Articles by: JewishNews-Ben

SHOCK VIDEO: Innocent Elderly Bystanders Attacked by Police Water Cannon

SHOCK VIDEO: Innocent Elderly Bystanders Attacked by Police Water Cannon

  JERUSALEM — On Sunday, an elderly couple in Jerusalem was brutally hit by a police water cannon. The couple did nothing wrong, they were… Read More ›

US considering responses to possible Russian escalation in Ukraine, including its potential use of tactical nuclear weapons

US considering responses to possible Russian escalation in Ukraine, including its potential use of tactical nuclear weapons

  With concerns growing that Vladimir Putin will escalate Russia’s war in Ukraine, the US is considering how to respond to a range of potential scenarios,… Read More ›

WATCH: 93-Year-Old Petah Tikva Pianist Reenacts Shir HaMaalos As Heard From Yossele Rosenblatt

WATCH: 93-Year-Old Petah Tikva Pianist Reenacts Shir HaMaalos As Heard From Yossele Rosenblatt

JERUSALEM — Yosefa Fish, a 93-year-old pianist residing in Petah Tikva, is remarkably sprightly for her age. Fish has not forgotten an event which left… Read More ›

‘Tragedy beyond comprehension.’ Football world mourns the victims of the Indonesia stadium crush

‘Tragedy beyond comprehension.’ Football world mourns the victims of the Indonesia stadium crush

FIFA, the head of soccer’s international governing body, has led football’s mourning of Saturday’s stadium crush at an Indonesian league football match, describing the incident, which… Read More ›

Judge bails Trump out of special master plan that would have forced uncomfortable submissions in court

Judge bails Trump out of special master plan that would have forced uncomfortable submissions in court

Former President Donald Trump got another boost in his bid to challenge the FBI search of his Florida home, with US District Judge Aileen Cannon reshaping… Read More ›

Jewish pilgrims gather in Ukraine despite the perils of war

Jewish pilgrims gather in Ukraine despite the perils of war

Ignoring repeated international travel warnings, thousands of Hasidic Jews throng the city of Uman to welcome the new year at the gravesite of Rabbi Nachman;… Read More ›

How Sigmund Freud fled Nazi Austria, leaving siblings who perished in the Holocaust

How Sigmund Freud fled Nazi Austria, leaving siblings who perished in the Holocaust

In his new book ‘Saving Freud,’ award-winning journalist Andrew Nagorski explores the history surrounding the father of modern psychology’s harrowing escape to safety in London… Read More ›

US puts sanctions on Iran morality police, accusing unit of abusing women

US puts sanctions on Iran morality police, accusing unit of abusing women

Public outrage in Iran over Mahsa Amini’s death last week showed no sign of abating after days of protests in Tehran and other cities.  … Read More ›

Israel successfully tests Gabriel 5 anti-ship missile

Israel successfully tests Gabriel 5 anti-ship missile

Military says missile system ‘will strengthen Navy’s operational and defensive capabilities in maritime space’; new sea-skimming missiles capable of detecting and destroying a wide range… Read More ›

Israel Police chief calls for ‘shutting down’ social media during civil unrest

Israel Police chief calls for ‘shutting down’ social media during civil unrest

‘This is already war’: Commissioner says online platforms drove citizens out onto the streets during the May 2021 Arab-Jewish riots   Israel Police commissioner Kobi… Read More ›

Israelis are taking out fewer mortgages as housing crisis gets worse

Israelis are taking out fewer mortgages as housing crisis gets worse

Recent rise in interest rates has led to a decline of almost 20% in number of mortgages taken out by Israelis; ‘similar to other products… Read More ›

US Supreme Court requires Yeshiva University to allow LGBT student club

US Supreme Court requires Yeshiva University to allow LGBT student club

The justices, in a 5-4 decision, declined to put on hold a state court ruling that required NYC to recognize YU Pride Alliance as a… Read More ›

‘Everybody was running away.’ Ukrainians in Kharkiv villages describe Russia’s retreat

‘Everybody was running away.’ Ukrainians in Kharkiv villages describe Russia’s retreat

Ukraine had hoped it would mark a turning point. Six months have passed since Russia launched its invasion and Ukraine has since fired back with two counteroffensives –… Read More ›

‘Unmatched dignity and constancy’: World condolences pour in for Queen Elizabeth II

‘Unmatched dignity and constancy’: World condolences pour in for Queen Elizabeth II

Biden says UK monarch, who met with 14 US presidents, ‘was a stateswoman who defined an era’; Herzog: ‘She lived history, she made history’  … Read More ›

Russia says China will start paying for gas in rubles and yuan

Russia says China will start paying for gas in rubles and yuan

  Russia’s Gazprom said on Tuesday it had signed an agreement to start switching payments for gas supplies to China to yuan and rubles instead of dollars. The shift… Read More ›

Parents indicted for raping their daughter for 13 years

Parents indicted for raping their daughter for 13 years

The indictment revealed that starting from the day the girl celebrated her 17th birthday in 2003 and until 2016, her father raped her.   An… Read More ›

Iran arrests 12 Bahá’í people accused of spying for Israel

Iran arrests 12 Bahá’í people accused of spying for Israel

Iranian news agency IRNA reported that the Ministry of Intelligence and National Security of the Islamic Republic arrested 12 followers of the Baha’i faith on… Read More ›

McCarthy calls on Biden to apologize after ‘semi-fascism’ remark

McCarthy calls on Biden to apologize after ‘semi-fascism’ remark

  House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy on Thursday called on President Joe Biden to apologize for invoking fascism to describe the ideology of former President… Read More ›

Violent ‘armed struggle’ returns to West Bank, warning of Intifada’s return – analysis

Violent ‘armed struggle’ returns to West Bank, warning of Intifada’s return – analysis

These past few months show that the West Bank is headed back to the days when wanted gunmen used to roam the streets of Palestinian… Read More ›

IAEA mission expected to visit Zaporizhzhia in the ‘next few days’

IAEA mission expected to visit Zaporizhzhia in the ‘next few days’

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspectors are expected to go to the Russian-held Zaporizhzhia power plant “in the next few days” amid renewed shelling at… Read More ›