Obama on Israeli TV pushes Iran deal, need for peace process
JERUSALEM (JTA) — It will be more difficult for the United States to defend Israel in international forums while there is no prospect for a…
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Where the Obama-Netanyahu relationship went wrong
By Ron Kampeas WASHINGTON (JTA) – When David Axelrod, then a senior adviser to President Barack Obama, first learned that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu…
1 in 6 American Jews are new to Judaism – and 9 other new Pew findings
By Uriel Heilman NEW YORK (JTA) – The Pew Research Center’s newly released 2014 U.S. Religious Landscape Study offers a trove of data on American…
For Netanyahu and Obama, mistrust is personal — and cynical
By Ron Kampeas WASHINGTON (JTA) — Obama administration officials have long contended that the friction between the U.S. president and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu…
Clinton weighs loyalty to Obama with distinctions on Israel issues
By Ron Kampeas WASHINGTON (JTA) – Hillary Clinton does not appear until 90 seconds into the two-minute video rolling out her campaign. No one among…