Loughner’s parents acted on signs of danger before Giffords attack

Published on March 28, 2013

The parents of Jared Loughner, concerned by his erratic behavior, confiscated a gun and disabled his car in the months before the killing spree that critically wounded congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords.

Gaza rocket hits city near Tel Aviv, no damage or casualties

Published on November 15, 2012

What happened to Rabin’s memorial day?

By Noga Gur-Arieh
Published on October 29, 2012

Iran arrests alleged assassins of nuclear scientists

Published on June 14, 2012

Iranian security forces have arrested the alleged assassins of thee nuclear scientists, an official state news agency reported.

Rabin assassin’s brother set to leave prison

Published on April 23, 2012

Hagai Amir, the brother of Yitzhak Rabin's assassin Yigal Amir, is scheduled to be released from an Israeli prison after more than 16 years in solitary confinement.

Singapore police deny report of assassination plot against Barak

Published on February 16, 2012

Singapore police denied a Kuwaiti newspaper's report of a thwarted assassination plot against Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak.

Plot reportedly uncovered to kill Jews in Azerbaijan

Published on January 25, 2012

At least two citizens of Azerbaijan reportedly have been arrested in connection with an alleged plot to kill two Jewish educators and the Israeli ambassador in Baku.

Obama assassination column raises question: Why do some Jews see Obama as so sinister?

Published on January 24, 2012

When news outlets began reporting last Friday that the owner of the Atlanta Jewish Times had published an opinion column seemingly suggesting that Israel might be wise to assassinate President Obama, the response from prominent American Jews was fast and furious.

Atlanta Jewish Times publisher resigns over Obama assassination column

Published on January 23, 2012

The owner and publisher of the Atlanta Jewish Times has resigned and is seeking a buyer in the wake of a column he wrote speculating that Israel would consider assassinating President Obama.

Atlanta Jewish Times apologizes for Obama assassination scenario

Published on January 20, 2012

The owner of the Atlanta Jewish Times apologized for an opinion column in which he counted President Obama's assassination as among Israel's options in heading off a nuclear Iran.

Man with ‘Israel’ tattoo charged with attempting to assassinate Obama

Published on November 17, 2011

A man arrested in an alleged shooting near the White House who has "Israel" tattooed on his neck was charged with attempting to assassinate President Obama.

Amir’s minyan request rejected

Published on November 17, 2011

An Israeli court has rejected a request by Yitzhak Rabin's assassin, Yigal Amir, to allow him to pray with a minyan.

Iran observers: Assassination bid underscores nuclear threat

Published on October 18, 2011

Iran watchers say the revelation of an alleged plot to hire Mexican contract killers to assassinate the Saudi Arabian ambassador to Washington signals the Iranian regime's deepening radicalization.

Afghan peace council head Burhanuddin Rabbani killed in Kabul

Published on September 20, 2011

The head of Afghanistan's High Peace Council, former President Burhanuddin Rabbani, who had been tasked with trying to negotiate a political end to the war, was killed at his home on Tuesday, a senior police officer said.

New evidence reportedly links Hezbollah to Hariri killing

Published on November 22, 2010

New evidence links Hezbollah to the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, according to a Canadian Broadcasting Corp. report.

Israeli military admits killing of Gaza terrorist

Published on November 4, 2010

The Israel Defense Forces confirmed that it assassinated a senior Palestinian terrorist in the Gaza Strip.

Israel marking Rabin assassination

Published on October 19, 2010

The assassination of Yitzhak Rabin "must not be forgiven or forgotten," Israeli President Shimon Peres said at a candlelighting ceremony marking the 15th anniversary of the tragedy.

New Dubai assassination suspects identified

Published on May 6, 2010

Five more suspects have been identified in the investigation into the assassination of a Hamas commander in Dubai, The Wall Street Journal reported.

Who killed Benazir Bhutto?

By Rami G. Khouri
Published on January 3, 2008

The tragic assassination of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto will engulf Pakistan in grief and turmoil. Her death symbolizes the wider calamity that envelops us all -- throughout the Middle East, Asia, Europe and the United States.

Rocket attacks pose huge policy dilemma for Israel

By Leslie Susser
Published on May 24, 2007

More than a week of unabated Qassam rocket attacks on Sderot has created a huge policy dilemma for the Israeli government: What should it do to stop radical Gaza-based terrorists from firing missiles on Israeli civilians and causing pandemonium in the border town of 22,000.

Letters

Published on November 10, 2005

Letters to the Editor.

With Us—Always

By Rob Eshman
Published on November 10, 2005

The communitywide memorial rally held in Los Angeles just days after the 1995 assassination of Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin was heart-wrenching, tearful, agonizing and awful.

But it was also good.

The Nation and The World

Published on February 17, 2005

The Nation and The World.

The Blood of Arafat

By Deanne Stillman
Published on November 18, 2004

There are reports that Yasser Arafat died from a blood disorder. His death, and in particular these reports, reminds me of a strange photograph that flew across the wires a couple days after Sept. 11. In it, Arafat was giving blood at the Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, arm outstretched and primed with a green tourniquet, needle in vein, blood flowing into a vial that would soon be en route to New York City. His donation would become part of what was quickly becoming a vast stockpile of blood for survivors who were thought and hoped to be clinging to life under the collapsed towers. I was in New York that day, and I remember studying the image and wondering about all the buckets of blood he himself had spilled. The more I looked at the photo, the more it seemed as if he was wondering about the same thing.

Your Letters

Published on April 22, 2004

Your letters

Slaying Raises U.S. Peace Plan Concern

By Ron Kampeas
Published on March 25, 2004

The death of Sheik Ahmad Yassin will pave the way to Palestinian moderation, Israel and its friends in Washington say.

But others, including Bush administration officials, are worried that the road just got a lot bumpier.

Will Sheik’s Assassination Bring Stability?

By Leslie Susser
Published on March 25, 2004

No one believes Israel is a safer place just after the assassination of Sheik Ahmad Yassin, leader of the terrorist group Hamas.

The question is whether the assassination and continued Israeli pressure on Hamas will contribute to stability over time.

World Briefs

By JTA Staff
Published on December 19, 2002

The United States has convinced Israel and Egypt to accept an immediate cut in the American presence in the Sinai, JTA has learned.

Time’s on his Side

By Michael Aushenker
Published on January 24, 2002

There's no denying that Fox's critically acclaimed "24" is a fast-moving show that, unlike other dramas, operates in "real time" -- each 60-minute episode's action literally unfolds over an hour's time.
But what series co-creator Joel Surnow never anticipated was that his rookie show would move as fast in the real world: Not even halfway through its first season,"24" was nominated for Best TV Drama and Best Actor (Kiefer Sutherland)Golden Globes.Dark horse Sutherland won over perennial award show favorites Martin Sheen and James Gandolfini.

Assassination

By Rob Eshman
Published on October 18, 2001

I don't know that the assassination of Rechavam Ze'evi changes the entire Middle East equation, as Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon announced Tuesday. England's Prime Minister Tony Blair called for a measured response, which struck many Israelis as laughable, considering the massive military force Britain and the United States have arrayed against the Taliban. It may be unfair that Israel must be constrained while America can pummel Afghanistan at will, but so it goes. There is so far no indication that President George W. Bush or our allies are going to let the Israeli minister's murder change their vision of how the war on terror should be waged, or how the post-war world should ultimately look.

Acts of Vengeance

By Eric Silver
Published on January 4, 2001

Twenty thousand mourners, seething with anger, followed the bodies of Binyamin and Talia Kahane through downtown Jerusalem to the Givat Shaul cemetery last Sunday night. Most of them were Orthodox yeshiva students, admirers of Meir Kahane, the assassinated founder of the Jewish Defense League and of the outlawed Kach party. The rabbi's son and daughter-in-law, aged 34 and 31 respectively, had been shot by Palestinian gunmen as they drove home from a Jerusalem Shabbat to the West Bank settlement of Kfar Tapuach. Five of their six children were injured.

Leah’s Legacy

By Eric Silver
Published on November 16, 2000

After Yitzhak Rabin was assassinated five years ago this month, his wife Leah cast herself as the unforgiving scourge of the Israeli right, which she blamed for fostering the atmosphere in which a Jewish radical, Yigal Amir, pulled the trigger.

Sharing Hope for Peace

By Jane Ulman
Published on November 16, 2000

On Nov. 9, five years after the assassination of Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, Milken Community High School students reached across 7,563 miles and 10 time zones to their sister school, Tichon Chadash, in Tel Aviv.

A Rabbi’s Fatwa

By Larry Derfner
Published on March 23, 2000

After Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, ruler of the Shas (Sephardi ultra-Orthodox) party, caused an uproar this week by pronouncing a kind of Jewish fatwa on liberal Education Minister Yossi Sarid, one of Yosef's minions tried to jump into the fray.

Cover Story

By Joel Kotkin
Published on June 18, 1998

The recent revelations about the South OrangeCounty Community College District's desire to offer a course that, inpart, blames the Mossad and the Anti-Defamation League for theassassination of President John F. Kennedy read something like a badclipping from the area's far-right past.

Oh, What a Tangled Web…

By Eric Silver
Published on October 9, 1997

The botched assassination attempt on a Hamas official in Amman onSept. 25 has turned into a security, as well as a diplomatic,disaster for Israel. Commentators are calling for the resignations ofboth Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and chief of the Mossadexternal security service, Gen. Danny Yatom.

Beyond the Orange Curtain

By Joel Kotkin
Published on September 11, 1997

The recent revelations about the South OrangeCounty Community College District's desire to offer a course that, inpart, blames the Mossad and the Anti-Defamation League for theassassination of President John F. Kennedy read something like a badclipping from the area's far-right past.

Conspiracy Theory

By Tom Tugend
Published on August 28, 1997

Did the Mossad kill JFK? Serious researchers hardly think so. Following a day of public protests, organizers canceled the college seminar in which a speaker would "prove" that Israel's Mossad intelligence agency masterminded the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.