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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 350

Asaf Elia-Shalev

Pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel protesters rally at University Hall at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, on April 29, 2024. (Joseph Prezioso / AFP)
September 9, 2024, 11:47 pm
Brown University trustee resigns in protest of upcoming vote on Israel divestment
Joseph Edelman decries school’s ‘stunning failure of moral leadership’ in agreeing to student protesters’ demand; university criticizes his ‘misunderstanding’ of decision
By Asaf Elia-Shalev
Passengers at Ben Gurion International Airport, near Tel Aviv, August 1, 2024. (Avshalom Sassoni / Flash90)
August 17, 2024, 6:23 pm
As airlines scrap flights, Israeli travel has become a costly, often madcap endeavor
Israelis and visitors often left with no choice but costly, circuitous routes, as some complain of ‘price-gouging’ by local carriers
By Asaf Elia-Shalev
A sign for Israel's Jewish National Fund is seen defaced, in Toronto, Canada, October 9, 2008. (Creative Touch Imaging Ltd./NurPhoto via Getty Images/JTA)
August 12, 2024, 7:46 pm
Canada strips 2 pro-Israel charities of tax-free status, including ‘flagship’ JNF
Rare move comes after anti-Zionist Jewish group complained repeatedly about groups’ donations to IDF bases; JNF says tax authority ‘refused to enter into a dialogue with us’
By Asaf Elia-Shalev
Jacob Reses, left, accompanies JD Vance to a meeting with Senate Republicans at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on November 16, 2022. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images/ via JTA)
August 1, 2024, 4:15 am
Meet JD Vance’s Jewish chief of staff, Jacob Reses
Modern Orthodox day school alum, 33, quietly becomes one of most influential conservatives in US after his boss was chosen as Trump’s running mate; interned for Hillary Clinton
By Asaf Elia-Shalev
Israeli soldiers wearing donated tactical helmets pose for a photo. The donations were made by an American civilian initiative known as Unit 11741. (Courtesy of Unit 11741 via JTA)
July 27, 2024, 10:56 am
Citing safety concerns, IDF vows to halt gear donations to soldiers – even from parents
While military says donations go ‘against the values of the Israel Defense Forces,’ the nonprofit ‘Unit 11741’ says it will provide legal assistance to soldiers prosecuted
By Asaf Elia-Shalev
Volunteers in the US packing thousands of pairs of certified, army grade boots into duffle bags to ship and donate to Israeli soldiers during ongoing Hamas war. (Courtesy)
July 4, 2024, 3:37 pm
New regulations hinder donations of gear to Israeli soldiers, charities say
A policy meant to cut red tape at Israeli ports creates ‘insurmountable bureaucratic hurdles’ for volunteer organizations importing badly needed equipment from abroad
By Asaf Elia-Shalev
An aerial view of American Jewish University's Sunny & Isadore Familian Campus in the Bel Air neighborhood of Los Angeles. (Courtesy of Communications Department, AJU via JTA)
June 20, 2024, 9:40 am
US rabbinical school says probe of seminary found no systemic sexism or homophobia
But American Jewish University does not intend to release report that questioned 200 people, despite calls for transparency from some who alleged abuse
By Asaf Elia-Shalev
The "Wikipedia" logo is seen on a tablet screen in Paris on December 4, 2012. (AFP Photo/Lionel Bonaventure)
June 19, 2024, 6:40 am
Wikipedia moves to bar ADL, claiming reliability concerns on Israel and antisemitim
Editor who initiated deliberation that ultimately led to ban on using the Jewish group as a source accuses it of ‘shameless politicization,’ while only a small minority defend it
By Asaf Elia-Shalev
Micha Shtiebel, an IDF reservist of the Alexandroni Brigade, sorts through his army duffel bag containing equipment that he’s either bought himself or received from donors at his house in central Israel, May 26, 2024. (Yakov Binyamin via JTA)
June 17, 2024, 4:35 pm
Why Israeli battlefield commanders are breaking IDF rules to solicit donated gear
While it’s against orders for individual soldiers to accept donations, supply officers turn to Diaspora Jews regularly — not just to get more supplies, but to get them faster
By Asaf Elia-Shalev
Duffle bags full of donated equipment, organized by Bergen County Lev Echad amid shortages of military and medical equipment, are laid out for transport to Israel at Newark Liberty International Airport, April 10, 2024. (Courtesy of Bergen County Lev Echad via JTA)
June 15, 2024, 4:58 pm
El Al scraps post-Oct. 7 discount for shipping donated gear, quadrupling cost
National carrier complains ‘we weren’t making money off this program’ as IDF battlefield commanders and logistics officers reject its claim there are no longer equipment shortages
By Asaf Elia-Shalev
Aaron Abramson has taken over as CEO of Jews for Jesus, the third leader of the group and the first with an Israeli background, replacing David Brickner who led Jews for Jesus since 1996. (Courtesy of Jews for Jesus)
June 15, 2024, 1:53 am
With a new leader and revamped strategy, it’s a second coming for Jews for Jesus
This month, Aaron Abramson becomes the third to hold the title – and the first Israeli – since the controversial organization was founded in San Francisco some five decades ago
By Asaf Elia-Shalev
The campus of Hebrew Union College in Cincinnati, Ohio, January 21, 2019. HUC's board of directors is considering a new proposal to stop admitting rabbinical students to its Cincinnati campus. (Warren LeMay via Creative Commons/ via JTA)
June 8, 2024, 6:45 am
Ohio court bars cash-strapped Hebrew Union College from selling rare books
State AG who requested court order argues sale ‘would not only betray donor trust but also may violate legal restrictions’; seminary denies planning sale
By Asaf Elia-Shalev
Anti-Israel protesters rally in Edmonton, Canada, Feb, 25, 2024, (Artur Widak/NurPhoto via Getty Images, via JTA)
May 22, 2024, 6:46 am
Meta Oversight Board to decide whether users can post ‘all Israelis are criminals’
Independent body for Facebook, Instagram and Threads asks for public input as it reviews recent posts accused of using hate speech against whole nationalities
By Asaf Elia-Shalev
Illustrative: A shipment of tactical boots purchased using donated funds for Israeli soldiers arrives at Israel’s international airport. (Courtesy via JTA)
April 25, 2024, 4:14 am
Six months into war, Israeli soldiers still count on donations for basic supplies. Why?
Immediately after Oct. 7, charity at home and abroad aided troops who were mobilized more quickly and in higher numbers than ever before. Many wonder why that help is still needed
By Asaf Elia-Shalev
IDF tanks secure the area while Palestinians fleeing from combat areas in Khan Younis to Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, January 26, 2024. (Atia Mohammed/Flash90)
April 14, 2024, 9:38 pm
Israeli academics slammed for signing letter accusing Israel of ‘plausible genocide’
Two dozen members of academia call on the US to stop arming Israel in its war against Hamas in Gaza; students from the country’s devastated south demand their firing
By Asaf Elia-Shalev
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