International
Secret deal allows Iran to inspect itself
JTAAug 20, 2015
Iran has a secret agreement with the International Atomic Energy Agency enabling it to choose its own experts to inspect its Parchin nuclear site. In a finding that...
In Egypt, warming attitudes toward Jews
JTAAug 13, 2015
By Jacob Wirtschafter, JTA CAIRO — It has been a particularly challenging summer for Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi. Within one week in late June and early...
Kerry ‘reassuring’ Gulf Arabs on Iran deal
JTAAug 06, 2015
DOHA, Qatar A coalition of Persian Gulf Arab nations was reassured on the Iran nuclear deal after hearing Secretary of State John Kerrys explanation, the Qatari...
CNN poll: Americans oppose deal
JTAJul 30, 2015
WASHINGTON A slight majority of Americans want Congress to reject the Iran nuclear deal, a CNN poll found. The poll published Tuesday, July 28, showed that 52% of...
BBC defends mistranslation of ‘Jew’ in Gaza program
JTAJul 23, 2015
LONDON The British Broadcasting Corporation defended its decision to translate the words of Gaza children saying that Israel was responsible for massacres rather than...
Timeline: Iran’s nuclear push has been decades in the making
Ron Kampeas, JTAJul 23, 2015
WASHINGTON The road to the Iran nuclear deal did not start in November, 2013, when the major powers and Iran launched formal talks. It did not begin in 2010,...
Why the Iran deal is likely to survive ? despite hurdles
Ron Kampeas, JTAJul 16, 2015
WASHINGTON The nuclear deal with Iran, 20 months in the making, is now done at least as far as negotiations go. The accord, announced Tuesday, July 14, still...
Greek Jews struggle amid turmoil
Gavin Rabinowitz, JTAJul 09, 2015
ATHENS For 55 needy Jewish families, a cash welfare payment is the only thing that gets them through the month. But when they came to the Athens Jewish Community...
For Yazidis of Iraq, crisis is not over
Michael Zeff, TPSJun 04, 2015
NEARLY ONE year ago, global media and public opinion raged over the humanitarian crisis and near genocide facing the Yazidi population of northern Iraq at the hands of...
Colorado returns to Dachau
Shana GoldbergMay 07, 2015
And the heavens wept: German chancellor, liberators and survivors gather at Dachau on the 70th anniversary of its liberation. MUNICH — Hundreds gathered on a grey,...