May 2, 2011 · The first Squirrel Hill Lunch Brunch will meet at IHOP on Browns Hill Road. Noon. RSVP to Geri Linder (412)421-5868 and mention you saw the notice in the Pittsburgh Jewish […]

Jan 16, 2025 · Israel was still holding off on Thursday afternoon from officially declaring that a ceasefire-hostage release deal announced a day earlier by mediators had been reached with Hamas, insisting that details remained to be finalized and that Hamas was throwing last-minute wrenches into the negotiations ...

3 days ago · The Israeli premier was scheduled to meet with the president's special envoy to the region Steve Witkoff ahead of his visit to the White House.

Jan 10, 2025 · (JTA) — Before Oct. 7, 2023, before the hostages, before the wars in Gaza, Lebanon and beyond, Israel was being torn apart by a fight almost entirely within its own borders: the judicial overhaul. Now, that debate is on its way back. It feels like ancient history now, but just two years ago ...

Jan 27, 2025 · News and views from the Jewish community in Pittsburgh, PA

Jan 19, 2025 · For the first time since November 2023, three hostages taken during the October 7, 2023, attack on Israel were released by Hamas on Sunday under a ceasefire deal, returning to Israel after 471 days in captivity in the Gaza Strip. The first three hostages freed under the deal were civilians Romi Gonen, 24, Emily Damari, 28, and Doron Steinbrecher, 31. Gonen was …

Jan 15, 2025 · The ‘deal’ would be a win for Hamas, Biden and Trump, but not for Israel Hamas wants to be sure that it will remain in power in Gaza, that Israel will leave the Strip and that the remaining leaders will not be hunted down.

Sep 2, 2024 · Israel is reeling from an unbearable tragedy. But does it change anything? Here’s a look at three areas that might see shifts in the coming weeks.

Nov 13, 2024 · Israel, US: Hamas blocking hostage deal “It is Hamas who keeps throwing in conditions that are unreasonable and impossible, and it is Hamas that has delayed the negotiations and the release of our people."

Nov 25, 2024 · Israel set to okay 60-day Lebanon truce Tuesday, but pledges to act against Hezbollah Threat of US action at UN played into Jerusalem’s decision-making, says official, asserting that, even if reluctantly, ministers will get in line behind cessation of hostilities