Articles by: JewishNews-Abe

Jeff Bezos will still be the richest man in the world after his divorce, even though MacKenzie Bezos is keeping 25% of the Amazon shares

Jeff Bezos will still be the richest man in the world after his divorce, even though MacKenzie Bezos is keeping 25% of the Amazon shares

  Jeff Bezos and MacKenzie Bezos have finalized the terms of their divorce after 25 years of marriage, the couple announced on Thursday. As part of the divorce agreement,… Read More ›

‘We identified Baumel by the Hebrew on his IDF overalls’

‘We identified Baumel by the Hebrew on his IDF overalls’

After 37 years, incredibly preserved personal items were what gave away the identity of Zachary Baumel, an MIA from the First Lebanon War; ‘we couldn’t… Read More ›

Brooklyn, NY – The End Of An Era: Skulener Rebbe, Rabbi Yisroel Avraham Portugal Passes Away

Brooklyn, NY – The End Of An Era: Skulener Rebbe, Rabbi Yisroel Avraham Portugal Passes Away

Brooklyn, NY – The Skulener Rebbe, Rabbi Yisroel Avraham Portugal, passed away this evening after having been gravely ill for the past several months.  He… Read More ›

Boeing’s fix for 737 MAX will take additional weeks

Boeing’s fix for 737 MAX will take additional weeks

Boeing’s 737 MAX jets will remain grounded for weeks after the Federal Aviation Administration said Monday afternoon that the plane maker continues to work on… Read More ›

IDF apprehends, sends back 8-year-old Gazans who crossed into Israel with knife

IDF apprehends, sends back 8-year-old Gazans who crossed into Israel with knife

Army says children claimed they wanted to be arrested and imprisoned in Jewish state; incident took place ahead of mass Land Day protests   The… Read More ›

Syria seeks urgent Security Council meeting on US declaration on Golan

Syria seeks urgent Security Council meeting on US declaration on Golan

Damascus slams ‘flagrant violation of the relevant Security Council’s resolution by a permanent member-state’; French presidency does not immediately schedule session as diplomats say request… Read More ›

Israeli air raids resume, Gaza rockets fired at Ashkelon as calm disintegrates

Israeli air raids resume, Gaza rockets fired at Ashkelon as calm disintegrates

Hamas sites around Khan Younis bombed; alarms triggered twice in Ashkelon industrial zone; fresh exchange comes day after major flareup as both sides threaten to… Read More ›

Boarding Plane, Netanyahu Touts ‘Best Ever Relations with U.S. President’

Boarding Plane, Netanyahu Touts ‘Best Ever Relations with U.S. President’

The PM is scheduled to meet Trump twice on his four day visit, a working meeting on Monday and a dinner on Tuesday.   Prime… Read More ›

IDF Opens Investigation of Palestinian Death Outside Bethlehem

IDF Opens Investigation of Palestinian Death Outside Bethlehem

Ahmed Jamal Mahmoud was shot dead after throwing stones at vehicles outside Bethlehem.   The Israeli military is investigating the death of a Palestinian man… Read More ›

Utrecht tram shooting: Suspect arrested after at least 3 killed

Utrecht tram shooting: Suspect arrested after at least 3 killed

Dutch authorities have caught the man suspected of opening fire on a tram in the Dutch city of Utrecht, killing three people and injuring five… Read More ›

Sources: Telegrass head cooperating with police

Sources: Telegrass head cooperating with police

The founder of online marijuana distribution network has apparently already told the investigators the code names and bank accounts information of some of the 42… Read More ›

IDF launches airstrikes on Gaza targets after rockets fired at Tel Aviv

IDF launches airstrikes on Gaza targets after rockets fired at Tel Aviv

Base belonging to Hamas naval commandos reportedly targeted; Israeli strikes come after 2 rockets fired at Tel Aviv for first time since 2014   Israeli… Read More ›

Record number of anti-Semitic incidents recorded in Netherlands

Record number of anti-Semitic incidents recorded in Netherlands

Watchdog records 230 cases of anti-Jewish prejudice in 2018, 19% more than previous year; just 1 incident involved physical violence   JTA — The Netherlands… Read More ›

Rescuing the rescuers: Syrian White Helmet builds new life in UK

Rescuing the rescuers: Syrian White Helmet builds new life in UK

With the help of Western powers and Israeli soldiers, Amer was among hundreds of White Helmets evacuated last July from southwest Syria, and now he… Read More ›

Israeli jets strike Hamas targets after mortar launched from Gaza

Israeli jets strike Hamas targets after mortar launched from Gaza

IDF says aircraft hit naval vessels belonging to terror group and military site in northern Strip, day after mortar and suspected balloon-borne bomb launched at… Read More ›

Right-wing ally of Netanyahu proposes bill to save him from prosecution

Right-wing ally of Netanyahu proposes bill to save him from prosecution

Claiming ‘deep state conspiracy,’ MK Bezalel Smotrich wants to make it easier for lawmakers to protect each other from criminal charges   Days after Israel’s… Read More ›

Iran’s Regime Charges Woman with ‘normalizing Same Sex Relations’

Iran’s Regime Charges Woman with ‘normalizing Same Sex Relations’

The activist,Rezvaneh Mohammad, could face five years in prison.   The Islamic Republic of Iran’s judiciary charged a female equality activist with violating its national… Read More ›

Google, siding with Saudi Arabia, refuses to remove widely-criticized government app which lets men track women and control their travel

Google, siding with Saudi Arabia, refuses to remove widely-criticized government app which lets men track women and control their travel

  Google has rejected calls to remove a Saudi government app which offers a tool for men to control where women travel. The company told… Read More ›

Islamabad – World Urges Restraint As 2 Nuclear Power Countries India, Pakistan Trade Blows Over Kashmir

Islamabad – World Urges Restraint As 2 Nuclear Power Countries India, Pakistan Trade Blows Over Kashmir

  Islamabad – India and Pakistan both said they shot down each other’s fighter jets on Wednesday, with Pakistan capturing an Indian pilot a day… Read More ›

Trump says North Korea summit collapsed because Kim demanded total sanctions relief in exchange for closing only some of his nuclear sites

Trump says North Korea summit collapsed because Kim demanded total sanctions relief in exchange for closing only some of his nuclear sites

  Donald Trump said talks with Kim Jong Un in Vietnam fell through because North Korea demanded total sanctions relief but wouldn’t give up enough… Read More ›