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January 28, 20150

What Jewish ethics tell us about ‘Deflategate’

By Hillel Kuttler, JTA World News Service (JTA) – “Deflategate,” the controversy surrounding the New England Patriots that has made national news,

January 27, 20150

Bulgarian president keeping palace lights on to protest anti-Semitism

PRAGUE (JTA) -- The presidential palace in Bulgaria's capital will remain lit throughout the night of International Holocaust Memorial Day to encourag

January 27, 20150

Argentine president backing measure to disband intelligence agency

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (JTA) -- Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner said she supports a bill to dissolve the country’s main intelligen

January 27, 20150

Survivors return to Auschwitz determined to share their stories

By Toby Axelrod, JTA World New Service KRAKOW, Poland (JTA) — What kept you alive? Did your non-Jewish friends reject you? Could you ever forgive?

January 26, 20150

Deaths of two Bedouin men involving Israel Police spark riots

JERUSALEM (JTA) — The deaths of two Bedouin citizens involving Israel Police sparked riots in Arab-Israeli towns in southern Israel. Sami al-Jaar

January 26, 20150

Rivlin tells black leaders in N.Y.: ‘I also have a dream’ on Jerusalem

(JTA) -- Israeli President Reuven Rivlin, speaking in New York to the African-American community, compared the establishment of Israel to the civil ri

January 26, 20150

Poll: Five out of six Palestinians say Israel may have aided Paris attacks

TEL AVIV (JTA) -- The vast majority of Palestinian respondents to a survey believe Israel may have played a role in the terror attacks in France this

January 26, 20150

Israeli left resurgent as campaign rhetoric escalates ahead of March elections

By Ben Sales, JTA World News Service TEL AVIV (JTA) -- Stav Shaffir was angry. The 29-year-old firebrand is known for her outbursts, which have got

January 22, 20150

The Israeli micronation you never knew existed

By Leah Falk, Jewniverse via JTA Looking for some relative peace and quiet in the Middle East? Look no farther than Akhzivland, a micronation on Is

January 22, 20150

At least 12 injured, four critically, in stabbing spree on Tel Aviv bus

TEL AVIV (JTA) -- At least 12 people were wounded, some seriously, when a Palestinian man stabbed passengers and the driver on a Tel Aviv bus. Four

January 21, 20150

Don’t compare Ferguson and Palestine

By Kenneth Jacobson, JTA World News Service NEW YORK (JTA) -- The latest strategy being used by those who make a career of assaulting the good name

January 21, 20150

First Muslim to run for Jewish Home slate, Anett Haskia is a rarity among Arab-Israelis

By Ben Sales, JTA World News Service PETACH TIKVAH, Israel (JTA) -- Outside the Moriah Synagogue in this central Israeli city, boys in ritual fring

January 21, 20150

Nisman mystery: Hezbollah, Argentine gov’t fingered in death of AMIA prosecutor

By Uriel Heilman, JTA World News Service (JTA) – The mysterious death of Argentine prosecutor Alberto Nisman seems ripped straight out of a crime t

January 16, 20150

The only kosher butcher shop in Cuba

By Zachary Solomon, Jewniverse/JTA World News Service For the kashrut-observant Cuban, there’s only one place to go for a piece of meat. Situate

January 13, 20150

Charlie Hebdo columnist was killed for being Jewish, cousin says

(JTA) -- A Charlie Hebdo columnist was killed because she was Jewish, the victim's cousin said. Elsa Cayat was the only woman killed in the targete

January 12, 20150

Victims of supermarket attack remembered at Paris synagogue

PARIS (JTA) — Hundreds gathered with the leaders of France and Israel to remember the victims of an attack at a kosher supermarket near Paris. Fr

January 9, 20150

Several hostages killed in police raids on Paris sites

(JTA) — Several hostages were killed as simultaneous police raids on Friday ended the two hostage crises in Paris, one of which was at a kosher superm

January 8, 20150

Op-Ed: HarperCollins must not contribute to delegitimization of Israel

By Daniel S. Mariaschin, JTA World News Service WASHINGTON (JTA) -- Before the HarperCollins Middle East atlas story is deleted from email inboxes,

January 7, 20150

Jewish cartoonist Georges Wolinski among 12 dead in Paris shooting

By Cnaan Liphshiz, JTA World News Service (JTA) — An attack on the Paris headquarters of a French satirical magazine has left at least 12 people de

January 6, 20150

Streit’s closing Lower East Side matzah factory after 90 years

NEW YORK (JTA) -- Streit’s said it will close the company's 90-year-old matzah factory on New York's Lower East Side. Aron Streit, Inc., a family-o

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