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looking up at an ornate synagogue facade
Posted inWorld

In Western Europe, a Jewish ‘Community’ is like an expensive members-only club

Cnaan Liphshiz, Netherlands-based Europe Correspondent for JTA by Cnaan Liphshiz and JTA July 29, 2020July 29, 2020
Black man and elderly white Jewish man light Holocaust memorial candle in front of audience at U.S. Capitol building.
Posted inU.S., Analysis, Milestones, News

John Lewis and the Jews: 6 moments that showcase an enduring alliance

by Ron Kampeas and JTA July 21, 2020July 27, 2020
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ( right) and Defense Minister Benny Gantz at a meeting at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Jerusalem, June 28, 2020. (Photo/JTA-Olivier Fitoussi-Flash90)
Posted inAnalysis

4 reasons why Israel’s West Bank annexation plans aren’t happening on July 1

Gabe Friedman by Gabe Friedman and JTA June 30, 2020
Rep. Eliot Engel (left)(Photo/Wikimedia Commons); Jamaal Bowman (right) (Photo/Courtesy Bowman for Congress); Yonkers, New York (background), part of the district Engels and Bowman are running to represent (Photo/JTA-Getty Images)
Posted inThe Tell

The fallout from pro-Israel stalwart Eliot Engel’s likely defeat and a look at other primaries

by Ron Kampeas and JTA June 26, 2020July 6, 2020
Giant posters on buildings in Jerusalem feature photos of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (right) and President Donald Trump, beneath slogans supporting West Bank annexation and opposing a Palestinian state. They were hung by the Yesha Council, an umbrella organization of Israeli settlements in the West Bank, which is split on Netanyahu's annexation plan. (Photo/JTA-Ahmad Gharbali-AFP via Getty Images)
Posted inAnalysis

Israel could annex parts of the West Bank on July 1. Here’s what you need to know.

Gabe Friedman by Gabe Friedman and JTA June 11, 2020
Barry Finestone, president and CEO of the San Francisco-based Jim Joseph Foundation, one of the Jewish philanthropies leading a massive nationwide coronavirus emergency fund. (Photo/File)
Posted inAnalysis

Inside the ‘Super Fund’ that aims to keep the Jewish nonprofit world afloat

Gary Rosenblatt by Gary Rosenblatt June 4, 2020June 4, 2020
A TV screen broadcasts the exit poll results of the Israeli election in Tel Aviv, March 2, 2020. After more than a year of political deadlock, Benjamin Netanyahu and Benny Gantz agreed Monday to form a government together. (Photo/JTA-Menahem Kahana-AFP via Getty Images)
Posted inNews

5 important points about the Gantz-Netanyahu deal and Israel’s new emergency government

Ben Sales by Ben Sales and JTA April 22, 2020April 22, 2020
Then-Vice President Joe Biden addresses the 4th National J Street Conference at the Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C., Sept. 30, 2013. (Photo/JTA-Ron Sachs-Pool-Getty Images)
Posted inU.S.

Biden welcomes J Street endorsement, a sign of the liberal pro-Israel lobby’s growing influence

by Ron Kampeas and JTA April 21, 2020April 21, 2020
Israeli Prime Minister and head of the Likud party Benjamin Netanyahu delivers a statement to the media in Kfar Maccabiah, Ramat Gan on February 21, 2019. (Photo/JTA-Tomer Neuberg-Flash90
Posted inThe Tell

In Israel, the pandemic becomes an instrument of preserving power

by Ron Kampeas and JTA March 20, 2020
Ayman Odeh, leader of the Joint List (left), with other party members at the party headquarters in the Arab-Israeli city of Shfaram, March 2, 2020. (Photo/JTA-David Cohen-Flash90)
Posted inAnalysis

Arab parties’ historic choice to recommend Gantz for prime minister, explained

by Ron Kampeas and JTA March 19, 2020

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