Biden: Israel will get ‘everything it needs’ to fight Hamas; Gaza war is ‘not genocide’ A pledge to back Israel comes after weeks of tension between the governments over Biden’s pause on the delivery of large bombs. By Ron Kampeas May 20, 2024 10:21 pm
Meet Jill Hausman, the real rabbi who grimaced through jokes about Jews on SNL’s ‘Weekend Update’ During the five-minute appearance, Hausman reacted to increasingly cringey jokes from co-hosts Michael Che and Colin Jost. May 20, 2024 5:35 pm
ICC prosecutor seeks arrest warrants for Benjamin Netanyahu and Hamas leaders If the warrants are awarded, Israeli leaders could be limited in where they can travel. May 20, 2024 9:08 am
At Reconstructionist Rabbinical College ordination, divisions over Israel share stage with 11 new rabbis By Stephen Silver May 20, 2024 8:50 am
GOP’s Elise Stefanik to Israel’s Knesset: ‘With God’s help’ Trump will be reelected By Ron Kampeas May 19, 2024 7:14 pm
LA’s Academy Museum initially excluded Hollywood’s Jewish origins. A new exhibit on Jewish film pioneers fixes that. By Jacob Gurvis May 17, 2024 1:38 pm
Teen Fellowship For Jewish teens critical of Israel, the generation gap is sometimes with their peers By Claire Elkin May 17, 2024 11:30 am
Lily Greenberg Call, Jewish staffer who quit Biden administration over Israel policy: ‘There are so many of us who feel this way’ By Ron Kampeas May 16, 2024 6:31 pm
U of California workers authorize strike in response to treatment of pro-Palestinian protesters By Andrew Lapin May 16, 2024 2:11 pm
California university president placed on leave after agreeing to boycott Israeli institutions By Philissa Cramer May 16, 2024 11:33 am