In European coverage of Israel, there’s confusion over who is attacking whom
By Cnaan Liphshiz (JTA) — At an Israeli bus station, several uniformed officers surround an Arab woman before opening fire on her, dropping her to…
Politics
Kerry to Netanyahu and Abbas: Condemn violence, restore calm in Israel
(JTA) — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry called for efforts to restore calm in Israel during telephone conversations with Israeli and Palestinian leaders. Kerry…
Israel’s opposition leader: Unity against terrorism no reason to join gov’t
JERUSALEM (JTA) — The leader of the opposition in Israel said that it will not join the government to show unity during the current security…
Great turn-out at Beth Shalom Federal Election Candidates Forum
by Deborah Shatz (EJNews) – Over 160 people gathered at the Beth Shalom Synagogue on October 8 to hear from candidates representing the three major…
Netanyahu and Abbas agree: Blame the UN
By Ben Sales TEL AVIV (JTA) — Benjamin Netanyahu and Mahmoud Abbas took plenty of shots at each other. But in their dueling dueling speeches…