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(Getty Images; Collage by Grace Yagel)
Posted inObituaries

18 notable Jews who died in 2024

by JTA December 23, 2024December 24, 2024
Pope Francis smiles as he holds a keffiyeh and talks with three men in suits who are seen from behind
Posted inReligion

As improved relations quaver, a new guide aims to educate Catholics about antisemitism

Ben Sales by Ben Sales December 19, 2024December 19, 2024
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (right) and other Israeli officials at the Syrian border on Dec. 8, 2024. (Koby Gideon/Israeli Government Press Office)
Posted inIsrael

Netanyahu visits IDF soldiers in Syria as rebel leaders call for Israelis to exit

by Ron Kampeas December 17, 2024December 17, 2024
A Jewish student watches a protest in support of Palestinians and for free speech at New York’s Columbia University campus, Nov. 14, 2023. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
Posted inAnalysis

Amid war and an election, the Jewish mainstream bends to the right — and not just on Israel

by Andrew Silow-Carroll December 16, 2024December 16, 2024
Yarden Gonen, whose sister Romi Gonen remains captive in Gaza, speaks at a rally in Central Park, New York, Dec. 15, 2024. (Hostages and Missing Families Forum Headquarters)
Posted inNews

A hostage deal by Hanukkah? Israel, U.S. and Hamas indicate unusual optimism

by Ron Kampeas December 16, 2024December 16, 2024
Miri Ben Shaanan (left) and Shani Atsmon (right) are among some 100 Kiryat Shmona evacuees living at the Yarden Boutique Hotel near Yesod Hamaala. (Uriel Heilman)
Posted inNews

Despite ceasefire, residents of northern Israel are wary of return, fearing another Oct. 7

Uri Heilman by Uriel Heilman December 13, 2024December 13, 2024
Nikki Bick, Rachel Dallet and Ryan Turell each made aliyah in 2024 to play professional sports in Israel. (Courtesy; Turell via Amit Smikt; Design by Grace Yagel)
Posted inSports

Despite war, these American Jewish athletes are choosing to pursue their careers in Israel

Jacob Gurvis by Jacob Gurvis December 12, 2024December 12, 2024
A bald man in an Israeli army uniform talks to reporters
Posted inPolitics

House elects Brian Mast, U.S. army veteran who assisted Israeli soldiers as a civilian volunteer, to lead Foreign Affairs Committee

by Ron Kampeas December 11, 2024December 11, 2024
limestone apartment blocks with red roofs on a sloping landscape
Posted inU.S.

Bucking Israel’s far right, several large American Jewish groups say they oppose resettling Gaza

by Andrew Lapin December 10, 2024December 10, 2024
A man in a suit and glasses poses for a portrait with a neutral expression on his face
Posted inPolitics

Massad Boulos, Trump’s new Middle East adviser, touts roadmap to Palestinian state

by Ron Kampeas December 10, 2024December 10, 2024

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