"US lawmakers undoubtedly want to showcase their pro-Israel bona fides while expressing their assuredly genuine outrage. But if they truly want to honor Hersh, Jon and Rachel, they must publicly call for the deal that would have ensured Hersh came home alive." – Ben Samuels

The Israeli government "obviously does not have the same sense of urgency" as the U.S. when it comes to freeing the hostages in Gaza via a cease-fire deal, hostage's family tells Haaretz. "It's absolutely devastating, it's mind-boggling" / Ben Samuels haaretz.com/us-news/2024-0…

'They just threw these people into camps, and millions of people ended up dead there': Holocaust revisionism was on full display during a conversation between Tucker Carlson and historian Darryl Cooper — with a big, fat co-sign from Elon Musk haaretz.com/us-news/2024-0…

Tucker Carlson platforms Holocaust revisionism – with Elon Musk's endorsement / Ben Samuels haaretz.com/us-news/2024-0…

US charges 6 senior Hamas terrorists - 3 of whom have been killed since October 7 - over the deadliest attack on Jews since the Holocaust, days after the killing of Hersh Goldberg-Polin. Attorney General Merrick Garland vowed more actions are to come haaretz.com/israel-news/20…

From Amir Tibon אמיר תיבון and Ben Samuels: A senior Biden administration official says the administration's efforts to keep ceasefire talks alive have "no real connection to reality" haaretz.com/israel-news/20…

"We want this agreement more than they do," the American official said. "We are pushing and trying in every possible way. If we give up and give in, no one will deal with this issue anymore. We have no choice." Amir Tibon אמיר תיבון, Ben Samuels haaretz.com/israel-news/20…

“The stakes could not be higher”: Jewish Democrats launch swing-state ad blitz highlighting Trump’s comments on US Jews - invoking Hitler and other dictators to make their point haaretz.com/us-news/2024-0…

The next 48 hours in Las Vegas will showcase where Republican-Jewish megadonors & GOP lawmakers currently are on Israel: Back Bibi’s concept of total victory, blame Biden for empowering Hamas + hostage deaths, paint Democrats as beholden to antisemites haaretz.com/us-news/2024-0…

"Harris sympathizes with pro-Hamas Democrats": Biden, VP assailed over Israel policies at GOP Jewish confab / Ben Samuels haaretz.com/us-news/2024-0…

Live from the Republican Jewish Coalition in Las Vegas

Deep inside US allegations that Russia is working to influence American voters: Details on Russian-backed efforts to use Israeli political strife over Netanyahu's judicial overhaul to divide American Jews and sway the 2024 US presidential election haaretz.com/us-news/2024-0…

According to the U.S. Department of Justice, Russia intended to play up tensions within the American-Jewish community over Netanyahu's judicial overhaul in hopes of influencing the 2024 U.S. presidential election / Ben Samuels haaretz.com/us-news/2024-0…

Trump tells Republican Jews that “your country Israel” will cease to exist if Kamala Harris wins, doubling down on allegation that American Jews who vote for Democrats “need their heads examined” haaretz.com/us-news/2024-0…

Harris-Walz campaign spokesperson responds to Trump’s Republican Jewish Coalition speech warning Israel would cease to exist if he loses to Kamala Harris haaretz.com/us-news/2024-0…

Tim Walz calls on Netanyahu to move toward a two-state solution – the first time either he or Kamala Harris have called out Bibi by name since she tapped the Minnesota governor as her running mate haaretz.com/israel-news/20…

.Alison Snyder is simply the best and her newsletter will be sorely, sorely missed. Read the farewell edition to get a sense of what we’re collectively losing axios.com/newsletters/ax…

Your excellency, as a Knesset member you ignored us. You didn’t care about the hostage families. Don’t use my cousin’s name in vain.

The families of Israeli hostages have consistently implored US lawmakers not to treat their cause as a political issue Trump and the GOP have made Biden’s supposed complicity in the hostage crisis as a key attack point This is how they reconcile the two haaretz.com/us-news/2024-0…

I've been waiting to read a piece on this for 5 years. Naturally Emily 🗣️ Tamkin knocked it out of the park.