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Delegates Descend on World Zionist Congress for Largest-Ever Plenum on Jewish Future, Times of Israel
“Jewish institutional leaders who will serve as delegates include Union of Reform Judaism President Rick Jacobs; J Street founder Jeremy Ben-Ami; National Council of Jewish Women CEO Sheila Katz; JTS chancellor Shuly Rubin Schwartz; Aish CEO Steve Burg and Israeli-American Council CEO Elan Carr.”
Watch: The Future of Zionism Must Be The Path of Rabin Not the Path of Netanyahu, Word on the Street
J Street President Jeremy Ben-Ami addresses the Labor Zionist Alliance delegation in Jerusalem.
Israel Conducts First Airstrike in West Bank in Months and Kills 3, New York Times
“Anas Oweis, the head of the local council in Kafr Qud, said villagers were awakened shortly before dawn by the sound of gunfire from a hilly olive orchard. He said the fighting lasted for hours and was punctuated by two loud explosions at around 5 a.m.”
Netanyahu Says Remains Returned by Hamas Are of a Hostage Previously Retrieved in Gaza, AP
“Netanyahu called the return a ‘clear violation’ of the ceasefire agreement, which requires Hamas to return all Israeli hostage remains as soon as possible. He said he will convene top security officials for an emergency discussion on Tuesday afternoon to weigh Israel’s response.”
Israel Reported To Know Location of 9 Out of 13 Deceased Hostages Still Held in Gaza, The Times of Israel
“Israel does not know the location of four of the remaining 13 bodies of hostages held in Gaza, according to a report Sunday, amid increased pressure on Hamas to resume handing over the bodies in accordance with the terms of the ceasefire and hostage deal.”
With 10,000 Still Missing in Gaza, Survivors Search for Their Loved Ones’ Bodies Under the Rubble, Haaretz
“According to data the Gaza Health Ministry published on Monday, over the past two weeks, the bodies of 472 people have been removed from ruins that were excavated.”
UK Troops Deployed in Israel at Trump Admin’s Request, Newsweek
“A UK Ministry of Defense spokesperson said in a statement obtained by the outlet that a ‘small number of UK planning officers,’ including a two-star deputy commander, had embedded in a U.S.-backed stabilization force known as the Civil-Military Coordination Centre (CMCC).”
Israel’s Top Diplomat Says Turkish Troops Will Have No Role in Gaza Force, AP
“Turkey once had strong diplomatic relations with Israel, though they have been at an all-time low over the war in Gaza, sparked by the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas-led attack on Israel.”
Lapid Suggests Revoking Voting Rights for Haredim Who Do Not Enlist, The Times of Israel
“If the government’s controversial legislation to regulate Haredi enlistment passes, ‘then in the next government there will be a simple law: whoever does not come to [military induction] will not come to the polls. Whoever does not enlist, will not vote in the elections.’”
The Israeli Right’s Plan to Carve Up Gaza, New York Times
In his podcast, Ezra Klein says, “In America, the dominant position on the Israel-Palestine conflict is still a belief, a hope in the two-state solution. But in Israel, it’s just not. Israeli politics is well to the right of where America admits, or even realizes, it is.”
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