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As Hezbollah rockets fall, emergency medics in Israel's north work double shifts
3+ week, 2+ day ago (1415+ words) The Magen David Adom volunteers at Kiryat Shmona are Druze, Christian and Jewish and range across decades in age. KIRYAT SHMONA, Israel " When sirens once again sounded in this northern Israel town on a recent" Thursday, Ala Ghassan, a paramedic…...
Hapoel Tel Aviv nabs a European title, as 2 Jewish stars enter the NBA draft
1+ year, 47+ min ago (1084+ words) Plus, NHL prospect Zeev Buium signs a three-year, $2. 925 million deal with the Minnesota Wild. Hapoel Tel Aviv won its first European basketball title last Friday, beating the Spanish team Gran Canaria 103-94 to sweep the Euro Cup finals. It's the first…...
A Lego on the seder plate: Temple Israel calls for new ritual object after attack
2+ week, 3+ day ago (488+ words) For our kids and our teachers. For our community. For the future we are building together," Temple Israel said. At Temple Israel in suburban Detroit, where congregants are still reeling from last month's attack in which a man drove a…...
Meet the Israeli scientists leading the fight against colorectal cancer
3+ week, 2+ day ago (1145+ words) Colorectal cancer rates are climbing among young people and Ashkenazi Jews. First, the good news. Among Americans under 50, the overall cancer mortality has plummeted by 44% over the last quarter-century. Better diagnostic tools, along with a sharp drop in smoking, helps…...
Israeli, Serbian leaders denounce antisemitic statements at Belgrade protest
1+ week, 5+ day ago (393+ words) Israeli and Serbian officials are denouncing antisemitic comments made by demonstrators during a clash between Serbian students and police at a protest last week. "Death to Vu'i" and all the Jews around him," one protester said in a televised interview,…...
Jewish leader of UK's Green Party calls to end trade, diplomatic ties with Israel
1+ week, 2+ day ago (599+ words) Zack Polanski also said the United Kingdom should block the U. S. military from its airspace. The Jewish leader of the United Kingdom's Green Party has called on the government to sever trade and diplomatic ties with Israel in response to Israeli…...
DNC committee rejects resolution condemning pro-Israel lobby AIPAC specifically
1+ week, 2+ day ago (368+ words) The committee also sent two other anti-Israel resolutions The Democratic National Committee will not vote on a resolution that condemns the pro-Israel lobby AIPAC specifically, after a sub-committee rejected the resolution on Thursday during the DNC's annual meeting in New…...
Iran ceasefire teeters as IDF continues to pound Hezbollah in Lebanon, Strait of Hormuz stays closed
1+ week, 2+ day ago (225+ words) Iran and European leaders say the truce should include Lebanon. U. S. Vice President JD Vance is headed to Pakistan on Friday for in-person talks to reach a permanent end to the U. S. -Israeli war on Iran " with Israel's continued campaign against the…...
60% of Americans have an unfavorable view of Israel, up sharply since 2022, survey shows
1+ week, 2+ day ago (274+ words) The survey found that 56% of U. S. Jews have little or no confidence in Benjamin Netanyahu. Six in 10 Americans say they have a very or somewhat unfavorable view of Israel, up 20 points since 2022, according to a new Pew Research Center survey released…...
NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani endorses AOC's opposition to funding Israel's Iron Dome
1+ week, 5+ day ago (853+ words) Plus, the NYPD will now publish two sets of hate crime figures after criticism from Jewish advocates. Mayor Zohran Mamdani backed Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's promise to vote against any military aid to Israel, including defensive aid, during a press conference…...