The blessing and burden of bearing first witness to Jewish history
A portrait of the writer by sketch artist Emily Goff. (©Emily N Goff, 2023, all rights reserved.)
By Ron Kampeas
December 26, 2024
(JTA) — WASHINGTON —...
Israel hits Yemen as conflict escalates with Houthis, Iran’s strongest remaining proxy
Israeli civil defense members investigate damage after a missile launched from Yemen hits residential neighborhood in Tel Aviv, Dec. 21, 2024. (Mostafa Alkharouf/Anadolu via...
JD Vance appears to defend Germany’s far-right AfD party
Jacob Reses, second from the left, accompanies J.D. Vance to a meeting with Senate Republicans at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC. on Nov....
Elon Musk endorses far-right German party: ‘Only the AfD can save Germany’
Elon Musk endorsed an anti-ADL campaign on Twitter. Photo by Ludovic Marin/Pool/AFP via Getty Images
By Ron Kampeas
December 20, 2024
(JTA) — Elon Musk endorsed...
GOP-led congressional report on campus antisemitism recommends cutting funds to universities that boycott Israel
Tensions spiked at colleges, especially Columbia University, as anti-Israel groups increasingly targeted Jewish students. After a rally on campus, anti-Israel activists blocked Jewish students...