Category: Israel

(JTA) — Israel’s new prime minister is probably the first one who has stuck a wad of chewing gum to his head right before a public event. Naftali Bennett, who took office this week, is the first prime minister in the country’s history to regularly wear a kippah, or Jewish ritual head covering. Unlike his […]

Incendiary balloons from Gaza prompt new Israeli airstrikes, days into new government – Jewish Telegraphic Agency Skip to content Advertisement Advertisement

Israeli army ends home raids in Palestinian areas aimed at gathering intelligence – Jewish Telegraphic Agency Skip to content Advertisement Advertisement

Biden names Tom Nides, a former top Obama State Department official, as ambassador to Israel – Jewish Telegraphic Agency Skip to content Advertisement Advertisement

Three-quarters of American Jews say they’re more concerned about antisemitism following the Israel-Gaza conflict – Jewish Telegraphic Agency Skip to content Advertisement Advertisement

(JTA) — After 12 years, seven elections and three corruption charges, Benjamin Netanyahu is no longer the prime minister of Israel. Netanyahu, who served as Israel’s leader continuously beginning in 2009 and holds the distinction of being the country’s longest-serving prime minister, was removed from the job in a razor-thin vote in the Knesset, Israel’s […]

Netanyahu’s political party says his claims of ‘election fraud’ are different from Trump’s – Jewish Telegraphic Agency Skip to content Advertisement Advertisement

WASHINGTON (JTA) — After a decades-long embrace that began when he first served as Israel’s prime minister in the 1990s, Benjamin Netanyahu’s evangelical allies are worried about a future without him.  Jews who value the Christian alliance are worried, too, about a possible erosion of support among a critical pro-Israel sector should Netanyahu be forced […]

NEW YORK (JTA) — Two weeks after the recent flareup of violence in Israel and Gaza, as fights over Israel and Palestine raged on social media, Julia Jassey wondered aloud whether any of her effort was worth it. Jassey, a student at the University of Chicago, has spent the better part of a year immersed […]