Netanyahu rejects eastern Jerusalem construction freeze
JTA JERUSALEM (JTA) -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has rejected an Obama administration call for a total construction freeze in eastern Jerusalem, the Wall Street Journal reported.The...
View ArticleLieberman Thanks Clinton on UNESCO
JTA WASHINGTON (JTA) -- Israel’s foreign minister thanked Hillary Rodham Clinton for removing items critical of Israel from UNESCO’s agenda.The United States’ “strong and consistent position,” Avigdor...
View ArticleOn Jerusalem Day, Don’t Write Out Jews On The Left
David M. Gordis Special to the Jewish Week May 12 (Iyar 28) will mark 43 years since the Israeli army’s triumphal entry into the Old City of Jerusalem. This is certainly a moment for the Jewish People...
View ArticleOn Jerusalem Day, Don’t Write Off Liberals
David M. Gordis Special To The Jewish Week May 12 (Iyar 28) will mark 43 years since the Israeli army’s triumphal entry into the Old City of Jerusalem. This is certainly a moment for the Jewish People...
View ArticleJerusalem, The Mundane City
Martin Raffel Special To The Jewish Week Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu received a standing ovation at the recent AIPAC conference when he declared, “Jerusalem is not a settlement. It’s our...
View ArticleJ Street's risky move on Jerusalem
J Street wants clarification of what, exactly, the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations meant in its “My Jerusalem” advertisements this week, published in the New York Times,...
View ArticleThe Times Admits, Not All Settlements Are Settlements
Readers sometimes wonder whether it is worthwhile to write to the Times (or to any paper, including The Jewish Week) regarding slights by reporters covering Israel.read more
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