Category: Israel

(JTA) — Twenty years ago today, a deadly suicide bombing in Jerusalem plunged Israel into grief and, for its citizens, crystallized a feeling articulated by the city’s mayor: “We are in a war.” The attack at Sbarro pizzeria on Aug. 9, 2001, which killed 15 civilians and injured more than 100, occurred in a world […]

(JTA) — When the world shut down last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Natan Sharansky figured his experience as a Soviet political prisoner meant he had a thing or two to teach the millions of people who were suddenly confined to their homes. So he recorded a video providing his advice that went viral […]

Hezbollah fires 19 rockets at Israel in worst fighting since 2006 war – Jewish Telegraphic Agency Skip to content Advertisement Advertisement

Artem Dolgopyat won a gold medal for Israel in Tokyo, but he can’t get married at home. His story reignites an old debate. – Jewish Telegraphic Agency Skip to content Advertisement Advertisement

This Q&A is adapted from one of eight mainstage conversations held at Z3 2020: Visions of a Shared Future, a virtual conference produced by The Z3 Project and the Oshman Family JCC of Palo Alto, California, aimed at reimagining Diaspora-Israel relations.  This discussion has been condensed and edited for length and clarity. It is adapted […]

A compromise to avoid contentious evictions in Sheikh Jarrah might be coming together – Jewish Telegraphic Agency Skip to content Advertisement Advertisement

Team Israel’s Olympic baseball run ends after 9th-inning loss to Dominican Republic – Jewish Telegraphic Agency Skip to content Advertisement Advertisement