Articles by: JewishNews-Ester

SCHUMER: ‘America cannot afford a Twitter presidency’

SCHUMER: ‘America cannot afford a Twitter presidency’

  Chuck Schumer delivered his first speech as Senate minority leader on Tuesday, spending most of the address from the Senate floor speaking about how… Read More ›

White House: Obama will veto any other UN resolution critical of Israel

White House: Obama will veto any other UN resolution critical of Israel

Administration has made ‘clear over and over’ it will not allow further UN action, Ben Rhodes says, as Netanyahu tells administration to stop playing games… Read More ›

Palestinian land owner preparing to take settlers to ICC

Palestinian land owner preparing to take settlers to ICC

The 2,000 acres that will be expropriated if the Regulation Bill is approved include the Mitzpe Kramim outpost, which was built on land that Hazem… Read More ›

Fearing UN vote on principles of Palestinian statehood, PM ‘reaching out to Trump’

Fearing UN vote on principles of Palestinian statehood, PM ‘reaching out to Trump’

TV reports: Netanyahu is wary that Kerry will set out parameters for permanent accord, then outgoing Obama administration will seek Security Council approval   Amid… Read More ›

Jerusalem – Israel’s New Food Labeling Law Targets Obesity And Diabetes With Red Warning

Jerusalem – Israel’s New Food Labeling Law Targets Obesity And Diabetes With Red Warning

  Jerusalem – From bans on oversized sodas in New York City, to taxes on sweetened soft drinks in Mexico, to an FDA ban on… Read More ›

Apple CEO Tim Cook on meeting with Trump: ‘You don’t change things by just yelling’

Apple CEO Tim Cook on meeting with Trump: ‘You don’t change things by just yelling’

  Last week, Apple CEO Tim Cook was one of a batch of top tech executives who met with president-elect Donald Trump at Trump Tower.… Read More ›

Will Netanyahu’s visits to Muslim countries bring Israel’s secret ties out of the closet?

Will Netanyahu’s visits to Muslim countries bring Israel’s secret ties out of the closet?

Azerbaijan, located in the Caucasus region, and Kazakhstan, in Central Asia, are Muslim republics. Friendly relations with both of them, and especially the strategic alliance… Read More ›

Jerusalem – In First, Israeli Neurosurgeons Perform ‘live’ Surgeries On Facebook

Jerusalem – In First, Israeli Neurosurgeons Perform ‘live’ Surgeries On Facebook

  Jerusalem – More than half a million people have tuned in during the last two days and watched the Soroka-University Medical Center operations. It’s… Read More ›

Washington – First Lady: Skiing Does For Her What Golf Does For President

Washington – First Lady: Skiing Does For Her What Golf Does For President

  Washington –  Michelle Obama says skiing does for her what golf does for President Barack Obama. Appearing at a children’s hospital Monday and answering… Read More ›

Beijing ‘seriously concerned’ after Trump questions ‘one China’ policy

Beijing ‘seriously concerned’ after Trump questions ‘one China’ policy

  Beijing (CNN)China has warned that it’s “seriously concerned” after President-elect Donald Trump questioned whether the United States should keep its long-standing position that Taiwan… Read More ›

Israel’s responsible adult

Israel’s responsible adult

Op-ed: The muezzin’s call for prayer is a nuisance that has to be taken care of, but this matter can be handled through an understanding… Read More ›

Oakland, CA – Official: Refrigerator Potential Source Of Deadly Fire

Oakland, CA – Official: Refrigerator Potential Source Of Deadly Fire

  Oakland, CA – Investigators said Tuesday a warehouse fire in Oakland that killed 36 people did not appear to have been set intentionally and… Read More ›

TRUMP: ‘We have to look’ at trade ‘almost as a war’

TRUMP: ‘We have to look’ at trade ‘almost as a war’

  President-elect Donald Trump said Tuesday night in North Carolina that the US should view trade “almost as a war.” Trump promised the Fayetteville crowd during… Read More ›

Colombia plane crash: Jet without fuel, crew member said

Colombia plane crash: Jet without fuel, crew member said

Just before LaMia Flight 2933 crashed into a hillside near Medellin, Colombia, a crew member onboard told air traffic controllers, “The plane is in total… Read More ›

The reality of women in combat roles

The reality of women in combat roles

Op-ed: Research shows that not only has operational preparedness suffered as a result of women’s incorporation in combat units, but that female soldiers themselves have… Read More ›

Top US firefighters ‘dropped everything’ to help Israel battle the blazes

Top US firefighters ‘dropped everything’ to help Israel battle the blazes

39 firefighters, mostly not Jewish, answered Israel’s call for help through the Emergency Volunteers Project   TEL AVIV (JTA) — Call them Israel’s American volunteer… Read More ›

Manila, Philippines – Manila Police Safely Defuse Suspected Bomb Near US Embassy

Manila, Philippines – Manila Police Safely Defuse Suspected Bomb Near US Embassy

  Manila, Philippines – Manila police have defused a suspected bomb found in a trash bin just a few meters (yards) from the U.S. Embassy,… Read More ›

State-sponsored chaos

State-sponsored chaos

Op-ed: Israel must pass a law to prevent the recurrence of cases like Amona by settling once and for all land-ownership issues and setting a… Read More ›

The US alt-right: angry, white and nuts about Trump

The US alt-right: angry, white and nuts about Trump

White nationalist movement feels ‘psychic connection’ to president-elect, who tepidly condemned the group after supporters hailed his victory, did Nazi salute at recent DC event… Read More ›

Brooklyn, NY – Beastie Boys’ Adam Horovitz Joins NYC Swastika Protest

Brooklyn, NY – Beastie Boys’ Adam Horovitz Joins NYC Swastika Protest

  Brooklyn, NY – Beastie Boys’ Adam “Ad-Rock” Horovitz called graffiti found on playground equipment in New York City named for his late band member… Read More ›