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Liberal Carolina Jews speak up
Anthony Weiss, JTAJun 12, 2014
RALEIGH It was a hot Monday afternoon, but Judy Katzin was standing on the grassy mall outside the North Carolina State Capitol beside the Carolina Jews for Justice...
Pope, Peres and Abbas in the Vatican
JTAJun 12, 2014
JERUSALEM PA President Mahmoud Abbas called for freedom in our sovereign and independent state during a prayer for peace with Israeli President Shimon Peres and...
With new Indian leader, Israel sees brighter horizon in the east
Sean Savage, JNSJun 06, 2014
WITH a focus on Hindu nationalism and pro-market policies, newly elected Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi promises to propel the country in a new direction. India...
Neo-Nazi Golden Dawn party wins big
Gavin Rabinowitz, JTAMay 29, 2014
ATHENS The picture of Golden Dawn leaders being led away in shackles by masked policemen last September was supposed to be a defining image: Greek authorities...
Belgian Jews shocked, but not surprised, by attack
Cnaan Liphshiz, JTAMay 29, 2014
BRUSSELS The cold determination with which the shooter at Belgiums Jewish museum murdered four people shocked many Belgians, but local Jewish leaders have long...
The Pope in Israel
Ben Sales, JTAMay 29, 2014
JERUSALEM Perhaps the most lasting image from Pope Francis trip to Israel and the West Bank will be the pontiff praying, eyes closed, with his head against a wall....
Does ADL poll prove that Greece is world’s most anti-Semitic nation?
Gavin Rabinowitz, JTAMay 22, 2014
ATHENS When the Anti-Defamation League published its global anti-Semitism survey last week, Greece, the cradle of democracy, captured the ignominious title of most...
Israel, China agree to innovate
JTAMay 22, 2014
TEL AVIV Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met in Israel with Chinese Vice Premier Liu Yandong to announce a binational agreement to foster innovation. Netanyahu in a...