Gaza Strip, Gaza, Palestinian Territories

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Alan Grabinsky in Tablet · 29 Apr

Alan Grabinsky examines the diplomatic tensions between Spain and Israel, focusing on Spain's deep historical roots of antisemitism and anti-Americanism that influence political stances today.

0 Politics Ethics

Human-rights NGOs declared war on Israel and the West long ago.

Nachum Kaplan in Future of Jewish · 23 Jan

Nachum Kaplan's essay critiques the transformation of human-rights NGOs, particularly highlighting their roles in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

0 Politics Israel

The Only Way to Disarm Hamas and Hezbollah

Joshua Hoffman in Future of Jewish · 28 Nov 2025

The article examines the complex issue of disarming groups like Hamas and Hezbollah, highlighting that these organizations are deeply embedded in ideological and political frameworks that resist disarmament.

0 Politics Israel

Hamas Thought Qatar Was Safe. Israel Proved Otherwise.

Jay Solomon in The Free Press · 10 Sep 2025

Qatar, known for its complex role in Middle Eastern geopolitics by hosting both a major U.S. military base and the political offices of Hamas, experienced a significant escalation when Israeli warplanes targeted the Hamas Shura Council in Doha.

0 Politics Communities

Statement by Feminist Researchers and Activists from Israel

Guest Contributor in Lilith · 14 Aug 2025

Feminist researchers and activists from Israel have issued a statement addressing the severe humanitarian crisis in Gaza, the violence in the West Bank, and ongoing violence between Israel and Hamas.

0 Ethics History

The horror in Gaza is a catastrophe for Jews — this Tisha B'av must be a reckoning

David N. Myers in Forward · 31 Jul 2025

As Tisha B'Av, a day of Jewish mourning, approaches, David N. Myers urges the Jewish community to reflect on recent events in Gaza as a moral catastrophe for Jews.

0 Politics Ethics

'Anti-Zionism' is a serious moral failure.

Joshua Dabelstein in Future of Jewish · 22 Jul 2025

In his guest essay, Joshua Dabelstein argues that anti-Zionism represents a fundamental moral failing by opposing Israel's very right to exist.

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The world keeps trying to rebuild Gaza — and failing.

Oren Kessler in Future of Jewish · 9 Jul 2025

The essay by Oren Kessler explores the fraught history and ongoing challenges of rebuilding the Gaza Strip.

0 Politics Israel

Netanyahu set to visit White House as Trump pushes Gaza ceasefire negotiations

Grace Gilson in JTA · 1 Jul 2025

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's visit to the White House coincides with President Donald Trump's efforts to mediate a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.

0 Politics Ethics

How to Oppose Hamas without Excusing Genocide

Peter Beinart in The Beinart Notebook · 10 Jun 2025

In a nuanced dialogue between Peter Beinart and Khalil Sayegh, the discussion centers on the complexities of criticizing both Hamas and Israel without condoning ongoing violence and suffering, particularly highlighting the genocide in Gaza.

0 Politics Antisemitism

Trump and Jews: The first 100 days

Arno Rosenfeld in Forward · 29 Apr 2025

The article discusses the first 100 days of Donald Trump's presidency, inaugurated as the 47th President of the United States, and its impact on Jewish communities and antisemitism.

0 Politics Culture

Waiting for Ben-Gvir in Brooklyn: A Thursday-night cholent tradition takes a political turn

Jackie Hajdenberg in JTA · 25 Apr 2025

The recent visit of Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir to Brooklyn took an unexpected turn at Essen New York Deli, where the Thursday-night tradition of enjoying cholent coincided with Ben-Gvir's controversial appearance.

0 Communities Education

Oct. 7 drove Jewish and Muslim teens apart. A dialogue group in L.A. brought them together.

Madeleine Kashkooli in JTA · 8 Apr 2025

In the aftermath of the October 7 terrorist attacks in Israel and the subsequent escalation of conflict, tensions between Jewish and Muslim communities have intensified, prompting a need for dialogue.

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Ruby Chen: My Son is Likely a Deceased Hostage. Don't Forget Him in Gaza.

18 Questions, 40 Israeli Thinkers · 24 Mar 2025

Ruby Chen, father of Sgt. Itay Chen believed to be a deceased hostage of Hamas, shares the family's ongoing struggle to bring home their son, holding out hope that Itay's fate may differ from the IDF's declaration.

0 Television/Film Antisemitism

Is this new documentary giving voice to American Jewish anguish — or simply stoking fear?

Nora Berman in Forward · 22 Mar 2025

The documentary "October 8" sparks a debate over its portrayal of American Jewish experiences following the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks.

0 Politics Israel

Hamas fires 3 rockets at Tel Aviv area for the first time in months

Ben Sales in JTA · 20 Mar 2025

Hamas launched three rockets from the Gaza Strip targeting the Tel Aviv area, marking a significant escalation as it breaks a months-long period without missile fire.

0 Politics Israel

The West makes the Israeli-Palestinian conflict worse, not better.

Joshua Hoffman in Future of Jewish · 10 Mar 2025

Joshua Hoffman explores the complex role of Western diplomacy in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, suggesting that attempts at mediating peace, such as the Oslo Accords and various U.S. initiatives, have often exacerbated tensions rather than resolved them.

0 Politics Israel

Fewer than half of Americans sympathize with Israelis over Palestinians, poll shows

Ben Sales in JTA · 7 Mar 2025

Sympathy towards Israel among Americans has reached its lowest point since 2001, according to a recent Gallup poll.

0 Politics Israel

Donald Trump promised news about Israeli annexation of the West Bank. His deadline is now.

Ben Sales in JTA · 4 Mar 2025

With President Donald Trump's self-imposed deadline approaching for an announcement regarding the Israeli annexation of the West Bank, the topic gains renewed focus amidst wider geopolitical complexities.

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Heading Home

Hillel Kuttler in Tablet · 28 Feb 2025

The article details the challenging return to normalcy for Israelis living near the Lebanese border after a ceasefire following a war with Hezbollah.

0 Politics Holocaust

Why does Trump's Gaza plan sound so familiar? Because the Nazis tried it first

Eric Kurlander in Forward · 12 Feb 2025

Eric Kurlander analyzes the parallels between President Trump's proposed Gaza relocation plan and the Nazi Germany's Madagascar Plan, both involving the removal of an ethnic group from their homeland.

0 Politics Israel

Trump: ‘The US will take over the Gaza Strip’

Ben Sales in Forward · 5 Feb 2025

President Donald Trump announced a radical shift in U.S. policy by proposing that the United States take control of the Gaza Strip and rebuild after the war concludes.

0 Politics Israel

Is the Hostage Deal a Disaster? with Gadi Taub

Unorthodox · 16 Jan 2025

Gadi Taub expresses deep concerns over Israel's hostage swap deal with Hamas, criticizing it as a strategic defeat and a threat to Israeli security.

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Yuval Shoham, 22, soldier who searched for his captive friend Hersh Goldberg-Polin, dies in Gaza

Andrew Silow-Carroll in Forward · 30 Dec 2024

Yuval Shoham, a 22-year-old Israeli soldier from Jerusalem's Baka neighborhood, died in an operational accident in Gaza while on a mission searching for his childhood friend, Hersh Goldberg-Polin.

0 Politics Israel

Trump promised peace in the Middle East. Will his 2020 plan be the blueprint?

Jacob Kornbluh in Forward · 24 Nov 2024

Former President Donald Trump's renewed campaign promise to bring peace to the Middle East is under scrutiny, as his previous 2020 peace plan failed to gain traction.

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