AIPAC 2017 preview: Seeking a bipartisan spirit in an extremely polarized capital
By Ron Kampeas WASHINGTON (JTA) – Maintaining Iran sanctions, crushing BDS and ensuring aid to Israel are high on the agenda, of course. But the overarching…
International
JCC bomb threats are weapons of fear
By Andrew Silow-Carroll (JTA) — The “fear itself” thing? FDR was on to something. The rash of JCC bomb threats and cemetery desecrations, combined with…
Report: Trump administration considering pulling out of UN Human Rights Council
(JTA) — The Trump administration is considering pulling out of the United Nations Human Rights Council, in part over its targeting of Israel, Politico reported….
JCC bomb threats ‘unacceptable,’ White House tells NBC News
WASHINGTON (JTA) — The White House responded to a reporter’s query about the latest string of bomb threats called in to Jewish community centers by…
Trump and Netanyahu: The mixed messages of a diplomatic lovefest
By Ron Kampeas WASHINGTON (JTA) – One state. Flexibility. Two states. Hold back on settlements. Stop Iran. When President Donald Trump met Prime Minister Benjamin…