op/ed: The underwhelming fact that Jared Kushner has ties with Israeli businesses
By Andrew Silow-Carroll NEW YORK (JTA) — On Season 3 of “The West Wing,” a bomb goes off outside a cafe on Ben Yehuda Street in…
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op/ed: Don’t destroy the two-state solution
By Jonathan A. Greenblatt NEW YORK (JTA) — Several recent political measures in Israel — including announcements by Israel’s parliament, attorney general and ruling party —…
Trump questions whether Palestinians deserve US money
WASHINGTON (JTA) — President Donald Trump appeared to threaten to cut off assistance to the Palestinians, saying they were not interested in making peace with…
Hate mail incidents: Premier Notley statement
Premier Rachel Notley issued the following statement after two Edmonton synagogues received anti-Semitic hate mail during Hanukkah. “Anti-Semitism has no place in Alberta or Canada….
op/ed: My Reform colleagues were wrong on Jerusalem
By Ammiel Hirsch (JTA) — We were wrong. As Jewish Agency Chairman Natan Sharansky pointed out, “The Reform response to the recognition of Jerusalem was…