Deep divisions apparent as Israelis head to polls
Relaxing on a bench on Rothschild Boulevard here, first-time voters Ellie Ashkenazi and Ziv Oran, both 18, talked about wanting to oust Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Relaxing on a bench on Rothschild Boulevard here, first-time voters Ellie Ashkenazi and Ziv Oran, both 18, talked about wanting to oust Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Israelis turned out in large numbers for a parliamentary election on Tuesday, with Prime Minister Benjamin \”Bibi\” Netanyahu seeking a fourth term but facing a strong challenge from the center-left opposition.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faced a fight for his political survival on Tuesday as Israelis voted in an election that opinion polls predict the center-left opposition could win.
JewishJournal.com will present Shalom Hartman Institute President Donniel Hartman and iEngage Project Fellow and prizewinning author Yossi Klein Halevi in a live Election Day webinar program from Jerusalem on March 17.
Iran and major world powers have been making headway in identifying technical options for a historic nuclear deal as an end-March deadline nears but difficult issues must still be addressed, U.S. and Iranian officials said on Tuesday.
Hillel President Eric Fingerhut’s decision to withdraw from the upcoming J Street conference has again drawn Hillel into conflict over the boundaries of acceptable criticism of Israel.
The jury has been seated in the trial of a Syracuse, N.Y., physician accused of murdering his wife.
Two swastikas were spray-painted on a Jewish fraternity house at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tenn.\n
Student leaders at Northeastern University rejected a resolution that had the Boston school divesting from companies doing business with Israel.