Daily Archives: July 8, 2024
Manhattan Jews have marched in support of hostages every Shabbat since Nov. 4
Michelle Sarna and her family were visiting Israel to celebrate her mother’s birthday last year when Hamas attacked Israel on Oct. 7.
The psychologist at SAR Academy, a Modern Orthodox day school in the Bronx,...
LA City Council to vote on turning $1 million Jewish security grant into $2...
The Los Angeles City Council will vote on July 31 on whether to grant $2 million to protect religious communities in the city.
The vote would replace legislation calling for $1 million specifically for Jewish...
UK’s Lord Chancellor supports BDS and condemns Hamas
A Labour Party leader appointed to a prominent position has advocated both pro- and anti-Israel positions.
“I unequivocally condemn the despicable actions of Hamas, who targeted innocent Israeli civilians. The hostages must be returned,” wrote Shabana Mahmood,...
ICC’s request for arrest warrants for Netanyahu, Gallant reportedly hurt US, UK support
The decision by the International Criminal Court prosecutor ahead of his staff’s planned visit to the Jewish state to request arrest warrants for top Israeli officials has reportedly “harmed operational cooperation” with Washington and...
Columbia removes three deans who mocked campus Jew-hatred event
Columbia University announced on Monday that it “permanently removed” three senior administrators who mocked concerns about Jew-hatred on campus.
Minouche Shafik, the Ivy League school’s president, wrote that the text message exchanges were “very troubling.”
“This...
Biden admin closes probe of Brown, after school seemed to overlook bias, including Jew-hatred
The U.S. Department of Education announced on Monday that it came to an agreement with Brown University to close its investigation of the Ivy League school for allegedly turning a blind eye to bias, including Jew-hatred,...
Principles of origami used to position sensors inside 3D-bioprinted tissues
Researchers at Tel Aviv University relied on principles of origami—the Japanese art of paper-folding—to develop an innovative solution for a problem that has proved troubling worldwide: positioning sensors inside 3D-bioprinted tissue models. Instead of...
Condition of US citizen wounded in Hezbollah attack deteriorates
The condition of the American citizen who was seriously wounded by a Hezbollah anti-tank missile fired from Lebanon has worsened, Galilee Medical Center in Nahariya said on Sunday night.
“The 31-year-old wounded man who was...
IDF spokesman: Hamas will still exist in five years
Though Hamas is no longer capable of executing an Oct. 7-style attack, the Israeli military will have to fight the terrorist group in the Gaza Strip for years to come, IDF Spokesperson Rear Adm. Daniel...
France’s Melanchon promises to recognize Palestinian state
Jean-Luc Mélenchon, leader of France Unbowed (La France Insoumise), a key member of the victorious left-wing New Popular Front (NPF) coalition in Sunday’s National Assembly elections, said his government would recognize the “State of Palestine”...