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President Joe Biden speaks at his final White House Hanukkah party, Dec. 16, 2024. (Screenshot)
Posted inPolitics

‘We can never lose hope’: Biden’s message to Jewish community at his final White House Hanukkah party

by Jacob Kornbluh December 17, 2024December 17, 2024
Rachel Laser, the president and CEO of Americans United for Separation of Church and State, speaks at an event the organization held at St John's Episcopal Cathedral in Los Angeles on Nov. 21, 2024. (Courtesy of Evan Clark, Atheists United)
Posted inU.S.

Meet the Jewish leader taking on Christian nationalism

Asaf Elia-Shalev by Asaf Elia-Shalev December 17, 2024December 17, 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
Lara Kiswani (center), executive director of the Arab Resource and Organizing Center, speaks in the San Francisco City Hall rotunda on Jan. 9, 2024, during efforts to pass a Gaza cease-fire resolution. (Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
Posted inPhilanthropy

Anti-Zionist org gets $100K grant as Walter and Elise Haas Fund changes direction

by Emma Goss December 16, 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
Hundreds of observers pack the quad at San Francisco State University for an open negotiation session between pro-Palestinian protesters and university administrators, May 6, 2024. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
Posted inBay Area

SF State amends investment policy after negotiations with Gaza encampment

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman December 13, 2024December 13, 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
Two men stand behind the counter of a stall crowded with products
Posted inWorld

What happened to relics of Syria’s Jewish history? Assad’s collapse spurs efforts to assess the damage.

Shira Li Bartov by Shira Li Bartov December 13, 2024December 13, 2024
A man speaks at a lectern. Behind him, "Divest Now" signs can be seen among a seated crowd.
Posted inBay Area

Alameda County policy will advance BDS, opponents say

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky December 12, 2024December 13, 2024

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