Israel and others complete daring evacuation of Syrian ‘White Helmet’ rescue workers
NEW YORK – World Jewish Congress President Ronald S. Lauder has praised Israel, with the assistance of the United States, Jordan, Canada, and the EU,…
Politics
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…
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…