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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 628

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Chai - Netta Barzilai (Jewish Agency)
April 30, 2025, 6:06 pm
Netta Barzilai gives new life to ‘Chai’ in Independence Day music video
New rendition of Ofra Haza’s 1983 Eurovision song designed to reflect Israel’s resilience and strength since the October 7, 2023, attack
By Zev Stub
Then-Diaspora affairs minister Nachman Shai addresses a World Zionist Organization conference marking the 125th anniversary of the First Zionist Congress in Basel, Switzerland, on August 28, 2022. (Courtesy)
February 11, 2025, 5:46 am
Billions at stake: WZO vote sees Orthodox-liberal struggle, opportunity for N. American Jews
Held online from March 10 to May 4 and open to almost all US Jews, vote will help decide how over $1 billion a year of ‘the Jewish people’s money’ will be allocated to institutions
By Zev Stub
Protesters rally near the White House demanding a permanent Gaza ceasefire and end to US funding to Israel on March 7, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)
January 22, 2025, 12:07 pm
Global antisemitism surged 340% in two years, report finds
Study warns trend ‘poses a real threat to the foundations of Western democracy,’ notes the term ‘Zionism’ has become a cover for anti-Jewish expressions online
By Zev Stub
Participants hold up signs at the March for Israel rally organized by the Jewish Federations of North America on November 14, 2023, on the National Mall in Washington. (Daryl Perry)
December 7, 2024, 9:50 am
Huge post-October 7 giving boom from overseas brings hope to battered frontlines
With no shortage of organizations trying to help, big philanthropic bodies say they’re working in coordination, each filling a different role, while letting local communities lead
By Sue Surkes
Zabolon Simantov kisses the mezuzah on his way out the front door of his home at the synagogue compound in Kabul, in an undated photo. (Ezzatullah Mehrdad/Times of Israel)
November 12, 2024, 6:59 pm
Afghanistan’s last Jew arrives in Israel three years after fleeing Taliban rule
Zebulon Simantov’s younger brother says he was surprised to hear his sibling had arrived, saw him over weekend for first time in 25 years
By ToI Staff
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New Olim celebrating landing in early July at terminal 3 in Ben Gurion Airport.
September 2, 2024, 1:28 pm
Summer influx of Olim arrive in Israel’s busiest Aliyah season yet
More than 2,000 Olim arrived in Israel from North America between June and September 2024 citing Zionist ideals and solidarity with Israel as their reasons despite the ongoing war.
By Aviva Gat
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Nefesh B'Nefesh staff at Translation Tuesdays (Credit: Nefesh B'Nefesh)
June 26, 2024, 3:01 pm
From Aliyah to integration: Nefesh B’Nefesh helps Olim thrive in Israeli society
Unable to understand an electric bill? Struggling to convert a driver’s license? No problem! Nefesh B’Nefesh (NBN) can help
By Aviva Gat
A demolition crew tears down a communal building in Kibbutz Be'eri on June 4, 2024. (Tekuma Authority)
June 5, 2024, 10:48 am
Bulldozers raze communal structures in Kibbutz Be’eri damaged in October 7 attack
Ruins of art gallery, sewing workshop, old dining hall among those cleared out in advance of reconstruction, after earlier phase dealt with damaged private homes
By ToI Staff
File: Demonstrators use megaphones next to a banner reading in French "From Lyon to Gaza, let's resist!" during aprotest action in the courtyard of the Institute of Political Studies (Sciences Po) building in Lyon, central Eastern France, on April 30, 2024. (Photo by OLIVIER CHASSIGNOLE / AFP)
May 21, 2024, 11:00 pm
French police arrest protesters who allegedly assaulted security at Jewish event
No one is hurt in incident at aliyah fair in Lyon, which saw a similar disruption in December
By Canaan Lidor
Ariel Kandel stands and listens to a prospective immigrant speaking with Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Lion, wearing a tie, at an aliyah fair in Paris, France on May 19, 2024. (Qualita)
May 21, 2024, 8:38 am
Russian immigration streams in as Israel predicts uptick in Western newcomers
Amid rising antisemitism, North American and Western European arrivals this year expected to total 15,500, more than 2.5 times the number that arrived last year, Jewish Agency says
By Canaan Lidor
A Likud center member holds up a placard of Avraham Neguise in the primaries for the Likud party at the Tel Aviv Likud polling station on February 5, 2019. (Gili Yaari/Flash90)
January 11, 2024, 7:43 am
Former MK Neguise’s candidacy as ambassador to Ethiopia stirs up his ‘missionary’ past
Within an Ethiopian-Israeli community fractured along religious lines, the former lawmaker’s nomination is refocusing attention on his little-known Christian chapter
By Canaan Lidor
The Benichou family moved from Marseilles, France, earlier than planned because of antisemitism they experienced after the Oct. 7, 2023 Hamas attacks. (Courtesy: Benichou family/ via JTA)
December 23, 2023, 2:15 pm
‘The safest place to be Jewish’: 2,600 people have moved to Israel since Hamas invaded
New arrivals cite incidents of being spat on, bullied, and general rise in antisemitism; many had intended to make aliya and accelerated plans; authorities predict many more to come
By Deborah Danan
Jewish Agency teen volunteers serve Diaspora communities around the world (Courtesy)
November 1, 2023, 1:02 am
Far from home, Israeli teen envoys in Diaspora show Israeli grit and resilience
While dealing with grief, guilt and worry for Israel’s future, the Jewish Agency’s post-high school ambassadors are on the frontlines of the war for public opinion
By Matt Lebovic
US President Joe Biden meets with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in New York, September 20, 2023. (AP/Susan Walsh)
September 21, 2023, 6:52 pm
Prominent Zionists laud Biden’s remark that no Jew anywhere is safe without Israel
Abe Foxman, Natan Sharansky and Dani Dayan say president’s unprecedented statement shows understanding of how most Jews feel, though it angers some Jews more critical of Israel
By Canaan Lidor
Jews praying for forgivness (Selichot) in the lead up to Rosh Hashana, at the Western Wall in the Old City of Jerusalem, early on September 15, 2023. (Arie Leib Abrams/Flash90)
September 15, 2023, 8:38 am
Global Jewish population hits 15.7 million ahead of new year, 46% of them in Israel
Data released by Jewish Agency on eve of Rosh Hashanah shows number of Jews worldwide grew by 100,000 over past year
By ToI Staff
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