IDF, Shin Bet acknowledge for first time special mission to hunt down and kill all Oct. 7 terrorists
For the first time, the Israel Defense Forces and the Shin Bet have acknowledged that a special operation…
Award-winning writer Amir Tibon readies to return to kibbutz where his family survived Oct. 7
JTA — “To be a liberal Zionist, it’s quite a lonely place,” said Amir Tibon, the Israeli journalist…
‘I started cursing him in Arabic’: Ex-hostage reveals words to Hamas captor upon release
In her first long-form interviews more than two years after her release from captivity, freed hostage Rimon Buchshtab-Kirscht…
Medical clowns offer serious relief for Israeli kids recovering from trauma
JTA — Shorty, the aptly named 4-foot-8-inch medical clown, stood between two young patients riding coin-operated toy cars…
Israel steps up campaign to kill all 5,000 Oct. 7 terrorists; 1,200 were killed on the day, 1,500 so far since
While driving in the central Israeli city of Rosh Ha’ayin in late June, eight months after being freed…
Sidestepping boycotts, Avi Nesher’s Oct. 7 film gets a little closer to the Oscars
Director Avi Nesher’s latest film, “Our Loves,” is his chance to tell the story of the country on…
In memo before October 7, Sinwar predicted Israel might respond with nuclear strike
Yahya Sinwar, the late Hamas leader who masterminded the terror group’s October 7, 2023, massacre, assessed ahead of…
Coordinated anti-Israel propaganda campaign blindsided the West after Oct. 7, author says
TORONTO — Shortly after the Hamas atrocities of October 7, 2023, Warren Kinsella began noticing what he considered…
Maccabiah baseball field is a symbol of Israeli resilience – and a home – for players and fans
The sea of smooth green Astroturf at the Ezra Schwartz Memorial Field, a regulation-sized baseball field in the…
Alarm over potential Eilat attack met with skepticism, though not toward Houthi threat
Ever since Hamas launched its unprecedented cross-border assault on southern Israel nearly three years ago, Israelis have been…
‘The Zionists’ brings post-Oct. 7 discourse to the stage in dysfunctional family drama
JTA — Just about the last thing I wanted to do on a summer weekend in the Berkshires…
Families mark 1,000 days since October 7 with memorials, protests, moment of silence
Israel will mark on Thursday 1,000 days since the October 7, 2023 massacre in southern Israel, with somber…