As Sukkot and the anniversary of the Oct. 7 attacks approached, I received separate emails from two different Jewish organizations with what to me was an unfamiliar use of the word “holding.”
What I’ve learned since October 7, 2023
On October 7, 2023, Hamas — elected to power in 2006 — launched a major attack on Israel from the Gaza Strip, firing thousands of rockets and sending fighters across the border. The assault targeted Israeli towns and army bases near…
Trump on Israel: ‘They’re not winning the world of public relations’
President Donald Trump said that backing for Israel in Congress had declined during the country’s military campaign in Gaza, telling The Daily Caller that Washington’s pro-Israel lobby no longer has the hold on Capitol Hill it once did.
Madonna posts plea to Pope Leo urging him to go to Gaza ‘before it’s too late’
Pop icon Madonna posted an urgent plea to Pope Leo Monday urging the Catholic leader to “go to Gaza and bring your light to the children before it’s too late.”
The Head of the A.D.L. on Antisemitism, Anti-Zionism and Free Speech
Hamas’s attack on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, and Israel’s nearly two-year war in Gaza since have convulsed not only the region but the world. Here in the United States, the rise in antisemitic incidents and questions of how criticism…
Holocaust survivors say latest hostage videos recall their own condition 80 years ago
Holocaust survivors say the hostage videos published in recent days recall for them their own torture and deprivation under the Nazis eight decades ago.
Jerusalem Church leader: ‘End this nonsense, end the war’
The most senior Roman Catholic in the Holy Land, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, has called for an end to the war between Israel and Hamas and for renewed respect for the rules of war.
A Jewish group is taking turns fasting to bring attention to starving Gazans
This Friday (June 13), Yehoshua Pinson, an Israeli American Jew living in Durham, North Carolina, plans to fast for 24 hours.
As Anti-Hamas Protests Gather, Christians Stay Away
In a rare show of defiance, thousands of Gazans took to the streets of the northern city of Beit Lahia and other cities in the past few weeks, demanding Hamas step down and end the war.
For Jews traumatized by Oct. 7, Passover Seder is a model for how to process it
The events of Oct. 7, 2023, mark the darkest day in recent Jewish history, leaving an indelible mark on the Jewish collective psyche. Since Hamas’ brutal attacks in southern Israel, the passage of time has become warped: For many Jews,…
Israeli hostage freed after 491 days asks: Where was the United Nations, the Red Cross, the world?
Freed Israeli hostage Eli Sharabi, who was beaten, chained and starved while held for 491 days by Hamas, expressed his anger during an appearance at the U.N. Security Council on Thursday for having to suffer for so long and worry…
Ceasefires in the Middle East: A Beginning, Not the End
As the first month of 2025 passes, the geo-political shape of the Middle East continues to change and develop.