The Gaza fighting is over, but Jewish-Arab violence in Israel still has me afraid
by Uriel Heilman MODIIN, Israel (JTA) — When my third-grade daughter’s school sent permission slips home this week for an upcoming field trip to Jerusalem’s…
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Israel and Hamas agree to ceasefire after 11 days of bloodshed
by Gabe Friedman (JTA) — After 11 days of fighting, Israel and Hamas agreed to a “mutual and simultaneous” ceasefire on Thursday that will begin…
Opinion: I grew up in a mixed Jewish-Arab city. Violence there frightens me more than rockets from Gaza.
By Tomer Persico (JTA) — When I was growing up in Haifa, the city’s mixed population was a steady background, often overlooked rather than noted…
Death toll rises to 6 Israelis, 55 Palestinians in escalating fighting, while Arab protesters torch synagogue
By Cnaan Liphshiz (JTA) — Exchanges of fire continued in Israel and Gaza on Wednesday with mounting casualties, while Arab-Israelis took to the streets across…
Escalating rocket fire between Gaza and Israel leaves 2 Israelis and at least 20 Palestinians dead
by Cnaan Liphshiz, Gabe Friedman (JTA) – Two Israelis and at least 20 Palestinians have died from the ongoing rocket exchanges between the Gaza Strip…