Israel/Mideast
Misc. news from Israel and the Middle East
David Friedman gave Netanyahu half a nod for West Bank annexation. What happens next?
By RON KAMPEAS WASHINGTON (JTA) — David Friedman, the U.S. ambassador to Israel, said Israel “has the right to retain”...
Israel is holding new elections. What comes next?
By MARCY OSTER JERUSALEM (JTA) — The blame game started shortly after midnight Thursday morning. The Knesset’s vote to dissolve...
A Palestinian-Israeli rapper’s edgy performance
By BEN SALES (JTA) — “This is my anti-Semitic song,” Tamer Nafar, a Palestinian-Israeli rapper, said at the opening of...
An Israel boycott supporter railed about an Israeli wine being sold in Holland. Then it sold out.
By CNAAN LIPHSHIZ AMSTERDAM (JTA) — As a supporter of boycotting Israel, Mieke Zagt had no intention of marketing Israeli...
Is Trump campaigning for Netanyahu?
By RON KAMPEAS WASHINGTON (JTA) — Earned media, it’s said, won Donald Trump the presidency. Now he appears to be...
Yippee ki-yay oy vey!
By LINDA BUCHWALD (JTA) — Bluegrass music, barbecue, rodeo, motorcycle clubs, fireworks: five things one doesn’t normally expect to intersect...
Netanyahu will be indicted on criminal charges
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel will be indicted for bribery, fraud and breach of trust in...
Black Friday is now a thing in Israel
By MARCY OSTER JERUSALEM (JTA) — I was watching late night network television on Saturday night — that's not terribly...
Mike Huckabee visits West Bank settlement
By SAM SOKOL EFRAT, West Bank (JTA) — Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee laid bricks in a new neighborhood in...
David Friedman tells the press to zip it
By RON KAMPEAS WASHINGTON (JTA) — David Friedman, the U.S. ambassador to Israel, waded into the debate over media coverage...
