Articles by: JewishNews-Abe

‘I threw a coffee table’: Witness describes fighting machete-wielding assailant

‘I threw a coffee table’: Witness describes fighting machete-wielding assailant

‘He started hitting people right and left,’ says Joseph Gluck, detailing how he tried to stop attacker who injured five in Monsey rabbi’s home at… Read More ›

Those Holiday Season Gifts: Psak From Rav Yitzchok Zilberstein

Those Holiday Season Gifts: Psak From Rav Yitzchok Zilberstein

by Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5TJT.com It is a not uncommon experience for people that have family members in the hospital.  Nice well-meaning people give… Read More ›

Newly released documents show T-Mobile considered a merger with the media giant Comcast, in addition to its merger with Sprint, in a plan to create one of the biggest companies in the world

Newly released documents show T-Mobile considered a merger with the media giant Comcast, in addition to its merger with Sprint, in a plan to create one of the biggest companies in the world

  T-Mobile’s planned merger with Sprint faces ongoing scrutiny from federal regulators, and the “Un-carrier” is reportedly renegotiating terms of the deal. T-Mobile has been working on a… Read More ›

Bloomberg Axes Company Using Prisoners for Campaign Calls

Bloomberg Axes Company Using Prisoners for Campaign Calls

  WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic presidential contender Michael Bloomberg cut ties with a contractor that used prisoners to make calls for his presidential campaign, he… Read More ›

The Pentagon is thinking about closing a $110 million drone base it just opened to focus on Russia and China

The Pentagon is thinking about closing a $110 million drone base it just opened to focus on Russia and China

  The US military is reassessing its operations as part of a shift toward competition with so-called great powers, like Russia and China. The Pentagon… Read More ›

2 People Struck By Vehicle In Front Of Teaneck Synagogue

2 People Struck By Vehicle In Front Of Teaneck Synagogue

TEANECK — Two men were struck by a vehicle in front of a Synagogue in Teaneck, NJ on Thursday evening. One of the men, who… Read More ›

Gaza Militants Fire Rocket Toward Israel, Drawing Airstrikes

Gaza Militants Fire Rocket Toward Israel, Drawing Airstrikes

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip fired a rocket toward southern Israel early Thursday and Israeli aircraft responded with… Read More ›

House of Representatives impeaches President Donald Trump

House of Representatives impeaches President Donald Trump

  The deeply divided House of Representatives took the historic step to impeach President Donald Trump on Wednesday, charging a president with high crimes and… Read More ›

Israel’s zero sum politics

Israel’s zero sum politics

Analysis: Making a bid for political power in Israel can be a dangerous process, but a simple one: get power and use it wisely; as… Read More ›

UK Labour begins process to replace Corbyn after election drubbing

UK Labour begins process to replace Corbyn after election drubbing

Hard-left leader to stay in place until March, race expected to be bitter struggle over direction of party deeply divided over Brexit and beset by… Read More ›

Jersey City Shooting Suspects Were A Couple, Lived In A Van

Jersey City Shooting Suspects Were A Couple, Lived In A Van

  JERSEY CITY (VINnews) — The suspects who were behind the Jersey City shooting that left 4 innocent people dead, including 2 Orthodox Jews and… Read More ›

2 GOP senators say McConnell will move to acquit Trump, not merely dismiss charges

2 GOP senators say McConnell will move to acquit Trump, not merely dismiss charges

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is expected to hold a final vote to acquit President Donald Trump should he be impeached, when a majority of… Read More ›

Theater Review: New NY staging of Yiddish operetta ‘The Sorceress’ is sure to charm

Theater Review: New NY staging of Yiddish operetta ‘The Sorceress’ is sure to charm

It’s a simple tale about good and evil, filled with catchy tunes, dazzling costumes and no shortage of fun schtick   NEW YORK — As… Read More ›

IDF attacks Hamas targets in Gaza following rocket barrage on Israel

IDF attacks Hamas targets in Gaza following rocket barrage on Israel

Israeli Air Force jets struck a Hamas terrorist camp, weapons warehouses, offices and security posts.   Several Hamas sites in the Gaza Strip were struck… Read More ›

Police thwarted ISIS terror attack in Jerusalem – WATCH

Police thwarted ISIS terror attack in Jerusalem – WATCH

The two Israeli-Arabs planned terrorist attacks in Jerusalem on Independence Day The Israeli Police released footage on Wednesday of the arrest of two Arab-Israelis who… Read More ›

‘Significant progress’ in efforts to reach deal for Gaza calm

‘Significant progress’ in efforts to reach deal for Gaza calm

Citing Palestinian sources, Channel 13 says Hamas leader to hold talks with Egyptian intelligence officials in Cairo on Monday; UN special envoy also due to… Read More ›

Flight from Tel Aviv causes London panic as scrambled jets set off sonic boom

Flight from Tel Aviv causes London panic as scrambled jets set off sonic boom

RAF planes sent to check US-bound retired El Al aircraft after it briefly goes unresponsive over British airspace; bang wakes many residents of capital at… Read More ›

Trump signs Hong Kong human rights act as China blasts ‘plainly bullying behavior’

Trump signs Hong Kong human rights act as China blasts ‘plainly bullying behavior’

Washington – US President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed a law supporting Hong Kong’s months-long protest movement, handing anti-government demonstrators in the semi-autonomous Chinese city… Read More ›

Can third elections still be stopped? – analysis

Can third elections still be stopped? – analysis

A controversial law passed in January 2018 made the state fund primary campaigns for the Likud’s Knesset slate instead of donors. But donations are still… Read More ›

Gantz concedes failure, cannot form government

Gantz concedes failure, cannot form government

Having failed to form a coalition, Benny Gantz reportedly tells the president he will continue in his efforts to build a government during the 21… Read More ›