Rockets strike Israel during humanitarian cease-fire
Jewish Journal
July 17, 2014
Rockets fired from the Gaza Strip struck southern Israel two hours after a humanitarian cease-fire went into effect.
Category
cease-fire
Israel sets temporary Gaza truce
Jewish Journal
July 16, 2014
The Israeli military agreed to a humanitarian cease-fire to allow civilians in Gaza to resupply their households with basic necessities.
Turkey’s Erdogan accuses Israel of ‘tyranny,’ likens Israeli MP to Hitler
Jewish Journal
July 15, 2014
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan accused Israel of \”terrorizing the region\” with its bombardment of Gaza and likened an Israeli politician to Hitler in a broadside likely to further strain fragile relations between the two countries.
Kerry slam Hamas for ignoring cease-fire
Jewish Journal
July 15, 2014
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry ripped Hamas for ignoring a cease-fire call and affirmed Israel’s right to defend itself.
8 things you need to know about the Gaza-Israel conflict
Jewish Journal
July 15, 2014
Israel and Hamas are fighting their third major conflict in six years, and while some things have stayed the same, the battle lines have also shifted in a few notable ways.
Netanyahu says Israel to intensify offensive against Hamas in Gaza
Jewish Journal
July 15, 2014
Israel will intensify its week-old offensive against Hamas in Gaza, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday, after the Islamist group continued firing rockets at Israel instead of accepting an Egyptian-proposed ceasefire.
Reports: Israel ready to accept Egypt-proffered cease-fire
Jewish Journal
July 14, 2014
Israel is ready to accept an Egyptian-brokered cease-fire, multiple media reports said, although it is unclear whether Hamas also has agreed.
U.S. senators urge Morsi to halt Gaza arms smuggling
Jewish Journal
December 4, 2012
A bipartisan slate of U.S. senators urged Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi to crack down on arms smuggling into the Gaza Strip.
Syria violating agreement with Israel, Ban tells U.N. Security Council
Jewish Journal
December 4, 2012
The Syrian government is violating a 1974 disengagement agreement with Israel, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said.
The two faces of Morsi: Power-hungry peace broker?
Jewish Journal
November 27, 2012
Is Morsi morphing into Mubarak? Last week Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi earned U.S. kudos that were quickly followed by expressions of concern — the former for brokering the truce that ended the Israel-Hamas mini-war, the latter for then decreeing himself absolute powers.
New Articles
Israeli Singer Eden Golan Advances to Grand Final of Eurovision
Brian Fishbach
May 10, 2024
Brave-ish wins Literary Titan Gold Book Award
Lisa Ellen Niver
May 10, 2024
Proud Jews, Despite Everything
Chaim Steinmetz
May 10, 2024
ADL, Brandeis Center File Complaints Against Occidental, Pomona College Over Antisemitism
Aaron Bandler
May 9, 2024
Beit Issie Shapiro’s Global Impact: Transforming Lives and Communities
Ayala Or-El
May 9, 2024
More news and opinions than at a Shabbat dinner, right in your inbox.