http://www.jta.org/news/ en zsilberman@washingtonjewishweek.com Copyright 2012 2012-02-09T22:54:00-05:00 http://www.jta.org/news/article/2011/08/23/3089088/terror-attacks-highlight-new-security-challenges-on-border-with-egypt http://www.jta.org/site/terror-attacks-highlight-new-security-challenges-on-border-with-egypt/#When:16:22:00Z The breakdown of government authority in the Sinai and a new sensitivity to Israeli retaliation in a post-Mubarak Egypt pose challenges to Israel's national security. Frontpage Lead Image, Middle East 2011-08-23T16:22:00-05:00 http://www.jta.org/news/article/2011/08/02/3088814/with-protests-israelis-seek-revival-of-welfare-state http://www.jta.org/site/with-protests-israelis-seek-revival-of-welfare-state/#When:14:18:00Z The protesters in Israel are demanding that today's thriving free-market Israel use its wealth to restore at least some elements of the long-defunct Israeli welfare state. Frontpage Sub Headline, Middle East, Lead Headline 2011-08-02T14:18:00-05:00 http://www.jta.org/news/article/2011/07/11/3088499/no-quick-reconciliation-for-turkey-israel-ties-but-turkey-rethinking-rift http://www.jta.org/site/no-quick-reconciliation-for-turkey-israel-ties-but-turkey-rethinking-rift/#When:20:24:00Z Between the Arab Spring and Israel's outreach to Greece, Turkey is clearly rethinking its damaged relationship with Israel. But with Turkey's prime minister still talking a harsh line, reports of a reconciliation are premature. Frontpage Lead Image, Middle East, Lead Headline 2011-07-11T20:24:00-05:00 http://www.jta.org/news/article/2011/06/21/3088237/pressure-mounts-on-palestinians-to-abandon-un-statehood-gambit http://www.jta.org/site/pressure-mounts-on-palestinians-to-abandon-un-statehood-gambit/#When:15:28:00Z Will U.N. recognition of Palestine isolate Israel, or could it backfire on the Palestinians and leave them worse off than before? Frontpage Lead Image, Middle East, Lead Headline 2011-06-21T15:28:00-05:00 http://www.jta.org/news/article/2011/06/07/3088050/ahead-of-palestinian-un-gambit-europe-is-in-play http://www.jta.org/site/ahead-of-palestinian-un-gambit-europe-is-in-play/#When:15:23:00Z Over the past two months, Israel's prime minister has traveled to Berlin, London and Paris in an effort to convince key European leaders not to back Palestinian U.N. membership. Frontpage Lead Headline, Middle East, Sub Headline 2011-06-07T15:23:00-05:00 http://www.jta.org/news/article/2011/05/02/3087406/palestinian-unity-presents-israel-with-choice-go-for-broke-or-shun-at-all-costs http://www.jta.org/site/palestinian-unity-presents-israel-with-choice-go-for-broke-or-shun-at-all-costs/#When:19:34:00Z The skeptics argue that by mending fences with Hamas, the Fatah-led Palestinian Authority has shown that it's not genuinely committed to peace with Israel. The optimists say a unified Palestinian leadership presents a rare opportunity to make peace with the entire Palestinian people -- in Gaza and the West Bank. Frontpage Lead Image, Middle East, Lead Headline 2011-05-02T19:34:00-05:00 http://www.jta.org/news/article/2011/04/11/3086821/pushed-by-goldstone-idf-embraces-new-smart-warfare http://www.jta.org/site/pushed-by-goldstone-idf-embraces-new-smart-warfare/#When:22:12:00Z The Goldstone report and the international fallout it engendered pushed the Israel Defense Forces into a process of self-examination resulting in a new doctrine of "fighting smart" from operational, legal, humanitarian and media points of view. Frontpage Lead Image, Middle East, Lead Headline 2011-04-11T22:12:00-05:00 http://www.jta.org/news/article/2011/03/29/3086621/unrest-in-syria-presents-israel-with-potential-dangers-and-opportunities http://www.jta.org/site/unrest-in-syria-presents-israel-with-potential-dangers-and-opportunities/#When:01:09:00Z With the turmoil rocking the Middle East now threatening the regime in Syria, Israeli faces potentially grave dangers and huge opportunities. Frontpage Lead Image, Middle East, Lead Headline 2011-03-30T01:09:00-05:00 http://www.jta.org/news/article/2011/03/14/3086403/pressure-mounting-will-bibi-go-left-or-right http://www.jta.org/site/pressure-mounting-will-bibi-go-left-or-right/#When:22:58:00Z Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reportedly is preparing to unveil a major new peace initiative. Will it be little more than a ploy for delaying full-on peace talks, a tactic that Israel's defense minister warns will engulf Israel in a "diplomatic tsunami," or will Netanyahu embrace negotiations on all the core issues with the Palestinians -- something hard-liners in his coalition warn would lead to disaster? Frontpage Lead Image, Middle East, Sub Headline 2011-03-14T22:58:00-05:00 http://www.jta.org/news/article/2011/02/28/2743128/settlers-accuse-netanyahu-government-of-imposing-silent-building-freeze http://www.jta.org/site/settlers-accuse-netanyahu-government-of-imposing-silent-building-freeze/#When:02:58:00Z Although the 10-month moratorium on building in Jewish settlements in the West Bank was lifted last September, settler leaders complain that no construction is being allowed in the large urban areas and warn that a de facto freeze on all Jewish building in the West Bank is looming. Frontpage Sub Headline, Middle East, Sub Headline 2011-03-01T02:58:00-05:00