JERUSALEM (JTA) – For the first time, Israelis said the main point of conflict in their society is between left and right and not between Jews and Arabs.
That’s what an annual …
more
12/6/18
|
JERUSALEM (JTA) – Hezbollah is building tunnels “with direct support and funding from Iran” in an effort to capture northern Israel’s Galilee region, Prime Minister …
more
12/6/18
|
JERUSALEM (JTA) – “It’s Hard to Say Goodbye If You Won’t Leave” was the title of an old episode of “Frasier.”
It could also describe the …
more
Marcy Oster
|
11/22/18
|
JTA – Ten Jewish-American baseball players will become dual Israeli citizens partly to help the country’s team make the 2020 Olympics.
Some of the players, who visited Israel’s …
more
10/25/18
|
TEL AVIV ( JTA ) – Israeli President Reuven Rivlin has called for a “reverse Birthright” that would take Israelis to see the American Jewish community firsthand.
…
more
BEN SALES
|
10/25/18
|
JTA – Israel is keeping plants sed to celebrate Sukkot from coming into the country.
A task force charged with implementing the ban on three of the four species used to celebrate the …
more
9/7/18
|
JTA – For North American Jews, the Jewish year 5778 began with tensions between Israel and the Diaspora over egalitarian prayer at the Western Wall and ended with more tension over a …
more
Ben Harris
|
9/7/18
|
JERUSALEM (JTA) – Uri Avnery, a longtime peace activist and one of the first Israelis to advocate for the establishment of a Palestinian state, has died.
Avnery was among the first …
more
8/23/18
|
JERUSALEM (JTA) – An Israeli personal trainer drowned while attempting to save the life of a stranger struggling in the water off an Ashdod beach.
On Aug. 19, Yohai Elkayam was strolling …
more
8/23/18
|
JERUSALEM (JTA) – PepsiCo will acquire the Israeli home soda maker manufacturer SodaStream for $3.2 billion, the soft drink giant said Aug. 20.
PepsiCo plans to maintain the Israeli …
more
8/23/18
|