Rebuke of UN shows a House divided over meaning of ‘pro-Israel’
By Ron Kampeas WASHINGTON (JTA) – Reps. Ed Royce and Eliot Engel are that Capitol Hill rarity: a Republican and a Democrat who truly have…
International
Why Tel Aviv is Israel’s new ‘aliyah capital’
By Andrew Tobin TEL AVIV (JTA) – Meet Daniel Rubin, in many ways the new face of aliyah. Originally from Los Angeles, Rubin, 27, moved to…
Blaming Obama doesn’t advance the cause of Middle East peace
By Rick Jacobs (JTA) — What did Secretary of State John Kerry say this week that caused former Israeli Ambassador to the United States Michael Oren…
John Kerry rips Israel’s ‘pernicious’ settlement policy, lays out 6 principles for Mideast peace
(JTA) — Secretary of State John Kerry laid out six principles that the United States believes must govern the resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict while…
BLOG: 7 questions about the UN resolution
By Ami Eden NEW YORK (JTA) — Emotions are running high following the Obama administration’s decision to allow the U.N. Security Council to pass a…