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Israeli Politics
Children played at Ramah Darom.
September 17, 2021, 6:25 pm
LimmudFest 2021
Some 200 participants traveled to Camp Ramah Darom in Clayton, Georgia to take part in the retreat, which features a range of activities from learning sessions and hiking to arts and crafts.
By Arlene Caplan Appelrouth
Prime Minster Benjamin Netanyahu greets supporters during his victory speech on April 10, 2019 in Tel Aviv, Israel. (Photo by Amir Levy/Getty Images)
April 16, 2019, 4:54 pm
After Israeli Election Comes the Dealmaking
The problem with writing about Israeli politics is that predictions have a habit of being disproved even as they’re being published.
By Dave Schechter
Photo via AP // Fake news accounts are helping Netanyahu gain following.
April 3, 2019, 11:58 am
Fake Media Accounts Boost Netanyahu
To add to the already complicated web of the coming Israeli elections, a new report has concluded fake social media accounts are boosting Netanyahu.
By Patrice Worthy
Rabbi Peter Berg
March 27, 2019, 1:21 pm
The Elections in Israel Matter for Us All
American Zionists should track this election as carefully as our Israeli brothers and sisters.
By Rabbi Peter Berg
Margo Dix Gold
March 27, 2019, 1:16 pm
Integrity a Key in Israeli Election
No matter the issue, in all aspects of leadership, integrity matters.
By Margo Gold
March 27, 2019, 1:04 pm
Issues of Importance to American Jews in Israeli Election
There is much to be fascinated about regarding this election, including whether Netanyahu will again serve as the prime minister, becoming the country’s longest-serving premier.
By Richard Walter
From left: Blue and White party leaders Moshe Ya’alon, Benny Gantz, Yair Lapid and Gabi Ashkenazi pose for a picture after announcing their electoral alliance in Tel Aviv on February 21, 2019. (Jack Guez/AFP)
March 27, 2019, 12:56 pm
Israeli Election Scorecard
The run-up to the April 9 election of a new Knesset has been a balagan. A record 47 parties are contesting for the 120 Knesset seats.
By Dave Schechter
beginning May 10, 2023, travelers will, once again, be able to fly directly from Atlanta to Tel Aviv via Delta Airlines for the first time since August 20
March 20, 2019, 12:34 pm
To Vote or Not to Vote? The $1,000 Question
Money can be a huge factor for Israelis who want to vote but currently live outside the country.
By Jan Jaben-Eilon
Jan Jaben-Eilon
March 13, 2019, 2:01 pm
Jan Jaben-Eilon has Israel and News in her Blood
A dual citizen of Israel and the U.S., not to mention a world traveler, Jaben-Eilon knew since childhood she wanted to live in the Jewish state and be a journalist.
By Roni Robbins
Rabbi Adam Starr of Young Israel of Toco Hills (left) and #treehugger Rabbi Barry Kornblau of the Young Israel Congregation of Hollis Hills-Windsor Park in Queens, N.Y.
March 13, 2019, 12:35 pm
Feeling Insulted, YITH Awaits NCYI Response
The only levity thus far in the dispute between Young Israel of Toco Hills and the National Council of Young Israel has been a picture of a smiling man hugging a tree.
By Dave Schechter
The results of the last Israeli Knesset election in 2015.
March 13, 2019, 12:16 pm
Israel’s Knesset Elections 101
AJT breaks down Israel's Knesset elections, which will take place on April 9.
By Dave Schechter
March 13, 2019, 11:05 am
Excitement of Each Day
One would think that Mandeblit’s act of calling for an indictment of Netanyahu might have fractured his right-leaning allies in the election run-up. That did not happen.
By Rabbi David Geffen
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faces indictments in three cases.
March 6, 2019, 1:37 pm
Netanyahu’s Future with Fraud and Bribery Charges on the Horizon 
As Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faces indictments in three cases of alleged corruption, Atlantans expressed varying levels of faith in the Israeli justice system.
By Jan Jaben-Eilon
March 5, 2019, 8:05 pm
Young Israel of Toco Hills Demands Apology
The dispute between YITH and the National Council of Young Israel is playing out on social media, where the Atlanta congregation is making clear it's upset with the national body.
By Dave Schechter
The Dive, one of Bernstein and Bahr's recommendations for the 2019 AJFF.
January 23, 2019, 2:28 pm
Bernstein and Bahr’s Best Bets for the 2019 AJFF
From all these great films, here are our best bets, three of which are dramas and three are documentaries.
By Bob Bahr and Matthew Bernstein
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