Israel Teenager killed, 22 injured in Jerusalem bus stop bombings By Philissa Cramer, JTA Nov 23, 2022 Two bombs rocked bus stops at crowded entrances to Jerusalem early Wednesday morning, killing a teenager and sending about 20 people to the hospital, some in serious condition. The fatality was a…
Art Does art with the Palestinian flag belong at a Jewish museum? By Andrew Esensten Nov 9, 2022 Tucked in the far corner of a large, brightly-lit exhibition hall on the ground floor of the Contemporary Jewish Museum in San Francisco, there is a delicate-looking piece of art with a strong…
TV Ramy Youssef on filming in Israel and writing Jewish characters By Jackie Hajdenberg, JTA Oct 21, 2022 This story contains details from the third season of Hulu’s “Ramy.” Ramy Youssef expected some glitches during the production of the third season of “Ramy,” his award-winning show about an…
Israel Israel admits its forces likely killed journalist Shireen Abu Akleh By Philissa Cramer, JTA Sep 6, 2022 An Israeli soldier very likely fired the gunshot that killed Palestinian American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh in May, an analysis released by the Israel Defense Forces Monday concluded. But no one…
Israel On the bus with an army of pro-Israel TikTok influencers By Deborah Danan, JTA Aug 30, 2022 A group of fired-up 20-somethings crush together in the aisle of the bus, singing at the top of their lungs, “WE’RE GOING ON A FIELD TRIP!,” while pouting for the dozen or so iPhones set to selfie…
Israel Biden: ‘ground is not ripe’ for Israeli-Palestinian peace talks By Gabe Friedman, JTA Jul 18, 2022 After meeting with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, U.S. President Joe Biden conceded that “the ground is not ripe at this moment” to restart long-dormant peace negotiations between…
Israel Israeli PM Bennett won’t run in fall elections By Andrew Lapin, JTA Jun 29, 2022 Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett won’t run in his country’s upcoming elections this fall, his office announced Wednesday, after he served as head of a fragile, now collapsing Knesset coalition…
Israel Palestinian Authority says IDF intentionally killed journalist By Andrew Lapin, JTA May 27, 2022 The Palestinian Authority concluded its investigation into the killing of Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh by accusing Israeli soldiers of deliberately shooting her in the back, a claim that…
Israel IDF likely killed Palestinian-American journalist, say AP and CNN By Andrew Lapin, JTA May 25, 2022 A Palestinian American journalist reporting on an Israeli military raid on a West Bank refugee camp was likely killed by fire from the Israeli military, according to the findings of two different…
Israel Gantz: ‘We seek the truth’ on killing of Palestinian-American journalist By Jacob Kornbluh, Forward May 23, 2022 Israel’s defense minister, Benny Gantz, said on Sunday that he discussed the fatal shooting of Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh while she was covering a raid in the occupied West…
Israel Israeli police attack Al Jazeera journalist's funeral procession By Ron Kampeas, JTA May 13, 2022 Israeli police armed with batons and stun grenades rushed a crowd of funeral-goers in Jerusalem, nearly toppling the coffin of Shireen Abu Akleh, the prominent Al Jazeera journalist who was killed by…
Israel Israeli official: source of gunfire that killed Palestinian journalist unclear By Ron Kampeas, JTA May 12, 2022 Hours after a gunshot killed a prominent Palestinian journalist in the West Bank city of Jenin, Israel’s defense minister said Shireen Abu Akleh could have been hit by either Israeli or Palestinian…
Israel Palestinian journalist shot and killed while reporting on IDF operation By Philissa Cramer, JTA May 11, 2022 A veteran Palestinian journalist, Shireen Abu Akleh, was shot and killed Wednesday while reporting about an Israeli army operation in Jenin. Abu Akleh, who was an American citizen, reported about…