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Anti-Israel media rebuffed after a ‘silent majority’ show their love for Israeli Eurovision song

The public vote for Israel’s entry was the highest in the history of the competition

By JC Reporter

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Fans have been unafraid to wave the Israeli flag during this year's 69th Eurovision Song Contest in Basel, Switzerland. (Photo by Harold Cunningham/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 08: Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) questions tech leaders in artificial intelligence during a hearing of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation in the Hart Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on May 08, 2025 in Washington, DC. Tech leaders from OpenAI, Microsoft, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) and CoreWeave testified about the global artificial intelligence race and how the United States can remain competitive. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

By Melissa Langsam Braunstein

The vicious media lynching of Senator John Fetterman

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Board of Deputies

Backlash in synagogues over letter attacking Israel’s actions in Gaza

By Imogen Garfinkel

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Israel

‘I don’t want politics’ – Row erupts at funeral of pregnant West Bank terror victim

By Imogen Garfinkel

3 min read

Hostages

Israel downgrades number of living hostage to 20

By JC Reporter

1 min read

Syrian officials are reportedly in secret talks about joining the Abraham Accords (Pictured: Syrian president Ahmed Al-Sharaa; Image: Getty)

Israel Briefing

JC Israel Briefing Day 588: Syria in secret talks to join Abraham Accords

By Nathan Jeffay

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Charedi

Itamar Ben-Gvir attacked by anti-Zionist charedim in Beit Shemesh

By JC Reporter

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IDF soldier who fell in 1949 laid to rest 76 years later

Private Arthur Gasner’s remains were discovered alongside those of two of his comrades, unknowingly buried at a military cemetery

By JC Reporter

1 min read

May 15, 2025 14:12

The remains of Private Arthur Gasner have been located, 76 years after he fell in battle (Image: IDF)

UN Security Council to discuss return of hostage bodies for first time since October 7

‘Israel is demanding something basic, moral, human—to return our boys and girls home,’ said Danny Danon, Jerusalem’s envoy to the UN

By Vita Fellig

1 min read

May 15, 2025 13:34

The UN Security Council is set to discuss a resolution about the return of hostages' remains (Image: Getty)

Israel will allow resumption of Gaza aid next month

The deliveries will be made by a new private foundation operating under Jerusalem’s new distribution plan

By Jacob Jaffa

2 min read

May 15, 2025 13:29

Israel will allow aid deliveries to resume in Gaza through a private distributor next month (Pictured: Palestinians queue to receive food aid from an Unrwa distribution centre at the Nuseirat refugee camp in March; Image: Getty)

Pregnant mother shot dead in West Bank terror attack while en route to give birth

The pregnant Israeli woman was being driven to hospital when a Palestinian gunman opened fire on her car

By Ellie Grant

2 min read

May 15, 2025 10:54

Tzeela Gez, 30, was shot and killed by a Palestinian gunman in the West Bank late on Wednesday night (Credit: X/@Mdais/ Instagram/@stateofisrael)

Ben and Jerry’s founder arrested after disrupting congressional hearing with Palestine protest

Ben Cohen claimed that the US ‘kills poor kids in Gaza’ before he was escorted out by police officers

By Jacob Jaffa

2 min read

May 15, 2025 10:51

Ben and Jerry's co-founder Ben Cohen was arrested after disrupting a Congressional hearing with a pro-Palestine protest (Image: C-Span)

Trump: US to ‘take’ Gaza and turn it into ‘freedom zone’

The president also stated that Iran had ‘sort of’ agreed to a nuclear deal

By Jacob Jaffa

1 min read

May 15, 2025 09:17

Donald Trump has suggested the US could turn Gaza into a 'freedom zone' (Pictured: Trump addresses the press alongside Qatari Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani; Image: Getty)

By Dan Schueftan

The Mideast has changed. The fighting isn’t over yet, but Israel has already won

In the wake of October 7, the balance of power has shifted. The radicals are reeling and moderate Arab regimes quietly back Israel’s resilience

4 min read

May 15, 2025 09:02

Israeli troops deploy by Israel's border with the Gaza Strip on May 13, 2025, amid the ongoing war between Israel and the Palestinian militant movement Hamas. (Photo by Menahem Kahana / AFP) (Photo by MENAHEM KAHANA/AFP via Getty Images)

By Asher Fredman

Recognising a Palestinian state should follow reforms, not terror

Such a step by the UK would be a tragedy for the Palestinians, for Israel, and for all who seek peace in the Middle East

3 min read

May 15, 2025 08:59

Recognising a Palestinian state should follow reforms, not terror

JC Israel Briefing Day 587: Pregnant mother killed by Hamas en route to hospital

Plus, Netanyahu balances Trump pressure with domestic demands as ceasefire talks make progress

By Nathan Jeffay

2 min read

May 15, 2025 08:25

Tzeela Gez, 30, was killed by Hamas gunmen while travelling to hospital to give birth to her fourth child (Image: X/@Mdais)

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Israel

Anti-Israel media rebuffed after a ‘silent majority’ show their love for Israeli Eurovision song

The vicious media lynching of Senator John Fetterman

Backlash in synagogues over letter attacking Israel’s actions in Gaza

‘I don’t want politics’ – Row erupts at funeral of pregnant West Bank terror victim

Israel downgrades number of living hostage to 20

JC Israel Briefing Day 588: Syria in secret talks to join Abraham Accords

Itamar Ben-Gvir attacked by anti-Zionist charedim in Beit Shemesh

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