(JTA) — Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid met with Jordan’s King Abdullah to discuss a push by U.S. President Joe Biden to enhance security and economic ties in the region.
The meeting was notable for its transparency. While Israel and Jordan have...
JERUSALEM (JTA) — PepsiCo will acquire the Israeli home soda maker manufacturer SodaStream for $3.2 billion, the soft drink giant said Monday.PepsiCo plans to maintain the Israeli company’s current base of operations in the Negev. SodaStream will...
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Hamas accused Jared Kushner of becoming a “spokesman for the Israeli Occupation” after President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and adviser co-wrote a highly critical op-ed condemning the terror organization for prolonging the Israeli-Palestinian...
JERUSALEM (JTA) — An amendment to Israel’s Women’s Equal Rights Act passed this week will allow pregnant women to skip to the head of lines at “supermarkets, shops, pharmacies, the post office and other places that provide public service.”The...
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israel and Gaza Palestinians traded attacks on Thursday, with a 22-year-old Palestinian man reported to be killed in a retaliatory strike by Israel.In the latest salvo, a rocket fired from Gaza at southern Israel in the afternoon set...
(JTA) – Once a must-read for young fashionistas, Teen Vogue in 2016 expanded its coverage, shifting the magazine more aggressively into “covering politics, feminism, identity and activism” from an apparently liberal lens.Now, among articles on makeup,...
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu thanked his Hungarian counterpart, Viktor Orban, for defending Israel in international forums and for being a “good friend” to his country.Netanyahu made his remarks before the leaders met Thursday...
NETANYA, Israel (JTA) – Scott Neiss got the good news in an email in April 2017.“Congratulations. More details to follow. Pat on the back,” read the message to Neiss, the Israel Lacrosse Association’s executive director.A Federation of International...
As far as much of the American public is concerned, the timing for President Donald Trump’s meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin couldn’t be worse. The indictments of 12 Russian military intelligence officers on Friday renewed the calls for...
JERUSALEM (JTA) — The Knesset passed controversial legislation making Israel the “nation-state of the Jewish people,” angering groups in Israel and the Diaspora.The so-called Nationality Law enshrines in Israel’s quasi-constitutional Basic Law...
Rabbi Dov Dubi Haiyun, who lives in Haifa, was taken to a local police station by two officers at 5:30 a.m. for questioning after the Haifa Rabbinical Court filed a complaint against him for conducting a marriage ceremony of a couple with a forbidden...
