Israel
Netanyahu is not Israel
By Jeffrey Salkin — April 10, 2019
Yes, I am sad. I am disappointed. That is why I am doubling down on Israel.
How Netanyahu’s win could further polarize American Jews
By Yonat Shimron — April 10, 2019
(RNS) — If in the past, American Jews united behind Israel’s premier regardless of personality or party, Netanyahu has opened up a huge gulf with American Jews, who trend liberal and tend to vote Democratic in U.S. elections.
For Israeli lunar lander, faith provides inspiration and challenges
By Jack Jenkins — March 27, 2019
(RNS) — An engineer says SpaceIL and SpaceX had many 'long discussions' about moving the launch date so it didn't overlap with the Jewish Sabbath.
How the White House is courting evangelicals on its Israeli-Palestinian peace plan
By Emily McFarlan Miller — March 27, 2019
JERUSALEM (RNS) — A March 7 meeting at the White House is just one of a series of meetings, dinners, lunches and coffees the Trump administration has had with evangelical leaders as it prepares to release its peace plan.
Why Trump’s recognition of the Golan Heights as Israeli territory matters
By Dina Badie — March 27, 2019
(The Conversation) — Trump’s move is a symbolic, rather than legal, gesture, but it could lend legitimacy to a move by Israel that has long been seen as violating international law.
Call it AIPAC-phobia
By Jeffrey Salkin — March 26, 2019
(RNS) — The season of irrational fears: of AIPAC, and of the Democratic Party. Let's cut it out.
Pompeo: All faiths will have ‘something to say’ on forthcoming peace plan
By Emily McFarlan Miller — March 19, 2019
(RNS) — The U.S. secretary of state’s remarks came Monday (March 18) during a controversial phone briefing as he was leaving for a five-day trip to Beirut, Jerusalem and Kuwait City.
Rabbis express concern about excesses of Purim celebrations
By Michele Chabin — March 19, 2019
JERUSALEM (RNS) — For many Jews, the holiday of Purim has become too commercialized, and alcohol, according to one rabbi, 'has become the star of the holiday.'
In Tel Aviv, Jews join with Muslims in vigil mourning New Zealand dead
By Jonathan Harounoff — March 18, 2019
TEL AVIV (RNS) — Dozens gathered outside the New Zealand embassy in Tel Aviv Sunday night for a somber candlelight vigil to commemorate the victims of Friday's (March 15) mass shootings at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand.
Israeli rabbinate under fire for pushing for DNA tests
By Bob Smietana — March 14, 2019
JERUSALEM (RNS) — A rabbinical court has asked some immigrants to Israel to prove they are genetically Jewish before they can be married, a standard some say violates Judaism’s own definitions of Jewishness.
Ikea faces class-action lawsuit in Israel for male-only catalog
By Bob Smietana — March 8, 2019
JERUSALEM (RNS) — Religious modesty and the marginalization of women have long been flashpoints in Israel, where many Haredi rabbis have deemed it unholy to portray women’s images in everything from newspapers and government notices to billboards and bus ads.
Anti-Semitism versus legitimate criticism of the state of Israel
By Mae Elise Cannon — March 7, 2019
(RNS) — While we seek and advocate for justice for Palestinians, we must also acknowledge the rootedness of anti-Semitism in Christian history, and its remnants in some of today’s Christian rhetoric.
What my father would have said about Ilhan Omar
By Jeffrey Salkin — March 7, 2019
"Fool me once," my late father said, "shame on you. Fool me twice -- shame on me." Attention, Rep. Omar.
Dissent among Dems postpones action on anti-Semitism measure
By Laurie Kellman — March 7, 2019
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democrats on Wednesday postponed indefinitely a vote on a resolution condemning anti-Semitism after a contentious meeting in which some new members confronted leaders over their push to rebuke Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota.
Omar’s Israel remarks expose Democrats’ simmering divisions
By Laurie Kellman — March 6, 2019
WASHINGTON (AP) — Provocative comments from Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota have thrust the Democrats into an uncomfortable debate over Israel policy.
