Israel
Trump: Jerusalem is Israel’s capital
JTADec 07, 2017
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump signed a proclamation recognizing Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, but emphasized that he was not pre-empting negotiations over the...
Syrians receiving medical aid ‘love’ Israel
Adam Abrams, JNSNov 23, 2017
Unprecedented footage broadcast on Israeli television Sunday, Nov. 19, showed Syrian women and children crossing into Israel for medical treatment with assistance from...
IDF chief speaks to Saudis — a first
JTANov 23, 2017
JERUSALEM — The Israeli army’s chief of staff gave the first interview by someone in his post to a Saudi news outlet. Gadi Eisenkot told the Elaph news website on...
Israel offers Iran aid in wake of earthquake
TPSNov 16, 2017
JERUSALEM — Israel offered humanitarian aid to Iran in the wake of the devastating earthquake that struck the border region with Iraq earlier this week, Prime...
Inside the new Jerusalem gateway
TPSNov 02, 2017
By Mara Vigevani As the escalators head down 80 meters below ground to the world’s fifth deepest railway station, the sound of traffic at one of Jerusalem’s...
Zubin Mehta to retire in 2018
Gabe Friedman, JTANov 02, 2017
NEW YORK — When Zubin Mehta kicks off a tour of North American cities at New York’s Carnegie Hall this week, it won’t be his last performances with the Israel...
Anti-BDS laws — buzz saw
Ron Kampeas, JTAOct 26, 2017
WASHINGTON — On May 2, Israel’s Independence Day, Texas state Rep. Phil King stood smiling as Gov. Greg Abbott signed King’s bill banning the state from doing...
What Palestinian unity means for Israel
Andrew Tobin, JTAOct 19, 2017
JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has taken a wait-and-see approach to last week’s Palestinian reconciliation deal. Netanyahu spoke out publicly...
Belgium freezes aid for West Bank school
Cnaan Liphshiz, JTAOct 19, 2017
BRUSSELS — Belgium said it will freeze funding for the construction of two Palestinian schools after a West Bank school the nation helped fund renamed the institution...
Dangerous clowns — it sounds innocent, but it isn’t
Andrew Tobin, JTAOct 12, 2017
TEL AVIV — Israelis aren’t particularly amused by a recent phenomenon in their country: teenagers dressing as clowns and lurking after dark. In fact, the costumed...
