Tag Archives: Hostages

Commemorating Two Years Since Oct. 7 in the DMV

Marking two years since the Oct. 7, 2023, attacks on Israel, D.C.-area Jewish community organizations are holding commemorative, educational and action-oriented events.The Edlavitch DCJCC will host a letter-writing campaign from Oct. 1 to 10 as part of its Voices of Israel series. Read more » »

Israel slams Macron’s reference to Palestinian prisoners as ‘hostages’

Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar on Sunday denounced French President Emmanuel Macron for suggesting Palestinian prisoners in Israel were “hostages” and juxtaposing them with Israelis being held captive in Gaza.Sa’ar labeled as a “lie and moral distortion” the remarks by Macron, who made them at a June 14 press conference in Paris. Read more » »

UK civil-society groups unite against Hamas attacks on Israel – JNS.org

(October 9, 2023 / JNS) Nearly 30 civil-society groups across the United Kingdom have come together to denounce the multi-pronged assault by Hamas on Israel over the weekend that has to date left 900 dead, more than 2,000 wounded and 130-plus in the captivity of the terror group that rules the Gaza Strip. Read more » »