For Tu b’Shvat, 5 of Israel’s must-see trees
By Michael Brown (JTA) — Trees have stories, and Israel’s trees have lots of stories. Scattered throughout the country, scores of ancient and historic trees…
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Barack Obama’s 2 farewells: Urging Americans and Israelis to defend their values
By Ron Kampeas WASHINGTON (JTA) – Barack Obama got his kishkes back. The president, whose alleged aloofness was the signature flaw cited by his rivals,…
Israel’s chief rabbis embrace friendlier approach to marriage, but is it enough?
JERUSALEM (JTA) – Many Israelis feel alienated by the marriage process in their country, fed up with the bureaucracy and strict religious requirements. Some seek to reform…
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…
Israel’s top security experts redraw West Bank map for the Trump era
By Andrew Tobin TEL AVIV (JTA) – Israel’s leading security think tank has published a plan to redraw the map of the West Bank in a…