How Russian nationalism explains Putin’s outreach to Jews and Israel
By Charles Dunst (JTA) — While American politicians and pundits fumed at President Donald Trump’s performance at his much-anticipated meeting this week with Russian President…
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Israel, seeking total withdrawal, rejects Russian offer to keep Iranian forces in Syria 60 miles away
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israel rejected a Russian offer to keep Iranian forces in Syria some 60 miles from the border with Israel. Instead, Prime Minister…
op/ed: Disappointed in Zuckerberg
by Avi Benlolo (July 20, 2018) – As someone who regularly receives threats and demeaning comments on Facebook because I am a Jewish advocate and…
Mark Zuckerberg says Facebook won’t delete Holocaust denial posts
By Ben Sales (JTA) — Mark Zuckerberg says he wants to give everyone in the world a voice. But what happens when some of those…
Understanding the Syria moment at the Trump-Putin news conference
By Ron Kampeas WASHINGTON (JTA) — The media, Congress, the international community — just about everybody is reeling after the joint news conference on Monday July…