‘This medal was bigger than me’
August 21, 2024 by Amelie Botbol - JNS
“Once I finished the competition, I realized that this medal was bigger than me,” Tom Reuveny, who won the men’s windsurfing competition at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, told JNS on Monday. Read more
Eli Bibas fears for lives of kidnapped son, daughter-in-law and grandchildren
August 5, 2024 by Amelie Botbol - JNS
“Ariel loves Batman. He drew a picture and asked his teacher to write on it, ‘I fly and save people who are stuck in a pit,’” Eli Bibas, whose son Yarden, daughter-in-law Shiri and grandsons, Ariel and Kfir were abducted from Kibbutz Nir Oz by Hamas to Gaza, told JNS on Wednesday. Read more
Reporter’s Notebook: Kibbutz Be’eri slowly rises from the ashes of Oct. 7
July 25, 2024 by Amelie Botbol - JNS
As we approached the devastated villages of southern Israel, including Kibbutz Be’eri, the GPS navigation system insisted we “continue straight on Road 232,” commonly dubbed “The Road of Death” by survivors of Hamas’s Oct. 7 massacre. Read more
Hostage families call to maintain pressure on Hamas
July 15, 2024 by Amelie Botbol - JNS
Hundreds of protesters gathered in front of the Prime Minister’s Office in Jerusalem on Sunday morning to demand that the government keep up the military pressure on Hamas. Read more
The trauma of pregnancy by rape added to the anguish of captivity
July 12, 2024 by Amelie Botbol - JNS
Relatives of women held by Hamas in Gaza participated this week in a briefing on sexual violence and forced pregnancies, as hostages mark nine months in captivity. Read more
Israeli team scores podiums in successive Tour de France stages
July 10, 2024 by Amelie Botbol - JNS
Israel-Premier Tech rider Pascal Ackermann finished in third place in the 10th stage of the Tour de France on Tuesday, a 187.3-kilometre ride from Orleans to Saint-Amand-Montrond. Read more
New report details South Africa’s links to Islamic terror
May 27, 2024 by Amelie Botbol - JNS
Pretoria serves as a “crucial base of operations” for Islamic terror groups, according to a soon-to-be-released report by the Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy. Read more
Tony Abbott tells JNS: Talk of Palestinian state does not represent country
April 28, 2024 by Amelie Botbol - JNS
Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong was not representing most of her country’s citizens when she said that recognizing a Palestinian state would not constitute a reward for Israel’s enemies, former Australian prime minister Tony Abbott told JNS. Read more
Captives’ loved ones begin four-day protest march
February 29, 2024 by Amelie Botbol - JNS
Families of hostages held by Hamas in Gaza embarked on a four-day march on Wednesday from Kibbutz Re’im near the Strip to Jerusalem’s Paris Square. Read more
‘When will he be coming home?’
February 28, 2024 by Amelie Botbol - JNS
“I can’t allow myself to get caught in the emotional rollercoaster around hostage negotiations,” said Jonathan Dekel-Chen, whose son Sagui, 35, was kidnapped by Hamas on Oct. 7. Read more
‘I am going to The Hague to speak for those who no longer can’
February 15, 2024 by Amelie Botbol - JNS
One hundred representatives of families of hostages held by Hamas in Gaza left for The Hague on Wednesday morning to submit a comprehensive complaint to the International Criminal Court on behalf of the victims of Hamas’s Oct. 7 terrorist invasion. Read more
Thousands rally in Jerusalem against ending Hamas war
February 9, 2024 by Amelie Botbol - JNS
Thousands of Israelis, including soldiers, parents of fallen soldiers and relatives of Hamas hostages, took part in a rally on Thursday in front of the Prime Minister’s Office in Jerusalem. Read more
‘Allowing Hamas to stay in Gaza is not acceptable’
February 5, 2024 by Amelie Botbol - JNS
An interview with Israel’s former U.N. envoy Danny Danon. Read more
Captives’ loved ones plead for their release at Tel Aviv rally
January 16, 2024 by Amelie Botbol - JNS
As Israel marked 100 days of captivity for hostages held in Gaza on Sunday, Hamas released a 37-second propaganda video featuring detainees Noa Argamani, Itay Svirsky and Yossi Sharabi. Read more