Military culture is key to Israel’s handling of the coronavirus
by Yoel Har-Even TEL AVIV (JTA) — Military service is a rite of passage in Israel. Those who have served in the Israel Defense Forces…
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Edmonton Jewish Film Festival goes live: May 3 -7
(AJN) – Grab some popcorn and a pop and get comfy in your own home for the Virtual Edmonton Jewish Film Festival, from May 3…
5 key takeaways about the Gantz-Netanyahu deal and Israel’s new government
by Ben Sales (JTA) — Israel finally has a government. On Monday April 20, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and chief rival Benny Gantz signed an…
Netanyahu and Gantz sign agreement for ‘national emergency government’ that keeps Netanyahu as prime minister for now
By Marcy Oster, Jerusalem (JTA) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Blue and White chairman Benny Gantz signed a deal Monday to form a “national…
‘It will be very difficult to not be able to give hugs,’ astronaut Jessica Meir says as she prepares return to a changed Earth
By Marcy Oster (JTA) — Jewish astronaut Jessica Meir told reporters ahead of her return to Earth that watching the coronavirus crisis unfold from space…