Jewish groups praise Shimon Peres as respected statesman and peacemaker
By JTA Staff (JTA) — Jewish groups in Israel, the United States and around the world lauded Shimon Peres, the former Israeli president who died…
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Shimon Peres, last of Israel’s founders, dies
By Ben Sales TEL AVIV (JTA) — Shimon Peres, the former defense hawk turned Nobel Peace Prize winner and the last of Israel’s founders, has died….
op-ed: We need dialogue, not demagoguery, when it comes to Israel
By Jon A. Levisohn and Miriam Heller Stern (JTA) — A Jewish educator who works on behalf of the Jewish people every single day recently received a…
op-ed: The Abbas approach explains the failure to make peace
By Jonathan Greenblatt NEW YORK (JTA) — Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas’ statement before the United Nations General Assembly on Thursday September 22, 2016 revived old…
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,…