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Dalia Ziada, an Egyptian Muslim political analyst and author, speaks on March 24 in San Francisco about her hope for Israel-Arab relations after  the current war with Iran. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
Posted inBay Area

Muslim Arab Zionist who fled Egypt still sees hope for Mideast coexistence

Niva Ashkenazi (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Niva Ashkenazi March 26, 2026March 27, 2026

When she was 18, Dalia Ziada says, she was like any other college student in her home country of Egypt. When the Second Intifada erupted in 2000, she joined anti-Israel […]

Marchers gather at the First Congregational Church of Oakland during an interfaith event in March 2024 calling for a cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war. (Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
Posted inNews

Young Americans increasingly likely to view Hamas as ‘resistance,’ not terrorists

Arno Rosenfeld by Arno Rosenfeld February 23, 2026February 23, 2026
Aviva Siegel and Keith Siegel discuss their captivity in Gaza, during a Feb. 12 appearance at the Addison-Penzak JCC in Los Gatos. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
Posted inBay Area

Two former Israeli hostages detail captivity, start new chapter helping refugees abroad

Niva Ashkenazi (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Niva Ashkenazi February 17, 2026February 18, 2026
Noa Argamani, a former hostage in Gaza, tells her story at the OFJCC in Palo Alto on Dec. 16. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
Posted inBay Area

‘If we give up, we just lose,’ former hostage Noa Argamani says in Bay Area

Niva Ashkenazi (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Niva Ashkenazi December 17, 2025December 18, 2025
Jared Kushner and Israeli officials
Posted inIsrael

Hamas returns remains of hostage held for 11 years as attention deepens around postwar planning

Philissa Cramer by Philissa Cramer November 11, 2025November 11, 2025
Posters at Hostages Square
Posted inIsrael

Trump sets deadline for Hamas to release hostages’ bodies as Egyptian team enters Gaza to help

Philissa Cramer by Philissa Cramer October 27, 2025October 27, 2025
Posters of deceased hostages Inbar Hayman and Muhammad Al-Atarash
Posted inIsrael

2 more deceased hostages returned as Hamas says it has freed all it can

Philissa Cramer by Philissa Cramer October 16, 2025October 16, 2025
Israeli security forces
Posted inIsrael

3 more hostages’ remains returned and Hamas reasserts control in Gaza

by JTA Staff October 15, 2025October 15, 2025
Man standing wearing glasses
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‘A day to rejoice’: Local Jews laud release of hostages, worry about what’s next

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Emma Goss.(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)Niva Ashkenazi (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)Gabe Stutman by Emma Goss, Niva Ashkenazi and Gabe Stutman October 14, 2025October 14, 2025
Hannah Zilberstein lights a yahrzeit candle during a commemoration for the Oct. 7, 2023 attacks at the Oshman Family JCC in Palo Alto, Oct. 5, 2025. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
Posted inBay Area

At early Oct. 7 gatherings, Bay Area Jews seek comfort among one another

Niva Ashkenazi (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Niva Ashkenazi October 6, 2025October 6, 2025

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