Articles by: JewishNews-Abe

Kahlon says gas compromise won’t pass muster, monopolies must be dismantled

Kahlon says gas compromise won’t pass muster, monopolies must be dismantled

Up until now, Kahlon has maintained distance from the natural gas issue, due to his friendship with Koby Maimon, whose company Isramco has a 28.75… Read More ›

Diplomacy: Fostering a ‘win-win’ relationship

Diplomacy: Fostering a ‘win-win’ relationship

Speaking to the ‘Post,’ outgoing envoy Daniel Taub says he’s optimistic about the future of Israeli-British relations, but the ever-growing threat of BDS must be… Read More ›

Hatred is killing the foundation of Israel’s existence

Hatred is killing the foundation of Israel’s existence

Op-ed: Freedom of expression is a noble value, the air democracy breathes; but the court has failed to equip democracy with tools to defend itself… Read More ›

IDF destroys illegally built home in West Bank settlement of Eli

IDF destroys illegally built home in West Bank settlement of Eli

High Court of Justice ruled that the structure and a portion of another must be removed because they were on private Palestinian property.   Just… Read More ›

Moniz to Israeli reporters: Iran deal does not change ‘one iota’ who America’s friends are

Moniz to Israeli reporters: Iran deal does not change ‘one iota’ who America’s friends are

US energy secretary defined America’s friends in the region as Israel, the countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council, and “a couple of Arab states.”  … Read More ›

‘A miracle saved my five boys’

‘A miracle saved my five boys’

Emam Dawabsha’s family was in Nablus when the two terrorists, believed to be Jewish extremists, snuck into the West Bank village of Duma and threw… Read More ›

Man sues Etihad over ‘injuries’ from sitting next to obese passenger

Man sues Etihad over ‘injuries’ from sitting next to obese passenger

  Obesity is already a big issue in aviation, now a court case in Australia could make it even bigger. Abu Dhabi-based airline Etihad is… Read More ›

Taliban confirm Mullah Omar’s death, name new leader

Taliban confirm Mullah Omar’s death, name new leader

  Taliban leaders unanimously decided during a meeting in Afghanistan that Mullah Akhtar Mohammad Mansour will be the Taliban’s new leader, according to a Western… Read More ›

Canadian pastor being held in North Korea speaks at news conference

Canadian pastor being held in North Korea speaks at news conference

  A Canadian pastor detained in North Korea made his first public appearance at a news conference in Pyongyang on Thursday, nearly six months after… Read More ›

Israeli diplomat: Don’t count on US Jews to unify against Iran deal

Israeli diplomat: Don’t count on US Jews to unify against Iran deal

In cable to Jerusalem, consul-general in Philadelphia says lobbying against deal could alienate White House, Democrats and limit Jewish organizational influence   WASHINGTON (JTA) —… Read More ›

Cameron’s use of the word ‘swarm’ to refer to flow of illegal aliens brings accusations of dehumanizing language

Cameron’s use of the word ‘swarm’ to refer to flow of illegal aliens brings accusations of dehumanizing language

Cameron’s use of the word ‘swarm’ to refer to flow of illegal aliens brings accusations of dehumanizing language   LONDON (AP) — Prime Minister David… Read More ›

Obama in call to arms: Stop big money from quashing nuke deal

Obama in call to arms: Stop big money from quashing nuke deal

President tells supporters of accord the agreement with Tehran is not ‘the best of bad alternatives but actually a very good deal’   WASHINGTON —… Read More ›

Top Khamenei aide says limits on Iran’s missile capabilities ‘unacceptable’

Top Khamenei aide says limits on Iran’s missile capabilities ‘unacceptable’

Ali Akbar Velayati says projectiles not designed to carry nuclear warheads remain outside scope of nuke deal, UNSC resolution   A top adviser to Iran’s… Read More ›

Israel’s Foreign Ministry chief: Sunni Arab nations are our ‘allies’

Israel’s Foreign Ministry chief: Sunni Arab nations are our ‘allies’

Director-General Dore Gold says Israel and some regional states are on the same page when it comes to concerns about Iran   NEW YORK –… Read More ›

Munich approves individual memorial plaques for Holocaust victims

Munich approves individual memorial plaques for Holocaust victims

German city approved plaques after months of debate, and a plea from the city’s Jewish community leader to forgo a large-scale plan for pavement memorials… Read More ›

First Ethiopian scholar made senior lecturer at Israeli university

First Ethiopian scholar made senior lecturer at Israeli university

Anbessa Teferra becomes senior lecturer of Semitic Languages at Tel Aviv University 15 years after obtaining his PhD; says his appointment gives message of hope… Read More ›

These countries are sitting on mountains of gold

These countries are sitting on mountains of gold

Gold investors have been getting crushed lately. China revealed that it was hoarding way less gold in its central-bank reserves than everyone previously thought, and a huge… Read More ›

Judge: The US government has no right to detain unauthorized immigrant children

Judge: The US government has no right to detain unauthorized immigrant children

  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The U.S. government is violating a 1997 settlement by detaining unauthorized immigrant children, and an order may be forthcoming to… Read More ›

One of the richest men in the world is backing a startup that ranks Wall Street’s hedge funds

One of the richest men in the world is backing a startup that ranks Wall Street’s hedge funds

  The ability to generate conclusions about hedge fund managers’ behaviour could be the tipping point for whether big investors double down in hard times… Read More ›

Brooklyn, NY – State Senator John Sampson Found Guilty Of Obstructing U.S. Embezzlement Probe

Brooklyn, NY – State Senator John Sampson Found Guilty Of Obstructing U.S. Embezzlement Probe

  Brooklyn, NY – A New York state senator was convicted on Friday for seeking to obstruct a federal investigation into whether he had embezzled… Read More ›