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,…
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Trump, Clinton talk tough on Iran following controversial report
By Ron Kampeas WASHINGTON (JTA) — The Trump and Clinton campaigns issued tough-on-Iran statements in the wake of a report alleging that negotiators allowed Iran…
JTA News Briefs: September 8, 2016
MIDDLE EAST Netanya mayor held in suspected multimillion-dollar bribery scandal JERUSALEM (JTA) — Netanya Mayor Miriam Feirberg is in police custody on suspicion of bribery,…
Hamas, natural gas and other good reasons Israel and Turkey should stick together
By Andrew Tobin JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israel and Turkey ought to be friends, geopolitically speaking. As Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan put it in January: “Israel…
Citing their core beliefs, 40 Orthodox clergy condemn Trump’s ‘hateful rhetoric’
(JTA) — Forty American Orthodox clergy co-signed a letter condemning Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump for what they called his “hateful rhetoric and intolerant policy…