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May 10, 2013
2:15 am

Secretary of State John Kerry, right, delivering a Joint Statement with Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jabr Al-Thani in Washington, April 29, 2013. (photo credit: US State Department/JTA)

Why Qatar? Why now? And what about Hamas?

Oil-rich gulf state, pushing to make its name as a Mideast peace broker, is driving the revivification of the 2002 Arab Peace Initiative

By Ron Kampeas

May 8, 2013
12:15 am

Tzila Levy, left, and Adi Lavy, married on New York City's Williamsburg Bridge, seen in the background, Oct. 27, 2012. (photo credit: Courtesy Immigration Equality/JTA)

Israeli couple is face of gay family reunification efforts

The US government has yet to acknowledge same-sex marriage, leaving Adi Lavy and Tzila Levy in immigration purgatory. The ticket out for them and 36,000 other binational LGBT couples? The Leahy bill

By Ron Kampeas

May 3, 2013
5:09 pm

Memphis-based Corky’s fires up brisket for brachas

Replacing its smiling pig logo with a happy cow, the landmark Jewish-owned pork BBQ place goes kosher for a day school fundraiser

By Ron Kampeas

April 25, 2013
5:36 am

Gene Sperling, the chairman of President Obama’s Council of Economic Advisers, speaking at the Reform movement's Consultation on Conscience on April 23. (Photo credit: Courtesy Religious Action Center)

White House turns to Jewish groups for budget battle help

As sequestration looms, the Obama administration is seeking support to break the Congressional deadlock, warning that Jewish interests will feel the pinch too

By Ron Kampeas

April 24, 2013
10:50 pm

Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, the chairwoman of the Republican Conference in the US House of Representatives, at the center of a Jewish leaders roundtable in Washington, April 12, 2013. (photo credit: Courtesy House Republican Conference/JTA)

GOP wants more Jewish confabs — even if they bring up ‘forcible rape’

Republicans are reaching beyond their comfort zone in an effort to make inroads with the wider Jewish community

By Ron Kampeas

April 17, 2013
1:56 am

Michael Oren (photo credit: Wikimedia Commons CC-BY-Anne Mandlebaum)

Be careful about arming rebels, Israeli ambassador says

Michael Oren: Jerusalem and Washington watching situation in Egypt; there must be a ‘credible military threat’ toward Iran

By Ron Kampeas

April 17, 2013
1:17 am

FBI agents gather near the finish line of the Boston Marathon on Tuesday, April 16, 2013. (photo credit: Winslow Townson/AP)

Who bombed Boston? Word for now is caution

After years of wrongful speculation that on occasion has ruined innocent lives, White House takes care not to rush to judgement

By Ron Kampeas

April 14, 2013
3:11 pm

A Customs officer checks a passenger's passport after arriving at Washington-Dulles International Airport (illustrative photo: James Tourtellotte/ Department of Homeland Security)

Israeli policy complicates push for visa-free entry to US

Security concerns lead Jerusalem to refrain from fully reciprocating on travel waiver

By Ron Kampeas

April 6, 2013
2:48 am

Klansmen exiting the Shelby County Courthouse in Memphis, Tennessee, moments before their rally, March 30, 2013. (photo credit: JTA/Blake Billings)

Jewish group exercises motto of ‘vigilance without panic’ at Memphis KKK rally

Response coordinated by Secure Community Network seen as national model, as US experiences resurgence of anti-government and white supremacist groups

By Ron Kampeas

March 26, 2013
7:35 am

.An Israeli emergency rescue team examines the remains of a bus bombed by Hezbollah in Bulgaria in July. (Dano Monkotovic/FLASH90/JTA)

Cyprus verdict may undercut Hezbollah in Europe

Operative’s conviction in plot to attack Israelis may convince more EU members to designate and penalize group as a terrorist organization

By Ron Kampeas

March 23, 2013
12:55 am

A delegation of the Council for a Secure America meets with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu last month in Jerusalem. (Admon HaCohen, Courtesy of the Council for a Secure America via JTA)

US Jews weigh oil vs. environment in Mideast policy

A new alliance between Israel advocates and energy companies raises questions about how to weaken reliance on foreign suppliers

By Ron Kampeas

March 20, 2013
12:28 am

Iranian Jews eligible to immigrate to the US because of the Lautenberg Amendment arrive at Los Angeles International Airport in 2009. (Courtesy of HIAS via JTA)

Lifeline for US law that aided Soviet, now Iranian Jews

Jewish groups are among those advocating a stronger status for effort to shelter persecuted religious minorities

By Ron Kampeas

March 19, 2013
9:26 pm

Syrian demonstrators march through the Yarmouk Palestinian refugee camp, near Damascus, to mark Jerusalem Day, in 2007. (photo credit: AP/Bassem Tellawi)

Palestinian refugees in Syria could impact Israel

Mounting pressure caused by ongoing civil war may influence discussion on right of return and regional stability

By Ron Kampeas

February 27, 2013
7:26 pm

AIPAC agenda omits Obama, Netanyahu and the Palestinians

Pro-Israel lobby’s annual conference, set for next week in Washington, will be first in seven years without US or Israeli leader

By Ron Kampeas

February 20, 2013
5:16 am

At Mazel Academy in Brooklyn, Torah scrolls were unrolled to dry after being damaged by floodwaters from Hurricane Sandy (Ben Harris/JTA)

Jewish groups at odds over hurricane relief

Bill granting FEMA funds to Sandy-damaged synagogues sparks uncharacteristic response

By Ron Kampeas

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The Times of Israel

The one-stop news site
covering Israel, the region and
the Jewish people worldwide

Founding editor:
David Horovitz

Fair, fresh and fast

The Jewish world's
fastest-growing
news site

Writer: Ron Kampeas

Why Qatar? Why now? And what about Hamas?

Oil-rich gulf state, pushing to make its name as a Mideast peace broker, is driving the revivification of the 2002 Arab Peace Initiative

Israeli couple is face of gay family reunification efforts

The US government has yet to acknowledge same-sex marriage, leaving Adi Lavy and Tzila Levy in immigration purgatory. The ticket out for them and 36,000 other binational LGBT couples? The Leahy bill

Memphis-based Corky’s fires up brisket for brachas

Replacing its smiling pig logo with a happy cow, the landmark Jewish-owned pork BBQ place goes kosher for a day school fundraiser

White House turns to Jewish groups for budget battle help

As sequestration looms, the Obama administration is seeking support to break the Congressional deadlock, warning that Jewish interests will feel the pinch too

GOP wants more Jewish confabs — even if they bring up ‘forcible rape’

Republicans are reaching beyond their comfort zone in an effort to make inroads with the wider Jewish community

Be careful about arming rebels, Israeli ambassador says

Michael Oren: Jerusalem and Washington watching situation in Egypt; there must be a ‘credible military threat’ toward Iran

Who bombed Boston? Word for now is caution

After years of wrongful speculation that on occasion has ruined innocent lives, White House takes care not to rush to judgement

Israeli policy complicates push for visa-free entry to US

Security concerns lead Jerusalem to refrain from fully reciprocating on travel waiver

Jewish group exercises motto of ‘vigilance without panic’ at Memphis KKK rally

Response coordinated by Secure Community Network seen as national model, as US experiences resurgence of anti-government and white supremacist groups

Cyprus verdict may undercut Hezbollah in Europe

Operative’s conviction in plot to attack Israelis may convince more EU members to designate and penalize group as a terrorist organization

US Jews weigh oil vs. environment in Mideast policy

A new alliance between Israel advocates and energy companies raises questions about how to weaken reliance on foreign suppliers

Lifeline for US law that aided Soviet, now Iranian Jews

Jewish groups are among those advocating a stronger status for effort to shelter persecuted religious minorities

Palestinian refugees in Syria could impact Israel

Mounting pressure caused by ongoing civil war may influence discussion on right of return and regional stability

AIPAC agenda omits Obama, Netanyahu and the Palestinians

Pro-Israel lobby’s annual conference, set for next week in Washington, will be first in seven years without US or Israeli leader

Jewish groups at odds over hurricane relief

Bill granting FEMA funds to Sandy-damaged synagogues sparks uncharacteristic response

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