Ro Khanna Defends His Positions on Israel, ‘Genocide’ at Two South Bay Synagogues, Jewish News of Northern California
“‘I think Ro Khanna was very candid in his responses, and he was unequivocal in his condemnation of Hamas and of his support of Israel as a Jewish democratic state,’ said [Marci] Gerston, who also serves as co-chair for the political committee of J Street Silicon Valley.”
Harrowing Footage Shows 6 Hostages Lighting Hanukkah Candles 8 Months Before Execution, Times of Israel
“The videos included footage of the captives marking Hanukkah in December 2023, with the release of the clips coming days before the Jewish holiday begins this year. While the footage was filmed by Hamas terrorists for propaganda purposes, the material is unlike other clips published during the war that showed hostages reading statements evidently dictated by their captors.”
Torrential Rain Flooded Gaza Tents and a Baby Died of Exposure, Medics Say, Reuters
“Torrential rain swept across the Gaza Strip on Thursday, flooding hundreds of tents sheltering families displaced by two years of war, and leading to the death of a baby girl due to exposure, local health officials said. Medics said eight-month-old Rahaf Abu Jazar died of exposure after water inundated her family’s tent in Khan Younis, in the south of the enclave.”
Group of Ministers Seeks OK for Hanukkah Flag-Raising Ceremony at Former Gaza Settlement, Times of Israel
“In a letter published by the ultranationalist pro-settlement movement Nachala, which kickstarted the initiative, the ministers said, ‘It is time to proudly affirm that Gaza is part of the Land of Israel, belongs exclusively to the Jewish people, and must therefore immediately become part of the State of Israel.'”
Amnesty International Accuses Hamas of War Crimes in 2023 Attack on Israel, New York Times
“It concluded that the Palestinian armed groups, and to a lesser extent some unaffiliated citizens, had perpetrated inhumane acts in a ‘systematic attack directed against a civilian population,’ including murder, ‘extermination,’ imprisonment, enforced disappearance, torture, rape and other forms of sexual violence.”
IDF Says It Struck Hezbollah Training Facility, Other Sites in South Lebanon, Times of Israel
“The Israel Defense Forces said Friday that it carried out a wave of airstrikes in southern Lebanon targeting Hezbollah sites, including a training facility used by the terror group’s elite Radwan Force. It marked the second time in the past week that the IDF has struck Hezbollah sites in Lebanon.”
With a Mass Jewish-Arab Movement Behind Him, Alon-Lee Green Is Reshaping the Israeli Left, Haaretz
“Standing Together attracts this level of attention from the state’s enforcement arms – and from its less official foot soldiers – because it proposes an alternative that threatens the dominant narrative enabling the right’s rule: that Jews and Arabs cannot live together here, and certainly cannot cooperate to build a new, bloodless future for both peoples.”
