7 things to watch as Trump unveils his long-awaited Israeli-Palestinian peace plan
by Ron Kampeas WASHINGTON (JTA) — Three years after he asked his adviser son-in-law Jared Kushner to make peace between Israel and the Palestinians, President…
Politics
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney commemorates International Holocaust Remembrance Day
(January 27, 2020) – Premier Jason Kenney issued the following statement to commemorate International Holocaust Remembrance Day: “On this day 75 years ago, soldiers liberated…
Holocaust survivors will soon be gone. Now it’s up to us to speak out against hate.
by Ronald S. Lauder NEW YORK (JTA) — It is a fact well-documented and well worth repeating: Within 25 years, it is likely that no…
January 27 proclaimed Calgary’s Holocaust Remembrance Day
by Judy Shapiro (Calgary) – With close to 200 members of Calgary’s Jewish community as witnesses, Calgary City Council unanimously passed an historic motion on…
US kills Qassem Soleimani, top Iranian general, in airstrike
WASHINGTON (JTA) — A U.S. airstrike authorized by President Trump killed Qassem Soleimani, the head of the Iranian Quds Force, which operates a number of…