Articles by: JewishNews-Abe

Odd couple Israel and Egypt enjoying ‘best times ever’

Odd couple Israel and Egypt enjoying ‘best times ever’

Though the Jewish state remains deeply unpopular on Arab street, Israeli envoy says Cairo, Jerusalem see ‘eye-to-eye’ on region   CAIRO (AP) — Blast walls,… Read More ›

America’s suicide epidemic is getting so bad there’s now a ‘suicide belt’

America’s suicide epidemic is getting so bad there’s now a ‘suicide belt’

  Imagine that the rate of terrorism deaths in the United States had risen dramatically over the past 15 years. Imagine that this rise in… Read More ›

Wall Street’s favorite technology set out to disrupt how we transfer money, but may end up changing everything else instead

Wall Street’s favorite technology set out to disrupt how we transfer money, but may end up changing everything else instead

  Bitcoin was created to revolutionize the way we pay for things. The decentralized control, quick payment processing and blockchain technology Bitcoin championed was intended… Read More ›

Tesla is about to repeat history — and that’s not a good thing

Tesla is about to repeat history — and that’s not a good thing

  On Sunday, Tesla reported its vehicle deliveries for the second quarter. Deliveries were slightly lower than for the first quarter: 14,370 vehicles in total, with 9,745… Read More ›

Staten Island, NY – Hoping To Save Sanctuary, SI Synagogue Sues Oorah

Staten Island, NY – Hoping To Save Sanctuary, SI Synagogue Sues Oorah

Staten Island, NY – A nine year old partnership between a New Jersey based outreach organization and a Staten Island synagogue is headed for the… Read More ›

Washington – Trump Meets Senator Ernst Amid Vice Presidential Speculation

Washington – Trump Meets Senator Ernst Amid Vice Presidential Speculation

  Washington – Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump met with U.S. Senator Joni Ernst of Iowa on Monday, feeding speculation she could be on… Read More ›

New York, NY – Authorities: Tests Conducted On Explosive That Hurt Man In Central Park

New York, NY – Authorities: Tests Conducted On Explosive That Hurt Man In Central Park

  New York, NY – Investigators are conducting a forensic examination to identify the explosive compound that blew up in Central Park, seriously injuring the… Read More ›

To repair a broken world: The words of Elie Wiesel

To repair a broken world: The words of Elie Wiesel

The prolific author, scholar and humanitarian, who has died at 87, leaves a legacy of memory   As a witness to the horrors of the Holocaust,… Read More ›

Obama: Elie Wiesel was ‘the conscience of the world’

Obama: Elie Wiesel was ‘the conscience of the world’

US president eulogizes deceased Holocaust survivor and activist, whose life, he says, was an example to humanity to ‘never be bystanders to injustice or indifferent… Read More ›

Elie Wiesel gave the Holocaust a face and the world a conscience

Elie Wiesel gave the Holocaust a face and the world a conscience

Perhaps more than any other figure, the late scholar and activist came to embody the legacy of the Shoah and the community of survivors  … Read More ›

Reporting for reserve duty—in their second trimester

Reporting for reserve duty—in their second trimester

Two six-month-pregnant reservists spoke with Ynet from their army base during their reserve service; while many look for excuses to get out of reserves, ‘I’m… Read More ›

New bill to strengthen Security Cabinet at expense of PM

New bill to strengthen Security Cabinet at expense of PM

Yesh Atid has proposed a new bill that depends on Bayit Yehudi to put it on the agenda; the proposed law would, inter alia, require… Read More ›

Haredi parties threaten PM to cancel Western-Wall agreement

Haredi parties threaten PM to cancel Western-Wall agreement

The heads of Shas and United Torah Judaism met on Wednesday with Netanyahu to insist that he back down from the agreement to create a… Read More ›

Erdogan blasts 2010 Gaza flotilla organizers for undermining deal with Israel

Erdogan blasts 2010 Gaza flotilla organizers for undermining deal with Israel

The IHH denounced the agreement for the restoration of diplomatic ties between Ankara and Jerusalem as amounting to the acceptance of Israel’s blockade of the… Read More ›

Jerusalemites remain unmoved by diplomatic reconciliation with Turkey

Jerusalemites remain unmoved by diplomatic reconciliation with Turkey

“It’s too dangerous there, and they don’t like us,” says one Israeli.   The restoration of diplomatic ties with Turkey held little sway over a cross-section… Read More ›

Two Israelis wounded in attack after terrorist infiltrates Kiryat Arba

Two Israelis wounded in attack after terrorist infiltrates Kiryat Arba

Security forces shoot, kill attacker at scene of West Bank attack; teen girl in critical condition.   Two Israeli civilian were wounded after a terrorist… Read More ›

Euro 2016: Last-gasp Ricardo Quaresma goal sinks Croatia

Euro 2016: Last-gasp Ricardo Quaresma goal sinks Croatia

  Portugal conjured up a last-gasp extra time winner through Ricardo Quaresma to break Croatian hearts Saturday and secure a quarterfinal place at Euro 2016.… Read More ›

Bodies identified as 2 missing family members in Florida, officials say

Bodies identified as 2 missing family members in Florida, officials say

Two bodies recovered in the search for a missing Florida family have been identified and rescue crews have ended search operations, Coast Guard Capt. Gregory… Read More ›

Brexit: An often rocky marriage ends in sudden divorce

Brexit: An often rocky marriage ends in sudden divorce

London – As marriages go, 43 years is not bad. But ever since Britain and Europe tied the knot in 1973, the relationship has been… Read More ›

Iceland: Island’s saga just got ‘crazy’ with England up next

Iceland: Island’s saga just got ‘crazy’ with England up next

Written off by Cristiano Ronaldo as having a “small mentality,” Iceland struck it big at Euro 2016 after beating Austria in dramatic finish to reach… Read More ›