Blaming Obama doesn’t advance the cause of Middle East peace
By Rick Jacobs (JTA) — What did Secretary of State John Kerry say this week that caused former Israeli Ambassador to the United States Michael Oren…
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Netanyahu ‘deeply disappointed’ in Kerry’s speech, rejects UN vote
(JTA) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected a policy speech by Secretary of State John Kerry, saying the emphasis by the United Nations and…
John Kerry rips Israel’s ‘pernicious’ settlement policy, lays out 6 principles for Mideast peace
(JTA) — Secretary of State John Kerry laid out six principles that the United States believes must govern the resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict while…
End-of-Year/Chanukah Letter to the Community from the Jewish Federation of Edmonton
(December, 2016) – This Chanukah, as the warm glow from the menorah brightens our lives, we are reminded of our responsibility to share that light…
Why I light my menorah in the window — and you should, too
By Edmon J. Rodman LOS ANGELES (JTA) — In the weeks before Hanukkah, with anticipation of the holiday brightly filling my mind, the darkening news of…