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  In a concerning development, antisemitic incidents in Germany skyrocketed by nearly 83% in 2023, with more than half occurring after the October 7 Hamas attacks on Israel, according to a new report from the Federal Association of Departments for Research and Information on Antisemitism (RIAS). The organization documented 4,782 antisemitic incidents throughout the year, […]

  The United States has provided $6.5 billion in security assistance to Israel since the outbreak of the war against the Hamas terror organization on Oct. 7, according to a senior Biden administration official. This previously undisclosed figure was revealed following talks with Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and his delegation to Washington this week, The […]

  In a surprising development, the Washington Wizards have traded Israeli forward Deni Avdija to the Portland Trail Blazers. ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski broke the news just over an hour before the NBA Draft began, reporting that Avdija would be sent to Portland in exchange for Malcolm Brogdon, the 14th pick in the draft (Carlton Carrington), […]

  1. "Come speak with Darya's class," Hadas, the teacher, told me. "Share some life advice as they finish elementary school." The "Bereshit" school in Rehovot insists on calling itself an "educational home." And what a year they've had; such young students whose learning and play were interspersed with existential issues. This week, Darya told […]

  Families of hostages held by the Hamas terrorist organization in the Gaza Strip blocked Thursday the southbound lanes of the Ayalon Highway, a major traffic artery in Israel. The demonstration comes in response to a deadlock in negotiations to secure the release of the captives. Some 120 Israeli hostages are being held in Gaza, […]

The most fateful damage to Israel's standing is caused by its own policies

Netanyahu's lawyers say they need nine months before presenting the defense's case. The trial in the Jerusalem District Court was stopped several times due to arguments over investigation content, COVID and shutting the courts due to the war

Likud MK Yuli Edelstein, chair of the committee discussing the bill, said that 'If the bill doesn't pass with a broad consensus, it won't pass at all.' Following the objections of opposition lawmakers, Edelstein also postponed a Knesset vote on extending IDF reserve service

Defense Minister Yoav Gallant in Washington described 'significant progress' in the arms 'bottleneck.' He also criticized Netanyahu's public laments at what the prime minister called a 'deliberate' delay in arms shipments

We knew Neanderthals were capable of caring for other adults, but whether it was from doting compassion or selfish anticipation of reciprocity hasn't been clear. Now it's clearer

The bill to permanently legislate what is currently a temporary order halting foreign media broadcasts, if deemed damaging to national security, will go back to a governmental committee for further deliberation

In Netanyahu's recent history of Congress speeches, in 2011 and 2015, the goal was to weaken President Barack Obama and his Democratic Party. This time, the script is flipped

Allies of Rep. Jamaal Bowman say his defeat on Tuesday shouldn't be seen as a referendum on Americans' views on the Gaza war, while his critics say it shows that holding critical views of Israel is an electoral liability. Which is more accurate?

Incidents in Dagestan and California demonstrated how synagogues around the world had become targets .

'President Biden will again be able to draw on solid, unwavering backing of Jewish Americans this fall,' said the chairman of the Jewish Electorate Institute. The poll does, however, reflect a nine point drop in Jewish support for Biden since the 2020 election

U.S. arms shipments to Israel have slowed down because the Netanyahu government made fewer requests, Wall Street Journal reports ■ Israeli Defense Minister Gallant says even when U.S. and Israel disagree, 'we resolve it behind closed doors' ■ The Israel Prison Service has been concealing information about the amount of food given to Palestinian prisoners since the war started, sources say ■ Here's what you need to know 264 days into the war

Hamada Shaqoura began preparing creative dishes using the basic foodstuffs in aid packages delivered to hungry Gazans after 'eating the same canned food in the same way for months.' It was also a way to avoid 'los[ing] myself as the food blogger that people knew before this war'