US kills Qassem Soleimani, top Iranian general, in airstrike
WASHINGTON (JTA) — A U.S. airstrike authorized by President Trump killed Qassem Soleimani, the head of the Iranian Quds Force, which operates a number of…
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Netanyahu will ask Knesset for immunity from prosecution on corruption charges
by Marcy Oster JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that he will ask the Knesset to grant him immunity from prosecution in…
The Hasidic response to the Monsey attacks? Nuanced debate about what comes next.
by Yisroel B. MONSEY, N.Y. (JTA) — On December 28, I was invited to a Hanukkah party at a friend’s house. I drove through the…
Israel and Poland slam glorification of Nazi collaborators in Ukraine
by Cnaan Liphshiz (JTA) — Following a nationalist march in Ukraine in honor of a Nazi collaborator, the ambassadors of Israel and Poland protested the…
Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks: The keys to understanding American anti-Semitism — and fighting back
by Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks LONDON (JTA) — The last two festivals to be added to the Jewish calendar prior to modern times — Purim…