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Did Israel force Trump into war with Iran? After Marco Rubio suggests so, Israel's critics erupt.
3+ mon, 4+ day ago (668+ words) Benjamin Netanyahu dismissed the suggestion, saying, "You don't have to drag him into anything." Secretary of State Marco Rubio inflamed critics of the U. S. -Israel war on Iran on Monday when he suggested that Israel had pulled the United States into…...
A Jewish way to mark the 250th: A close reading of America's 'sacred' texts
3+ hour, 23+ min ago (1122+ words) With democracy under pressure in the U. S. and Israel, the Pardes Institute and Faith250 ask Americans to read the founding documents the way they would a verse of Torah. Fireworks, parades, maybe a mixed martial arts smackdown on the White House lawn?...
Israeli ambassador meets with France's Marine Le Pen, extending outreach to Europe's far-right
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (617+ words) Le Pen's sit-down with Joshua Zarka comes amid Israel's strained ties with French President Emmanuel Macron. Israeli Ambassador to France Joshua Zarka held a meeting on Wednesday with far-right French leader Marine Le Pen, marking the latest instance in a…...
Zionism was never a single concept. We should be grateful to JFNA's survey for the reminder.
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (541+ words) A Jew can believe in a Jewish, democratic state and still doubt whether contemporary Zionism advances both of those commitments, writes a scholar of European Jewish intellectual history. Only about one-third of American Jews are Zionists, according to a recent…...
Judaism's Conservative movement apologizes for decades of discouraging intermarriage, signals new approach
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (994+ words) A new report embraces engagement with interfaith families while leaving the ban on clergy officiation in place. The Conservative movement, one of the major Jewish denominations, is formally apologizing for decades of discouraging intermarriage and committing itself to a new…...
70 Faces Media wins 27 Simon Rockower Awards for Excellence in Jewish Journalism
1+ day, 14+ hour ago (296+ words) JTA won first place in 10 categories for work published in 2025. 70 Faces Media won 27 awards, including 18 first- and second-place prizes, in the annual Simon Rockower Awards for Excellence in Jewish Journalism, awarded on Thursday night. The honors went to several sites…...
Majority of House Democrats vote to defeat Lebanon war powers measure
1+ day, 15+ hour ago (618+ words) The resolution, forced to the floor by Rep. Rashida Tlaib, drew support from 91 Democrats but was opposed by party leaders. A House resolution aimed at preventing U. S. involvement in hostilities in Lebanon failed Thursday. Rep. Rashida Tlaib, a Michigan Democrat and…...
Avila Chevalier attended Oct. 8 pro-Palestinian rally that Mamdani and Lander condemned
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (693+ words) Plus, all NY-7 Democratic primary candidates say that Israel has committed genocide against Palestinians. Darializa Avila Chevalier, who is running for Congress against Rep. Adriano Espaillat in Upper Manhattan, joined a pro-Palestinian rally that was widely criticized by New York…...
After years of hostile relations with Israel, Slovenia's new prime minister signals diplomatic reset
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (485+ words) Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar announced the country will open its first-ever embassy in the Slovenian capital. Less than an hour after Slovenia's newly elected prime minister, Janez Jan'a, was sworn into office by the country's parliament, he had the…...
British government backs NHS antisemitism reforms that would restrict political symbols
2+ day, 20+ hour ago (900+ words) Both pro-Palestinian and pro-Israel symbols are inappropriate for National Health Service workers to display, Lord John Mann said. Doctors and nurses in the U. K. could soon be banned from wearing pro-Palestinian and pro-Israel symbols at work following recommendations from the British…...