Israel
Bolton book shifts the sands
Ron Kampeas, JTAJul 02, 2020
WASHINGTON — In 2015, the Zionist Organization of America gave John Bolton a standing ovation when he said he wanted to be US president. In 2018, the ZOA gave him its...
Rodent remains point to human migration patterns
TPSJun 25, 2020
New and surprising Israeli research has revealed that migration out of Africa occurred under the cold climatic conditions some 200,000 years ago. Current theory has Homo...
Bolton book: Bibi doubted Kushner
JTAJun 25, 2020
NEW YORK — John Bolton, a former Trump administration national security adviser, says in his new book that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu questioned Jared...
Democrat letter: Do not annex West Bank
Ron Kampeas, JTAJun 18, 2020
WASHINGTON — House Democrats have put together a letter that they hope will unite their entire caucus in warning Israel against annexation of part of the West Bank....
George Floyd protests in Tel Aviv
Sam Sokol, JTAJun 04, 2020
TEL AVIV — As Kielahtiel Barton stood across from the former American embassy here, on a sidewalk next to a downtown beach, a large crowd around her chanted slogans...
Kushner: Slow down annexation
JTAJun 04, 2020
JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a conference call with Jared Kushner and other top White House officials to discuss slowing down West Bank...
Netanyahu trial opens; he’s ordered to be there
Marcy Oster, JTAMay 28, 2020
JERUSALEM — After more than three years of investigation, charges in three cases and three national elections, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu entered a...
Kotel re-opens with major restrictions
JTAMay 07, 2020
JERUSALEM — The Western Wall Plaza reopened to worshippers on Tuesday morning, May 5. The reopening came after the Israeli government relaxed some of its coronavirus...
In Israel, Ramadan could be an opportunity for cooperation
JTAApr 30, 2020
By Shira Rubin TEL AVIV — On Friday, April 24, the first day of Ramadan, the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem was virtually empty. A handful of masked worshippers kneeling...
Israel’s new goverment; complicated power sharing
Ben Sales, JTAApr 23, 2020
JERUSALEM — Israel finally has a government. On April 20, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and chief rival Benny Gantz signed an agreement to form a coalition...
