JTA
By JTA
-
Fast Forward Spanish Lawmaker Decries ‘Jewish Market’ Budget
A pro-Israel Spanish politician apologized for using the term “Jewish market” in describing budget negotiations. Jose Antonio Monago, the president of the local government of the Spanish autonomous region of Extremadura, said his statement was inappropriate but had been taken out of context. Monago, in an apology appearing Thursday in the Europa Press news agency,…
-
Fast Forward AIPAC Caves on Iran Sanctions Push
The American Israel Public Affairs Committee backed away from pressing for passage of an Iran sanctions bill at this time. In a speech Thursday on the Senate floor, sponsor Sen. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) said dealing with Iran deserved “a spirit of bipartisanship and unity,” and rejected bids to make it a partisan issue. “I hope…
-
Fast Forward New York Assembly Tweaking Bill on Israel Boycott
The New York Assembly is modifying a bill that would bar state funds from being used for groups that boycott Israeli universities. A spokesman for Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, who sponsored the bill, told The Wall Street Journal’s Law Blog on Wednesday that the bill was being altered to make clear that it did not…
-
Fast Forward Hungary Anti-Semitic Jobbik Party Plans Rally in Shuttered Synagogue
Efforts are underway to prevent Hungary’s far-right Jobbik party from holding a political rally in a former synagogue. Last week, the chairman of the local chapter of the opposition Hungarian Socialist Party sent an open letter to the mayor of Esztergom urging her to bar the rally from the synagogue. “The choice of location for…
-
Fast Forward British Lawmaker Aiden Burley Quits Over Nazi-Themed Party
A British lawmaker who arranged a Nazi-themed bachelor party in France said he will not seek re-election. “After a difficult time, I have decided to announce I will stand down at the next general election,” Aiden Burley of the Conservative Party announced on Wednesday, The Guardian reported. The announcement came two weeks after an internal…
-
Fast Forward Israeli Lawmaker David Rotem Sorry for ‘Reform Not Jewish’ Remark
Israeli lawmaker David Rotem apologized for comments attributed to him that said members of the Reform movement are not Jewish, saying his words were “misinterpreted.” “Comments attributed to me regarding the Reform Movement have been misinterpreted by elements within the media. I have never said belonging to the Reform Movement makes anyone less Jewish,” Rotem…
-
Fast Forward Dallas Rabbi Yaakov Rich Faces $50K Suit Over ‘Home’ Synagogue
A Dallas-area rabbi who uses his home as a synagogue is being sued by a neighbor who says it has lowered his property values. Rabbi Yaakov Rich told the local Fox affiliate Fox4 in a video posted Wednesday that his 3,700-square-foot home is a synagogue with about 25 members. A website identifies his synagogue as…
-
Fast Forward Shimon Peres Gives ‘Largest’ Online Civics Class
Israel’s President Shimon Peres delivered an on-line civics class to more than 9,000 Israeli high school students in 215 classrooms across Israel, setting a new world record. The Presidential Class, held Thursday morning at Cisco Israel headquarters in Netanya, was billed as the largest on-line civics class in the world. Cisco officials decided to make…
Explore
Most Popular
- 1
News Israeli President Isaac Herzog’s selection as JTS commencement speaker roils graduating class
- 2
Film & TV A new documentary challenges stereotypes about Orthodox Jewish women — and their wigs
- 3
News Analysis: As Democrats unite behind Platner, Schumer’s future as leader faces tests
- 4
Sports NBA coach Steve Kerr: ‘Israel sought revenge for Oct. 7 and now 72,000 Palestinians have been killed’
In Case You Missed It
-
Fast Forward The new face of Holocaust denial is harder to spot — and more dangerous
-
Fast Forward London’s Metropolitan Police launches new 100-officer unit to protect Jewish communities
-
Fast Forward ADL says antisemitic incidents dropped by a third in 2025, but assaults reached record levels
-
News Protesters picket Manhattan synagogue over Israel real estate sale, testing Mamdani and new law