The Lincoln Memorial closed temporarily on Wednesday after its steps were vandalized with graffiti reading “Free Gaza” in multiple places. U.S. Park Police are investigating the graffiti, which was discovered Wednesday morning at the Washington, D.C. monument, according to ABC News. Crews were dispatched to clean up the vandalism. The steps of the memorial were splattered with red paint and pro-Palestinian messages, which the National Park Service said could take some time to complete. “National Park Service conservators have begun the process of removing the paint this morning, though it may take multiple treatments over several days to remove all…
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WASHINGTON (JNS) – U.S. Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) on Wednesday told CNN‘s Jake Tapper that the popular social media app TikTok is distorting Americans’ perception of the war between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip. Tapper, who is Jewish, had asked Fetterman—who is not, but has been one of the most vocal Zionists in Congress of late—about a New York Times/Siena College poll which found that 72% of registered voters aged 18 to 29 disapprove of the way U.S. President Joe Biden is handling the Israel-Palestine conflict. Why do so many younger people, especially Democrats, see Israel differently from…
Israeli security forces operate in the West Bank city of Jenin, December 14, 2023. Photo by Nasser Ishtayeh/Flash90 *** Local Caption *** פלסטינים כפר מהומות נהרג כוחות ביטחון ג’נין חמוש מחבלים JERUSALEM (JNS) – An Israeli and a Tanzanian taken hostage by Hamas on October 7 have died in captivity in Gaza, their respective kibbutzim announced in a joint statement on Wednesday night. <!– Click to get Text Message Updates right to your phone –> Join our WhatsApp group Subscribe to our Daily Roundup Email Tal Chaimi, 41, was a third-generation member of Kibbutz Ner Yitzhak. The father of…
Israeli soldiers at the Jabalya refugee camp, in the northern Gaza Strip, during an Israeli military operation in the Gaza Strip, December 12, 2023. Photo by Chaim Goldberg/Flash90 *** Local Caption *** חיילים צבא מלחמה חרבות ברזל עזה מרכז הרצועה MIDDLE EAST (VINnews) — It is with deep shock and sadness that we report the unspeakable passing of eight IDF soldiers, who tragically perished while defending their nation. <!– Click to get Text Message Updates right to your phone –> Join our WhatsApp group Subscribe to our Daily Roundup Email The names of the eight Kedoshim who died in…
Israeli soldiers at the Erez Crossing at the Israeli border with the Gaza Strip, December 12, 2023. Photo by Chaim Goldberg/Flash90 *** Local Caption *** עזה ישראל חמאס מעבר ארז רגב צבא גבול מלחמה רחבות ברזל JERUSALEM — The Israeli army announced on Tuesday that they had retrieved the bodies of two hostages from Gaza in an operation that killed two Israeli soldiers. <!– Click to get Text Message Updates right to your phone –> Join our WhatsApp group Subscribe to our Daily Roundup Email Soldiers retrieved the bodies of Eden Zakaria, 27, who was kidnapped from the music…
An Israeli combat helicopter fly over the Gaza Strip as it seen from the Israeli side of the border, December 11, 2023. Photo by Chaim Goldberg/Flash90 *** Local Caption *** עזה ישראל חמאס רגב צבא גבול מלחמה רחבות ברזל טיל מסוק קרב WASHINGTON — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has defended the emergency sale to Israel of nearly 14,000 rounds of tank ammunition and also called for quick congressional approval of more than $100 billion in aid for Israel, Ukraine and other national security priorities. <!– Click to get Text Message Updates right to your phone –> Join our…
file – A security and defense drill at the Hahesder Har Etzion yeshiva, in the Israeli settlement of Alon Shvut. May 19, 2016. Photo by Gershon Elinson/FLASH90 JERUSALEM (JNS) – More than 260,000 Israelis have applied for gun permits in the past six weeks, according to Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir. <!– Click to get Text Message Updates right to your phone –> Join our WhatsApp group Subscribe to our Daily Roundup Email Speaking on Monday at a faction meeting of his Otzma Yehudit Party, Ben-Gvir said the applicants were normal people who simply wanted to protect themselves…
Israeli singer Ishay Ribo performing live at the Sultan’s Pool in Jerusalem, on September 21, 2022. Photo by Arie Leib Abrams/Flash90 *** Local Caption *** ישי ריבו זמר בריכת הסולטן שיר שירים שרים מופע סליחות TEL AVIV (VINnews) — Popular singer Ishay Ribo performed at Hostages Square, at an event during which one Sefer Torah was brought out to represent each hostage. <!– Click to get Text Message Updates right to your phone –> Join our WhatsApp group Subscribe to our Daily Roundup Email “G-D will guard your going and your coming from now and for all time.” -Ishay…
Israeli security forces seen during a raid in Tubas, in the West Bank, November 28, 2023. Photo by Nasser Ishtayeh/Flash90 *** Local Caption *** פלסטינים כפר מהומות נהרג כוחות ביטחון חמושים חמוש מחבלים נזק JERUSALEM (AP) – Israel released 30 Palestinian prisoners Tuesday on the fifth day of its temporary cease-fire with Hamas. <!– Click to get Text Message Updates right to your phone –> Join our WhatsApp group Subscribe to our Daily Roundup Email Earlier Tuesday, Hamas released 12 hostages the group had been holding captive since Oct. 7. Since last Friday, Hamas has released 81 hostages, mostly…
Israeli security forces seen during a raid in Tubas, in the West Bank, November 28, 2023. Photo by Nasser Ishtayeh/Flash90 *** Local Caption *** פלסטינים כפר מהומות נהרג כוחות ביטחון חמושים חמוש מחבלים נזק WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration has told Israel that it must work to avoid “significant further displacement” of Palestinian civilians in southern Gaza if it renews its ground campaign aimed at eradicating the Hamas militant group, senior U.S. officials said. The administration, seeking to avoid more large-scale civilian casualties or mass displacement like that seen before the current temporary pause in the fighting, underscored to…