International
New suspect in Burgas bus attack
JTAFeb 27, 2014
SOFIA A third suspect has been identified in the bombing of a tour bus in Burgas that killed five Israelis and their Bulgarian bus driver. The new suspect announced...
Ukraine Jews hunkering down
Cnaan Liphshiz, JTAFeb 27, 2014
KIEV The turmoil in Ukraine has left one of Europes largest Jewish communities on edge. After an outbreak of violence in Kiev last week that left dozens of...
Pope looking forward to visit to Israel
JTAFeb 20, 2014
ROME — Pope Francis called on Jews and Christians to work together to construct a more just and fraternal world, and said he looked forward to his upcoming visit...
In France, a quenelle arrest
JTAFeb 06, 2014
PARIS French police arrested a man suspected of disseminating a photo of a quasi-Nazi salute being performed in front of a school where four Jews were murdered. The...
Scarlett Johansson stands up for Israel against Oxfam
JTAFeb 06, 2014
NEW YORK Oxfam accepted actress Scarlett Johanssons resignation as a global ambassador, calling the role incompatible with her work for the Israeli company...
Swedish, Danish docs call for ban on bris
JTAJan 30, 2014
COPENHAGEN Large medical associations in Sweden and Denmark recommended banning non-medical circumcision of boys. In Sweden, the recommendation came in a resolution...
Knesset visits Auschwitz
Cnaan Liphshiz, JTAJan 30, 2014
OSWIECIM, Poland Watching thousands of Poles dance to Klezmer music just 50 miles from the Auschwitz death camp, Johnny Daniels could feel an ambitious plan taking...
Canada exuberantly pro-Israel
JTAJan 23, 2014
By Ron Csillag, JTA TORONTO — It took seven years, but one of Israels staunchest allies among world leaders has made his maiden voyage to the Jewish state....
NBA’s Tony Parker apologizes for anti-Semitic salute
JTAJan 09, 2014
PARIS NBA star Tony Parker has apologized for performing an anti-Semitic salute after a three-year-old photo was published in the French media. The photo shows...
Dutch soccer team ditches Israeli player for Abu Dhabi match
JTAJan 09, 2014
THE HAGUE A Dutch soccer team is facing criticism for playing in Abu Dhabi despite the emirates refusal to let in the teams Israeli defender. Two Dutch...