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March 11, 20150

ISIS video shows alleged execution of Arab-Israeli accused of spying

JERUSALEM (JTA) -- The Islamic State released a video that allegedly shows the execution of an Arab-Israeli teenager that the Islamist group accused o

March 3, 20150

Netanyahu to Congress: Deal with Iran paves way to bomb

(JTA) — In his address to Congress, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu argued that the proposed nuclear deal being negotiated with Iran will le

February 10, 20150

Slain journalists Foley and Sotloff honored in memory of Daniel Pearl

(JTA) -- James Foley and Steven Sotloff, American journalists who were killed by ISIS, were honored with an award in memory of the murdered Jewish jou

December 16, 20140

Steven Sotloff’s parents to light public menorah in his memory

(JTA) — The parents of Steven Sotloff, the Jewish journalist who was beheaded by a member of ISIS, will light a public menorah in Miami in his memory.

November 4, 20140

From Ebola to Iraqi refugees, Israeli aid group tackles world’s most difficult crises

By Sean Savage, JNS.org Known primarily for their military prowess and high-tech ingenuity, Israelis are often overlooked when it comes to their gl

September 24, 20140

Focusing on ISIS in U.N. speech, Obama virtually ignores Iran

By Uriel Heilman JTA World News Service NEW YORK (JTA) — President Obama devoted the bulk of his U.N. speech to the fight against violent Islamic e

September 23, 20140

To beat back Islamic State, a prescription for the president

By Janis Siegel, Jewish Sound Correspondent The Unites States needs to play hardball. When it engages in talks with Iran over its uranium enrichmen

September 17, 20140

What Obama’s speech has to do with Israel and the Palestinians

By Ami Eden, JTA World News Service ANALYSIS NEW YORK (JTA) — President Obama did not mention Israel or the Palestinians during his address to t

September 16, 20140

ISIS-inspired lone wolves seen as posing ‘significant’ threat to Jews

By Ron Kampeas, JTA World News Service WASHINGTON (JTA) – Jewish institutions, which have faced attacks in recent years by lone wolves — extremists w

September 15, 20140

Why does Qatar support Hamas?

By Ron Kampeas, JTA World News Service WASHINGTON (JTA) — It was the first Persian Gulf state to establish ties with Israel, the first to welcome I

September 11, 20140

Obama pledges to ‘destroy’ ISIS, citing threat to U.S.

WASHINGTON (JTA) -- Citing possible threats to the homeland among other considerations, President Obama pledged to “destroy” ISIS using airstrikes an

September 4, 20140

How Islamic State became ‘the best-funded terrorist group in history’

By Dmitriy Shapiro, JNS.org/Washington Jewish Week After months of rampaging through Iraq and stoking international fears that the Islamic Stat

September 3, 20140

Steven Sotloff sounded the unanswered alarm about ISIS

By Felice Friedson, The Media Line “As the international media is fixated on the struggle between the military and the Muslim Brotherhood, few repo

September 2, 20140

ISIS video purports to show beheading of Steven Sotloff

(JTA) -- The Islamist ISIS organization has released a video that apparently shows the beheading of the American journalist Steven Sotloff. The

August 28, 20140

Facing Islamist threats, Arab nations tilt toward Israel

By Uriel Heilman, JTA World News Service (JTA) – Between the war in Gaza and gains by Islamic militants in Iraq, Syria and Libya, there’s plenty of

July 9, 20140

In Gaza, Israel faces new jihadist threats on top of a wounded Hamas

By Sean Savage, JNS.org With the launch of the Israeli army’s Operation Protective Edge in Gaza, much of the public’s attention has appropriately f

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