How Israel coordinates humanitarian supplies for Gaza
JTAFeb 05, 2009
By Jenna Hanson, JTA JERUSALEM — With international aid organizations describing the Gaza situation as a humanitarian crisis following the recent war, Israel is...
Atomic Elbaradei won’t affirm Israel as a Jewish state
JTAFeb 05, 2009
WASHINGTON The top UN nuclear proliferation official refused to take a position on whether Israel should exist as a Jewish state. In an interview with the Washington...
Best Foreign Language film: ‘Bashir’
JTAJan 29, 2009
By Kelly Hartog, JTA LOS ANGELES — The day before Ari Folman accepted the Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film for his animated documentary Waltz with...
Mitchell heads into the Mideast thicket
JTAJan 29, 2009
WASHINGTON Theres been a rush of speculation about the answers George Mitchell, President Obamas newly named special envoy, may bring to Israeli-Palestinian...
The sapling in Birkenau
JTAJan 29, 2009
AVENTURA, Fla. I remember, after the kaddish was said, after the pale roses were laid down, a light rain falling through trees. On a gray March day in 2007,
Israeli movie wins top nod for best foreign film
JTAJan 15, 2009
LOS ANGELES Israels Waltz with Bashir won the Golden Globe for best foreign language film. The victory at Sundays awards ceremony solidifies its frontrunner...
Amid anti-Semitic storm, Europe’?s Jews stand for Israel
JTAJan 14, 2009
PRAGUE Confronting a rising storm of anti-Semitism as the conflict in Gaza intensifies, European Jews are grappling with the best way to express their support for...
Riotous pro-Palestinians spark anxiety
JTAJan 08, 2009
PARIS Deborah, 20, almost didnt attend a rally in support of Israel the day after a massive pro-Palestinian march turned riotous in the heart of the French...
Jewish life flourishes where Kazakh gulag stood
JTADec 31, 2008
KARAGANDA, Kazakhstan Liza Luchanskiy was born to a poor, Yiddish-speaking family in Berdichev, the historic, heavily Jewish city deep in the Pale of Settlement....
Israel launches attack against Hamas in Gaza
JTADec 29, 2008
Israel’s launching of a major operation in Gaza marked a new stage in its conflict with Hamas, the terrorist group in control of the Gaza Strip. Israel’s...
