Articles by: JewishNews-Ben

Parole board to rule on release of imprisoned ex-president

Parole board to rule on release of imprisoned ex-president

Sunday decision could spell an early end to seven-year sentence for rape for former cabinet minister, lawmaker Moshe Katsav   An Israel Prisons Service parole… Read More ›

Palestinian stabber killed in Hebron to undergo autopsy

Palestinian stabber killed in Hebron to undergo autopsy

IDF soldier who shot Abdel Fattah al-Sharif while he lay apparently helpless on the ground faces manslaughter charges   The autopsy of Abdel Fattah al-Sharif,… Read More ›

Soldier held for Hebron shooting to be questioned amid major political uproar

Soldier held for Hebron shooting to be questioned amid major political uproar

PM orders Ya’alon to halt return of terrorists’ bodies.   The IDF soldier who shot a neutralized Palestinian in the head Thursday will be questioned by… Read More ›

After Hebron shooting, Palestinians ask UN to probe ‘executions’

After Hebron shooting, Palestinians ask UN to probe ‘executions’

PA official Saeb Erekat says 207 Palestinians have been ‘executed’ by Israel in six months of violence; UN envoy condemns Hebron killing   A senior… Read More ›

Hillary Clinton lambastes ‘extremist’ Donald Trump in scathing Supreme Court speech

Hillary Clinton lambastes ‘extremist’ Donald Trump in scathing Supreme Court speech

  Democratic presidential frontrunner Hillary Clinton targeted Republican counterparts Donald Trump and Ted Cruz and unloaded on Senate GOP leadership in a Monday speech on the… Read More ›

We’re seeing the first signs of a big risk in Google’s Alphabet transformation

We’re seeing the first signs of a big risk in Google’s Alphabet transformation

  A handful of recent reports highlight the importance — and in some cases weakness — of one of the big ideas behind Alphabet’s operating structure. When… Read More ›

The FBI says it has hacked into the San Bernardino shooter’s phone without Apple’s help

The FBI says it has hacked into the San Bernardino shooter’s phone without Apple’s help

  The US Justice Department said on Monday that it had managed to access encrypted information stored on the iPhone belonging to one of the… Read More ›

Comedian Garry Shandling dead at 66 in Los Angeles

Comedian Garry Shandling dead at 66 in Los Angeles

The circumstances of his death were not immediately confirmed, but the celebrity news outlet TMZ.com reported Shandling suffered a heart attack.   Jewish Comedian and… Read More ›

UN envoy decries soldier’s killing of disarmed stabber

UN envoy decries soldier’s killing of disarmed stabber

Mladenov blasts ‘gruesome, immoral’ act, commends defense minister for his condemnation and urges ‘swift’ justice   The United Nations’ special coordinator for the peace process… Read More ›

Israelis’ penchant for holiday-related names

Israelis’ penchant for holiday-related names

The Population and Immigration Authority has released its annual report on (sometimes irregular) first names, with a focus on Purim-related names, including Haman. To mark… Read More ›

Yahoo wants $10 billion, and Microsoft could back the bidder

Yahoo wants $10 billion, and Microsoft could back the bidder

  Yahoo’s board wants to sell its core business for $10 billion, and Microsoft is willing to provide financial help to whoever is interested in… Read More ›

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos signed the $250 million Washington Post deal with no due diligence

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos signed the $250 million Washington Post deal with no due diligence

  Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos apparently didn’t waste too much time before signing the $250 million Washington Post deal in 2013. Although it was one… Read More ›

Nest leader Tony Fadell on $555 million Dropcam buy: ‘A lot of the employees were not as good as we hoped’

Nest leader Tony Fadell on $555 million Dropcam buy: ‘A lot of the employees were not as good as we hoped’

  The leader of Nest, the smart-home company Google bought for $3.2 billion in January 2014, expressed regrets about buying smart-home camera company Dropcam for… Read More ›

Geneva – US, Israel Denounce UN ‘Blacklist’ Of Companies Working In Settlements Share Tweet Share Mail

Geneva – US, Israel Denounce UN ‘Blacklist’ Of Companies Working In Settlements Share Tweet Share Mail

  Geneva –  The U.S. government is decrying a resolution passed by the Human Rights Council that calls on the U.N. human rights chief to… Read More ›

San Francisco – University Of California OKs Statement Against Anti-Semitism

San Francisco – University Of California OKs Statement Against Anti-Semitism

  San Francisco – The University of California’s governing board adopted a statement condemning anti-Semitic behavior on Thursday, becoming the first public university system to… Read More ›

Kerry lands in Moscow to push for Assad’s ouster

Kerry lands in Moscow to push for Assad’s ouster

The US is skeptical over Moscow’s endgame, and seeks clarity this week, according to one senior State Department official.   WASHINGTON – Secretary of State… Read More ›

Obama just showed off his tango skills in Argentina

Obama just showed off his tango skills in Argentina

  US President Barack Obama can now add dancing the tango to his list of accomplishments. Obama was watching a tango performance during a state… Read More ›

Connecticut lawmakers want to dip into Yale’s $25.6 billion endowment income, and they’ve drafted a special bill to do it

Connecticut lawmakers want to dip into Yale’s $25.6 billion endowment income, and they’ve drafted a special bill to do it

  The Connecticut Legislature is proposing a bill that would tax income from Yale’s $25.6 billion endowment, Bloomberg reported. The legislation, introduced in March, specifically… Read More ›

Google visited a pawn shop to get back a leaked version of the new Google Glass

Google visited a pawn shop to get back a leaked version of the new Google Glass

  A Google representative visited a California pawn shop earlier this week to retrieve what appeared to be an unreleased version of its smart headset,… Read More ›

Israeli universities take six of top 100 global rankings

Israeli universities take six of top 100 global rankings

The ranking was a decrease from 11 in 2015.   Israeli universities ranked six times in the top 100 of the 2016 QS World University Rankings… Read More ›