Israel politics


The corruption scandals plaguing Benjamin Netanyahu and his family, explained

By Ben Sales (JTA) — He has a firm grip on the government, but a mounting political scandal might bring him down. Officials from his…


Decaying relations with Diaspora yield bold words in Israel, but little action

By Andrew Tobin JERUSALEM (JTA) – Israeli politicians rushed to condemn their government’s decision Sunday to freeze a plan promoting pluralistic prayer at the Western Wall….


op-ed: We need dialogue, not demagoguery, when it comes to Israel

By Jon A. Levisohn and Miriam Heller Stern (JTA) — A Jewish educator who works on behalf of the Jewish people every single day recently received a…


op-ed: The Abbas approach explains the failure to make peace

By Jonathan Greenblatt NEW YORK (JTA) — Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas’ statement before the United Nations General Assembly on Thursday September 22, 2016 revived old…