Blog: Why not Al Franken? Some think the senator and former comic could be Hillary’s VP
By Andrew Silow-Carroll (JTA) — Last week Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) said that if Hillary Clinton asked him to be her running mate, he’d take…
International
Brexit splits UK from Europe and Labour from its party leader
By Cnaan Liphshiz JTA) — Only a week ago, Jeremy Corbyn seemed to have survived his biggest public relations debacle as the leader of Britain’s…
Israel, Turkey sign reconciliation deal
JERUSALEM (JTA) — The foreign ministries of Israel and Turkey simultaneously signed a reconciliation agreement on June 28, 2016, six years after relations were cut…
The Brexit: Six things you need to know
By Cnaan Liphshiz Great Britain and the rest of Europe woke up to a new reality Friday June 24, 2016 as a slim majority of British voters…
‘Reverse Birthright’ gives Israelis a look at America’s Jews, from Philip Roth to the Three Stooges
By Ben Sales NEW YORK (JTA) — Instead of visiting the Western Wall, they visited Ellis Island. Instead of hiking in the Negev Desert, they…