Israel

For US officials, Israeli hostage deal brings joy — and hard questions about how much more war to support

As Israel pauses its war with Hamas to allow for the release of hostages, it will face questions about how, and whether, it restarts its war to defeat the terror group behind the abductions.

Relatives of hostages and others rally for a prisoner swap in Tel Aviv on November 21, 2023. (Eliyahu Freedman)

At a small Tel Aviv protest ahead of the Israel-Hamas hostage deal, families feel hope and uncertainty

“We want them all back, I will fight to the end until everyone comes back,” said the mother of two child hostages.

What we know — and don’t yet — about the hostage deal to release Israelis held by Hamas

Children, mothers and the elderly are expected to go free in exchange for a pause in fighting.

‘Unorthodox’ author Deborah Feldman is a lightning rod in Germany’s debate about criticizing Israel

Deal to release dozens of hostages appears to be close, US, Israel and Qatar all say

An NYPD officer stands guard outside Temple Emanu-El in New York City prior to Rosh Hashana services roughly a year after the 9/11 attacks. (Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Majority of New Yorkers says antisemitism, Islamophobia have increased since Oct. 7

HIAS and other groups ask Biden administration to extend protected status to Israelis in US

Spanish politician who on Oct. 7 said Palestinians have ‘right to resist’ is made a cabinet minister

30K Israelis join families of hostages in Jerusalem rally as reports swirl about a release deal

Imam Shamsi Ali, left, and Rabbi Marc Schneier, right, at Queens College in New York, November 16, 2023. (Courtesy of The Foundation for Ethnic Understanding)

A rabbi and an imam called a meeting of Jewish and Muslim students at Queens College. It yielded little common ground.

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