison. [SDJW Staff]
Three Women Hostages Freed in Ceasefire Deal Between Israel and Hamas Read More »
International, Israel, Staff and Bylined Contributors
This weekend we honor the life and teachings of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. I wasn’t around when he was and as far as I can remember, it was always a school holiday. [Cailin Acosta]
Remembering the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Read More »
Cailin Acosta, Israel, Jewish Religion, Obituaries & memorials, Philanthropy & Volunteerism, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Travel and Food
Gad Yaacobi (January 18, 1935 – August 27, 2007) was an Israeli Minister, Alignment Knesset member, and Israel Ambassador to the United Nations. [Wikipedia]
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Israel, Today's Jewish Birthday, Wikipedia
Israel will have a less conditioned ally, and with this new administration, the political scene of the Middle East may be transformed. This will stop Iran from bragging and showing its strategy of military allies (proxy armies), and finally, it will bring peace. Shalom. [José Galicot]
OpEd: Predicting the International Impacts of Trump’s Second Term Read More »
International, Israel, Jose Galicot, Middle East, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USAThey return them to us broken but alive; it doesn’t matter, we will rebuild them. We have already done it before with the beating of the concentration camps; how many of them will we revive with love? [José Galicot]
OpEd: We Will Help the Hostages Rebuild Their Lives Read More »
Holocaust, International, Israel, Jewish History, Jose Galicot, Opinion, San Diego County, Staff and Bylined Contributors
In its letter to President-Elect Trump and incoming administration designates, SCN cited the recent arrests of a Pakistani citizen trying to travel to the United States from Canada to undertake an attack on the Jewish community, a Mauritanian national who shot a member of the Jewish community on his way to synagogue in Chicago, and the arrest of an 18-year old Egyptian student at George Mason University who was planning an attack on the Jewish community, as well as the uncovered Iranian plot to assassinate American citizens, to include a journalist critical of the Iranian regime and President Trump. [Press Release]
Diana Golbi (January 16, 1992) is an Israeli-Russian actress and singer, the eighth winner of Kokhav Nolad, the Israeli version of Pop Idol. Golbi is the third female participant to win the show (following Ninet Tayeb on the first season and Roni Dalumi on the seventh season). [Wikipedia]
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Israel, Jewish Celebrities, Today's Jewish Birthday, Wikipedia
Reactions came quickly to the announcement Wednesday that a ceasefire deal has been reached between Israel and Hamas to free some hostages from Gaza in return for the release of Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails. Here in alphabetical order, by organization, are those written statements sent to our news desk. [SDJW report]
American Jewish Reactions to Ceasefire: Pleased But Cautious Read More »
Israel, Jewish History, Middle East, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USAThe Times and other publications frequently ignore important stories out of Israel or possible antisemitic acts in America. That leaves readers in various coverage areas ignorant of events. We are talking about regions with large Jewish populations that care about these matters. [Bruce S. Ticker]
OpEd: Media Often Slants Its Coverage of Israel and Gaza Read More »
Bruce Ticker, Israel, News Media, Opinion, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USA
Facilitated by Qatar, Egypt, the current U.S. administration, and the incoming administration under President-elect Donald Trump, the ceasefire talks reflect a high-stakes international effort. Increased pressure and threats from Trump have influenced Hamas’s willingness to engage in negotiations after Hamas refused to negotiate in good faith forcing Qatar to pause its help last year. [Miriam Gershenson]
Gaza Developments: Imminent Ceasefire and Rise of Mohammed Sinwar as Hamas Leader Read More »
International, Israel, Middle East, Miriam Gershenson, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USA
Love affairs between Arabs and Jews seldom turn out well. In this debut novel by an Israeli Jewish writer, such an affair ends as badly as that between Shakespeare’s fictional Romeo and Juliet. [Donald H. Harrison]
Novel Pits Young Jewish and Arab Lovers Against Societal Prejudices Read More »
Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Donald H. Harrison, Israel, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USA