In European coverage of Israel, there’s confusion over who is attacking whom
By Cnaan Liphshiz (JTA) — At an Israeli bus station, several uniformed officers surround an Arab woman before opening fire on her, dropping her to…
International
Israel’s opposition leader: Unity against terrorism no reason to join gov’t
JERUSALEM (JTA) — The leader of the opposition in Israel said that it will not join the government to show unity during the current security…
Netanyahu and Abbas agree: Blame the UN
By Ben Sales TEL AVIV (JTA) — Benjamin Netanyahu and Mahmoud Abbas took plenty of shots at each other. But in their dueling dueling speeches…
Why Israelis are fearing a third intifada
By Ben Sales TEL AVIV (JTA) — First it was clashes on the Temple Mount. Then a mother and father were shot before the eyes…
JTA blog: On hot Yom Kippur, Israel’s Jews and Arabs kept their cool
By Ben Sales (JTA) — It could have been a fraught coincidence, especially on a 90-degree day with conflict still simmering in Jerusalem over access…