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Rabbi Zushe Cunin, of the Chabad Jewish Community Center of Pacific Palisades, told JNS that there has been “tremendous anxiety” in the community over Bruce Lion’s behavior.
“At our own endorsement meeting, when asked to condemn Hamas and its Oct. 7th attacks, she point-blank refused, turning the question into yet another attack on Israel,” the Broadway Democrats wrote about their decision not to endorse Darializa Avila Chavelier, who is running for Congress in New York.
Officials from the two Middle Eastern countries will meet in Washington next week to resume peace talks as Israel and Hezbollah enter into a fragile ceasefire deal.
“Even if any Arab or Palestinian thinks that injustice has befallen them because of the existence of the state of Israel, moving on and forgetting about the injustice is much more in their interest than looking backwards,” Hussain Abdul-Hussain, author of The Arab Case for Israel, told JNS.
EXCLUSIVE: ‘Sweetest, kindest man,’ family says of Orthodox man gunned down in broad daylight in NYC
A month after his father was killed in a Queens park, Tzvi Yonie Itzkowitz told JNS that his family believes that the still-unsolved killing was motivated by Jew-hatred.
“The gravity of the situation and its widespread impact on our school community make this not the right time for a celebration,” the school stated in an email to parents.
The department said New York may be unlawfully discriminating against religious organizations by requiring long-term care facilities to accommodate residents based on gender identity without providing comparable faith-based exemptions.
Sruly Meyer said he didn’t know what to expect, but figured that he could take the heat.
“We are demonstrating that we can transform moments of division into opportunities for connection, resilience and positive action,” organizer IMPACT CEO Aaron Herman said.
“This is our real national team,” Belgian lawmaker and former Iranian political prisoner Darya Safai told JNS, pointing to shirts honoring Iranians killed during anti-government protests.
The agreement commits Washington to respect Israeli sovereignty and limits future sanctions against listed Israelis and organizations, the NGO says.
Israel will not tolerate attacks on its troops and will maintain its security zone in Southern Lebanon, the PM said.
The U.S. ambassador said Hezbollah—not Jerusalem—is responsible for preventing a ceasefire from taking hold.
The national security minister called for an overwhelming response following the killing of four IDF soldiers in Lebanon.
It’s “difficult to believe” anyone would look to the P.A. as a viable partner, said Maurice Hirsch, director of the Initiative for Palestinian Authority Accountability and Reform.
Lt. Col. Dor Gedalia Ben Simhon, commander of the 52nd Battalion in the 401st Brigade, was among the troops slain when a drone struck his tank.
The Friday talks will not take place after Tehran suspended participation over developments in Lebanon.
Israel will remain in Judea and Samaria forever, the prime minister vowed.
“Los Angeles County is experiencing an alarming increase in hate crimes, with record-high antisemitic offenses,” according to the county district attorney.
JNS has learned that the victims told detectives that they were considering converting and consider themselves part of the Jewish community.