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Egypt's Sisi to travel to Riyadh for Gaza Arab plan discussion, sources say

Arab states, including Egypt, were dismayed by Trump's plan to 'clean out' Palestinians from Gaza and resettle most of them in Jordan and Egypt.

 Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi at the Presidential Palace in Cairo, Egypt, Monday, June 10, 2024.
 A group of Nazi police in Otfinów, Poland, 1943.

Polish police took initiative in Jewish killings, new book explores

 The author, right, and Dumisani Washington, CEO of the Institute for Black Solidarity with Israel, lay a wreath in memory of the Jewish victims at Birkenau, Nov. 26, 2024.

On a mission to Auschwitz, I found hope amid the ashes - opinion

  Eli Feldstein, an IDF spokesman attends the funeral of Yehuda Dimentman, in Homesh, in the West Bank, on December 17, 2021

Evidence deemed 'weak' against Feldstein on national security charge, judge rules


Global reactions pour in as Trump wins 2024 US presidential election

Presidents, prime ministers, and other key diplomatic leaders from across the globe have extended congratulatory remarks to Trump.

 Republican presidential nominee and former US President Donald Trump speaks at a town hall as he campaigns in Fayetteville, North Carolina, US. October 4, 2024.

Tikva forum demands Netanyahu meeting, calls for no negotiation with Hamas

The resistance of the Tikva forum to a deal and to negotiation with Hamas is at odds with the opinions of many hostage families and with the stance of the Hostage Family Forum.

 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at a state ceremony at Mount Herzl military cemetery in Jerusalem on October 27, 2024

Jewish partisans amplify mainstream fears in campaign finale – opinion

Closing arguments can define a campaign in voters’ minds. They can also go unnoticed, especially when events overtake a news cycle in the days leading up to election.

 Images from recent ads by, clockwise from top left, the Jewish Democratic Council of America, the Democratic Majority for Israel and the Republican Jewish Coalition.

Netanyahu and Biden clash over claim Israel losing world support

Biden emphasized the importance of ending fighting ahead of Ramadan.

 U.S. President Joe Biden attends a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, as he visits Israel amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Tel Aviv, Israel, October 18, 2023.

Are the Jewish people at war with each other? - opinion

Future generations of Jews will look to us and ask what we did during this latest war against the Jews.

 Ultra Orthodox Jews walk in the Ultra orthodox town of Bnei Brak on December 29, 2021.

Maccabi World Union elects Michael Siegal as next president

Siegal has served as the chairman of the Jewish Agency for Israel as well as the Jewish Federations of North America.

 Michael D. Siegal receives the Israeli Presidential Medal of Honor and citation from President Isaac Herzog at the President’s Residence on December 11.

Rep. Ted Deutch retires from Congress; to serve as CEO of AJC

In a farewell letter to constituents, he wrote: “Your support allowed me to be a loud, proud, and consistent advocate for a strong US-Israel strategic partnership."

Rep. Ted Deutch, D-Fla., votes to approve the second article of impeachment against President Donald Trump during a House Judiciary Committee meeting on Capitol Hill, in Washington.

WJC launches worldwide Jewish Youth Assembly for high-schoolers

The JYA will specifically grapple with modern issues facing Jewish youth worldwide, such as preserving the memory of the Holocaust and combating antisemitism on social media.

 World Jewish Congress president Ronald S. Lauder speaks in a video address to the Jerusalem Post 10th Annual Conference, October 12, 2021

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