Israel
Greenblatt’s Middle East ‘exit interview’
Josefin Dolsten, JTAJan 16, 2020
TEANECK, NJ — Jason Greenblatt, President Donald Trump’s former Middle East negotiator, made his first public speech since leaving the White House on Sunday night,...
Nine ‘Special in Uniform’ volunteers inducted
TPSJan 09, 2020
JERUSALEM — The entrance to the Israel Defense Forces’ Bakum induction center witnessed a unique scene on January 2 when nine beaming young IDF soldiers proudly...
Israel pledges $58 million for Druze, Circassian communities
JNSJan 02, 2020
Israel’s cabinet approved on Dec. 29 a proposal by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Regional Cooperation Minister Tzachi Hanegbi, Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon and...
Top 10 Jewish stories of 2019
JTADec 26, 2019
NEW YORK — As the year draws to a close, the Jewish community continues to grapple with the rise of global anti-Semitism. Israel is caught in the grip of political...
Israel discovers ‘musical’ ambassadors
JNSDec 19, 2019
CHANUKAH 5780 SECTION E PAGE 19 By Eliana Rudee As the Shalva Band and 2018 Eurovision Song Contest winner Netta Barzilai redefine what it means to be beautiful and...
Remembering 850,000 Mideast Jews
JNSDec 05, 2019
By Israel Kasnett The nine young Iraqi Jewish men hanging in the center of Liberation Square in Baghdad in January, 1969 after being accused by the Ba’athist regime of...
$50,000 grants to combat BDS
JTANov 28, 2019
By Michelle Chabin Robert Kraft, Genesis, others to fund projects that show Israel in a positive light. TEL AVIV — The Genesis Prize Foundation and 2019 Genesis Prize...
Israel PM is indicted; Netanyahu bitterly denies charges of corruption
Marcy Oster, JTANov 28, 2019
JERUSALEM — Benjamin Netanyahu has been charged in three corruption cases, marking the first time a sitting Israeli prime minister has been indicted. The charges,...
An American firefighter in Israel [VIDEO]
TPSNov 27, 2019
A group of American firefighters joined the Israeli Fire and Rescue Services as Islamic Jihad terrorists fired hundreds of rockets at Israel from Gaza, providing...
Netanyahu indicted for corruption
Marcy Oster, JTANov 21, 2019
JERUSALEM — Benjamin Netanyahu has been charged in three corruption cases, marking the first time a sitting Israeli prime minister has been indicted. The charges,...
