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Antony Blinken tells AIPAC Israel-Saudi ties are a priority while 2-state solution ‘can feel remote’

By Ron Kampeas WASHINGTON (JTA) — The Biden administration is fully invested in Israel-Saudi normalization, Secretary of State Antony Blinken told the pro-Israel lobbying group AIPAC on Monday (June 5). He also said he does not see a breakthrough in … Read More >

Israel June 5, 2023

Hundreds of rabbis say Biden’s plan to fight antisemitism should embrace a disputed definition

By Ron Kampeas WASHINGTON (JTA) — More than 550 rabbis are calling for the Biden administration’s forthcoming strategy on fighting antisemitism to include a definition of anti-Jewish bigotry that has come under debate. The letter was sent as progressive groups … Read More >

National/Global May 22, 2023

Shaming Biden and slashing budgets: Republicans and Democrats accuse each other of dissing Israel

By Ron Kampeas WASHINGTON (JTA) — As the 2024 election gets into gear, both Republicans and Democrats are again using Israel as a wedge issue. A lot has changed in both countries since the last presidential election, but in the … Read More >

National/Global April 28, 2023

Jewish institutions awaken to climate crisis, with hundreds pledging action

By Asaf Elia-Shalev (JTA) — For a decade starting in 2002, Jennifer Laszlo Mizrahi devoted herself to pro-Israel advocacy. After that, the Jewish philanthropist and activist from Annapolis, Maryland, went all in to fight for disability rights, working in the … Read More >

National/Global April 27, 2023

Friends, colleagues and fans remember Rabbi Harold Kushner, whose voice ‘will continue to resonate’

By Andrew Silow-Carroll (JTA) — Rabbi Harold Kushner was often identified as the author of “Why Bad Things Happen to Good People,” when the correct title of his best-selling 1981 book is “When Bad Things Happen to Good People.” The … Read More >

National/Global April 27, 2023

In major address, ADL chief focuses on anti-Zionists and threats to Orthodox while avoiding Trump

By Ron Kampeas WASHINGTON (JTA) — In a major policy speech, Anti-Defamation League CEO Jonathan Greenblatt doubled down on his argument that anti-Zionism is antisemitism, emphasized the threat to visibly Orthodox Jews and accused The New York Times of an … Read More >

National/Global April 4, 2023

The first Passover haggadah in Ukrainian marks a community’s break with Russia

By David I. Klein (JTA) — For Michal Stamova, the challenge of translating Passover’s core text into Ukrainian started with the title. The haggadah — the book containing the Passover story — starts with an “h” sound in both Hebrew, its original … Read More >

National/Global April 4, 2023

With Israel in turmoil, group of US rabbis visits with a mission: to listen and learn

By Suzanne Kurtz Sloan (JTA) Over the last few weeks, while Israel has been roiled by demonstrations involving hundreds of thousands, and President Isaac Herzog has warned about the possibility of civil war, American Jews have been watching with grave … Read More >

Israel April 4, 2023

A Golda Meir biopic starring Helen Mirren avoids politics. It premiered as Israel’s government faces widespread scrutiny.

By Gabe Friedman (JTA) — When a film about a group of Israeli youths who visit former concentration camps in Poland premiered on Sunday at the Berlin Film Festival, its Israeli producer took the microphone after the screening to decry … Read More >

Latest News National/Global February 23, 2023

The oldest copy of the Hebrew Bible is headed to auction this spring

By Jackie Hajdenberg (JTA) — The oldest complete copy of the Hebrew Bible as we know it today is about to go on sale — and it could well become the most expensive book or document ever sold. Written by a … Read More >

Latest News National/Global February 16, 2023

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