Articles by: JewishNews-Abe

Trump and Clinton are set to face off in what’s expected to be the most watched debate ever

Trump and Clinton are set to face off in what’s expected to be the most watched debate ever

Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are set to face off directly onstage for the first time Monday night in front of what’s expected to be… Read More ›

Only 30% of Israelis think police treats everyone equally

Only 30% of Israelis think police treats everyone equally

A Central Bureau of Statistics survey shows that public trust in the law enforcement establishment is low, with just 39% of Israelis holding a positive… Read More ›

TV presenter attacked in Mea Shearim

TV presenter attacked in Mea Shearim

Hila Korach came to film a segment in the ultra-Orthodox Jerusalem neighborhood and was attacked by youths. Korach claims she and her crew were surrounded,… Read More ›

Alternative wedding revolution underway in Israel

Alternative wedding revolution underway in Israel

A real drama is taking place under the Chief Rabbinate’s radar, as a secret movement of private halachic marriages is coming out of the shadows… Read More ›

Netanyahu: I hope Obama won’t help Palestinians unilaterally establish a state

Netanyahu: I hope Obama won’t help Palestinians unilaterally establish a state

Speaking with Channel 2 from New York City, Netanyahu was asked arguably the most pressing question facing his rule as prime minister.   Prime Minister… Read More ›

First Israeli New York assemblywoman will continue to fight boycotts and antisemitism

First Israeli New York assemblywoman will continue to fight boycotts and antisemitism

Rozic proudly keeps an Israeli flag at her desk in the assembly, but her connection is not just symbolic.   NEW YORK – When NY… Read More ›

Netanyahu to ask Clinton, Trump not to back imposing a diplomatic solution on Israel

Netanyahu to ask Clinton, Trump not to back imposing a diplomatic solution on Israel

Netanyahu has taken great pains to remain outside of this campaign, especially following his experience during the last campaign, when the widely accepted perception was… Read More ›

India conducts successful test of Barak 8 missile system

India conducts successful test of Barak 8 missile system

The Israeli surface-to-air missile system, designed to handle various aerial threats, has once more been successfully tested by the Indian government on Tuesday; system’s capabilities… Read More ›

A powder keg waiting to explode

A powder keg waiting to explode

Op-ed: The binational state being created between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River is based on deep and extremely dangerous economic gaps, not just… Read More ›

Israel inundated with letters ‘To God’

Israel inundated with letters ‘To God’

Ever year, ahead of Rosh Hashanah, hundreds of letters are sent to Israel from around the globe addressed “To God,” “The Heavenly Father,” which are… Read More ›

Sisi urges Israel to end regional instability by making peace with the Palestinians

Sisi urges Israel to end regional instability by making peace with the Palestinians

The Egyptian leader called for a solution which would provide security for Israel, a state for Palestinians and prosperity and peace for both sides.  … Read More ›

Analysis: Cease-fire collapse means indefinite bloodletting in Syria

Analysis: Cease-fire collapse means indefinite bloodletting in Syria

This cease-fire, agreed between the US and Russia, received its death blow Monday, when a humanitarian aid convoy was bombed west of Aleppo, killing 21… Read More ›

Uptick in ‘lone wolves’ puts police on edge

Uptick in ‘lone wolves’ puts police on edge

Shin Bet to increase security measures after latest wave of attacks in Jerusalem, Hebron.   Police are on high alert in Jerusalem and Hebron after… Read More ›

Anti-gay MK bashfully admits he, too, harbors fantasies that dare not speak their name

Anti-gay MK bashfully admits he, too, harbors fantasies that dare not speak their name

Addressing once more his position that same-sex urges must be controlled, MK Bezalel Smotrich (Bayit Yehudi) confessed that he has sexual fantasies of his own,… Read More ›

UN Sec. Gen. admonishes PM over ‘ethnic cleansing’ remark, calls settlements roadblock to peace

UN Sec. Gen. admonishes PM over ‘ethnic cleansing’ remark, calls settlements roadblock to peace

United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon voiced his apprehension regarding Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s response to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas saying that he would not… Read More ›

No chance for a full ceasefire in Syria

No chance for a full ceasefire in Syria

Analysis: The opposing interests of the many external and internal elements involved in the fighting in Syria make it impossible to reach any political settlement… Read More ›

Defense expert: Azaria did not kill Palestinian attacker

Defense expert: Azaria did not kill Palestinian attacker

The defense has asked the court to ignore Azaria’s initial statements about the incident, which hurt his case, claiming he was in shock.   Abdel… Read More ›

OECD report: Israel’s gender pay gap is higher than average

OECD report: Israel’s gender pay gap is higher than average

Israel also lags behind on student spending.   Israel spends less per student and maintains higher gender pay gaps than other developed countries, according to… Read More ›

Decision expected soon when to wake Peres

Decision expected soon when to wake Peres

Condition of former president remains serious but stable.   Doctors and family members of former president Shimon Peres will make a decision as early as this… Read More ›

Netanyahu stalls release of report on stores open on Shabbat

Netanyahu stalls release of report on stores open on Shabbat

Following weeks of tension regarding construction and shops opening on Shabbat, Netanyahu stalls report on findings from committee established to resolve the issue.   Prime… Read More ›