Israel
Timeline of terror in Israel
Ben Sales, JTAOct 15, 2015
TEL AVIV The past week has seen a wave of Palestinian attacks on Israelis and Israeli military operations, prompting fears of a third intifada. Heres a timeline of...
Hate and violence in the Holy Land
Ben Sales, JTAOct 08, 2015
TEL AVIV First it was clashes on the Temple Mount. Then a mother and father Rabbi Eitam and Naama Henkin were shot before the eyes of their […]
Temple Mount status quo rocked
JTASep 18, 2015
JERUSALEM (JTA) Relative quiet returned to the Temple Mount following three days of violence and clashes between Israeli security forces and Palestinian protesters. A...
Israel, too, has a migrant crisis
Ben Sales, JTASep 10, 2015
ROSH HASHANAH EDITIONSECTION A PAGE 23 TEL AVIV With hundreds of thousands of refugees pouring across the borders of the EU, German Chancellor Angela Merkel announced...
Is a Hamas-Israel deal in the offing?
Ben Sales, JTAAug 20, 2015
TEL AVIV After more than a decade of failed diplomacy, Israel could be close to signing a major agreement with the Palestinians. Theyre just not the Palestinians...
Two murders: Israel reels from stabbing, arson
Ben Sales, JTAAug 06, 2015
TEL AVIV The murder of a 16-year old girl at Jerusalems gay pride parade has sparked calls for LGBT-rights legislation as well as pushback from those who oppose...
Ten years since Gaza withdrawal
Anav Silverman, TPSJul 30, 2015
For the 9,000 Gush Katif residents uprooted from their homes during Israels unilateral 2005 disengagement from the southwestern edge of Gaza, memories of life in the...
Young Jews from India visit Israel
Anav Silverman, TPSJun 25, 2015
One of the most densely populated cities in the world, Mumbai (formerly Bombay) is home to the majority of Indias Jewish population. Among the 12 million people that...
Jewish volunteers till soil in Palestinian villages
Ben Sales, JTAJun 18, 2015
UMM EL-KHEIR, West Bank They dig their fingers into the dirt, their knees bearing into the ground as they embed sprigs of thyme in identical rows. The sun beats...
Riskin expects to be challenged by Rabbinate on his progressive policies
Ben Sales, JTAJun 04, 2015
TEL AVIV Theres no shortage of Israelis who want to reform the office of the Chief Rabbinate. Ranging from advocates of religion-state separation to leaders of...
