Britain again breaks rank with Europe — this time over Israel
By Cnaan Liphshiz (JTA) — Two days after delegates from more than 70 nations attended the Paris summit on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, it is clear…
Politics
Barack Obama’s 2 farewells: Urging Americans and Israelis to defend their values
By Ron Kampeas WASHINGTON (JTA) – Barack Obama got his kishkes back. The president, whose alleged aloofness was the signature flaw cited by his rivals,…
Rebuke of UN shows a House divided over meaning of ‘pro-Israel’
By Ron Kampeas WASHINGTON (JTA) – Reps. Ed Royce and Eliot Engel are that Capitol Hill rarity: a Republican and a Democrat who truly have…
Marvin Hier says he’s ‘proud’ to be Trump’s inauguration rabbi
By Gabrielle Birkner LOS ANGELES (JTA) — Rabbi Marvin Hier has known Charles and Seryl Kushner — Jared Kushner’s parents and Donald Trump’s in-laws — for…
Campaign rhetoric and post-election hate crimes draw Jewish historians into the fray
By Ben Sales NEW YORK (JTA) – In the two months since the presidential election, American scholars and curators of Jewish history have sent a…