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The flag of the Kingdom of Bhutan. (Photo/Wikimedia Commons-Caleb See)

Israel

Israel formalizes ties with the small Buddhist nation of Bhutan

Israel and Bhutan, a small Buddhist majority Himalayan kingdom snuggled between India and China, have established full diplomatic ties. Ron Malka, the…
By Ron Kampeas, JTA Dec 14, 2020
Snow falls on a Hanukkah Menorah made of ice in Tomsk, Russia, Dec. 8, 2020. (Photo/JTA-Levy Kaminetsky)

World

A Siberian synagogue has a 10-foot menorah made of ice

A synagogue in Tomsk, a Siberian city in Russia, has unveiled a giant Hanukkah menorah made of ice. The 10-foot menorah was erected Tuesday inside the…
By Cnaan Liphshiz, JTA Dec 11, 2020
Esther Cohen is flanked by her husband Samuel (left) and German President Joachim Gauck in Ioannina, Greece, March 7, 2014. (Photo/JTA-Wolfgang Kumm-picture alliance via Getty Images)

World

6 prominent Holocaust survivors have died in Europe over the past month

The constant stream of breaking news about American politics and the coronavirus pandemic has hidden a sobering fact: Six prominent Holocaust survivors…
By Cnaan Liphshiz, JTA Dec 3, 2020
A soldier walks around outside a large dusty industrial facility

U.S.

New Iranian law pressures Biden to reenter nuclear deal

Iran’s parliament passed a law on Wednesday aimed at pressuring President-elect Joe Biden to reenter the Iran nuclear deal almost as soon as he assumes…
By Ron Kampeas, JTA Dec 2, 2020
Biden speaks at a podium flanked by American flags

U.S.

Biden says he will reenter Iran deal without new conditions

President-elect Joe Biden established a sequence for how he plans to deal with Iran, and it starts with reentering the 2015 nuclear deal without…
By Ron Kampeas, JTA Dec 2, 2020
an armed officer stands outside a synagogue doorway

World

Report: 22% of hate crimes in Europe in 2019 were against Jews

Antisemitic incidents accounted for 22 percent of hate crimes recorded last year in the pan-European region, though Jews comprise less than 1 percent of…
By Cnaan Liphshiz, JTA Dec 1, 2020
Iran's judiciary chief, Ayatollah Ebrahim Raisi (center) pays respects to the body of slain scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh among his family in Tehran, Nov. 28, 2020. (Photo/JTA-Mazan News Agency-AFP via Getty Images)

Analysis

Will Trump leave Biden a war? The Iran assassination, explained.

The simmering fear among Middle East watchers that President Donald Trump might attack Iran in the waning days of his presidency was inflamed on Friday…
By Ron Kampeas, JTA Nov 30, 2020
Jessica Meir prepares to be submerged in NASA's 6.2 million gallon Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory for spacewalk training. (Photo/JTA-NASA-Josh Valcarcel)

Profile

Jewish astronaut Jessica Meir wants to be the first woman on the moon

Since astronaut Jessica Meir returned to Earth in April from the International Space Station, she — like all of us — has spent a lot of time indoors and…
By Hadas Ragolsky Chrissy, JTA Nov 30, 2020
Israeli gymnast Linoy Ashram competes at the European Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships in Kyiv, Nov. 29, 2020. (Photo/JTA-Sergei Supinsky-AFP via Getty Images)

Sports

Israeli gymnast wins gold at European championships

Israeli gymnast Linoy Ashram won a gold medal in the individual rhythmic category at the European Championships on Sunday, becoming the first athlete to…
By Gabe Friedman, JTA Nov 30, 2020
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