How Can I Get My Kids to Love Israel?, Word on the Street
J Street President Jeremy Ben-Ami writes, “The atrocities of October 7 were horrific. Yet the response – tens of thousands of Palestinian civilians killed, neighborhoods flattened, millions displaced and hungry – left young Jews confronting a wrenching question: What does Jewish power mean if it inflicts such suffering?”
Establishment Jewish Institutions Are Betraying and Weaponizing My Religion, The Tufts Daily
J Street U National Board President Meirav Solomon writes, “Our experience at our little Cary, North Carolina middle school mirrored a larger truth at the heart of the American experience: Jewish and Muslim safety and success — like those of all minority communities — are tightly bound together.”
Netanyahu Says Israel and Hamas Will Enter Ceasefire’s Second Phase Soon, AP
“Netanyahu spoke during a news conference with visiting German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and stressed that the second phase, which addresses the disarming of Hamas and the withdrawal of Israeli troops from Gaza, could begin as soon as the end of the month.”
Israel and Qatar Hold Secret Meeting in New York to Rebuild Ties, Axios
“This is the highest-level meeting between the countries since the deal to end the war in Gaza, for which Qatar served as a key mediator. It’s taking place as the Trump administration prepares to announce that the Gaza peace process is moving to a new phase.”
A Weakened Hamas Still Dominates Gaza, Building Day by Day, New York Times
“This swift regrouping presents a formidable obstacle to the Trump administration’s plan to reconstruct a Gaza free of Hamas.”
Ben-Gvir, Far-right Party Members Attend Death Penalty Bill Hearing Wearing Noose-shaped Pins, Haaretz
“According to the advisers’ legal opinion, the issues the bill raises include the obligation to impose the death penalty, which nullifies judges’ discretion; its application only to Palestinians under military government in the West Bank, and its collision with international treaties to which Israel is a signatory.”
‘Heartlessness of a System’: Israeli Volunteers Care for an Autistic Arab-Israeli Teen as a Substitute for Prison, Haaretz
“Amir’s case is extraordinary in every respect. Just 14 years old and formally recognized by the state as autistic with a 100 percent disability, he was arrested in the middle of the night during an IDF raid on the home of relatives he was visiting in Ramallah, in the West Bank.”
As Palestinians Yearn for a Leader, Top Candidate Remains Behind Bars, Washington Post
“An advocate of a two-state solution who has also backed armed resistance to Israel’s occupation of Palestinian lands, Barghouti consistently outperforms all other Palestinian candidates in polls assessing the popularity of potential leaders, even as he serves five life sentences for his alleged role in attacks on civilians between 2001 and 2002.”
In Blood-Soaked Israel-Palestine, the Dangerous Status Quo of Before October 7 Has Returned, Haaretz
Joshua Leifer writes, “The cease-fire in Gaza officially remains in force, but that has not brought an end to the killing. Almost every day Israel launches strikes on the besieged and devastated territory.”
