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Abbas at UN warns that two-state solution is in ‘jeopardy’
Published: 20/09/2017(JTA) — Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas speaking at the U.N. General Assembly called for the preservation of the two-state solution. “The two-state solution is in jeopardy, w ... Read moreSource: www.jta.org -
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University of Maryland professor says she was fired for being pro-Israel
Published: 20/09/2017(JTA) — Days after joining a pro-Israel group, Melissa Landa knew something had gone wrong: She said her mentor stopped working with her, pulling out of a conference presentation just days in ad ... Read moreSource: www.jta.org -
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Germany adopts international definition of anti-Semitism
Published: 20/09/2017(JTA) — Germany has formally accepted an international definition of anti-Semitism in a move designed to provide clarity for the prosecution of related crimes. The German Cabinet announced Wedne ... Read moreSource: www.jta.org
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This US preschool is so Israeli it may as well be Tel Aviv
Published: 20/09/2017(JTA) – It’s the most picturesque of American scenes: a single-family home on a cul de sac in a suburb of the nation’s capital, a small American flag stuck in a wooden gate that leads to a backyard wi ... Read moreSource: www.jta.org -
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Iran’s president says security for Israel is ‘not possible,’ pleads for nuclear deal
Published: 20/09/2017WASHINGTON (JTA) — President Hassan Rouhani of Iran delivered to the United Nations an extended plea to preserve the Iran nuclear deal while saying it was “not possible” to guarante ... Read moreSource: www.jta.org -
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Hummus unites Jews and Muslims in Argentina
Published: 20/09/2017(JTA) — “Make Hummus, Not War.” That was the message behind a recent event that brought local Jews, Muslims and other Arabs together in Argentina’s bustling capital city of Buenos Aires. On Sund ... Read moreSource: www.jta.org
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As Hurricane Maria hits Puerto Rico, synagogues cancel Rosh Hashanah services
Published: 20/09/2017(JTA) — Puerto Rico’s three synagogues closed for Rosh Hashanah as Hurricane Maria pummeled the island. The synagogues, all in or nearby San Juan, canceled Wednesday evening services for the Jew ... Read moreSource: www.jta.org -
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Yom Kippur is a reminder of the awesome, and awful, power of words
Published: 20/09/2017(JTA) — For nearly 50 years, my father had a best friend named Al. They grew up in the same neighborhood in Brooklyn, and after returning from the service in World War II, they each married and ... Read moreSource: www.jta.org -
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Charleston murderer Dylann Roof can’t fire his Jewish and Indian attorneys, court rules
Published: 20/09/2017(JTA) — Dylann Roof, who was sentenced to death for killing nine black worshippers in a shooting rampage at a church Charleston, South Carolina, was denied his request to fire the attorneys handling h ... Read moreSource: www.jta.org
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Israeli student spray-painted graffiti on Auschwitz wall
Published: 20/09/2017JERUSALEM (JTA) — Students from an Israeli high school who visited the site of the former Auschwitz concentration camp said they will apologize after a member of their delegation spray-painted g ... Read moreSource: www.jta.org -
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Why Obama’s former speechwriter calls him the most Jewish president ever
Published: 20/09/2017(JTA) — He was just 24, but speechwriter David Litt had already become President Obama’s go-to guy for anything considered “kishke-related.” In Litt’s parlance, that meant he wrote the pre ... Read moreSource: www.jta.org -
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In Belarus, some Jews don’t mind a dictator
Published: 19/09/2017MINSK, Belarus (JTA) — At the age of 36, Yishai Malkin and his family are leading what millions of people in the former Soviet Union would consider a charmed life. A web designer, Malkin and his ... Read moreSource: www.jta.org
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Why Trump’s UN speech thrilled Netanyahu — for the moment, anyway
Published: 19/09/2017WASHINGTON (JTA) — The number of times President Donald Trump mentioned Iran or its derivatives in his U.N. speech? Twelve, and each time to emphasize its threat. The number of times he mentione ... Read moreSource: www.jta.org -
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Netanyahu prefers scrapping Iran deal over fixing it
Published: 19/09/2017(JTA) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the Iran nuclear deal must be amended or canceled, but suggested that scrapping the deal may be preferable. “Israel’s policy regardin ... Read moreSource: www.jta.org -
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Jews find their voice ahead of German elections
Published: 19/09/2017(JTA) — As Germany stands on the brink of its national election on Sept. 24, Jews are making themselves heard in ways they have rarely done during its postwar history as a democratic republic. T ... Read moreSource: www.jta.org
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In unusual move, 7 Jewish senators urge Netanyahu to protect pluralism in Israel
Published: 19/09/2017(JTA) — Bernie Sanders is among seven Jewish senators who sent a letter to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu urging him to implement an agreement to expand an egalitarian prayer plaza at the W ... Read moreSource: www.jta.org -
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DC ‘power synagogue’ hires co-senior rabbis
Published: 19/09/2017(JTA) — A Washington, D.C., synagogue that hosted President Barack Obama for a speech and counts Congress members and Cabinet officials as members has hired co-senior rabbis. Adas Israel announc ... Read moreSource: www.jta.org -
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A ‘US president’ and 4 other celebrities you didn’t know went to Brandeis
Published: 19/09/2017This story is sponsored by Brandeis University. It’s not hard finding Brandeis University alumni in the Jewish world. They’re probably in your neighborhood, your office — maybe even ... Read moreSource: www.jta.org
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Netanyahu says non-Orthodox Jews used Western Wall deal to gain recognition
Published: 19/09/2017JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused the Reform and Conservative movements in Israel of using their partnership in the Western Wall agreement as a clandestine way ... Read moreSource: www.jta.org -
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US campuses are becoming more Israel friendly
Published: 18/09/2017NEW YORK (JTA) — Anti-Israel activism on college campuses across the country has declined, according to a new report by a campus pro-Israel organization. The report by the Israel on Campus Coali ... Read moreSource: www.jta.org
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