Israeli flag burned at pro-Palestinian rally in Vancouver
Protesters took to the streets of downtown Vancouver this weekend, to express their opposition to Donald Trump recognizing Jerusalem as the Israeli capital.
Palestinians riot in Gaza, West Bank
A Palestinian man was killed and hundreds were wounded Friday in the West Bank and Gaza Strip as Palestinians protested the Trump administration’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital.
UPDATED: Mixed Canadian reaction to Trump’s Israel bombshell
Canada will not follow the United States’ lead and recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, a move that was hailed by mainstream Jewish organizations.
Trump will recognize Jerusalem as capital, but embassy stays put for now
U.S. President Donald Trump will recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, but will not open an embassy there for years, and will reassure Palestinians that his recognition does not impinge on their claims to the city.
Trump calls Netanyahu, Abbas and Jordan’s Abdullah ahead of anticipated Jerusalem decision
President Donald Trump scheduled calls with the leaders of Israel, Jordan and the Palestinian territories a day ahead of a rumored announcement of a change in U.S. policy on the status of Jerusalem.
Same people condemning Trump’s moral equivalence apply it to Palestinian terrorism
Much of the fury about Trump’s moral equivalence and cycle-of-violence-speak comes from the same people who condemn Palestinian terrorism with moral equivalence and cycle-of-violence-speak.
Recharging the soul, contemplating politics under the Tuscan sun
My fear that the Trump presidency has opened the door for hate and bigotry seems to prove itself daily.
Trump, family make private visit to Western Wall
President Donald Trump became the first sitting U.S. president to go to the holy site.
Is Trump owed an apology after JCC threat arrest?
Within seconds of the news of the arrest in Israel of an Israeli-American teenager for the bulk of the JCC bomb threats, Twitter lit up with Jewish anxiety.
Trump-era sermons should focus on character, not policy
One of the reasons I switched synagogues was for want of a better sermon. Rabbis have a choice to critique the Trump administration’s policies in their sermons. But in some senses, that would represent a missed opportunity.
