Ben Jaffe's parents opened Preservation Hall in 1961 as a rare pocket of desegregation in the American South – a choice guided by their 'deep connection to Judaism.' Today, Ben is following in his father's footsteps by bringing New Orleans jazz to the next generation
Bulldozers arrived in the village of Khalet al-Daba in the southern West Bank, demolishing the remaining buildings and infrastructure, as well as the house of a Palestinian resident who was stabbed in a violent settler raid
While all Palestinians in Gaza City face hardship, women carry additional burdens, which only intensify as destruction spreads and the IDF advances. 'The word "displaced" does not describe what we're going through,' says one female resident. 'I wouldn't wish this on the Jews'
It is no wonder that Jewish Israelis and Americans are so exhausted after years of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's leadership and the Gaza war. At Haaretz's conference this week, I saw who can take us forward
Speaking at the 'Together for Palestine' benefit in London, the retired soccer player pondered why there's a 'double standard,' citing the decision to suspend Russia days after the invasion of Ukraine
A Maryland SRA flyer for a range day on September 11 featured imagery resembling PFLP terrorist Leila Khaled and a figure similar to Hamas's Abu Obeidah.
Soldiers serving in Gaza and suffering from a 'moral injury' are crying over something obvious: People weren't born to flatten cities and use sophisticated technology to bomb a tent full of displaced people
Dimona Mayor Benny Biton, a close friend of hostage Segev Kalfon's family, is a well-known veteran member of the Likud party. Unlike most members of his party, he believes that bringing the hostage home is the most important goal of the war in Gaza
Undertaken by Hebrew University researchers, the study – published in the International Journal for the Psychology of Religion – also revealed that Jewish Israelis directly impacted by the war were more likely to deepen their beliefs
At a hearing on the conscription of ultra-Orthodox men, the IDF Manpower Directorate director warned that the Israeli army is in dire need of new recruits, and that the Israeli government should focus on enlisting Haredim, not arresting them
Ariel Bronz, an Israeli actor known for his performance in the film 'Yes,' was detained by the Israeli police on Wednesday morning for a months-old Facebook post featuring 'a satirical, playful poem that presents a distorted reality in which one prime minister is violently replaced by another'
The judge said Silman's inconsistent testimony was the sole evidence, criticized police for a rushed investigation and ruled that the defendant's actions did not constitute assault or threats
The Vermont senator has recently sponsored two Senate resolutions to block arms sales to Israel, both of which were rejected in July. 'Israel has not simply defended itself against Hamas, it has waged an all-out war against the Palestinian people,' he wrote