Articles by: JewishNews-David

Pollack, Cohen targeting podium finish in judo competitions

Pollack, Cohen targeting podium finish in judo competitions

World Judo Championship bronze medalist Golan Pollack aims to repeat his surprise accomplishment from last year.   Two of Israeli judo’s big guns go in… Read More ›

Health Ministry issues Florida travel warning over Zika

Health Ministry issues Florida travel warning over Zika

Pregnant women and those who want to become pregnant urged to avoid Miami-Dade and Broward counties, where first US cases were recently found   Israel’s… Read More ›

Worn down by terror grief, Paris cleans symbolic landmark

Worn down by terror grief, Paris cleans symbolic landmark

133-year-old statue of Marianne has become a battered rallying point for France’s secular republic after string of devastating attacks   AFP — Paris city workers… Read More ›

UK anti-Semitic incidents up 11% in 2016 – report

UK anti-Semitic incidents up 11% in 2016 – report

Community security organization counts highest number in 7 years, with peak coinciding with Labour’s anti-Semitism dust-up   The debate in British media about anti-Semitism within… Read More ›

CDC issues historic travel warning over Miami Zika outbreak

CDC issues historic travel warning over Miami Zika outbreak

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued an unprecedented travel warning Monday, advising pregnant women and their partners not to travel to a small… Read More ›

Rio Olympics 2016: Australian athletes ‘robbed’ during fire evacuation

Rio Olympics 2016: Australian athletes ‘robbed’ during fire evacuation

If the nightmare of blocked toilets followed by a fire wasn’t bad enough for the Australian athletes in the Rio Olympic village, to add insult… Read More ›

Donald Trump’s bad 72 hours

Donald Trump’s bad 72 hours

  By any conventional standard, Donald Trump just blundered through the worst three days of any presidential candidate in living memory. Showing a characteristic refusal… Read More ›

Uneasy Republicans, confident Democrats diverge on ‘Jewish’ issues

Uneasy Republicans, confident Democrats diverge on ‘Jewish’ issues

GOP Jews seek to paint Democrats as anti-Israel, but members of the faith remain overwhelmingly liberal   NEW YORK (JTA) — It’s never been easy… Read More ›

Clinton regains firm lead on Trump after conventions

Clinton regains firm lead on Trump after conventions

Democratic nominee holds 7-9 point advantage over Republican rival in most recent surveys   Hillary Clinton got a support bounce of four to seven percentage… Read More ›

Trump says general election could be ‘rigged’, calls Clinton ‘the devil’

Trump says general election could be ‘rigged’, calls Clinton ‘the devil’

Republican candidate continues string of unprecedented provocative statements against rivals   COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump suggested Monday that he fears… Read More ›

Another pre-army yeshiva rabbi attacks LGBT persons

Another pre-army yeshiva rabbi attacks LGBT persons

On the heels of Rabbi Yigal Levinstein’s ‘perverts’ speech, another Bnei David preparatory rabbi is found telling his students that ‘gay intercourse is an abomination’;… Read More ›

Trump attacks Muslim father’s convention speech

Trump attacks Muslim father’s convention speech

The Republican presidential candidate criticized Khizr Khan, father of decorated slain veteran, who spoke at Democratic convention, also criticized Khan’s wife. JOHNSTOWN, Pa. – With… Read More ›

First step in reducing racism, abuse against Ethiopians

First step in reducing racism, abuse against Ethiopians

An inter-ministerial committee has finalized its report, including recommendations, to deal with widespread societal and institutional discrimination against those of Ethiopian descent; many of the… Read More ›

A year after Duma arson, settlers reflect on Jewish extremism

A year after Duma arson, settlers reflect on Jewish extremism

Efforts made to keep youth from joining attacks on Palestinians   On July 31, 2015, suspected Jewish terrorists came down from a settlement outpost in the… Read More ›

Security forces arrest Abbas guard

Security forces arrest Abbas guard

Guard suspected of taking part in terrorist activities; no further details on suspicions available   Border Police last week arrested a guard who had been… Read More ›

Nagel to Washington for final stages of aid negotiations

Nagel to Washington for final stages of aid negotiations

Deal set to be largest-ever US foreign defense guarantee.   Acting National Security Council head Yaakov Nagel is scheduled to fly to Washington on Sunday… Read More ›

‘IDF special forces, US Marines train for combating ISIS in Negev drill’

‘IDF special forces, US Marines train for combating ISIS in Negev drill’

IDF forces relayed their experience in combating regional terrorism threats to the US forces, according to Israel’s Channel 2.   IDF special forces units teamed… Read More ›

Tim Kaine among 36 senators seeking $320m more for Israeli missile defense

Tim Kaine among 36 senators seeking $320m more for Israeli missile defense

Bipartisan group calls for upping investment in Iron Dome, Arrow, David’s Sling, despite opposition from White House   A bipartisan group of 36 US senators… Read More ›

The 10 most important things in the world right now

The 10 most important things in the world right now

  Hello! Here’s what you need to know on Thursday. 1. US President Barack Obama delivered a passionate endorsement of Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton… Read More ›

Michael Bloomberg just summed up the election in one sentence

Michael Bloomberg just summed up the election in one sentence

  “Together, let’s elect a sane, competent person.” It’s not a soaring campaign slogan, but it’s the strongest argument for voting for Hillary Clinton —… Read More ›