Tagged Irwin Cotler

Palestinian reconciliation creates an opportunity for families of slain soldiers held by Hamas

Leah Goldin, mother of late Israeli soldier Hadar Goldin, at a meeting in the Israeli parliament, April 19, 2017. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
December 26, 2017 / Ron Kampeas, JTA

WASHINGTON (JTA) — Israel’s government may be ambivalent about the nascent reconciliation between the Palestinian Authority and Hamas, but it outright opposes Palestinian bids for statehood recognition through international bodies, including the United Nations. However, for one influential Israeli constituency — the families of Israelis held captive in Hamas-controlled… Read more »

Op-Ed: Stop pretending to care about Iranians’ rights
June 22, 2013 / Shai Franklin, JTA

NEW YORK (JTA) — The recent Op-Ed in JTA championing human rights in Iran was very compelling but for two facts: It was co-authored by two of Israel’s greatest advocates, and they published it in JTA, a Jewish media outlet. As a community, we can be willing to bomb… Read more »