Netanyahu keeps calling for talks with Abbas. Is he serious?
By Ben Sales TEL AVIV (JTA) — For a leader often accused of not wanting to talk peace with the Palestinians, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin…
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What’s on at the 2016 Edmonton Jewish Film Festival?
(EJNews) – Here is a peek at the feature films that will be screened at the upcoming Edmonton Jewish Film Festival, from May 15-18 and…
Spending the Winter in a different Florida
by Bluma Goldberg (EJNews) – Spending the winter season in Florida, normally conjures images of warm, sunny weather in an environment of manicured landscapes, flowers,…
Israel recognizes its 23,477 fallen on Memorial Day – Yom Hazikaron
JERUSALEM (JTA) — “For over sixty-eight years we have been fighting the same war, the war for our independence,” Israeli President Reuven Rivlin said Tuesday…
Op-ed: Yom Hazikaron – A day to join Israelis in a sad circle of grief
By Danny Danon NEW YORK (JTA) — This year I will mark two of Israel’s most important national holidays – Yom Haatzmaut (Independence Day) and…