Your etrog…courtesy of Mohammed
Ben Sales, JTASep 24, 2015
ASSADS, Morocco Why the Jews want etrogs, Mohammed Douch does not entirely understand. What he does know is that they are his main customers. Each August and...
Israel, too, has a migrant crisis
Ben Sales, JTASep 10, 2015
ROSH HASHANAH EDITIONSECTION A PAGE 23 TEL AVIV With hundreds of thousands of refugees pouring across the borders of the EU, German Chancellor Angela Merkel announced...
Seven business stories to watch in 5776
Ben Sales, JTASep 10, 2015
ROSH HASHANAH EDITIONSECTION B PAGE 8 NEW YORK Tired of hearing about the Israeli conflict with the Palestinians or about Iran? Theres plenty of other happening in...
In Italy, numbers up, culture up
Ben Sales, JTASep 03, 2015
ROME Whenever Georges De Canino worries about the future of Italian Jewry, he looks at the bricks in the building across the street from his apartment in the center...
Is a Hamas-Israel deal in the offing?
Ben Sales, JTAAug 20, 2015
TEL AVIV After more than a decade of failed diplomacy, Israel could be close to signing a major agreement with the Palestinians. Theyre just not the Palestinians...
Two murders: Israel reels from stabbing, arson
Ben Sales, JTAAug 06, 2015
TEL AVIV The murder of a 16-year old girl at Jerusalems gay pride parade has sparked calls for LGBT-rights legislation as well as pushback from those who oppose...
Pollard quid pro quo?
Ben Sales, JTAJul 30, 2015
TEL AVIV When the US frees convicted spy Jonathan Pollard in November, many in Israel will celebrate the moment for which they have fought and hoped. What Pollards...
Ramadan tours for Israeli Jews
Ben Sales, JTAJul 16, 2015
KFAR QASIM, Israel The group of Jewish-Israelis sat in a semicircle on the thick, red carpet of the mosque. The women wore headscarves; everyones feet were bare....
Football (the American kind) slowly taking off in Israel
Ben Sales, JTAJul 02, 2015
JERUSALEM The scent of hamburgers and beer wafted over the field. The fans were bathed in barbecue smoke. The bleachers were cut from Jerusalem stone, the field was...
Jewish volunteers till soil in Palestinian villages
Ben Sales, JTAJun 18, 2015
UMM EL-KHEIR, West Bank They dig their fingers into the dirt, their knees bearing into the ground as they embed sprigs of thyme in identical rows. The sun beats...
