The Oberlin College Student Senate endorsed a resolution that calls for the college to divest from six companies that do business in the West Bank, eastern Jerusalem and Gaza. Following a three-hour discussion, the resolution was approved "by majority" on Monday, the Oberlin College Students for a Free Palestine said in a news release. The six companies are Caterpillar, Hewlett-Packard, Group 4 Securicor, SodaStream, Elbit Systems and Veolia. The Students for a Free Palestine group at Oberlin said it would …More

Mortars were fired from Gaza on Eshkol this evening. [Times of Israel] Meanwhile, shots were fired on an Israeli car in the West Bank. [Times of Israel] A UK politician is suspended after giving a Nazi salute. [Arutz Sheva] Swastika graffiti is found on a New York sidewalk. [Arutz Sheva] The lyrics to an unreleased Bob Dylan song are up for sale. [Tablet] Turns out Martha Stewart just returned from a wedding in Israel. [Forward] Check out "Pizza Bagels," the San Francisco Jewish Film Festival's short …More

Israel struck Gaza today, hours after an Israeli man was stabbed to death by a Palestinian in the West Bank. Evyatar Borovsky, a father of five, was stabbed multiple times by a Palestinian man at the Tapuah junction early this morning. After stabbing his victim, the assailant, Salam As’ad Zaghal, reportedly shot him at close range. Police were able to subdue Zaghal, but Borovsky, 32, was declared dead at the scene. Retaliation attacks have already begun across the West Bank, with the ever-popular rock …More

Israel struck a terrorist training site in Gaza yesterday, following rocket fire from the Strip. A Gazan rocket launched Saturday evening landed at the Sdot Negev Regional Council, as local residents gathered to celebrate Lag B’Omer, prompting the Israeli response. Sunday morning, the Israeli Air Force successfully targeted a training and weapons facility in Gaza, making a direct hit. The Kerem Shalom border crossing was also shut down, though humanitarian aid will still be allowed through. The strike …More

Israeli human rights groups B’Tselem and Gisha are calling for an end to Israel’s fishing restrictions off of the Gaza Strip. According to the B’Tselem, the recently reinstated three mile rule preventing fisherman to only a small section of sea damages the marine environment and equals “harsh damage to fishermen who have done nothing wrong." Last year, as part of a ceasefire agreement that ended Operation Pillar of Defense, the Israeli government committed to doubling the area allowed for …More

Two rockets were fired into Israel from Gaza last night, landing in an open field in Eshkol. No injuries have been reported. The 11 pm attack comes on the heels of similar firings over the last two weeks, after months of relative peace following a ceasefire after Operation Pillar of Defense in November. Last week, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned retribution would be in order if the missile attacks did not stop. Hamas, which runs Gaza, has not taken responsibility for the most recent firings, blaming …More

Gaza launched three rockets on Israel last evening, just as the Jewish state began its Holocaust remembrance ceremonies. One missile landed in the southern Shaar Hanegev region, while the remaining two fell within Gaza borders. No injuries were reported. The attacks came after a week of similar launches, a heightened record after months of tentative calm in the region. Last November, Gaza and Israel agreed to a ceasefire following Operation Pillar of Defense. Israel responded to last week’s attacks with a …More

Today marks the third day in a row of fire from Gaza into Israel. [Times of Israel] Two are killed as riots continue in the West Bank. [Forward] Police tell Women of the Wall they will enforce a law banning women from reciting the Mourner's Kaddish at the Kotel. [Times of Israel] The Times looks at media portrayal of WWII, and how the newspaper industry could have done more to shed light on the plight of the Jews. [NYT] On the 45th anniversary of his assassination, a look at Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s …More

Benjamin Netanyahu warned further military action would be taken if Hamas does not put a halt to increased rocket fire over the last 24 hours. “If the lull is violated, we will respond vigorously,” the Israeli prime minster said today. “The security of Israel’s citizens is my top concern and we know how to defend the security of our citizens.” The comments came after two more missiles were fired on southern Israel from Gaza this morning. The attack followed an Israeli airstrike …More

The head of the National Commission for the Protection of the Environment in North Sinai has accused Israel of dumping sewage and toxic waste in the Mediterranean. Abdallah al-Hijawy, commission chair, plans on recruiting environmental NGOs to help file claims in an international court to stop the pollution. “In front of the international community, Israel is responsible for the service sector in the occupied lands,” he said. According to al-Hijawy, Israel currently discharges over 180,000 cubic …More

Rockets continued to fire from Gaza into Israel Wednesday morning, after an evening of crossfire that marked the first back and forth since a ceasefire last fall. Tuesday, two Gazan rockets fell in southern Israel, setting off sirens and sending residents in Sderot fleeing for safe houses, though no serious injuries were reported. It was the estimated third time Gaza has sent rockets since last November’s ceasefire, at the conclusion of Operation Pillar of Defense. Israel hit back last night in an air …More

Israeli planes strike Gaza for the first time since Pillar of Defense. [Times of Israel] Jews are once again accused of using blood to make matzah. [WND] A hero of the Warsaw Ghetto uprising passes away. [Ynet] A Palestinian non-profit apologizes for blood libel slur. [Times of Israel] A Florida man symbolically runs the length of Israel. [Sun-Sentinel] …More