Sufganiyot get all the hype. But this humble Moroccan doughnut is Israel’s Hanukkah staple.
By Andrew Tobin TEL AVIV (JTA) – The sufganiyah is the plump, shining star of Hanukkah in Israel. During the holiday season, the famed jelly doughnut poses…
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What Israel and the Palestinians make of Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem
By Andrew Tobin JERUSALEM (JTA) – Amid the global controversy over President Donald Trump’s recognition last week of Jerusalem as the capital of the Jewish…
Debates with Israel weigh on Reform movement’s largest-ever gathering
By Penny Schwartz BOSTON (JTA) – President Donald Trump’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel became an unexpected agenda item as 6,000…
Winners and losers as the US recognizes Jerusalem as Israel’s capital
By Michael J. Koplow (JTA) — President Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and his announcement that he will move the…
Recognizing Jerusalem as Israel’s capital is ‘naked aggression,’ Islamic nations warn Trump
By Ron Kampeas WASHINGTON (JTA) — Recognizing Jerusalem as Israel’s capital would be an act of “naked aggression” that would cause the United States to…