Survey: Jewish voters want Obama back, see economy as top concern
(JTA) — Jewish registered voters see the economy as the most important issue and nearly two-thirds support President Obama's re-election, ...
Tag: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
Ahead of March meetings, Israel and the U.S. close ranks on Iran
After a period of uncertainty, there are signs that the Obama and Netanyahu governments have begun to coordinate their message ...
Israeli workers launch massive strike
JERUSALEM (JTA)Â — Israeli workers launched an open-ended general strike. The strike launched Wednesday by the Histadrut, Israel's main labor union, ...
Israelis protest haredi violence in Beit Shemesh
The story of an eight-year-old Israeli girl, afraid to walk to school for fear of violence from ultra-Orthodox men, spurs ...
As Israel watches, Gilad Shalit comes home
By LINDA GRADSTEIN JERUSALEM (JTA) — It seemed that all of Israel breathed a sigh of relief when Gilad Shalit ...
Israeli among 4 Jewish scientists to win Nobels
(JTA) — An Israeli scientist won the 2011 Nobel Prize for chemistry, and Jewish scientists also took prizes in physics ...
Israel's approval of anti-boycott bill draws protests, legal challenges (+ Update)
By MARCY OSTER JERUSALEM (JTA) — The Israeli parliament's adoption of a controversial anti-boycott bill has been greeted with a ...
Editorial: Iran threatens Israel, and vice versa
As the 2012 elections approach, the issue of U.S. policy toward Israel will emerge again as a partisan political football. ...
Obama to AIPAC: Israelis, Palestinians should negotiate a new border
WASHINGTON (JTA) — President Obama said his call for Israeli-Palestinian negotiations based on the pre-1967 lines did not mean the ...
Former Israeli President Katsav sentenced to prison
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Former Israeli President Moshe Katsav, who was found guilty of rape and sexual assault, was sentenced to ...
