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Susan Goldberg is National Geographic Magazine’s first female and Jewish editor-in-chief. (Photo courtesy of National Geographic)
Looking inward
National Geographic’s editor-in-chief opens up about racism in magazine’s past
By Josefin Dolsten
Susan Goldberg, the first female and Jewish editor-in-chief, wrote a letter in the April issue that forced readers and staff to grapple with the legacy of the magazine.
Supporters of the Fidesz party at a campaign closing rally in Szekesfehervar, Hungary. (Photo by Laszlo Balogh/Getty Images)
April 19, 2018, 2:02 pm
In Hungary’s election, the far right scores even as an extremist party fizzles
Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s ruling Fidesz party — which has been accused of supporting pro-Nazi collaborators and anti-Semitic politicians — won in a landslide.
By Cnaan Liphshiz
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, greets Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Jewish Museum and Tolerance Center in Moscow, Jan. 29, 2018. (Photo by Alexey Nikolsky/AFP/Getty Images)
April 19, 2018, 2:01 pm
Israel’s latest strike on Syria could endanger its cozy relationship with Russia
Here’s a quick rundown of why Israel is bombing Syria, why it officially pretends it isn’t, and why Russia is upset about it.
By Ben Sales
Netflix has taken heat from the BDS movement for streaming the Israeli show “Fauda.” (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)
April 19, 2018, 1:58 pm
Hollywood executives support Netflix after BDS movement asks it to scrap ‘Fauda’
Leaders for the BDS movement called the show “an anti-Arab racist, Israeli propaganda tool that glorifies the Israeli military’s war crimes against the Palestinian people."
By JTA Reports
Michael Steinhardt, best known as the founder of Birthright, in New York, April 12, 2012. (Scott Eells/Bloomberg/Getty Images)
April 19, 2018, 1:56 pm
Birthright founder gives middle finger to protesters outside gala dinner
The incident occurred at a protest attended by more than 150 college students from groups such as Jewish Voice for Peace and Students for Justice in Palestine.
By JTA Reports
Palestinian protesters clash with Israeli security forces following a demonstration near the border with Israel in the southern Gaza Strip on March 31, 2018, a day after at least 16 Palestinians were killed and hundreds wounded in Land Day protests. (Photo by Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90)
April 19, 2018, 1:55 pm
Kites carrying firebombs flown from Gaza set Israeli fields ablaze
Similar incidents have caused at least three fires, one in Gazan territory and the others on Israeli agricultural land.
By JTA Reports
A view of the Capitol building in Washington, D.C. (Photo from public domain)
April 11, 2018, 6:14 pm
Spending bill includes big boost for Jewish groups seeking security money
For the first time, a portion of the money, which is used to harden security at Jewish institutions, will be designated for communities outside of major metropolitan areas.
By Ron Kampeas
Susan Goldberg is National Geographic Magazine’s first female and Jewish editor-in-chief. (Photo courtesy of National Geographic)
April 11, 2018, 6:13 pm
National Geographic’s editor-in-chief opens up about racism in magazine’s past
Susan Goldberg, the first female and Jewish editor-in-chief, wrote a letter in the April issue that forced readers and staff to grapple with the legacy of the magazine.
By Josefin Dolsten
Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn in London, Dec. 14, 2017. (Photo by Daniel Leavl-Olivas/Pool/Getty Images)
April 11, 2018, 6:13 pm
British Labour Party head Jeremy Corbyn calls for review of arms sales to Israel
The message was in response to what Corbyn called "illegal and inhumane" actions Israel took against Palestinians violently protesting on the border with Gaza.
By JTA Reports
The embassy is slated to move to Jerusalem in May. (Photo by Berthold Werner via Wikimedia Commons)
April 11, 2018, 6:13 pm
Jerusalem neighbors resist security upgrades for new US Embassy
Israelis living near the site of the new embassy say the security changes proposed by the U.S., including a 13-foot-high stone wall and an escape road, would disrupt the landscape.
By JTA Reports
A Torah reading at the Central Conference of American Rabbis’ annual convention in Irvine, California, held March 19-21, 2018. CCAR is the rabbinic arm of the Reform movement. (Photo courtesy of CCAR)
April 11, 2018, 6:12 pm
Leader of Reform movement’s rabbinical arm to retire
Rabbi Steven A. Fox, head of the Central Conference of American Rabbis, the rabbinic arm of the Reform movement, will retire after 13 years as CEO.
By JTA Reports
April 5, 2018, 11:23 am
Israel says ‘highly probable’ African migrants will be deported to Uganda
In documents submitted to court, state says special envoy has reported back that deal is possible, though more time needed to hammer out details.
By Times of Israel Staff
Thousands of African asylum seekers and human rights activists protest in Tel Aviv, Feb. 21, 2018. (Photo by Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
April 4, 2018, 3:57 pm
Netanyahu officially cancels African migrants deal
The deal, announced Monday, would have allowed thousands of African migrants to stay in Israel for up to five years and send nearly half of asylum seekers to Western countries.
By JTA Reports
April 4, 2018, 3:54 pm
Israel, U.N. briefly reach deal to send asylum seekers to Western countries
The agreement will send nearly half of the African asylum seekers to Western countries. Israel had planned to deport the 39,000 illegal immigrants living there.
By JTA Reports
April 4, 2018, 3:52 pm
French Jews see a ‘lesson learned’ in handling of Holocaust survivor’s slaying
French Jews say they are encouraged by the country's swift response to the most recent anti-Semitic crime, but fearful that authorities aren't equipped to prevent future violence.
By Cnaan Liphshiz
Cambridge Analytica is accused of collecting the personal information of 50 million users of the Facebook social network without their consent. (Photo by Chesnot/Getty Images)
March 29, 2018, 9:51 am
Israel opens investigation into Facebook over Cambridge Analytica breach
Cambridge Analytica is alleged to have improperly received data on potential voters and reportedely used the data to influence the vote in the 2016 U.S. presidential election.
By JTA Reports
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