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J Street’s Gaza War Support Wins ‘Moderate’ Praise — But Alienates Some Backers
The last time Israel invaded Gaza, in 2008, the activist group J Street took a hard line against Operation Cast Lead. J Street framed Israel’s attack as collective punishment and demanded an immediate end to the conflict. The organization was pilloried by American Jewish leaders. This time around, J Street has taken a radically different…
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As Israel’s Gaza War Widens, So Does Tension With U.S.
(JTA) — The dramatic developments in the war between Hamas and Israel have been accompanied by sharp ups and downs in U.S.-Israel relations. On Monday, the Israeli ambassador to the United States, Ron Dermer, made nice with the U.S. national security adviser, Susan Rice, before an audience of anxious U.S. Jewish leaders. But right before,…
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Fighting Israel’s Battles From Holland Social Media ‘War Room’
Israeli Ambassador to the Netherlands Haim Divon nodded approvingly as he surveyed the small army of 50 men and women fighting for Israel. Around a conference table in an office in the Amsterdam suburb of Buitenveldert, 30 volunteers were writing and collecting pro-Israel materials and transferring them to an editor who posted them on social…
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Thousands of Israelis Protest Gaza War in Rare Outpouring for Peace
(Haaretz) — Thousands assembled at Tel Aviv’s Rabin Square on Saturday evening for what became the largest protest against the Israeli military operation in Gaza thus far. According to official estimates some 7,000 protesters attended. Meanwhile, a smaller group rallied in support of the operation in Gaza. The police served as a barrier between the groups…
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Photo Activists Shoot Against the Grain — Win Both Respect and Hatred in Israel
On a recent Saturday night, during one of the most heated days of the conflict between Israel and Hamas, a group of Israelis gathered in Tel Aviv and protested for an end to Israel’s military campaign in Gaza. Anti-war demonstrations during wartime are not unusual in Israel. They rarely bring out more than a few…
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Jews March in New York Rally Against Israel War in Gaza
Holding signs emblazoned with slogans like “Boycott Israeli Apartheid” and “New York Jews Say: Not in Our Name,” hundreds of protesters marched through lower Manhattan on Thursday demanding an end to American support for Israel’s operation in Gaza. The event was one of many held in the U.S. and around the world as part of…
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El Al Fares Skyrocket 150% as Airlines Cancel Flights to Israel Over Gaza
(Haaretz) Within hours after most foreign airlines flying to Israel suspended flights, demand for seats on Israeli carriers — practically the only ones left plying the routes — skyrocketed, and so did airfares. The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration lifted its ban on Thursday, but so far only U.S. Air has said it was prepared to…
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Troubling Signs for Israel in New Poll of Americans
Despite overall strong backing from Americans for Israel’s war in Gaza, a new poll includes troubling signs for supporters of the Jewish state. Democrats, liberals, young people and urban dwellers are all split more or less evenly on the war in the new poll by CNN and ORC International, even though 57% of the public…
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Jewish Not-for-Profits Use Gaza War To Drum Up Donations
Israeli soldiers want you to buy them socks. And snacks. And backpacks. And underwear. And pizza. So claim dozens of fundraising campaigns launched by American Jewish and Israeli charities since the start of the current wave of crisis and conflict in Israel and Gaza. Other Jewish groups are asking for money to pay for shelters,…
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American Authorities Extend Flight Ban to Israel for Another Day
American authorities extended a ban on flights to Tel Aviv’s airport for an additional day Wednesday. The widening conflict in Israel forced most airlines to scrap flights Tuesday to Tel Aviv over rockets from Gaza — dealing a major blow to Israel’s tourism industry. The Federal Aviation Administration suspended all U.S.-based flights to Israel Tuesday…
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Why Did UCLA Hillel Funnel Cash From Pro-Israel Donor to Student Candidate?
Campus Hillels across the country have distanced themselves from their University of California, Los Angeles affiliate following revelations that UCLA Hillel acted as a pass-through for political donations to pro-Israel student government candidates. Hillel International, the campus centers’ parent body, nevertheless strongly supports the donations, which UCLA’s student newspaper revealed recently. The donations, which came…
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