Arab-Israeli parties just recommended Benny Gantz to be prime minister. Here’s why that’s historic.
by Ron Kampeas (JTA) — Amid all the justifiable focus on the coronavirus and its consequences, there was major political news in Israel this week:…
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Netanyahu’s criminal trial delayed due to emergency coronavirus measures
by Marcy Oster JERUSALEM (JTA) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s criminal trial will be postponed until May due to emergency measures taken to combat the…
Monuments: We in Canada should know better
By Myrna Kostash (AJNews) – I snatched up the November issue of Edmonton Jewish News when I saw, above the fold, the bold headline, “YEG…
Israel’s 3rd election in a year improves Netanyahu’s chances of forming a government, exit polls show
by Marcy Oster JERUSALEM (JTA) — On March 2, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party improved its chances of forming a government after it gained…
Bernie Sanders makes Jewish history by winning the New Hampshire Democratic primary — again
by Philissa Cramer (JTA) — Bernie Sanders has narrowly won the New Hampshire Democratic primary, racking up additional delegates in his quest to become the…