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Ten close relatives of Shaked Haran, a young Israeli lawyer, are being held hostage by Hamas in Gaza. She is using every contact she can find tell the world about their plight and try and gain their freedom.
On Monday, UJA announced that it has provided approximately $22 million in grants thus far to over 60 Israeli nonprofits.
Israel is now battle-ready. So said the spokesman for the IDF in response to a question from a correspondent. Is this war inevitable? Is it reckless? Will the losses be tolerable? Are any losses tolerable? The left has already started to answer these questions. A human catastrophe is occurring in Gaza. People are starving. Families are displaced. Buildings are being leveled. Israel is the culprit. Many American rabbis are equally outraged by the carnage of the Hamas savages, by the burned bodies, by bullet-riddled babies, by beheaded men and woman in the communities surrounding the Gaza Strip, and by the destruction caused by Israeli aircraft responding to the murder of 1,300 of its citizens. They counsel Israel not to “overreact,” not to be “disproportionate.” The situation, they say, can be solved by diplomacy.
“How can I eat and sleep while away from the land of our forefathers.” So wrote the poet and philosopher Rabbi Yehuda HaLevi over 900 years ago.
After Hamas, Arab countries blame Israel, IDF says analysis shows errant rocket fired by terror group hit Al-Ahli hospital; videos appear to support Israel’s position
The Israel Defense Forces on Tuesday night said it was not behind a blast at a hospital in the Gaza Strip, which according to Hamas health authorities led to hundreds of deaths, and that a misfired rocket launched by Gaza terrorists led to the explosion at the Al-Ahli Baptist Hospital.
Here’s how you can make a difference.
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The Internet and social media have brought about significant changes in our world, akin to the impact of industrial and agricultural revolutions. With a simple swipe, you can share ideas, images, and videos across the globe. Although experts argue about the prevalence of bots on social media, billions of real users engage on various platforms like Instagram, Twitter, TikTok, Facebook, WhatsApp, Telegram, and more.
