February 25, 2020

Bernie Sanders criticizes Netanyahu as Democratic presidential debate turns to Israel

Sanders’ condemnation of Netanyahu came just two days after the presidential candidate tweeted that he would not be attending this year’s AIPAC conference.

By JTA Staff February 25, 2020 11:37 pm

Jeffrey Epstein and billionaire Leslie Wexner were close for years. Now Epstein's scandal is dogging Wexner. (Laura E. Adkins/Getty Images)

Jeffrey Epstein ‘played no meaningful role’ as Wexner Foundation trustee, third-party review concludes

Epstein was a trustee of the foundation, which has given hundreds of millions of dollars to Jewish organizations in the United States and Israel, from 1992 to 2007.

February 25, 2020 10:54 pm

Men wearing a haredi Jews suit with an ant's abdomen and legs at the annual procession of the carnival in Aalst, Belgium on Feb. 23, 2020. (Cnaan Liphshiz)

First Person

I enjoyed the Belgian carnival that featured anti-Semitic floats. Then I searched for homes in Israel.

JTA’s Europe correspondent explores a parade in Belgium that underlines an ominous shift in attitudes toward Jews in parts of Western Europe.

February 25, 2020 5:32 pm

Rabbi shlomo Koves, left, praying at his Obuda Synagogue in Budapest, Hungary on Oct. 7, 2019. (Courtesy of EMIH)

1 in 5 Europeans thinks a secret Jewish cabal runs the world, survey finds

By Cnaan Liphshiz February 25, 2020 5:24 pm

Brazilian Carnival parade featured costumes with swastikas. A local Jewish leader was fine with it.

By Marcus M. Gilban February 25, 2020 4:59 pm

Ideas

This Israeli village on the green line could become a part of a future Palestine. Its Arab residents are horrified.

By Arik Rudnitzky February 25, 2020 3:40 pm

Ben & Jerry’s election flavor aims to give Israelis ‘a reason to vote’

By Marcy Oster February 25, 2020 3:32 pm

Wexner Report Claims Epstein Played ‘No Meaningful Role’ in Foundation

By Shira Hanau February 25, 2020 3:02 pm

Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, who kept the peace with Israel for 30 years, dies

By Marcy Oster February 25, 2020 3:01 pm

A campaign billboard in Ramat Gan, a suburb of Tel Aviv, featuring Blue and White party leader Benny Gantz in front of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. (Artur Widak/Getty Images)

A beginner’s guide to Israel’s unprecedented third election in the past 12 months

By JTA Staff February 25, 2020 2:49 pm

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February 25, 2020

Bernie Sanders criticizes Netanyahu as Democratic presidential debate turns to Israel

Jeffrey Epstein ‘played no meaningful role’ as Wexner Foundation trustee, third-party review concludes

I enjoyed the Belgian carnival that featured anti-Semitic floats. Then I searched for homes in Israel.

1 in 5 Europeans thinks a secret Jewish cabal runs the world, survey finds

Brazilian Carnival parade featured costumes with swastikas. A local Jewish leader was fine with it.

This Israeli village on the green line could become a part of a future Palestine. Its Arab residents are horrified.

Ben & Jerry’s election flavor aims to give Israelis ‘a reason to vote’

Wexner Report Claims Epstein Played ‘No Meaningful Role’ in Foundation

Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, who kept the peace with Israel for 30 years, dies

A beginner’s guide to Israel’s unprecedented third election in the past 12 months

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