Israel
Israel’s Islamics
Dina Kraft, JTADec 03, 2009
UMM AL-FAHM, Israel Its time for noon prayers in this Israeli Arab city, and a jumble of sneakers piles up outside the doors of a mosque on the top […]
Diaspora support for Israeli-Arab causes
Gil Shefler, JTANov 26, 2009
NEW YORK When the Reform movement passed a resolution endorsing advocacy for Israeli Arabs, it wasnt the first time an American Jewish group had backed the cause of...
PA says it will declare statehood
Leslie Susser, JTANov 19, 2009
JERUSALEM Frustrated by a lack of progress toward statehood, the Palestinians are considering taking their case to the UN. PA President Mahmoud Abbas had hopes a more...
Abbas’ threat to resign sparks fears
Leslie Susser, JTANov 12, 2009
JERUSALEM Just as he hoped it would, PA President Mahmoud Abbas threat to resign has concentrated the minds. Both Israels prime minister and the US president are...
Israel arrests settler for terrorist acts
Jerusalem PostNov 05, 2009
By Yaakov Katz & Abe Selig, JPost JERUSALEM — The Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) and the Israel Police announced on Sunday, Nov. 1, that they had arrested an...
Insiders insist that Obama-Netanyahu relationship is smoother
Ron Kampeas, JTAOct 23, 2009
WASHINGTON With the major knots that bedeviled US-Israel ties this summer largely behind them, US, Israeli and American Jewish leaders say the relationship between...
Goldstone impedes peace
Leslie Susser, JTAOct 23, 2009
JERUSALEM One of the unintended consequences of the UNs Goldstone report on the Gaza war is that it has made peace in the Middle East less likely, at least...
Shalit video: Pressure for a deal
Leslie Susser, JTAOct 08, 2009
JERUSALEM The release of the video showing captive Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit alive and apparently healthy is likely to raise the pressure on the Netanyahu...