Articles by: JewishNews-Abe

British Jewry faces Brexit vote with fear and trepidation

British Jewry faces Brexit vote with fear and trepidation

For Jews there are three big questions regarding a continuing relationship with Europe: its attitudes to Israel, ritual slaughter and circumcision   LONDON — As… Read More ›

UK politicians make final appeals ahead of Brexit vote

UK politicians make final appeals ahead of Brexit vote

Two polls show the ‘Leave’ camp with the slimmest of leads, both within the margin of error   LONDON (AFP) — Prime Minister David Cameron… Read More ›

It’s not just cars — electric airplanes are coming, too

It’s not just cars — electric airplanes are coming, too

The planes of the future may not rely on fossil fuels.   NASA announced on Friday that it’s developing a futuristic, all-electric airplane for its… Read More ›

Washington – National Rifle Association: More Gun Control Not The Answer

Washington – National Rifle Association: More Gun Control Not The Answer

  Washington – The National Rifle Association is reaffirming its position that more gun control won’t stop extremists or criminals from carrying out attacks. Chief… Read More ›

New York – New York Liquor Law Will Allow Sunday Boozing With Brunch

New York – New York Liquor Law Will Allow Sunday Boozing With Brunch

New York – New York state has passed a new liquor law that will allow people to order alcoholic drinks on Sunday mornings to cap… Read More ›

Lieberman’s first trip as defense minister: DC on Saturday

Lieberman’s first trip as defense minister: DC on Saturday

The new minister is to travel to meet with his American counterpart on Saturday night against a background of doubt on the US military aid… Read More ›

New bill to expand presidential pardons to guilds’ disciplinary tribunals

New bill to expand presidential pardons to guilds’ disciplinary tribunals

The minister of justice has submitted a new bill that would enable the president of the state to wield his power of clemency over sanctions… Read More ›

Polish Foreign Minister: There’s more to us than the Holocaust

Polish Foreign Minister: There’s more to us than the Holocaust

Witold Waszczykowski recently gave an interview on the occasion of his visit to Israel, expressing his beliefs that Russia is provoking Europe, that a Britain-free… Read More ›

Analysis: Israeli defense industries could suffer from missile defense budget uncertainty

Analysis: Israeli defense industries could suffer from missile defense budget uncertainty

The budget argument could also have some effect on US defense companies who are involved in the production of some components of Israel’s interceptors.  … Read More ›

Kissinger: Regional turmoil makes normalization hopeless

Kissinger: Regional turmoil makes normalization hopeless

Looking at a direct Israeli-Palestinian process, Kissinger said he was “not optimistic that the outcome can be negotiated this year or in the very near… Read More ›

Analysis: Israel on thin ice with the ICC

Analysis: Israel on thin ice with the ICC

Not indicting Lt.-Col. Neria Yeshurun for Gaza war crimes is a hard decision to explain to the world.   The IDF legal division’s decision to… Read More ›

Tel Aviv shooting attack strongly condemned by US, UN

Tel Aviv shooting attack strongly condemned by US, UN

The statements of condemnation came promptly following the attack, and shared a common harsh tone against the act of terror inflicted upon Israelis by terrorists.… Read More ›

Fear of terrorism leads young Paris Jews to parlor games

Fear of terrorism leads young Paris Jews to parlor games

Moishe Houses have become a lifeline for Jewish residents seeking social gatherings in a safe place   PARIS (JTA) — When David Harroch moved from… Read More ›

Apple just put Amazon’s Jeff Bezos in a tricky position

Apple just put Amazon’s Jeff Bezos in a tricky position

  Amazon and Apple are feuding over online video: Amazon doesn’t sell the Apple TV on its site, and owners of the Apple TV device… Read More ›

Donald Trump drops hints on VP pick, says he has narrowed field down to ‘four or five’ candidates

Donald Trump drops hints on VP pick, says he has narrowed field down to ‘four or five’ candidates

  In his first interview since the end of Republican primary season, Donald Trump discussed the progress he’s made in his search for a running… Read More ›

REPORT: Legendary investor George Soros is trading again, and he’s bearish on the global economy

REPORT: Legendary investor George Soros is trading again, and he’s bearish on the global economy

  Legendary investor George Soros is back to making big bets. Soros has returned to trading after a long hiatus, according to Gregory Zuckerman at… Read More ›

Hernando, FL – Woman Fights Off Daughter’s Would-be Kidnapper, Video Goes Viral

Hernando, FL – Woman Fights Off Daughter’s Would-be Kidnapper, Video Goes Viral

Hernando, FL – A woman fought off a man who tried to kidnap her 13-year-old daughter on Tuesday while they were shopping at a Dollar… Read More ›

New York – Philanthropist Bill Gates To Donate 100,000 Chicks To Fight Poverty

New York – Philanthropist Bill Gates To Donate 100,000 Chicks To Fight Poverty

New York – Billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates, speaking in front of chickens pecking and clucking in a New York City skyscraper, announced plans on Wednesday… Read More ›

Rockland County, NY – War Of Words Between Day And Wieder In Rockland As County Exec Threatens Criminal Action Over Damning Deposition

Rockland County, NY – War Of Words Between Day And Wieder In Rockland As County Exec Threatens Criminal Action Over Damning Deposition

Rockland County, NY – Hours after being blasted by a local lawmaker brandishing a sworn affidavit alleging that he unfairly targeted the Orthodox Jewish community,… Read More ›

Campaign to increase Israeli Arab commentators in the media seen as success

Campaign to increase Israeli Arab commentators in the media seen as success

The program received a boost with the launch two weeks ago of a Hebrew database of dozens of Arab experts in various fields.   A… Read More ›