Shimon Peres, last of Israel’s founders, dies
By Ben Sales TEL AVIV (JTA) — Shimon Peres, the former defense hawk turned Nobel Peace Prize winner and the last of Israel’s founders, has died….
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The ‘big league’ Jewish moments in the first Trump-Clinton debate
By Ron Kampeas WASHINGTON (JTA) — What did we learn about Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton and the Jewish vote from the debate on Monday night?…
op-ed: The Abbas approach explains the failure to make peace
By Jonathan Greenblatt NEW YORK (JTA) — Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas’ statement before the United Nations General Assembly on Thursday September 22, 2016 revived old…
Obama at UN calls for end to Palestinian incitement, Israeli settlement
WASHINGTON (JTA) — In his swan song to the United Nations, President Barack Obama again urged the Palestinians to end incitement and Israel to end…
op-ed: As an African Israeli, I find claims of state racism against Falash Mura outrageous
By Shimon Mercer-Wood NEW YORK (JTA) — “We are committed to helping ensure that the State of Israel welcomes Jews of all colors.” “We say,…