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The U.S.-brokered agreement would see an initial 50 or more women and children freed in smaller batches every 24 hours in exchange for a five-day pause in fighting.
Anne Boyer was mocked widely on social media for her resignation, claiming that the “only profit” in Israel’s war on Hamas is “oil interests and weapon manufacturers.”
Danielle Wisdom, who has family in Israel, told JNS that she tries to keep her emotions out of related discussions.
Rep. Elise Stefankik has introduced companion legislation in the House.
The federal government must tackle Jew-hatred proactively, said Rabbi Moshe Hauer, executive vice president of the Orthodox Union.
Some of the reported nearly 300,000 attendees told JNS that they were motivated to come to Washington by Jewish unity and to send a message to the federal government.
“This arrest shows that violence towards our Jewish community will not be tolerated,” stated the Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles.
Reps. Andrew Garbarino (R-N.Y.) and Jared Moskowitz (D-Fla.) wrote to President Joe Biden with concerns that the new rule could pad the terror organization’s pockets.
The 500-plus federal employees chose not to write their names out of fear of losing their jobs.
“American taxpayer funds should never be used to support terror groups like Hamas, Hezbollah or ISIS,” said Rep. Brad Schneider (D-Ill.).
“We had complete high schools that would turn over their program and bring all their students,” said Prizmah CEO Paul Bernstein.
The leader of the historically black college described comforting her Jewish counterpart at Yeshiva University.
