HEADLINES
Arizona uses Judea and Samaria terms
Evacuees scattered across hotels, networks fractured
Muslim neighbors help Jews observe Shabbat

The time is now 1:02 PM in New York, I'm Noa Levi and this is the latest Israel Today: Ongoing War Report.

In the Disputed Territories (Gaza, Judea and Samaria, East Jerusalem), the Arizona House of Representatives approved resolutions recognizing Israel’s sovereignty over Judea and Samaria and directing that the term Judea and Samaria be used in all official state communications, replacing the label West Bank. The measures, Resolution 2002 and Resolution 2047, affirm the historical, biblical, and legal legitimacy of Judea and Samaria and reject the term West Bank. They were advanced with bipartisan support after approval by the Appropriations Committee last week. Republican Representative David Livingston said the move reflects accuracy over politics and that Judea and Samaria are not invented terms but central to Jewish history, faith, and national identity, with the resolutions underscoring Israel’s security and the interests of the United States in preventing terrorist-controlled territory from emerging in the region. Arizona’s action is described as aligning official language with those historical terms.

Evacuees from the same communities were split across multiple hotels, sometimes in different cities, fracturing the social networks that might have helped them cope during wartime displacement in Israel.

In Antisemitism and Anti-Jewish Hate, Muslim neighbors who helped Jewish families observe Shabbat are highlighted as examples of ordinary decency and mutual responsibility. Rabbi Mendy Chitrik writes that trust must be renewed in neighborhoods, schools, and houses of worship, noting that acts of care across faith lines reflect a shared moral memory. He points to the parallel symbolism of Ramadan and Purim and emphasizes that compassion for neighbor and stranger is a guiding principle found in both traditions, urging communities to respond with courage to maintain bonds even as political divides widen.

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