Charles Dunst, JTA

International

Israel stays tight with Myanmar

February 7, 2019

YANGON, Myanmar — Myanmar’s treatment of its Rohingya Muslim minority has earned the country widespread condemnation in recent years. A UN investigator and the...

Culture

‘BlacKkKlansman’ is cautionary tale for 21st-century Jews

August 16, 2018

Editor’s Note: This article contains spoilers for “BlacKkKlansman.” NEW YORK — In 1965, two young Jewish men, Andrew Goodman and Michael Schwerner, were murdered along...

International

Imran Khan promises new Pakistan

August 9, 2018

NEW YORK — The election of former cricket star Imran Khan as Pakistan’s new prime minister has raised eyebrows across the globe. He has...

Israel

Bitter debate over ‘Nation-State’ bill

August 2, 2018

JERUSALEM — On July 19, Israel’s right-wing coalition government passed, by a narrow 62-55 margin, its controversial nation-state law, which declared Israel as the...

International

Putin’s nationalism explains outreach to Jews, Israel

July 26, 2018

WASHINGTON — President Trump’s support for Israel is well documented. But Russian President Vladimir Putin’s support for the Jewish state is unexpected, especially given...