Daily Archives: December 5, 2023
Two Jews, Jewish group honored with prestigious Milan civic awards
The publisher Andrea Jarach and psychologist Silvia Vegetti Finzi, both of whom are Jewish, and the Gariwo (“Gardens of the Righteous”) Foundation, which is chaired by the Jewish journalist Gabriele Nissim, are among the...
Wife of Yankees team president visits United Hatzalah in Jerusalem
Mindy Levine, director of the Yankees Universe Fund and wife of New York Yankees baseball team president Randy Levine, visited United Hatzalah’s headquarters in Jerusalem on Nov. 30 as part of a solidarity trip...
Roger Waters, Roseanne Barr and Code Pink at Nancy Pelosi home
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, a Democrat, referred to a vocal demonstration outside of the Jewish-owned, Israeli-style falafel restaurant Goldie in Philadelphia on Sunday as “a blatant act of antisemitism—not a peaceful protest.” The protesters chanted...
Biden administration to expand humanitarian aid for Palestinian civilians
Aboard Air Force One during a flight to Boston on Tuesday, U.S. deputy press secretary Olivia Dalton described how the federal government had organized a second flight to get assistance to Palestinian civilians in...
Netanyahu: Only Israel can demilitarize Gaza
Israel will not accept any international force in the Gaza Strip, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a primetime address on Tuesday night.
"Gaza must be demilitarized, and there is only one force that...
IDF chief of staff: ‘We have moved to third phase of ground ops’
The Israel Defense Forces is engaging Hamas terror targets above and underground in the Khan Yunis sector of southern Gaza, where four Hamas battalions lurk, IDF Spokesperson Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari stated on Tuesday...
US announces restrictions against Israeli, Palestinian ‘extremists’
“Violence in the West Bank this year is at levels not seen since the Second Intifada, and in recent weeks, an alarming surge in violent acts has driven this unwelcome record even higher,” said...
Sheryl Sandberg: UN silence ‘unacceptable’ for Israeli women, all women
Speaking with JNS just outside the lines of U.N.-member state flags at Flag Hall on Monday, the technology entrepreneur, philanthropist and author Sheryl Sandberg told JNS there was nowhere else she’d rather be than...
Hamas tranquilized hostages before release to ‘look happy’
Hamas drugged the hostages who were released during the ceasefire so that they would "look happy" during the transfer to the Red Cross in Gaza, according to Israel's Health Ministry.
The captives were tranquilized as part of...
The hostage dilemma
It is common to think that despite the extensive political, religious and cultural differences between different identity groups in Israel, on really important matters—such as survival in the face of enemy attack—they can all...