Benjamin Netanyahu
“The Beauty Queen of Jerusalem” is great drama and great history
By Jeffrey Salkin — August 8, 2023
On one level, the saga of a Sephardic Jewish family. On another, Israel 101.
Israelis fear new limits on Supreme Court will bolster Orthodox establishment’s sway
By Michele Chabin — July 27, 2023
(RNS) — Rights advocates in the country say legislation giving the Knesset more power to overturn Supreme Court decisions will have ‘a devastating impact’ on everything from gender equality, religious freedom and pluralism to the rights of Israel’s Arab minority.
Mourning temples’ demise on Tisha B’Av, some Jews see parallels to Israel’s democracy
By Yonat Shimron — July 25, 2023
(RNS) — Many American Jews are in mourning not only for the temples, but, they say, for Israeli democracy, which has been badly tarnished.
Netanyahu’s heart problem is worse than you think
By Jeffrey Salkin — July 24, 2023
It’s not medical. It’s biblical. And that is far worse.
Israeli protesters fear for the future of their country’s precarious LGBTQ rights revolution
By Orit Avishai — June 1, 2023
(The Conversation) — LGBTQ rights are not the main issue bringing Israeli protesters to the streets, but they do symbolize the country’s stark divide.
US giving to Israeli nonprofits – how much Jews and Christians donate and where the money goes
By Jamie Levine Daniel — May 1, 2023
(The Conversation) — Political situations in both Israel and the US could be changing prior patterns with these donations, which fund hospitals, museums and a wide array of organizations.
Amid Israel protests, ‘Passover table is the new Thanksgiving table’
By Henrietta McFarlane and Laura Esposito — April 5, 2023
JERUSALEM (RNS) — As Israelis continue to protest in unprecedented numbers against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s proposed overhaul of the judicial system, political tensions arise within Jewish families during Passover.
When Ramadan means an escalation of Israeli occupation violence
By Omar Suleiman — April 5, 2023
(RNS) — To end the now annual attacks on Muslims during Ramadan, we must end the Israeli occupation.
Violence erupts at Jerusalem holy site for a 2nd night
By Isabel Debre and Fares Akram — April 5, 2023
(AP) — Since Ramadan began March 22, scores of Muslim worshippers have repeatedly tried to stay overnight in the mosque, a practice that is typically permitted only during the last 10 days of the monthlong holiday.
At many Passover Seders, Israel unrest will be on the table
By Leanne Italie — April 4, 2023
(RNS) — “The Seder is for me a perfect moment for us to engage in conversation around a myriad of topics that are about unfinished projects or places where there’s strife or turmoil,” said one Jewish leader of this week's Passover meals.
The dangerous week ahead in the Old City of Jerusalem
By Daoud Kuttab — April 4, 2023
(RNS) — Jerusalem is on edge as radical Jewish activists push to hold a ritual where Muslims gather for Ramadan.
American Jews will protest Israel finance minister’s speech in DC
By Yonat Shimron — March 10, 2023
(RNS) — Israel’s finance minister, Bezalel Smotrich, a right-wing Israeli politician, is scheduled to speak Sunday (March 12).
Reform rabbis will not stop working to build the Israel of our hopes and aspirations
By Hara Person — March 9, 2023
(RNS) — The Israel of today is complicated and can often be antithetical to the very Jewish values we hold dear. But that doesn’t mean we give up on Israel.
Progressive US Jews rally in solidarity with Israeli protesters
By Yonat Shimron — February 21, 2023
(RNS) — Outrage over Israel’s government and its anti-democratic leanings have provoked strong reactions among U.S. Jews.
Critics say Israeli judicial reform would end checks on Orthodox Jewish establishment
By Michele Chabin — February 16, 2023
(RNS) — Critics of proposed judicial reform fear that it would allow the so-called religious parties that make up a crucial swing vote in Israel’s Knesset, or parliament, to impose fervently religious norms on the country’s non-Orthodox majority.
