Israel/Mideast
Misc. news from Israel and the Middle East
Jewish Agency officials visit Minneapolis
By MORDECAI SPECKTOR During an exchange of business cards during a recent meeting at Oak Ridge Country Club in Hopkins,...
OPINION: The Big Question this Passover
The Four Questions of the Ma Nishtana are a cinch compared with the question facing Israeli society this Passover: What...
Are Israel and Iran headed for war?
Iran sent a drone from Syria into Israeli airspace and Israel shot it down and retaliated, then Syria shot down...
Israeli politicians say ‘there’s nothing to it,’ then end up in jail
There are a dozen or so Cabinet-level Israeli politicians who brushed off criminal charges, only to find themselves in a...
Will Abbas’ rant kill the peace process?
'Today is the day that the Oslo Accords end,' Mahmoud Abbas said By RON KAMPEAS WASHINGTON (JTA) — The Oslo...
Israel and American Jews grew apart in 2017
The last six months have seen growing disagreement between Israeli and American Jews By BEN SALES (JTA) — This hasn’t...
Rabbi Arik Ascherman: A Torah of social justice
Rabbi Arik Ascherman's criticism of Israel is motivated by his vision of the country living up to our highest Jewish...
Islamic nations warn Trump on Jerusalem
Trump, who campaigned on a promise of moving the embassy, originally walked it back after assuming the presidency By RON...
Political turmoil in Saudi Arabia, Lebanon concerns Israel
Mohammed bin Salman, the recently minted Saudi crown prince, has placed his rivals under house arrest By RON KAMPEAS WASHINGTON...
Israeli women have been saying ‘Me Too’ for years
The "Gam Ani" movement, much like "Me Too," is a reference to the notion that nearly every Israeli woman has...
