TV Military Drama ‘Homeland’ Taps Into America’s Psyche

By Naomi Pfefferman
Published on October 19, 2011

Will the Democrats cave on telecom immunity?

By Raphael J. Sonenshein
Published on June 19, 2008

It’s time to act on Saudis’ support of terror

By Neal Sher
Published on December 20, 2007

King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia was stunned at the hostile reception he received during a recent visit to London. It seems our British friends are much more attuned than we are to the nefarious role the Saudis continue to play in financing and fomenting terror.

Jewish groups change tack on Supreme Court cases

By Ron Kampeas
Published on October 4, 2007

With hot-button domestic issues not expected to play a major role in the new U.S. Supreme Court session, Jewish groups are entering the fray over the right of judicial review for foreign detainees.

From Durban to Beersheba

By Harold Brackman
Published on September 2, 2004

The horrid bus bombings in Beersheba on Tuesday, which claimed the lives of 16 Israelis, including a 3-year-old boy, are grim reminders that the war on terror continues to rage in Israel.

World Briefs

By JTA Staff
Published on March 25, 2004

World Briefs

Four Words Slow Fight Against Terror

By James D. Besser
Published on October 9, 2003

At home, the Bush administration is trying to convince a dubious nation that it needs even more law-enforcement powers to wage an effective war against terrorism, and around the world it continues to wage an uphill battle to enlist the rest of the world in the fight.

Figuring Out Sharon

By Mitchell Danow
Published on March 14, 2002

Talk about confusing.

Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon may have a strategy, but in a week that has seen dizzying numbers of Israeli and Palestinian casualties, many are left scratching their heads trying to figure out what Sharon is up to.

Calling It Like It Is

By Rabbi Daniel Gordis
Published on February 28, 2002

Not long ago, we were invited to friends for Shabbat lunch. They'd recently moved into a new apartment, in more or less the same neighborhood, and over the course of conversation, someone asked them how they liked the new location. Our hostess, a refined and relatively private person, said that she liked the new location much better. She mentioned a number of reasons, following which she added that from the new apartment, they didn't hear as much of the shooting at Gilo during the night. "And in the old place," she added as a kind of afterthought, "I just couldn't stand making love to the sound of gunfire."