JTA ANALYSIS: When a government won’t let you look away
By Andrew Silow-Carroll NEW YORK (JTA) — No one who has lived in Israel or even visited for an extended time can forget the top-of-the-hour…
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What Trump told the Russians, and why allies like Israel are worried
By Ron Kampeas WASHINGTON (JTA) — As of Tuesday morning May 16, thanks to the unfiltered confessional that is Twitter, we now know this: President…
James Comey, fired by Trump, reviled by Democrats, had admirers among Jewish defense officials
By Ron Kampeas WASHINGTON (JTA) — “You make us better,” James Comey told the Anti-Defamation League in his final public speech as FBI director. Judging…
From the desk of Avi Benlolo: In search of peace
By Avi Benlolo (May 5, 2017) – The Jewish people long for peace. Yet, it has been elusive since Israel’s independence in 1948, when the…
Bernie Sanders just defended Israel on Al Jazeera. Here’s why that’s a big deal.
By Ron Kampeas WASHINGTON (JTA) – In an appearance on Al Jazeera, Bernie Sanders defended Israel’s right to exist, rejected BDS as a tactic and…