The settlers’ attack on Huwara is not the Orthodox Judaism I grew up on
by Aviad Houminer-Rosenblum (JTA) — Nighttime in Huwara, a small Palestinian town in the West Bank. Jews in large skullcaps and sidelocks, prayer fringes dangling from…
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The JTA conversation: Pogrom? Terrorism? What do we call what happened in Huwara?
by Andrew Silow-Carroll (JTA) — On Sunday Feb. 26, after a Palestinian gunman shot and killed two Israeli brothers in the West Bank, Jewish settlers…
Israeli government advances legislation that could all but eliminate judicial review
by Ron Kampeas (JTA) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s governing coalition advanced a second major piece of its proposed court reform, holding an initial vote…
Jewish federations come out against Netanyahu’s judicial reform
by Ron Kampeas WASHINGTON (JTA) — In a rare comment on internal Israeli politics, the umbrella organization for local Jewish federations is urging Prime Minister…
Canada, US and others are ‘deeply concerned’ about Netanyahu’s recent settlement announcement
(AJNews) – The Canadian government joined the US administration and five European countries to express its “deep concern” about Israel’s decision on Sunday to recognize…