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Ran Gvili, last remaining Israeli hostage in Gaza, featured on two Times Square digital billboards

One billboard is part of an effort led by the Israeli Consulate in New York and Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar. The other was launched by the American Jewish Committee.

|ByGRACE GILSON/JTA
A billboard in Times Square calls for the release of Ran Gvili, the last remaining hostage in Gaza. (Screenshot)
Pope Leo XIV holds an audience with representatives of the media in Paul VI hall at the Vatican, May 12, 2025.

New Pope Leo tells Jewish leaders he wants to strengthen dialogue

More than a dozen other Jewish leaders from around the world are expected to attend Pope Leo's inaugural mass on Sunday.

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Columbia's gates were closed to ID holders the week of University President Minouche Shafik's testimony in Congress.

AJC says it’s ‘appalled’ by Mahmoud Khalil’s views but does not praise his arrest

The Jewish Federations of North America, which condemned last year’s anti-Israel campus protests, said it does not have a statement on the arrest.

|ByBEN SALES/JTA
The UK-based Jewish Chronicle is the world's oldest Jewish newspaper.

Worlds oldest Jewish newspaper appoints new editor

Schwammenthal stated that he is “deeply honored” and “excited to embark on this next chapter” in a post on his personal X/Twitter account.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Diaspora-Israel rift lurks in background of AJC convention

As with many events involving major US Jewish organizations, there is an undercurrent of concern regarding the relationship between Israel and its brethren living abroad.

JUNE 11, 2018ByJEREMY SHARON
israel flag over valley

Netanyahu: If you stand with Trump on North Korea, oppose a nuclear Iran

“I think the entire world, as we do, prays for the success of this effort.”

JUNE 11, 2018ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the AJC Global Forum, June 10, 2018

‘We’re family,’ Rivlin tells AJC Global Forum leaders in Jerusalem

President Rivlin stressed the need for unity between the "tribes" of Israel and the diaspora.

JUNE 10, 2018ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
President Reuven Rivlin (center) meets members of the AJC Global Forum, June 10th, 2018.