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Jonathan Polin amd Rachel Goldberg recount their last interactions with their missing son Berkeley-born Hersh Goldberg-Polin, 23, who  was taken hostage by Hamas on Oct. 7, while family members and friends show up to support them at their home in Jerusalem, Oct. 10, 2023. (Marcus Yam/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
Posted inU.S.

Netanyahu meets with hostage families in D.C. as pressure mounts for a deal

Philissa Cramer by Philissa Cramer July 23, 2024July 23, 2024
Maor Tiyouri at the 2017 IAAF World Championships in London. (TheDarkGoat via Wikimedia CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Meet five Bay Area athletes who are competing for Israel at the 2024 Paris Olympics

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman July 22, 2024July 22, 2024
From left: Nina Venkart, mother of Israeli hostage Omer Venkart; Udi Rosen, cousin of deceased hostage Tal Haimi; freed American hostage Aviva Siegel; and Elan Siegel, daughter of Aviva and hostage Keith Siegel on July 21, 2024. (Jacob Kornbluh/Forward)
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Families of hostages say Biden now has more political freedom to pressure Israel and Hamas into a deal

by Jacob Kornbluh July 22, 2024July 22, 2024
Ronen (left) and Orna Neutra, whose son is being held hostage by Hamas, speak during the third day of the 2024 Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, July 17, 2024. (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images)
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Parents of Israeli-American hostage Omer Neutra lead Republican convention in ‘Bring Them Home’ chant

by Ron Kampeas July 18, 2024July 18, 2024
The logo for the Democratic National Convention is displayed on the scoreboard at the United Center during a media walkthrough in Chicago, Jan. 18, 2024. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)
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Democratic platform boosts Israel funding, blames Hamas for war

by Ron Kampeas July 17, 2024July 17, 2024
The Jerusalem campus of Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, where remote students will still be required to study. (deror_avi via Wikimedia CC BY-SA 3.0)
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Short on students, Reform Judaism’s seminary introduces remote ordination program

Louis Keene by Louis Keene July 16, 2024July 16, 2024
Leora Levy of Connecticut speaks during the first day of the 2024 Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum, Milwaukee, July 15, 2024. (Patrick T. Fallon/AFP/via Getty Images)
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Jewish politician leads prayer for Israeli hostages to end Republican convention’s first day

by Ron Kampeas July 16, 2024July 16, 2024
Senator J. D. Vance speaking with attendees at the 2023 Turning Point Action Conference at the Palm Beach County Convention Center in West Palm Beach, Florida. (Gage Skidmore via Flickr CC BY-SA 2.0)
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What a J.D. Vance vice presidency would mean for American Jews and Israel

by Jacob Kornbluh July 15, 2024July 15, 2024
Demonstrators waving the Israeli flag and the banner of the far-right Jewish group Lehava gather during the Israeli “flags march” to mark Jerusalem Day in the Old City on May 29, 2022. (Hazem Bader/AFP via Getty Images)
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U.S. sanctions extremist Israeli group Lehava and several West Bank outposts

Asaf Elia-Shalev by Asaf Elia-Shalev July 11, 2024July 11, 2024
President Joe Biden speaks during a Saint Patrick’s Day event with Irish Taoiseach Leo Varadkar in the East Room of the White House, March 17, 2024. (Samuel Corum/Getty Images)
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Democrats clash over aid to Israel at meeting of party platform committee

by Ron Kampeas July 10, 2024July 10, 2024

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