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Gaza

Relatives and friends of Israelis held hostage by Palestinian Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip are gathering to listen to the Israeli Finance Minister during a rally in the center of Jerusalem, June 3, 2024. (Photo/JTA-Saeed Qaq-NurPhoto via Getty Images)
Posted inNews

4 more hostages held in Gaza are dead, Israeli army announces

by Ron Kampeas June 3, 2024
Thousands of Israeli demonstrators in an anti-government protest call for a hostage deal and ending the war, Tel Aviv, May 18, 2024. The sign in Hebrew reads, "Mother is here." (Photo/JTA/Yahel Gazit/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images)
Posted inOpinion

Israeli mothers like me are fed up with having our children used as cannon fodder

Elana Sztokman by Elana Sztokman May 30, 2024
A view of aid trucks carrying relief supplies from Turkiye have arrived in Gaza City as the Israeli attacks continue in Gaza City, May 8, 2024. (Photo/JTA/Mahmoud Issa/Anadolu via Getty Images)
Posted inNews

After Oct. 7, just 19% of Israeli Jews believe a Palestinian state can peacefully coexist with Israel

by Ron Kampeas May 30, 2024May 30, 2024
Mark Hetfield, chief executive of HIAS, speaking in 2016. (Photo/HIAS-Gili Getz)
Posted inNews

HIAS was poised to spend $300k on Gaza aid. Internal divisions stopped it

Arno Rosenfeld by Arno Rosenfeld May 28, 2024
(Canva graphic by Lea Loeb)
Posted inNews

Has your city passed a cease-fire measure? Our map shows you

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky May 17, 2024May 19, 2024
A protester holds a sign that reads “Divest” and “Free Palestine” in English and Spanish during a demonstration at San Francisco State University in April 2024. (Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
Posted inBay Area

In a first, Sonoma State University announces boycott of Israeli academic institutions

by Judy Maltz May 15, 2024May 15, 2024
A screenshot of the viral "Is your fav author a zionist" Google spreadsheet shows some of the reasons that the document's creators deemed writers pro- and anti-Israel. (Screenshot)
Posted inBooks

‘Is your fav author a zionist???’: Viral list reignites antisemitism fears in the literary world

Philissa Cramer by Philissa Cramer May 10, 2024
A protester holds a sign that reads “Divest” and “Free Palestine” in English and Spanish during a demonstration at San Francisco State University in April 2024. (Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
Posted inAnalysis

Student protesters want universities to ‘divest’ from Israel. But how much have they actually invested?

Dany Bahar by Dany Bahar May 9, 2024May 9, 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)
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S.F. State president negotiates with tent camp leaders over Israel investments

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky May 6, 2024May 8, 2024
Bella Barany, 87, a Berkeley resident who told J. she is making aliyah soon to join her daughter in Israel, flashes a smile as she holds an Israeli flag on a pedestrian overpass in Berkeley in support of the hostages in Gaza, May 5, 2024. (Photo/Ido Bartana)
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New East Bay overpass vigil — this one in Berkeley — calls attention to hostages

by Sue Fishkoff May 6, 2024May 7, 2024

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