International
Saudi arms deal: Why Congress, Israel are OK with it
Ron Kampeas, JTAJun 02, 2017
WASHINGTON — The year was 1981 and the director of AIPAC was calling for a “showdown” with the Reagan administration, saying “This country is being held hostage...
Lithuania: One Jew vs. another Jew
Cnaan Liphshiz, JTAJun 02, 2017
VILNIUS — Dan Sofer and his wife considered it a great honor when they became the first couple since the Holocaust to be wed in Lithuania by a chief rabbi […]
Trump in Israel
Adam Abrams, JNSMay 25, 2017
JERUSALEM — During his meeting with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas Tuesday and in speeches throughout the day, President Donald Trump notably omitted...
Manchester Jewry: Tight security measures in place
Cnaan Liphshiz, JTAMay 25, 2017
LONDON — Britain’s bloodiest terrorist attack in over a decade occurred Monday, May 22, just two miles from Rabbi Yisroel Cohen’s synagogue. Yet one day after the...
Hungarian Jews split on Soros
Cnaan Liphshiz, JTAMay 18, 2017
BUDAPEST — On a recent Sunday, eight far-right activists filmed themselves on what they called a “raid” on the Aurora Jewish community center in Budapest. Sporting...
Jews, Macron, on collision course
Cnaan Liphshiz, JTAMay 11, 2017
PARIS — French Jews may have voted en masse for Emmanuel Macron in the final round of France’s presidential elections, but that doesn’t make him their dream...
Belgian body bans ritual slaughter
JTAMay 11, 2017
BRUSSELS — A committee of the Walloon Parliament in southern Belgium has voted to ban the slaughter of animals which have not been stunned, which violates both kosher...
Jewish leaders pay tribute to Prince Philip
JTAMay 11, 2017
LONDON — Jewish leaders in Great Britain paid tribute to Prince Philip, the husband of Queen Elizabeth II, who announced that he will retire from public engagements...
Le Pen scares French Jews
Adam Abrams, JNSApr 27, 2017
Jewish leaders inside and outside France expressed alarm after far-right populist Marine Le Pen’s strong showing in the first round of the French presidential election...
Britain tells PA it will not apologize for the Balfour Declaration
JTAApr 27, 2017
LONDON — The British government has rejected a Palestinian request to apologize for the Balfour Declaration of 1917, which in part led to the creation of Israel. The...