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 gunfire Wednesday during a clash in the West Bank town of Jenin. Police said they rushed the funeral-goers on Friday because they “disrupted the… Read More
Israel Israeli official: source of gunfire that killed Palestinian journalist unclear 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… By Ron Kampeas, JTA May 12, 2022
Israel Palestinian journalist shot and killed while reporting on IDF operation A veteran Palestinian journalist, Shireen Abu Akleh, was shot and killed Wednesday while reporting about an Israeli army operation in Jenin. Abu Akleh,… By Philissa Cramer, JTA May 11, 2022
World Bennett says Putin apologized for his deputy’s remarks on Nazis Russian President Vladimir Putin apologized Thursday to Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett for comments Putin’s foreign minister made comparing… By Andrew Lapin, JTA May 5, 2022
Israel At least 3 killed in terrorist attack in Israeli city of Elad This is a developing story. Two unidentified men attacked passersby in the central Israeli city of Elad on Thursday, killing three people and injuring up… By Andrew Lapin, JTA May 5, 2022
From the Archives How we covered Israeli independence 74 years ago “A momentous chapter has been written into Jewish history. The dream of Zionists since the days of Herzl has been realized in great measure, if not in its… By Maya Mirsky May 4, 2022
Israel In Israel, some Holocaust survivors from Ukraine have mixed feelings As a Holocaust survivor from Ukraine, Yaakov Zelikovich is heartbroken over the human suffering in his country of birth, which is under assault by Russia.… By Cnaan Liphshiz, JTA Apr 29, 2022
Israel Ukrainian Holocaust survivors land in Israel on eve of Yom HaShoah Multiple planes carrying Holocaust survivors fleeing the violence in Ukraine landed in Israel on Wednesday, the eve of Yom HaShoah, the Holocaust… By Gabe Friedman, JTA Apr 28, 2022
Travel S.F. couple's nightmare: catching Covid instead of a flight out of Israel This piece first appeared in Haaretz and is reprinted with permission. Donald Heller and Anne Simon had been talking for years about taking a trip to… By Judy Maltz Apr 27, 2022