(JNS.org) Israel’s Channel 2 on Wednesday aired a recording of Hamas leader Saleh al-Arouri, who is based in Turkey, claiming responsibility for the kidnapping and murder of three Israeli teens in June. The recording is the strongest evidence to date for Hamas’s involvement in that crime. “I praise the brave action that the al-QassamContinue Reading
JTA World News Service (JTA) — An Israeli soldier appears to have been captured by Hamas in the Gaza Strip. The Israel Defense Forces identified the soldier as 2nd Lt. Hadar Goldin, 23, from Kfar Saba. Hamas fighters reportedly emerged Friday morning from a tunnel near Rafah, in the southernContinue Reading
According to this article in Tablet Magazine, the six men accused of kidnapping and brutally murdering an Arab Israeli teen that resulted in the war that broke out this month are all members of a group of rabid fans of the Beitar Illit soccer team. This group has been involvedContinue Reading
By Ron Kampeas, JTA World News Service WASHINGTON (JTA) — For many Israelis, eyes are turning south watching yet another conflict unfold with Hamas. Yet thoughts are also turned inward, contemplating the sense of national solidarity occasioned by the abduction and murder of three teenagers and then shattered by theContinue Reading
JERUSALEM (JTA) — The full recording of the emergency call placed by one of three abducted teens, in which the kidnappers can be heard celebrating, was released. Wednesday’s release of the full audio, which is 2 minutes, 9 seconds, comes a day after the first 49 seconds were released. InContinue Reading
By Rami Almagheiri and Linda Gradstein, The Media Line Gaza City, Gaza Strip — The 1.8 million Palestinians in Gaza are bracing for Israeli retaliation after the bodies of three Israeli teenagers, who had been kidnapped on June 12, were found in the West Bank. Two operatives from the IslamistContinue Reading
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israel’s Cabinet agreed to reduce the presence of the country’s military in the West Bank and limit its incursions into Palestinian areas 12 days after the kidnapping of three Israeli teens. The operation to locate and return the teens, called Operation Brother’s Keeper, now will focus moreContinue Reading
By Rivy Poupko Kletenik, Jewish Sound Columnist Dear Rivy, I know there seems to be no shortage of awful things that happen to us Jews, and maybe on some level we should get used to it. As I read about anti-Jewish activities in France for example, I confess — IContinue Reading
By Boris Kurbanov, Special to the Jewish Sound Members of Seattle’s Jewish community gathered Wednesday, June 18 at the Stroum Jewish Community Center on Mercer Island to express solidarity, love, and support for the three Israeli teenagers kidnapped in the West Bank on June 12. Jews around the world haveContinue Reading
By Ben Sales, JTA World NewsTEL AVIV (JTA) — Since the three teenagers were abducted last week, Israel’s goals have been simple: Find them and punish their kidnappers.Realizing those goals, though, is far from a simple task.The international community has condemned the kidnappings, and Israel has spread its forces acrossContinue Reading
