Israel will hold new elections after Netanyahu fails to form coalition
by Ben Sales, Marcy Oster (JTA) — For the first time in its history, Israel will hold a second national election in one year, four…
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Palestinians officially reject economic summit
by Marcy Oster JERUSALEM (JTA) — The Palestinian Authority and the Palestine Liberation Organization made it official: They will not be attending the Trump administration’s…
Opinion: What Jewish law really says about abortion
by Ephraim Sherman (JTA) – Alabama and Georgia have passed laws recently that limit or forbid abortions in unprecedented ways, joining a growing number of states that…
What did Rashida Tlaib say about the Holocaust? It’s probably not what you think.
by Andrew Silow-Carroll (JTA) — Republican lawmakers like Rep. Lee Zeldin were criticized, deservedly, for distorting Rep. Rashida Tlaib’s comments about the Holocaust by suggesting…
Mitt Romney: Two-state solution is all there is
by Ron Kampeas WASHINGTON (JTA) — Sen. Mitt Romney returned from a Middle East tour saying that he saw no alternative to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict…