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Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (right) embraces Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh. Source: Khamenei's Twitter account, posted May 24, 2021.

Iran: Sinwar’s death bolsters ‘spirit of resistance’ in Muslim world

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The killing of Hamas terror chief Yahya Sinwar will strengthen the "spirit of resistance" in the Islamic world, Iran's mission to the United Nations said on Thursday. "When Muslims look up to martyr Sinwar standing...
Wildfires following a missile attack by Hezbollah in Lebanon near Korazim in northern Israel on Oct. 9, 2024. Photo by Michael Giladi/Flash90.

Hezbollah ushers in ‘escalatory phase’ in war against Israel

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Hezbollah on Thursday night introduced changes to its war against the Jewish state that include using precision-guided missiles to target IDF troops, Agence France-Presse reported. The Iranian terrorist proxy in Lebanon announced the "transition to a new...
Israelis protest against the U.N. Relief and Works Agency outside one of its offices in Jerusalem, March 20, 2024. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

Will Israel lock out UNRWA over Oct. 7 complicity?

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Like many others, Yonatan Samerano was murdered during Hamas's Oct. 7, 2023 massacre and his body abducted to Gaza, where it remains to this day. According to Israel, his killers were employees of UNRWA, the United Nations...
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with President Joe Biden at the White House on July 25, 2024. Photo by Amos Ben-Gershom/GPO.

Biden, Netanyahu agree ‘to advance release of the hostages’

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U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday night called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu from Air Force One to congratulate him on the elimination of Hamas terror master Yahya Sinwar. The president "commended the IDF for...
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris surveys the impact of Hurricane Helene in Georgia on Oct. 3, 2024. Credit: White House.

WATCH: Kamala Harris statement on Sinwar’s killing

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https://youtu.be/ILlIqmkxP-w "Today, Israel confirmed that Yahya Sinwar, the leader of Hamas, is dead and justice has been served, and the United States, Israel, and the entire world are better off as a result. "Sinwar was responsible...

Sukkot and Sukkah Songs

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The seven days of Sukkot—celebrated by dwelling in the sukkah, taking the Four Kinds, and rejoicing—is the holiday when we expose ourselves to the elements in covered huts, commemorating G‑d's sheltering our ancestors as...
Etrogs on sale at Machane Yehuda outdoor market in Jerusalem, September 2021. Photo by Eliana Rudee.

Heart and soul

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Does it always rain on Sukkot, where you live? Here in South Africa, the farmers say as soon as the Jews put up their booths, the rains will come. Besides the sukkah itself, on this...
The new Southern Jewish Family Research Center in New Orleans will be housed on the third floor of the Museum of the Southern Jewish Experience. Credit: Courtesy.

Museum to open Southern Jewish Family Research Center

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The Museum of the Southern Jewish Experience (MSJE) in New Orleans will cut the ribbon on its new Southern Jewish Family Research Center (The Center) on Nov. 7. It is the first major expansion...
People participate in a Tashlich ritual at Echo Park Lake in Los Angeles organized by Jewish Voice for Peace to mark the one-year anniversary of the Hamas terrorist attacks on Israel Oct. 7, 2023, as well as to call for a ceasefire, Oct. 6, 2024 in Echo Park Lake in Los Angeles. Photo by Apu Gomes/AFP via Getty Images.

Jewish anti-Zionists can’t be part of our ‘big tent’ community

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Historical memory lies at the heart of most Jewish holiday commemorations. During Sukkot, for example, Jews daily welcome ushpizin—“guests” or ancestors, including the patriarchs of Judaism—into their sukkahs, which themselves are a remembrance of the...
U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant participate in a bilateral exchange at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., on June 25, 2024. Credit: U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Eugene Oliver/U.S. Department of Defense.

Negotiating what with whom?

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U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin is a decorated retired Army officer. He was supportive of Israel’s foray into Lebanon in the beginning. It would have been hard for him not to be, as...