Israel/Mideast
Misc. news from Israel and the Middle East
Yossi Beilin to speak at J Street town hall
Yossi Beilin (center) appeared at a Macalester College forum on Mideast peacemaking, in Sept. 2007. Joining Beilin were Palestinian Authority...
A family reunion 70 years in the making
The unexpected discovery of an aunt, long thought to have perished in the Holocaust, led to a remarkable reunion for...
Israeli skaters train for Sochi — in New Jersey
At the indoor Ice House complex in Hackensack, Israel’s Winter Olympians train at the highest level By HILLEL KUTTLER HACKENSACK,...
Ariel Sharon dies at 85
Sharon was among the last of Israel’s founding fathers, fighting in every Israeli military conflict in the first three decades...
Stabbing of Israeli policeman seen as part of terror spree
JERUSALEM (JTA) — An Israeli policeman stabbed in the West Bank by a Palestinian is the latest of several attacks...
Snowden revelations boost calls for Jonathan Pollard’s release
Civilian U.S. Navy analyst who spied on U.S. for Israel is serving life sentence By BEN SALES TEL AVIV (JTA)...
Palestinians object to ‘framework’ agreement
PA head Abbas aide said language in proposed interim agreement contradicts what was promised by Obama administration By RON KAMPEAS...
Congress split on new sanctions bill targeting Iran
Critics say it allows Iran to keep in place its existing enrichment infrastructure By RON KAMPEAS WASHINGTON (JTA) — They...
Free screening: 'The Gatekeepers' tomorrow night at Macalester
J Street Minnesota and J Street U Macalester are hosting a free screening and discussion of the Academy Award-nominated documentary...
The fate of Israel’s utopian dreams
Like Dreamers: The Story of the Israeli Paratroopers Who Reunited Jerusalem and Divided a Nation, by Yossi Klein Halevi, Harper,...
