Trump withdraws US from the Iran nuclear deal
By Ron Kampeas WASHINGTON (JTA) — President Donald Trump said he would not waive sanctions on Iran by a deadline Saturday, effectively pulling out of the…
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op/ed: Mahmoud Abbas’ remarks on the Holocaust explain why two-state solution is dying
By Andrew Silow-Carroll NEW YORK (JTA) — Rabbi Donniel Hartman had some bad news for his audience on the largely liberal Upper West Side: The…
Did Bibi make a case that Iran entered the nuclear deal in bad faith? and does it matter?
(JTA) — In 2016, Israel’s Mossad intelligence service broke into the anonymous Tehran building that housed Iran’s secret nuclear files and smuggled half a ton…
MP Kelly McCauley salutes Edmonton’s Jewish community as part of Canada’s Jewish Heritage month
On March 29, 2018, the Parliament of Canada passed legislation to designate May as Canadian Jewish Heritage Month. “Canada’s Jewish community numbers 400,000 people from coast…
Mike Pompeo confirmed as secretary of state, reportedly going to Israel early on
By Ron Kampeas WASHINGTON (JTA) — The U.S. Senate handily confirmed CIA director Mike Pompeo as secretary of state as reports said one of his…