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Labour Party Leader Jeremy Corbyn leaves a polling station after voting in the general elections in London, Dec. 12, 2019. (JTA/Yunus Dalgic/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Posted inWorld

Boris Johnson defeats Jeremy Corbyn by large margin in British elections

Cnaan Liphshiz, Netherlands-based Europe Correspondent for JTA by Cnaan Liphshiz and JTA December 12, 2019December 17, 2019
Benjamin Netanyahu, seen on Nov. 12, 2019, is the first sitting Israeli prime minister to be indicted. (JTA/Miriam Alster/Flash90)
Posted inIsrael

Israeli Supreme Court: Netanyahu can keep prime minister’s post despite indictments

Marcy Oster by Marcy Oster and JTA December 12, 2019December 17, 2019
Lake Merritt in Oakland. (Flickr/Hitchster CC BY 2.0)
Posted inFirst Person

How did we get from ‘Rabbi, I hate your sermons’ to ‘I’m sorry for your loss’?

Rabbi Shelley Waldenberg by Rabbi Shelley Waldenberg December 12, 2019December 17, 2019
Members of the Black Hebrew Israelites walk from Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., Nov. 13, 2018. (JTA/Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images)
Posted inU.S.

One of the Jersey City shooters is a former Black Hebrew Israelite. Here’s what you need to know about the movement.

by Ron Kampeas and JTA December 12, 2019December 17, 2019
Stanley and Josephine Chen, who live at Moldaw Residences, launched a scholarship for employees of the Palo Alto Jewish senior home. (Courtesy Moldaw Residences)
Posted inPhilanthropy

At Jewish senior home, resident couple’s generosity helps staff pursue their dreams

Elissa Einhorn by Elissa Einhorn December 12, 2019December 17, 2019
Raphael Bob-Waksberg with his book “Someone Who Will Love You in All Your Damaged Glory.” (Courtesy Alfred A. Knopf)
Posted inTV & Film

Two luminous works of art on love and faith to see in the Bay Area this holiday season

Laura Pall by Laura Paull December 12, 2019December 17, 2019
President Donald J. Trump delivers remarks at the Israeli American Council National Summit Saturday, Dec. 7, 2019, in Hollywood, Fla. (Flickr/Joyce N. Boghosian)
Posted inU.S.

Jewish groups praise and decry Trump’s executive order to protect Jewish college students

by J. Staff December 11, 2019December 17, 2019
U.S. Rep. Eric Swalwell, who represents part of the East Bay, speaking at the California Democratic Party State Convention in San Francisco, June 2019. (Flickr/Gage Skidmore CC BY-SA 2.0)
Posted inUncategorized, Bay Area

Swalwell rips Trump for ‘hate-baiting propaganda’ in Forward op-ed

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman December 11, 2019December 17, 2019
A view of the main building of the Knesset, Israel's parliament, in Jerusalem, Dec. 26, 2018. (JTA/Hadas Parush/Flash90)
Posted inIsrael

Israel will hold unprecedented third election in under a year

Marcy Oster by Marcy Oster and JTA December 11, 2019December 17, 2019
President Donald Trump speaks at the Israeli-American Council's annual conference in Hollywood, Fla., Dec. 7, 2019. (JTA/Noam Galai)
Posted inEditorial

Trump’s order designed to protect Jewish students needs thoughtful review

by J. Editorial Board December 11, 2019December 17, 2019

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