How New York Times editor Bari Weiss found herself at the center of the #MeToo debate
By Josefin Dolsten NEW YORK (JTA) — It’s the rare newspaper op-ed that breaks through into popular culture. Rarer still is a “Saturday Night Live” skit…
Politics
Poland wants to ban the term ‘Polish death camps.’ There are historical inaccuracies on both sides of the debate.
By Cnaan Liphshiz (JTA) — The Polish parliament’s bill to criminalize the use of the term “Polish death camps” prompted an avalanche of criticism in Israel by…
Mike Pence says US Embassy will move to Jerusalem by end of next year
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Vice President Mike Pence said the U.S. Embassy would move to Jerusalem by no later than the end of next year during…
Palestinian group pulled out of Women’s March over Scarlett Johansson’s Israel ties
(JTA) — A Palestinian women’s group pulled out of the Women’s March Los Angeles over the inclusion of Jewish actress Scarlett Johansson as a featured…
A Jewish journalist is confronting Trump’s immigration advisers with their own immigrant histories
By Ben Sales NEW YORK (JTA) — During a combative news conference in early August, White House adviser Stephen Miller told reporters that the United…