Israel
When a fire consumes a village, it’s complicated to rebuild
Chris LeppekSep 26, 2019
ROSH HASHANAH EDITION 5780 SECTION A PAGE 12 the morning of May 23, 2019, residents of Mevo Modiâim in Israel smelled smoke and knew that a fire had been spotted in...
Bibi nominated to form government
JTASep 26, 2019
ROSH HASHANAH EDITION 5780 SECTION A PAGE 9 JERUSALEM — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will get his second try this year to form Israel’s government after talks...
Too close to call
Marcy Oster, JTASep 19, 2019
JERUSALEM — On Wednesday, Sept. 18, the morning after Israel’s second national election in five months, the results were unclear, with some 90% of the votes...
Israel cracks down on foreign workers
Sam Sokol, JTASep 19, 2019
TEL AVIV — The woman approached me with trepidation, fidgeting and glancing nervously over her shoulder as she sat down in a coffee shop here. A Filipino caregiver who...
Israel Elections, exit polls: first reactions
IJN StaffSep 17, 2019
Polls have closed in Israel and exit polls are showing no clear winner. What does it all mean? Yohanan Plesner, president of the Israel Democracy Institute, shares...
WATCH: Israeli Elections Coverage
IJN StaffSep 16, 2019
Israel heads to the polls again. Will Israel see a new ruling coalition? Who will be prime minister? The IJN brings you live election coverage from the Hartman Institute...
Why do all major Israeli political parties agree on the Jordan Valley annexation?
Ben Sales, JTASep 12, 2019
JERUSALEM — Benjamin Netanyahu just said that if he is re-elected next week, he’ll immediately annex a big part of the West Bank: the Jordan Valley. That’s kind of...
Israeli elections for dummies
JNSSep 05, 2019
By Dov Lipman JERUSALEM — Israelis will head to the polls soon for their second national election in just six months. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s...
17-year-old girl killed in West Bank terror attack
JTAAug 23, 2019
A 17-year-old Israeli girl was killed and her father and brother were severely wounded in a bomb attack at a nature reserve in the West Bank. Rina Shnerb of Lod, her...
Bibi tags ‘collaborators’ in Ukraine
Cnaan Liphshiz, JTAAug 22, 2019
KIEV — Speaking in Ukraine this week, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that the actions of the Nazis and collaborators at a killing site in the country...
