Welcome to the Forward’s coverage of Israel, the Jewish state in the Middle East founded in 1948.
Israel
The Latest
-
Opinion A Shabbat Lesson From Doomed Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 — or Not
(Haaretz) — While the world anxiously awaits information regarding the mysterious disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, a perplexing Jewish angle to the story has emerged. In short, a Jewish traveler who is not Sabbath observant was booking a flight through a Jewish travel agent. The traveler planned on flying on Flight 370 on the…
-
Fast Forward British Architects Vote To Cut Ties With Israel Group Over Settlement Projects
The Royal Institute of British Architects approved a motion calling on the international Union of Architects to suspend its Israeli counterpart from membership until it refuses to accept projects in the West Bank. The vote by the Royal Institute of British Architects Council on March 19 passed 23 to 16 with 10 abstentions, the institute…
-
Fast Forward Chicago Students Push to Reverse 26-0 Loyola Israel Divestment Vote
Students at Loyola University are mobilizing to convince the president of the student government to veto a resolution calling on the university to divest from companies that do business in Israel. The Loyola United Student Government Association voted March 18 to call on the university to remove its holdings from eight companies that provide equipment…
-
Israel News 26 Billion Bucks: The Jewish Charity Industry Uncovered
The American Jewish community’s network of charity organizations is a font of Jewish power, a source of communal pride and a huge mystery. We know that the network exists. We know that its federations, social service groups and advocacy organizations influence America’s domestic and foreign policy, care for the old, educate the young and send…
-
Opinion How I Built My Jewish Charity Database
Last summer, I hit upon a way to measure Jewish institutional power: Using data from the IRS, I would gather financial information on every single Jewish organization that files a tax return. My first story based on that project is printed in this issue of the Forward. This addendum, which is only for readers with…
-
Opinion Baghdad Ranked ‘Worst City in World’ to Live In
Boy aims toy gun at wreckage of a Baghdad car bombing, one of 9 across Iraq that killed 14 on March 5. And that wasn’t Iraq’s worst day in March. / Getty Images Mission Accomplished: Just in time for the 11th anniversary of America’s war to liberate Iraq, a leading global business consulting firm comes…
-
Fast Forward Urged Sanctions on Russia Would Send Israel to World Cup
Israel would participate in the 2014 World Cup if the head of international soccer’s governing body heeds the suggestion of two U.S. senators to sanction Russia over its Crimea actions. Sens. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) and Dan Coates (R-Ind.) in their letter last week urged FIFA Chairman Sepp Blatter to suspend Russia from the World Cup…
-
Opinion Why a Sicilian Nun’s Song Moved Me as a Jew
I’m not usually the type of person who goes in for reality TV shows. Especially not when they revolve around singing competitions, and especially not when one of their singers’ performances becomes an overnight Internet sensation, to be endlessly posted and reposted on social media. So why did I feel compelled to watch a Sicilian…
Explore
Most Popular
- 1
News Exclusive: ADL chief compares student protesters to ISIS and al-Qaida in address to Republican officials
- 2
Opinion Greta Thunberg’s Gaza flotilla was never going to help Palestinians
- 3
Culture I ranked the NYC mayoral candidates exclusively based on their bagel orders
- 4
Opinion Mike Huckabee’s stunning, terrifying new gift to the Israeli right
In Case You Missed It
-
Opinion A precise, Chekhovian logic guided Israel’s strike on Iran — but chaos could come next
-
Fast Forward Will the US come to Israel’s defense as Iran retaliates for attack?
-
Fast Forward As Israel attacks Iran, Jews around the world open their Psalmbooks
-
Fast Forward Analysis: What to watch for as Israel escalates ‘shadow war’ with Iran
-
Shop the Forward Store
100% of profits support our journalism
