Articles by: JewishNews-Abe

Following Iran campaign, Israel rethinks foreign reliance for refueling planes

Following Iran campaign, Israel rethinks foreign reliance for refueling planes

With the Air Force pushing for more U.S.-made KC-46 tankers, Israel Aerospace Industries is lobbying to convert Boeing 767s locally; debate pits operational independence and… Read More ›

Israeli cyber firms attract 40% of US investment rounds in 2024

Israeli cyber firms attract 40% of US investment rounds in 2024

Startup Nation Central report reveals although cyber firms make up just 7% of local tech scene, they drew 38% of investments this year, with US… Read More ›

CIA Chief Told Lawmakers Iran Nuclear Program Set Back Years With Strikes on Metal Conversion Site

CIA Chief Told Lawmakers Iran Nuclear Program Set Back Years With Strikes on Metal Conversion Site

WASHINGTON (AP) — CIA Director John Ratcliffe told skeptical U.S. lawmakers that American military strikes destroyed Iran’s lone metal conversion facility and in the process… Read More ›

Iran blames Israel for hacking state TV broadcast with calls for uprising

Iran blames Israel for hacking state TV broadcast with calls for uprising

Transmission interrupted with footage from 2022 women’s protests against the regime; state broadcaster later warns viewers that ‘Zionist enemy’ is disrupting satellite service TEHRAN, Iran… Read More ›

Trump: Iran is involved in Gaza hostage negotiations

Trump: Iran is involved in Gaza hostage negotiations

Trump’s comments came amid ongoing efforts to broker a deal that would secure the release of hostages held by Hamas and bring a potential pause… Read More ›

Trump confirms he told Netanyahu not to act against Iran in private talks

Trump confirms he told Netanyahu not to act against Iran in private talks

“I told him this would be inappropriate to do right now because we’re very close to a solution now,” Trump told reporters. US President Donald… Read More ›

Biden diagnosed with ‘aggressive form’ of prostate cancer

Biden diagnosed with ‘aggressive form’ of prostate cancer

Former President Joe Biden was diagnosed with an “aggressive form” of prostate cancer, according to a statement from his personal office Sunday, and it has… Read More ›

Chabad Leaders From 40 Countries Across Africa, the Middle East and Europe Convene In Montenegro To Address Jewish Life In Post-Oct. 7th World

Chabad Leaders From 40 Countries Across Africa, the Middle East and Europe Convene In Montenegro To Address Jewish Life In Post-Oct. 7th World

BUDVA -(VINnews) For two days, the medieval ramparts of Budva, Montenegro, became a nerve center of global Jewish life. One hundred Chabad Shluchim—serving as the… Read More ›

Israeli soldier killed, three wounded during fighting in northern Gaza

Israeli soldier killed, three wounded during fighting in northern Gaza

Initial IDF probe finds Master Sgt. Asaf Cafri, 26, was hit by sniper fire close to military post in Israeli-held buffer zone, while the other… Read More ›

What’s behind the unprecedented tension between Israel and Turkey?

What’s behind the unprecedented tension between Israel and Turkey?

Commentary: Jerusalem’s latest moves in Syria – increased air attacks, expanding buffer zone, cultivating relations with Druze and Kurds – reflect a lack of clear… Read More ›

US plans to freeze $510 million in grants to Brown University, official says

US plans to freeze $510 million in grants to Brown University, official says

The administration’s action makes Brown the latest academic institution targeted by Trump over this issue. The administration of President Donald Trump plans to freeze $510… Read More ›

6 Rockets Fired From Lebanon, IDF Pounds Hezbollah Launchers

6 Rockets Fired From Lebanon, IDF Pounds Hezbollah Launchers

JERUSALEM — In the first serious breach of the ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon since December, six rockets were fired from Lebanon towards Metula on… Read More ›

Ex-hostage says he always knew when truce talks failed because captors would beat him

Ex-hostage says he always knew when truce talks failed because captors would beat him

Omer Wenkert also recalls ‘coming to terms with death’ on October 7, spending nearly 200 days alone in a cell and refusing to let Hamas… Read More ›

Opinion: Gaza standoff: Netanyahu and Hamas’ high-stakes cease-fire gamble

Opinion: Gaza standoff: Netanyahu and Hamas’ high-stakes cease-fire gamble

Analysis: Israel’s strategy of military threats, US backing, enclave’s internal unrest—all pressure terror group to accept Witkoff proposal; as Arab states poised to push post-war… Read More ›

IDF’s Oct. 7 probes show it misread Hamas for years, left southern Israel utterly vulnerable

IDF’s Oct. 7 probes show it misread Hamas for years, left southern Israel utterly vulnerable

Investigations detail military’s decade-long ‘misperception’ of Hamas, its refusal to recognize the imminent invasion even in the last few hours, and the chaos that catastrophically… Read More ›

IDF begins withdrawal from Lebanon, forces to triple along border

IDF begins withdrawal from Lebanon, forces to triple along border

The Israeli military will maintain five outposts within southern Lebanon near the border, each manned by a company of troops, for an indefinite period. The… Read More ›

Judge pauses deadline for federal workers to accept Trump’s resignation offer

Judge pauses deadline for federal workers to accept Trump’s resignation offer

A federal judge paused Thursday’s deadline for federal employees to accept the Trump administration’s deferred resignation offer while more proceedings on the program’s legality play… Read More ›

Trump Should Rethink Revoking Former Officials’ Security Details, Tom Cotton Says

Trump Should Rethink Revoking Former Officials’ Security Details, Tom Cotton Says

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — President Donald Trump should rethink his decision to remove security details from three former senior national security officials, the chairman… Read More ›

Arab official: Trump envoy swayed Netanyahu more in one meeting than Biden did all year

Arab official: Trump envoy swayed Netanyahu more in one meeting than Biden did all year

‘Tense’ Jerusalem sit-down led to breakthrough in talks, with Israel and Hamas agreeing in principle to hostage deal two days later; sides now finalizing implementation… Read More ›

U.S. pessimistic on ongoing hostage deal talks in Qatar

U.S. pessimistic on ongoing hostage deal talks in Qatar

Officials stress talks are still ongoing despite sounding skepticism amid widening gaps and release of video showing hostage Liri Albag in captivity U.S. officials briefed… Read More ›