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Rockets targeting Ben Gurion Airport intercepted; Israel strikes back in Gaza

JERUSALEM (JTA) — The Iron Dome missile-defense system intercepted at least two rockets near Tel Aviv reportedly aimed at Ben Gurion Airport.

The rockets were intercepted during rush hour Wednesday morning, Israeli media reported, citing Palestinian...

Rocket hits Jerusalem, warning sirens wail in Israel

JERUSALEM (JTA) — At least one rocket fired from Gaza struck Jerusalem as Code Red warning sirens sounded in the city and throughout Israel’s center and south.

The Israeli military confirmed that one rocket hit Jerusalem but did not say...

New Orleans community mourns with Israel

By ALAN SMASON

New Orleans Jews gathered together Tuesday night, July 1, at the Jewish Community Center to mourn the murders of Naftali Frenkel, 16, Gilad Shaar, 16 and Eyal Yifrach, 19, the three Israeli teenagers, whose bodies were discovered...

At teens’ funeral, personal grief and national solidarity merge

By BEN SALES

MODIIN, Israel (JTA) — They were their mothers’ sons. They were all of our sons. They were dear boys. They were martyrs for Israel. They were funny, clever, creative. They are the messengers of the Jewish people...

With discovery of Israeli teens’ bodies, national ordeal ends in tragedy

By BEN SALES

TEL AVIV (JTA) — A national ordeal here ended in tragedy as three Israeli teenagers kidnapped earlier this month were found dead near Hebron.

The discovery of their bodies Monday night by the Israeli army and volunteer...

New ‘Best of the CCJN’ to appear Monday

The latest edition of “The Best of the Crescent City Jewish News,” a recap of the previous six months’ worth of news and information specific to the Greater New Orleans Jewish community, will begin distribution today.

Unlike the initial edition,...

Jewish Media Summit takes participants to Gush Etzion

By ALAN SMASON, Special to the CCJN

Gush Etzion was defended by Jewish settlers on the eve of the declaration of the Jewish State in 1948.  Several hundred Jewish patriots were overrun and killed by segments of the Jordanian army,...

Jewish Media Summit’s first full day

By ALAN SMASON, Special to the CCJN

The first full day of activities at the Jewish Media Summit in Jerusalem began with a connection to a well-known former member of the New Orleans Jewish community, Judah Touro. The State of...

Prime minister, president air views before Jewish journalists

Special Report by ALAN SMASON

To the steady click of high-powered cameras amid a sea of Jewish journalists Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and outgoing President Shimon Peres aired their views on serious issues facing the Jewish State.

Netanyahu began...

CCJN reports from first Jewish Media Summit in Jerusalem

(JERUSALEM)  — The Crescent City Jewish News will be among a select few invitees asked to participate in the first Jewish Media Summit in Jerusalem, sponsored by the State of Israel and beginning today, Sunday, June 22.

CCJN editor Alan...