Gaza Strip

To mark our brokenness this Passover, let’s scale back the matzah on our seder tables - opinion

We often assume matzah represents suffering, but the original design of the seder didn’t focus on matzah’s taste or shape, but rather symbolic power of wholeness - or brokenness.

By RABBI ELIE KAUNFER/JTA
11/04/2024

Jewish groups signal new interest in Gaza aid following Israel’s strike on WCK workers

While international groups have taken Israel to task for the shortfall of aid in Gaza, and some Israeli protesters have blocked aid convoys, many American Jewish groups have not criticized Israel dir

By ANDREW LAPIN/JTA
11/04/2024

Biden urges Hamas to ‘move on the hostage proposal’

“It’s now up to Hamas. They need to move on the proposal that has been made so we get these hostages home where they belong,” Biden said.

Gallant: We’ll flood Gaza with far more than 500 trucks of aid per day

Gallant said that the increase in aid would come as part of five new initiatives.

Israel and UN disagree over Gaza aid figures

While Israel says the number of trucks entering Gaza has risen sharply in recent days, the UN has given much lower figures.

By REUTERS
10/04/2024

Highest number of aid trucks since start of war enter Gaza

In the past three days, the military said more than 1,200 humanitarian aid trucks entered Gaza.

Israel-Hamas war day 185: What's happening in Gaza, Lebanon?

IDF kills Hamas offical in central Gaza • Military strikes terror targets in Syria • Iran's Foreign Minister inaugurates new building for consular services in Damascus

To find a solution for Gaza, Israel needs long-term, strategic thinking

The absence of serious strategic, long-term thinking permeates significant areas of Israel’s political culture, such as the inability to write a constitution.

By JASON SILVERMAN
09/04/2024

This is the speech President Biden needs to give

The speech would respond to concerns of his progressive base, ease tensions between US and Israel, send a message to Hamas, among others.

By TED FLUM
09/04/2024

We must get US masses to care about Israel

The truth is that interest is eroding only with the few who care enough to pay attention to world events in the first place.

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