57 senators urge Obama to emphasize “˜readiness to take military action against Iran
By , JNS.org (JNS.org) More than half of the U.S. Senate has signed a letter urging President Barack Obama to re-emphasize his “readiness to take military action against Iran if it continues its efforts to acquire a nuclear weapon.” Sen. Patty Murray (D – WA) signed the letter. While Obama hasContinue Reading
We must address the intersection of mental illness and gun violence
By Lori Weinstein, JTA World News ServiceContinue Reading
We must address the intersection of mental illness and gun violence
By Lori Weinstein, JTA World News Service WASHINGTON (JTA) — Twenty-six lives were lost in Newtown in a sliver of time, and yet another community was shattered by violence. These lives of beautiful potential lie like shards of glass on the floor of our national conscience. While we grieve as aContinue Reading
Support for Hamas Soars
By Linda Gradstein, other A new poll shows growing support for the Islamist Hamas movement in both the West Bank and Gaza. If the elections were held today, Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh would beat Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas. The poll, by veteran pollster Khalil Shikaki of the Palestinian Center for PolicyContinue Reading
Jewish groups ready to weigh in as Supreme Court considers same-sex marriage
By Ron Kampeas , JTA World News ServiceContinue Reading
Jewish groups ready to weigh in as Supreme Court considers same-sex marriage
By Ron Kampeas , JTA World News Service WASHINGTON (JTA) — With public acceptance of same-sex marriage growing, liberal Jewish groups are hoping the U.S. Supreme Court will strike down the Defense of Marriage Act they have long opposed. The Supreme Court has agreed to hear two cases related to same-sexContinue Reading
Who Says “The Center Cannot Hold”?
By Linda Gradstein, other Less than two months before Israel’s national elections, four centrist parties are struggling to become the primary voice for the undefined “center” of Israel’s political map. As television personality Yair Lapid, former Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni, retired general Shaul Mofaz, and Labor party leader Shelley Yacimovich struggleContinue Reading
After U.N. vote, question is whether Palestinians will use it as a stick or an olive leaf
By Ron Kampeas, JTA World News ServiceContinue Reading
After U.N. vote, question is whether Palestinians will use it as a stick or an olive leaf
By Ron Kampeas, JTA World News Service WASHINGTON (JTA)—How the United States treats the Palestinians’ new status as a non-member state at the United Nations depends on how Palestinians plan to use it—as cudgel or outstretched hand. Beneath the outcries of disappointment at the lopsided U.N. vote, both the United StatesContinue Reading
French Jewish cemetery’s roots run deep
By Robert Wilkes, Special to JTNewsContinue Reading
French Jewish cemetery’s roots run deep
By Robert Wilkes, Special to JTNews Braking on the downhill, I struggled to read the route instructions fixed to my handlebars. Nancy and I were descending rapidly into the town of Saint-Rémy on the fourth day of a six-day bicycle tour of Provence. Our hotel on Boulevard Victor Hugo and aContinue Reading
Operation Pillar of Defense: Lessons learned
By Uriel Heilman, JTA World News ServiceContinue Reading
Operation Pillar of Defense: Lessons learned
By Uriel Heilman, JTA World News Service (JTA) — As Israel and Hamas mostly stilled their guns Wednesday night after reaching a cease-fire agreement, ending eight days of intense bombardment, both sides took home some new lessons about their foes. By firing longer-range rockets capable of reaching Jerusalem and Tel Aviv,Continue Reading
Israel-Hamas cease-fire goes into effect, rockets launched at Israel shortly after
By , JTA World News ServiceContinue Reading
Israel-Hamas cease-fire goes into effect, rockets launched at Israel shortly after
By , JTA World News Service JERUSALEM (JTA)—Minutes after a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas went into effect, five rockets were fired from Gaza at Beersheva and Israel struck the Gaza home of a top Islamic leader. One of the long-range Grad rockets struck a home at 9:05 p.m.—five minutes afterContinue Reading
Israel and Hamas reach a cease-fire
By , JTA World News Service JERUSALEM (JTA)—A cease-fire between Israel and Hamas is set to begin at 9 p.m. local time. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Egyptian Foreign Minister Mohamed Kamel Amr announced the agreement Wednesday evening in Cairo. It will go into effect at 11 a.m. PacificContinue Reading