Articles by: JewishNews-Ester

AIPAC confab to seek bipartisan spirit in deeply polarized capital

AIPAC confab to seek bipartisan spirit in deeply polarized capital

On agenda for March 26-28 pro-Israel lobby conference: Iran, boycott efforts, foreign assistance, but no mention of two states   WASHINGTON (JTA) – Maintaining Iran… Read More ›

New York – New York Governor Unveils South Bronx Highway Rebuilding Plan

New York – New York Governor Unveils South Bronx Highway Rebuilding Plan

  New York – New York Democratic Governor Andrew Cuomo on Sunday unveiled a $1.8 billion highway reconstruction plan in New York City’s South Bronx… Read More ›

Washington – Average US 30-year Mortgage Rate Rises To 4.30 Percent

Washington – Average US 30-year Mortgage Rate Rises To 4.30 Percent

  Washington – Long-term U.S. mortgage rates rose this week for a second straight week, posting new highs for the year. The markets were anticipating… Read More ›

New York – Twelve Thieves Busted For Stealing $12M Worth Of Electronics, Reselling Merchandise On Amazon

New York – Twelve Thieves Busted For Stealing $12M Worth Of Electronics, Reselling Merchandise On Amazon

  New York – Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman today announced the indictment of 12 alleged members of a massive criminal theft and fencing ring… Read More ›

A judge in Hawaii just put a restraining order on Trump’s new travel ban

A judge in Hawaii just put a restraining order on Trump’s new travel ban

  HONOLULU/GREENBELT, Md. (Reuters) – US District Judge Derrick Watson on Wednesday said he would put an emergency halt on President Donald Trump’s revised travel ban… Read More ›

Liberman Suggests New Peace Push Afoot, Calls for Population Swaps

Liberman Suggests New Peace Push Afoot, Calls for Population Swaps

Defense minister says MKs Zoabi, Odeh and Ghattas should not be citizens of Israel as part of future peace deal.   Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman… Read More ›

Personal medical files reveal accurate picture of Israelis’ health

Personal medical files reveal accurate picture of Israelis’ health

A study based on real data collected from millions of Israelis with health insurance points to a drop in the number of smokers in the… Read More ›

Dutch expel Turkish minister as police break up protests

Dutch expel Turkish minister as police break up protests

Erdogan warns of consequences after Holland refuses to allow campaigning for Ankara’s referendum on its soil   ROTTERDAM, Netherlands (AFP) – Dutch police used water… Read More ›

Washington – Senators Push Trump To Release White House, Mar-a-Lago Visitor Logs

Washington – Senators Push Trump To Release White House, Mar-a-Lago Visitor Logs

  Washington – Democratic U.S. lawmakers on Monday urged President Donald Trump to release logs of visitors to the White House and Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort… Read More ›

Forth Lauderdale, FL – FAA: 27 Airspace Violations Near Trump’s Florida Estate

Forth Lauderdale, FL – FAA: 27 Airspace Violations Near Trump’s Florida Estate

  Forth Lauderdale, FL – Federal officials say more than two dozen aircraft have violated airspace restrictions near President Donald Trump’s estate in Florida. The… Read More ›

US suspends expedited processing of H-1B visas

US suspends expedited processing of H-1B visas

The US is temporarily suspending expedited processing of H-1B visas, eliminating the option of shorter wait times for the program that helps highly skilled foreigners… Read More ›

Oldest fossils point to life on Earth 4 billion years ago

Oldest fossils point to life on Earth 4 billion years ago

Researchers find ‘direct evidence’ of life 300 million years older than previously thought, only a bit younger than planet   PARIS, France (AFP) — The… Read More ›

Sources: Trump signed off on checking White House staffers’ phones

Sources: Trump signed off on checking White House staffers’ phones

  Washington – President Donald Trump signed off on press secretary Sean Spicer’s decision to check aides’ cell phones to make certain they weren’t communicating… Read More ›

Settler leaders should have been put on trial, not Azaria

Settler leaders should have been put on trial, not Azaria

Op-ed: As a child, Elor Azaria was a victim of the education he received at home and of his political opinions. As a soldier, he… Read More ›

West Palm Beach, FL – Trump’s Weekends In Florida Include Work And Golf

West Palm Beach, FL – Trump’s Weekends In Florida Include Work And Golf

  West Palm Beach, FL – For the past three weekends, President Donald Trump has flown on Air Force One to his private Florida club,… Read More ›

Kim Jong Nam’s death: Footage surfaces showing attack

Kim Jong Nam’s death: Footage surfaces showing attack

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – Closed circuit television footage released Monday appears to show the moment that Kim Jong Nam was attacked and the events leading… Read More ›

An amazing moment in history: Donald Trump’s press conference

An amazing moment in history: Donald Trump’s press conference

  Washington – President Donald Trump launched an extraordinary denunciation Thursday of his critics, complaining he inherited a “mess” and slamming stories that his campaign… Read More ›

600 rabbis and cantors sign letter opposing Trump’s Israel envoy Friedman

600 rabbis and cantors sign letter opposing Trump’s Israel envoy Friedman

Liberal Jewish groups say ‘extreme’ nominee, who called J Street backers ‘worse than kapos,’ would hurt Israel   WASHINGTON — More than 600 rabbis and… Read More ›

Rivlin backs annexation with full rights for Palestinians

Rivlin backs annexation with full rights for Palestinians

President says outpost legalization law should not be applied unless Israel extends sovereignty to entire West Bank   President Reuven Rivlin on Monday cautiously offered… Read More ›

UK House of Commons Condemns Israeli Settlement Activity

UK House of Commons Condemns Israeli Settlement Activity

The UK was one of 14 countries, out the UNSC 15 member body, that voted in support of Resolution 2334.   The United Kingdom House… Read More ›