Israel heads to early elections as government coalition dissolves
by Sam Sokol JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israel will hold new elections in April after the heads of all six coalition parties announced Monday, December 24,…
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Criminal justice reform gets Trump (and Jared Kushner) rare liberal accolades
by Ron Kampeas WASHINGTON (JTA) — Who says President Donald Trump isn’t a uniter? Just in time for the holiday season, he handed bipartisan comity…
Ruth Bader Ginsburg swears in new immigrants, wows them with her story
by Ron Kampeas WASHINGTON (JTA) — The ceremony was cozy formal: Yes there was a color guard and a military band, but the Supreme Court…
The latest poll on anti-Semitism in Europe looks bad. Trust me: It’s true.
By Cnaan Liphshiz AMSTERDAM (JTA) — The last time that a stranger directed an anti-Semitic insult at me, I was carrying supplies for my son’s…
Israel’s military exposes new tunnel from Lebanon stretching into Israel
JERUSALEM (JTA) — The Israeli military exposed and prepared for destruction a second tunnel that starts in Lebanon and stretches into Israel. The Israel Defense…