Trump administration to name political appointee with ties to Israel’s right wing to Middle East development post
By RON KAMPEAS WASHINGTON (JTA) — The Trump administration has chosen the first leader of a U.S. investment fund aimed ...
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Is 2020 really the year for America’s first Jewish president?
By RON KAMPEAS WASHINGTON (JTA) — Bernie Sanders and Mike Bloomberg have much in common besides running for the Democratic ...
What does John Bolton’s departure mean for Israel?
By RON KAMPEAS WASHINGTON (JTA) — Benjamin Netanyahu had quite a Tuesday. One week before Israelis go to the polls ...
David Friedman gave Netanyahu half a nod for West Bank annexation. What happens next?
By RON KAMPEAS WASHINGTON (JTA) — David Friedman, the U.S. ambassador to Israel, said Israel “has the right to retain” ...
Israel is holding new elections. What comes next?
By MARCY OSTER JERUSALEM (JTA) — The blame game started shortly after midnight Thursday morning. The Knesset’s vote to dissolve ...
Is Trump campaigning for Netanyahu?
By RON KAMPEAS WASHINGTON (JTA) — Earned media, it’s said, won Donald Trump the presidency. Now he appears to be ...
Netanyahu plans visit to Brazil
by MARCUS M. GILBAN RIO DE JANEIRO (JTA) — Following years of diplomatic tensions, Israel and Brazil appear set to place ...
The White House buries the era of even-handedness. Will that bring Palestinians to the table?
By RON KAMPEAS WASHINGTON (JTA) — President Donald Trump wants to forge an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal, but he and his ...
Judaism inspired Colorado woman to run for office
By JOSEFIN DOLSTEN (JTA) — Dafna Michaelson Jenet traces her political career back to conversations around the Shabbat table as ...
Mike Pompeo’s in, Tillerson’s out at State
By RON KAMPEAS WASHINGTON (JTA) -- Like the rest of the world, Rex Tillerson got the news of his firing ...
