op-ed: The Abbas approach explains the failure to make peace
By Jonathan Greenblatt NEW YORK (JTA) — Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas’ statement before the United Nations General Assembly on Thursday September 22, 2016 revived old…
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Obama at UN calls for end to Palestinian incitement, Israeli settlement
WASHINGTON (JTA) — In his swan song to the United Nations, President Barack Obama again urged the Palestinians to end incitement and Israel to end…
How all sides view Netanyahu’s ‘ethnic cleansing’ remarks
By Andrew Tobin JERUSALEM (JTA) – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu argued last week that the Palestinian leadership is supporting “ethnic cleansing” by refusing to accept Israeli settlers…
op/ed: What Jewish students can, and should, learn from Israel’s critics
By Stefan Krieger and Charles Manekin (JTA) — As university professors, as committed Jews and as friends, we were puzzled by Arnold Eisen’s recent op-ed for JTA, “Jewish…
From Woody Allen to Sarah Jessica Parker, 8 ‘Jewish’ shows to watch this fall
By Lior Zaltzman (JTA) — Fall is here, and with it comes cooler weather, earlier sunsets and an end to whatever magical spell or temporary…