Palestinians officially reject economic summit
by Marcy Oster JERUSALEM (JTA) — The Palestinian Authority and the Palestine Liberation Organization made it official: They will not be attending the Trump administration’s…
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US turns to Israeli know-how for medical cannabis research
by Maya Mirsky SAN FRANCISCO (J. The Jewish News of Northern California via JTA) — When Israeli plant scientist Nirit Bernstein got a call five years ago from…
Court Grants B’nai Brith Canada Intervener Status in Israeli Wines Case
TORONTO May 14, 2019 – The League for Human Rights, B’nai Brith Canada’s advocacy arm, has been granted intervener status in an upcoming court case…
Back-to-back Israeli holidays are exhausting – and emotionally manipulative
by Elana Sztokman TEL AVIV (JTA) — Wednesday night (May 8) was one of the hardest nights on the Israeli calendar. In that hazy space…
4th Israeli civilian killed by rocket fire from Gaza
by Marcy Oster JERUSALEM (JTA) — A 35-year-old man became the fourth Israeli civilian to be killed by Gaza rocket fire, after a rocket struck…