Israel
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,...
Who was Islamic Jihad chief Bahaa Abu al-Ata?
TPSNov 14, 2019
By Baruch Yedid Bahaa Abu al-Ata, known as Abu Salim, was a member of the Islamic Jihad Military Council and the military commander of the Sarayat al Quds Brigades, the...
Gantz receives mandate to form government
Marcy Oster, JTAOct 24, 2019
JERUSALEM — Israeli President Reuven Rivlin will officially ask Benny Gantz to form a government, with a third election in less than a year looming. It will mark the...
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...
