Israel

Report: Freed hostage Emily Damari asked if American-Israeli Keith Siegel could take her place

Damari’s request was rejected, according to the report by Israel’s Channel 12 news.

At the shiva for Yuval Shoham, a graduate of Himmelfarb killed in Gaza. (Deborah Danan)

Hersh Goldberg-Polin’s high school has lost 10 graduates in the Gaza war. Where does it go next?

Jerusalem’s Himmelfarb High School has long been a prominent avatar of religious Zionist idealism.

Hamas releases four female Israeli hostages in a ceremony in Gaza City on January 25, 2025. (Majdi Fathi/NurPhoto)

Hostages Daniela Gilboa, Liri Albag, Naama Levy and Karina Ariev released from Gaza in choreographed ceremony

The four captives smiled and waved as they walked across the stage in front of a crowd, which, according to Israeli media, was meant to be a show of strength in the face of their captors.

Edit wars over Israel spur rare ban of 8 Wikipedia editors — from both sides

Could Donald Trump be the next liberal Zionist hero?

A man lies on his side in a documentary about the West Bank

This Oscar-nominated documentary about demolitions in the West Bank has no US distributor — but is still coming to theaters

Elon Musk delivers a salute at a Trump immigration rally. Inset: Musk's Holocaust joke post. (Screenshot)

Elon Musk makes Holocaust jokes after Netanyahu defends him as ‘great friend of Israel’

Nova massacre survivor Yuval Raphael to represent Israel in 2025 Eurovision music contest

US President Donald Trump speaks to journalists in the Oval Office on January 20, 2025. (Jim WATSON / POOL / AFP)

Trump lifts sanctions on West Bank settlers, earning praise from the Israeli right

The image of Emily Damari's wounded hand has been repurposed by Israeli artists as a symbol of resilience. (IDF Spokesperson/Photo illustration)

Released hostage Emily Damari’s injured hand becomes an instant symbol of Israeli defiance

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