Concern mounts as Canada amends its sanctions against Iran
(EJNews) – Canada’s new Liberal government has announced it is lifting some economic sanctions against Iran. Stephane Dion, Canada’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, announced on February…
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Op-Ed: Kotel compromise shows Israelis know they need North American Jews
By Jay Ruderman (JTA) — The relationship between Israel and American Jews is a complicated mix of good news and bad news, and this week’s…
Western Wall prayer fight ends with historic compromise
By Ben Sales TEL AVIV (JTA) — Israel’s government on Sunday January 31, approved a compromise to expand the non-Orthodox Jewish prayer section of the Western…
Jewish groups back Obama on gun control initiatives
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Jewish groups praised new executive actions by President Barack Obama to reduce gun violence. On Tuesday January 5, in an emotional White…
Op-Ed: Israel’s Justice Minister says NGO law protects Israel from existential threats
By Ayelet Shaked JERUSALEM (JTA) — In 1914, Robert Frost published his poem “Mending Wall,” where he coined the maxim, “Good fences make good neighbors.”…