National
Did Gov. Rendell take money from terrorists?
JTAMar 15, 2012
WASHINGTON The US Treasury Department is investigating speaking fees allegedly paid to former Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell on behalf of a State Department-designated...
Florida’s legislature votes for one-state solution — or did it?
Ben Harris, JTAMar 15, 2012
NEW YORK — The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is a hotly debated issue but not in the Florida Legislature. Both houses of the states Legislature voted unanimously...
Seattle judge: It’s OK to boycott Israel
JTAMar 01, 2012
SEATTLE A lawsuit seeking to overturn a Washington state food co-ops boycott of Israeli goods was dismissed in state Superior Court. Thurston County Superior Court...
Jewish teams being forced to forfeit — deja vu all over again
Ben Harris, JTAMar 01, 2012
NEW YORK Chris Cole, the coach of the boys basketball team at the Robert M. Beren Academy in Houston, says his squad is peaking coming off its 27-point victory...
Jewish Republicans ponder Santorum
Ron Kampeas, JTAFeb 23, 2012
WASHINGTON If Rick Santorum secures the Republican nomination, expect to hear this mantra from his Jewish supporters: In times of crisis, social issues dont matter....
Mormon church apologizes for baptism of Wiesenthal’s parents
JTAFeb 16, 2012
SALT LAKE CITY The Mormon church has apologized for the posthumous baptism of the parents of Simon Wiesenthal. A member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day...
Birth control becoming election-year wedge issue
Ron Kampeas, JTAFeb 09, 2012
WASHINGTON Birth control is rapidly gaining steam as an election-year wedge issue, with Jewish advocates lobbying out front and behind the scenes in what is shaping...
Netanyahu to address AIPAC in March
JTAFeb 09, 2012
WASHINGTON Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he will address the AIPAC policy conference as speculation grows about how the US and Israel will tackle...
Obama extends sanctions to Iran’s central bank
JTAFeb 06, 2012
WASHINGTON President Obama expanded Iran sanctions to include parties dealing with the Central Bank of Iran. The executive order made public Monday and issued by the...
Arrest made in NJ synagogue attacks
JTAJan 26, 2012
NEW YORK A 19-year-old man was arrested in attacks on two northern New Jersey synagogues. Anthony M. Graziano of Lodi, NJ, was arrested Tuesday morning, Jan. 24, in...
