Cuba
Cuba begins releasing prisoners under scrutiny of rights groups, US government
The decision to release the prisoners on the island comes after Washington's most intense pressure campaign in decades, although Havana denies any decision-making under US coercion.
US allows Russian oil tanker to reach Cuba, reversing course on blockade
Two humanitarian aid boats en route to Cuba are missing, Mexico says
US push for Western Hemisphere dominance could extend to Cuba and Nicaragua, experts say
Alan Gross, after spending 5 years in a Cuban prison, is starting over in Israel
He and his wife, Judy, had made aliyah, immigrating to Israel under the Law of Return.
Israel: ‘Shame on’ Germany for comparing Palestinians to Holocaust victims
“Is there no difference between Anne Frank and a Palestinian teenager stabbing innocent Jewish children with knives?”
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Trump to clamp down on Cuba travel, trade, curbing Obama's detente
The changes – though far-reaching – appear to be less sweeping than many US pro-engagement advocates had feared.
So close and yet so far: The Jews of Cuba
Cuban Jews face challenges with hope.
Books: Running from the past
Leonardo Padura pens a tale of Cuban Jewry, hidden lives and struggles with identity in a sweeping new novel.
Photo essay: Is Cuba changing?
Change in Cuba? Possibly, but remember, a lot has happened in almost 60 years.
One Israeli killed and eight injured in car accident in Cuba
According to Israel Radio, the injured, all in their 60s, suffered from minor to moderate injuries. One went though surgery overnight.
Entering a new era of tourism in Cuba
Today, vacationers are pouring in, but Cuba sorely lacks the basic tourist infrastructure.
The Castros, communism and kashrut: A slow resurgence for Cuba's Jews
Cuba also is becoming a more popular destination among young Israelis traveling after their army service.