January 27 proclaimed Calgary’s Holocaust Remembrance Day
by Judy Shapiro (Calgary) – With close to 200 members of Calgary’s Jewish community as witnesses, Calgary City Council unanimously passed an historic motion on…
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US kills Qassem Soleimani, top Iranian general, in airstrike
WASHINGTON (JTA) — A U.S. airstrike authorized by President Trump killed Qassem Soleimani, the head of the Iranian Quds Force, which operates a number of…
Netanyahu will ask Knesset for immunity from prosecution on corruption charges
by Marcy Oster JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that he will ask the Knesset to grant him immunity from prosecution in…
Israel will hold unprecedented third election in under a year
by Marcy Oster JERUSALEM (JTA) — Maybe the third time will be the charm. Israel will hold an unprecedented third election in less than a…
Op/Ed: As Ethiopian Jews celebrate Sigd, we’re still fighting for inclusion in Israel
by Shlomit Bukaya RAMLA, Israel (JTA) — This year, American Thanksgiving and the Ethiopian-Israeli Sigd Festival fall just one day apart. The Sigd Festival is…