Articles by: JewishNews-Ben

Gaza man indicted for Hamas militant activity, operating smuggling tunnel

Gaza man indicted for Hamas militant activity, operating smuggling tunnel

Midhat bin-Fauzi Abu Snima faces 18 state security endangering charges, including firing rockets and mortar shells at IDF soldiers and Israeli civilians, planting explosives on… Read More ›

German official denies report on foreign policy shift on Israel

German official denies report on foreign policy shift on Israel

‘The guidelines of German Middle East policy have not changed,’ says German gov’t official in the wake of report Berlin was mulling to end its… Read More ›

A life in denial

A life in denial

Op-ed: There is no difference between denying Jews individual rights, which is the definition of anti-Semitism, and denying Jews the right to define themselves as… Read More ›

Building a future for humanity

Building a future for humanity

Founding ICC chief prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo talks about war crimes trials and trying to deter genocide: past, present and future.   BUILDING GLOBAL  institutions is the… Read More ›

Analysis: Whither the US lawsuits against Saudi Arabia for 9/11?

Analysis: Whither the US lawsuits against Saudi Arabia for 9/11?

The question of Saudi Arabia’s involvement in 9/11 will remain in the arena of speculation and conspiracy theories.   Since 2005, the families of the… Read More ›

Analysis: Syria – a war waiting to spill over

Analysis: Syria – a war waiting to spill over

Israel and pragmatic Sunni states preparing for the day radical sub-state groups target them.   Last Wednesday, during the middle of the tranquil Passover vacation,… Read More ›

Jews ascending Temple Mount are instigating war, ultra-Orthodox MK says

Jews ascending Temple Mount are instigating war, ultra-Orthodox MK says

MK Moshe Gafni says that Jewish law prohibits Jews from ascending the Mount and says such provocations give ammunition to Muslim extremists.   Amid increased… Read More ›

UK Labour’s anti-Semitism is ‘like lifting up a stone and having insects crawl out,’ says MP

UK Labour’s anti-Semitism is ‘like lifting up a stone and having insects crawl out,’ says MP

Labour’s Wes Streeting, vice-chairman of anti-Semitism group, shocked at fellow MP’s comments, stresses imperative to combat racism in parliament and on campus   LONDON —… Read More ›

The lawyer for the sole surviving suspected Paris attacker had some surprising things to say about his client

The lawyer for the sole surviving suspected Paris attacker had some surprising things to say about his client

  Saleh Abdeslam, a Belgian national accused of carrying out November’s terrorist attacks across Paris, is a “little moron from Molenbeek, more a follower than a… Read More ›

Yahoo reached an agreement with Starboard

Yahoo reached an agreement with Starboard

  Yahoo has reached a settlement with activist investor Starboard, and will add four of Starboard’s independent directors to its board. Starboard CEO Jeff Smith… Read More ›

The world is ‘turning its back’ on one of the greatest economic trends of the last century

The world is ‘turning its back’ on one of the greatest economic trends of the last century

  If ever there was a glacial, but seemingly inevitable shift in the economy it’s the one towards globalization. Countries have become more interconnected via trade and… Read More ›

FA Cup: Late Anthony Martial goal puts Manchester United in final

FA Cup: Late Anthony Martial goal puts Manchester United in final

  Anthony Martial scored an injury time goal to give Manchester United a dramatic 2-1 victory over Everton Saturday and with it a place in… Read More ›

Prince cremated, private memorial service held

Prince cremated, private memorial service held

Prince’s remains have been cremated, the pop superstar’s publicist said Saturday. Yvette Noel-Schure provided no information about where or when the cremation occurred or where… Read More ›

North Korea launches missile from submarine, South Korea says

North Korea launches missile from submarine, South Korea says

  North Korea fired what is believed to be a submarine-launched ballistic missile off the east coast of the Korean peninsula, the South Korean Joint… Read More ›

Israel plans to improve conditions at ‘shameful’ West Bank crossings

Israel plans to improve conditions at ‘shameful’ West Bank crossings

Finance Ministry project part of larger bid to let in thousands more Palestinians workers, for whom efficient checkpoint arrangements must be made   As part… Read More ›

Police: MKs, ministers banned from Temple Mount on Passover

Police: MKs, ministers banned from Temple Mount on Passover

Spokesman says prohibition ‘for security reasons’ only applies to lawmakers; extra forces deployed to capital for holiday   Knesset members and ministers are banned from… Read More ›

Israel jailing growing numbers of Palestinian teens – report

Israel jailing growing numbers of Palestinian teens – report

Amid burgeoning violence, 103 minors under the age of 16 held for security offenses, including five who are 15 and under   Recent months have… Read More ›

Microsoft stock belly-flops on earnings miss, tax hit, and weak guidance

Microsoft stock belly-flops on earnings miss, tax hit, and weak guidance

  Microsoft just reported earnings for the quarter ended March 31, and while it was more or less in line with expectations, the stock dropped more… Read More ›

Electric-car startup Faraday Future could introduce its first production concept cars very soon

Electric-car startup Faraday Future could introduce its first production concept cars very soon

  Since the company made its public debut at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Faraday Future has made a point of building its… Read More ›

The first tech IPO of the year already looks like a bummer

The first tech IPO of the year already looks like a bummer

  SecureWorks, the cybersecurity firm owned by Dell, is expected to IPO on Friday, but at a much lower price than was initially expected. According… Read More ›