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Colombia and Slovenia recently recognized a Palestinian state. Now they’re moving their embassies to Jerusalem.

By LARRY LUXNER

(JTA) — JERUSALEM — Colombia, the world’s second most populous Spanish-speaking nation after Mexico, has little in common with landlocked Slovenia, the second-smallest of the six republics that once comprised Yugoslavia.

But when it comes to their...

Why Orthodox Jews are pushing back against permanent daylight saving time

By ANDREW SILOW-CARROLL

(JTA) — For many Orthodox Jews, a typical winter weekday begins early: head to synagogue, gather in a minyan for morning prayers, then rush off to work. 

Orthodox Jewish groups say a bill that would make daylight...

AOC urges Clavicular, who visited Tel Aviv, to ‘shed some light’ on the plight of the Palestinians

By PHILISSA CRAMER

(JTA) — Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said the influencer Clavicular should be informing his followers about the plight of Palestinians, in a sign of how widely Clavicular’s trip this week to Tel Aviv has registered among both Israelis...

US carries out fresh daytime strikes on Iran

By JNS STAFF

(JNS.org) – U.S. Central Command announced on Wednesday that it had carried out renewed airstrikes against Iranian regime targets.The daytime attacks, which lasted some 90 minutes, “further degraded Iran’s ability to attack commercial shipping in the Strait...

Haifa man, 82, dies three months after Iranian missile strike

By JNS STAFF

(JNS.org)  – A Haifa resident died of wounds sustained when an Iranian ballistic missile struck his home during “Operation Roaring Lion,” three months after the attack, the city’s mayor said on Wednesday.

Michael Katz, 82, “was injured in...

UK lawmakers press government on why West Bank imports haven’t yet been banned

By KELLY HARTOG

(JTA) — British lawmakers from across the political spectrum are pressing the government to ban imports from Israeli settlements in the West Bank, saying that explanations for why such a ban has not yet been imposed were...

EU seeks to advance trade ban on Israeli settlements

By SHIRA LI BARTOV

(JTA) — The European Union could be leaning toward banning trade with Israeli settlements in the West Bank.

Foreign ministers debated various tactics to respond to the settlements on Monday at their monthly council meeting in...

PEN America president, defending Israel’s critics, resigns after report warns of threats to Jewish authors

By ANDREW LAPIN

(JTA) — The president of PEN America resigned over the weekend in protest of a report on boycotts targeting Jewish and Israeli authors, part of yet another round of internal division over Israel at the literary free-speech...

Israel’s elections are set for Oct. 27, triggering mad dash for scarce plane tickets for Israelis abroad

By PHILISSA CRAMER

(JTA) — After several months in which it seemed possible that elections would be called earlier, Israel now has a date for its voters to head to the polls to pick a new government. 

The Knesset House...

Mike Pence denounces alleged arson of Israeli flag in his Indiana hometown

By GRACE GILSON

(JTA) — Former Vice President Mike Pence has weighed in against antisemitism after officials in his Indiana town say a costly fire may have been caused by arson to an Israeli flag displayed on a local barn.

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