Monthly Archives: December 2023
Hamas in secret talks with Fatah about post-war alliance
The "political" wing of the Hamas terrorist group is holding secret talks in Doha with its Fatah rivals about forming an alliance after the war in Gaza ends, The Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday.
These discussions...
Seinfeld visits Be’eri during solidarity visit to Israel
American Jewish comedian Jerry Seinfeld on Tuesday toured Kibbutz Be'eri, one of the Gaza border communities whose residents were murdered during Hamas's Oct. 7 onslaught on the northwestern Negev.
The entertainer, who is of Ashkenazi and...
Israel signals readiness for another hostage exchange
Israeli leaders have signaled their willingness to negotiate another hostage exchange with AFP reporting that Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh will visit Egypt on Wednesday to hold talks.
Hamas still holds 129 hostages. One hundred ten have been...
IDF hits over 300 targets in Gaza; hundreds of terrorists surrender
Israeli ground, air and naval forces struck more than 300 targets in the Gaza Strip over the past day, causing heavy Hamas casualties and destroying terror infrastructure, the Israel Defense Forces reported on Wednesday...
IDF closing in on Hamas chief Sinwar
Israeli forces are hot on the heels of Yahya Sinwar, the leader of Hamas in Gaza, and twice in recent days nearly caught up with him, according to Israeli media reports.
One of the masterminds of the...
Biden ‘aware’ of but no comment on threats to hundreds of synagogues
During a press briefing on Tuesday, Karine Jean-Pierre, the White House press secretary, was asked whether U.S. President Joe Biden has been briefed on hundreds of bomb threats to Jewish facilities over the weekend.
“The...
2,000 years later, search for Second Temple menorah continues
The possibility that the menorah used in the Second Temple in Jerusalem is hidden deep in the cellars of the Vatican has excited researchers, rabbis and adventurers for generations.
Let's jump to the latest development...
Birthright trips to restart in early January, with new focus on impact of Oct....
After it resumes its free, 10-day educational trips to Israel in the first week in January, Birthright Israel expects 350 people—roughly 80% of them from the United States—to visit the Jewish by the end...
Reflections of a Jewish Santa Claus
We all know the “December Dilemma.” Finding decorations, music, cards, and garments for Chanukah often requires special effort — whereas that other holiday is so ubiquitous, it’s overwhelming. Every street twinkles with colored lights....
When American Jews first marched for Israel
The organizers of the Nov. 14 March for Israel in Washington, D.C. called it “the largest pro-Israel gathering in history.” Attendance estimates ranged from 160,000 to 290,000. No doubt, the number was huge, but...