Author: Arsen Mayer

WASHINGTON (JTA) — Ben & Jerry’s decision this week to pull out of an agreement that allowed its Israeli franchisee to sell its product in what the company terms “Occupied Palestinian Territory” has angered some Jewish-owned businesses. But the move also could have legal repercussions in the United States. As a result of a campaign […]

(JTA) — Kosher supermarkets are rethinking their inventory. Politicians are emptying their freezers. And the foreign minister of Israel is vowing to get involved in local US politics. The reactions were all part of the firestorm that quirky ice cream manufacturer Ben & Jerry’s set off Monday morning with its announcement that it would no […]

Omri Casspi, first Israeli player in NBA, retires from professional basketball – Jewish Telegraphic Agency Skip to content Advertisement Advertisement

(JTA) — Beitar Jerusalem, an Israeli soccer team, has canceled an exhibition match against FC Barcelona after the powerhouse Spanish team refused to hold the match in Jerusalem. The friendly match had been scheduled for Aug. 4 in Jerusalem’s Teddy Stadium, but Palestinians urged Barcelona, which is led by Argentine soccer superstar Lionel Messi, to […]

WASHINGTON (JTA) — Sharon Nazarian has a theory about why a recent Washington, D.C. rally against antisemitism failed to make an impact. The Anti-Defamation League, for which Nazarian is senior vice president of international affairs, co-sponsored “No Fear: A Rally in Solidarity with the Jewish People,” along with several other of the largest American Jewish […]

JERUSALEM – Arel Moodie, the son of a white Jewish mother and a Black father, experienced a core identity struggle through most of his teenage years. “It was one of the biggest pieces of turmoil in my adolescence,” said Moodie, who was raised in a predominantly African-American neighborhood in Brooklyn and attended Jewish camps every […]

This is a Paid Post.  With local shops and artisanal businesses, stunning artwork, boutique wines, and scrumptious food, it is easy to see how Israel’s Western Galilee region was welcoming over 2 million tourists annually before the pandemic. And with the tourism industry employing 40% of the Western Galilee’s residents, the region is pinning its […]

(JTA) — A survey of U.S. Jewish voters taken after the Israel-Gaza conflict finds that a sizable minority believe some of the harshest criticisms of Israel, including that it is committing genocide and apartheid. Among respondents to the survey commissioned by the Jewish Electorate Institute, a group led by prominent Jewish Democrats, 34% agreed that […]

Israel Defense Forces rescue team leaves Surfside to salutes and serenades – Jewish Telegraphic Agency Skip to content Advertisement Advertisement

Israel’s Supreme Court upholds law declaring Israel nation-state of the Jewish people – Jewish Telegraphic Agency Skip to content Advertisement Advertisement