sraeli cabinet ministers change US meetings in the face of protests By Ron Kampeas Jun 9, 2023 WASHINGTON (JTA) — Two Israeli ministers who have built relationships with Jewish leaders in the Diaspora canceled or shifted meetings with American Jewish organizations at the last minute in the face of protests. One of the ministers, however, was still confronted by a demonstration, and one protestor was thrown to the ground by security guards.… Read More
Politics Kamala Harris praises 'independent judiciary' at Israeli embassy event WASHINGTON (JTA) — Speaking before one of the leading architects of the Israeli government’s judicial overhaul, Vice President Kamala Harris stressed the… By Ron Kampeas Jun 7, 2023
U.S. Pro-democracy disruptions continue at Israeli events in New York (JTA) — Leading up to its New York City conference, the Jerusalem Post tried to avoid the anti-government protests that had bedeviled other recent… By Ben Sales Jun 6, 2023
Israel 3 Israeli soldiers killed by Egyptian officer who is also shot dead (JTA) — An Egyptian security officer opened fire on Israeli soldiers on a routine patrol, killing two, and hours later killed a third before being felled… By Ron Kampeas Jun 5, 2023
Travel Israelis flock to tiny Peruvian town for vacation and psychedelics PISAC, Peru (JTA) — About 20 miles northeast of the tourist capital of Cusco, the small Peruvian town of Pisac sits nestled among the verdant Andes… By Jacob Kessler May 31, 2023
Israel Israeli man killed in shooting as West Bank violence continues (JTA) — An Israeli man was killed in a terror attack on Tuesday in the northern West Bank, the latest in a string of violent incidents in the territory… By Ben Sales May 30, 2023
Bay Area Bay Area leaders join one of the last flights of Ethiopians to Israel As she exited a chartered flight that had taken her from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to Tel Aviv, Joy Sisisky found herself holding a stranger’s luggage. The… By Emma Goss May 25, 2023
U.S. Israel debate could overshadow White House antisemitism strategy This story was originally published in the Forward. As the White House prepares to release the first national strategy to counter antisemitism, one topic… By Arno Rosenfeld May 24, 2023
U.S. Why Jewish teens are meeting with prominent Palestinians on Zoom (JTA) — When Rep. Rashida Tlaib joined a Zoom with 40 teenagers, she soon found herself talking about the kinds of topics — academic and otherwise — that… By Ron Kampeas May 24, 2023