Articles by: JewishNews-Abe

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 ›

Washingotn – Officials Deny Report That U.S. Preparing To Release Israeli Spy

Washingotn – Officials Deny Report That U.S. Preparing To Release Israeli Spy

  Washington –  U.S. officials on Friday denied a Wall Street Journal report that the Obama administration was considering early release for Jonathan Pollard, a… Read More ›

Tel Aviv – Pollard’s Ex-Wife: Israel Should Fund His Legal Defense

Tel Aviv – Pollard’s Ex-Wife: Israel Should Fund His Legal Defense

  Tel Aviv – The former wife of Jonathan Pollard, an American convicted of spying for Israel, called Saturday on the Israeli government to pay… Read More ›

Bank of America CFO Thompson out

Bank of America CFO Thompson out

  Bank of America CFO Bruce Thompson is out. On Wednesday evening, the firm announced that Thompson will leave the firm. Thompson has served as CFO… Read More ›

The stock market is disappearing

The stock market is disappearing

  The stock market is disappearing. In an afternoon email to clients, Rich Barry at the NYSE wrote: Buyback factoid: ~20% of S&P 500 companies… Read More ›

New York City mayor drops Uber vehicle cap

New York City mayor drops Uber vehicle cap

  For now, the fight’s over. New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio is dropping his proposed bill to limit the growth of for-hire vehicle… Read More ›

Los Angeles – Armed Man Arrested Where Biden Was Due To Speak

Los Angeles – Armed Man Arrested Where Biden Was Due To Speak

  Los Angeles – A man with a loaded handgun was arrested in Los Angeles on Wednesday as he tried to drive through a security… Read More ›

Washington – Security Breach: Kenyan Airline Official Leaks Obama’s Exact Air Force One Itinerary

Washington – Security Breach: Kenyan Airline Official Leaks Obama’s Exact Air Force One Itinerary

  Washington – The White House does not plan to change President Barack Obama’s itinerary for his trip to Kenya later this week despite disclosure… Read More ›