Ben Sales, JTA
Riskin expects to be challenged by Rabbinate on his progressive policies
Ben Sales, JTAJun 04, 2015
TEL AVIV Theres no shortage of Israelis who want to reform the office of the Chief Rabbinate. Ranging from advocates of religion-state separation to leaders of...
Israel to cut off child allowances to parents who don’t vaccinate
Ben Sales, JTAMay 28, 2015
TEL AVIV — Each month, the Israeli government sends a check to every Israeli family with at least one child. The more children you have, the more money you get....
Yes we can, can, can
Ben Sales, JTAMay 14, 2015
TEL AVIV From the wrong angle, it looks like a bunch of unevenly stacked tuna cans, as if someone in the grocery store did a bad job. Look at […]
Why Ethiopian Israelis took to the streets
Ben Sales, JTAMay 07, 2015
TEL AVIV A historically disadvantaged black minority is galvanized when one of its members appears to suffer brutality at the hands of police and the episode is...
Five Israeli answers to drought
Ben Sales, JTAApr 23, 2015
TEL AVIV For help facing its worst drought in centuries, California should look to a country that beat its own chronic water shortage: Israel. Until a few years ago,...
Riskin reflects wider distrust
Ben Sales, JTAApr 09, 2015
TEL AVIV For years, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel has compared Iran to biblical Persia, the ancient kingdom where the Jewish people were nearly...
Sharp contrasts as Israeli election looms
Ben Sales, JTAMar 12, 2015
TEL AVIV When Israelis head to the polls for the March 17 elections, 26 parties will be vying for the Knessets 120 seats including such fringe groups as...
Change in attitude toward African Hebrew Israelites
Ben Sales, JTAJan 08, 2015
DIMONA Yitzchok Elefant ascended the stage in his black hat and coat and turned to face an auditorium full of people in flowing white shirts and pants with matching...
She wants haredi women in politics
Ben Sales, JTADec 31, 2014
TEL AVIV Racheli Ibenboim acts as if shes in a rush, repeatedly checking her phone before hurrying off to her next appointment exactly 30 minutes after the current...
SodaStream closing West Bank factory
Ben Sales, JTANov 06, 2014
TEL AVIV SodaStream, the Israeli at-home seltzer machine company, announced last week that it would be closing its West Bank factory and moving the facilitys...