Israel
Israel should have barred Duterte
By Jeffrey Salkin — September 2, 2018
Duterte arrives in Israel today. Hold my head while I gag.
Why Jewish giving to Israel is losing ground
By The Conversation — August 20, 2018
(The Conversation) — Israel's increasingly conservative policies on social and religious issues appears to be playing a role.
Thousands attend Arab-led rally against Israeli bill
By Shlomo Mor — August 12, 2018
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — The rally marked further fallout from the explosive nation-state law and came a week after thousands of Druze, also members of the Arab minority, packed the same city square last week.
Why Cory Booker matters to the Jews
By Jeffrey Salkin — August 7, 2018
Forget about that sign in Senator Booker's hand. There are other signs that Jews should be worried about.
Feeling sidelined, Israel’s Druze protest Jewish nation bill
By Ilan Ben Zion — August 6, 2018
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — It marked the first time in recent memory that the Druze — followers of a secretive offshoot of Shiite Islam who are considered fiercely loyal to the state — staged a large public protest.
That rock that fell from the Western Wall
By Jeffrey Salkin — August 1, 2018
A large rock fell from the Western Wall. It might mean more than we thought.
Let’s talk about the nation-state
By Jeffrey Salkin — July 26, 2018
Nation-states aren't that bad. It just depends on how you do it.
Why Sacha Baron Cohen matters
By Jeffrey Salkin — July 24, 2018
Sacha Baron Cohen is hilarious. Or, maybe he isn’t.
With new nation-state law, Israel shoots herself in the foot
By Jeffrey Salkin — July 19, 2018
(RNS) — Why the law is unnecessary, hurtful and dangerous.
Controversial law cements Israel’s status as a Jewish state
By G. Jeffrey MacDonald — July 19, 2018
JERUSALEM (RNS) — First introduced in 2011 and amended many times before being approved, the law passed early Thursday by the Knesset explicitly defines Israel as the 'national home of the Jewish people.'
How I caused an earthquake in Israel
By Jeffrey Salkin — July 9, 2018
JERUSALEM (RNS) — A funny thing happened on the way to Jerusalem this past Shabbat.
After a fire destroyed his life’s work, an artist renews quest to paint Torah
By Paul O'Donnell — July 5, 2018
MOSHAV BEIT MEIR, Israel (RNS) — After a fire destroyed his life's work two years ago, American-Israeli painter Yoram Raanan finds new inspiration for paintings that depict key scenes from the Torah.
El Al vows to end practice of moving women to accommodate ultra-Orthodox
By Paul O'Donnell — June 26, 2018
JERUSALEM (RNS) — Responding to growing pushback from Israeli feminists and human rights advocates, Israel’s national airline announced that it will no longer ask female passengers to move in deference to ultra-Orthodox men’s religious modesty. Anyone refusing to sit next to other passengers, El Al’s chairman said, will immediately be removed from the aircraft.
Presbyterians demur on divestment from fossil fuels
By Emily McFarlan Miller — June 25, 2018
(RNS) — For the third time in a row, the Presbyterian Church (USA)’s General Assembly decided against divesting from companies heavily invested in fossil fuels.
Evangelicals visit West Bank to see life on the other side
By Dan Rabb — June 18, 2018
NABI SALEH, West Bank (RNS) — Christ at the Checkpoint, organized by the tiny evangelical community in the West Bank, brings hundreds of Western evangelicals to the town of Beit Jala to learn about Palestinian story and hear theological arguments against support for the Jewish state.
