Israel’s had success against ‘lone wolf’ terrorists — here’s how
By Andrew Tobin JERUSALEM (JTA) — “Lone wolf” terrorism in Europe is making headlines around the world. But in Israel, the phenomenon of angry or…
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What was Ruth Bader Ginsburg thinking in criticizing Donald Trump?
By Ron Kampeas WASHINGTON (JTA) — What was RBG thinking? U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg launched a broadside against Republican presidential nominee Donald…
Auschwitz museum prohibits Pokémon Go play on its grounds
(JTA) — The Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum is not buying into the Pokémon Go craze. On July 12,2016, the Holocaust memorial site tweeted that it will…
75 years after Jedwabne pogrom, Poland wrestles with evidence of complicity
By Cnaan Liphshiz JEDWABNE, Poland (JTA) — As German army troops invaded eastern Poland, Ichak Lewin’s family fled their town of Wizna. On July 10,…
Turkey, Egypt, Africa: How ‘hard-liner’ Netanyahu pulled off a diplomacy trifecta
By Ron Kampeas WASHINGTON (JTA) – The conventional wisdom has it that earning the sobriquet “the most right-wing government in Israeli history” does not lead…