Articles by: JewishNews-Abe

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 ›

The tangled web of Israel’s extreme right, American Jewry and the US terror blacklist

The tangled web of Israel’s extreme right, American Jewry and the US terror blacklist

Former MK Michael Ben-Ari, who heads Otzma Yehudit (Jewish Power) and could return to Knesset thanks to a Netanyahu-blessed union with Jewish Home, has ties… Read More ›

British Report: UK will Outlaw Hezbollah’s So-called Political Wing

British Report: UK will Outlaw Hezbollah’s So-called Political Wing

The move will have to be approved by Parliament, raising the prospect that it could be opposed by Jeremy Corbyn, who once referred to members… Read More ›

Court Resuscitates Palestinians’ Genocide Case Against Adelson in US

Court Resuscitates Palestinians’ Genocide Case Against Adelson in US

The $34.5 billion case was previously dismissed by the lower US district court for the District of Columbia.   A US court of appeals has… Read More ›

Abbas’ Spokesman: Israel Withholding Funds Will Have Consequences

Abbas’ Spokesman: Israel Withholding Funds Will Have Consequences

“We are a people under occupation, which is the ugliest form of terrorism,” Hussein al-Sheikh added. “We have the right to liberty and independence.”  … Read More ›

A judge nullified Paul Manafort’s plea deal with Mueller after ruling that he lied to prosecutors

A judge nullified Paul Manafort’s plea deal with Mueller after ruling that he lied to prosecutors

  A federal judge ruled that Paul Manafort violated his plea deal with the special counsel Robert Mueller. The judge found that Manafort made materially… Read More ›

IDF Soldier Hit by Live Fire During Training Incident

IDF Soldier Hit by Live Fire During Training Incident

The soldier was hit by a bullet during the training exercise, which took place on a military base in central Israel.   An IDF soldier… Read More ›

United Nations – Diplomats: US Objects To UN Move On Israeli Action In Hebron

United Nations – Diplomats: US Objects To UN Move On Israeli Action In Hebron

  United Nations – Kuwait and Indonesia urged the U.N. Security Council on Wednesday to call for protection of Palestinians following Israel’s decision to suspend… Read More ›

Washington – In SOTU Lawmakers Sing To Survivor Of Holocaust, Synagogue Shooting

Washington – In SOTU Lawmakers Sing To Survivor Of Holocaust, Synagogue Shooting

  Washington – In a joyful, bipartisan moment, lawmakers briefly interrupted the State of the Union to serenade a survivor of October’s Pittsburgh synagogue shooting… Read More ›

Analysis: Trump’s call for compromise is only on his own terms

Analysis: Trump’s call for compromise is only on his own terms

  Washington – The state of Donald Trump is unrepentant and defiant. And while he says he’s open to compromise and national unity — it… Read More ›

Democratic Nations Ignore Cyber Threats in Same Way They Ignored Terrorism

Democratic Nations Ignore Cyber Threats in Same Way They Ignored Terrorism

Industry insiders warn that democratic nations have failed to acknowledge the extent of the danger and thus are not cooperating effectively.   Western countries are… Read More ›

Florida Recognizes Jerusalem as Israel’s Undivided Capital

Florida Recognizes Jerusalem as Israel’s Undivided Capital

Florida placed itself a step ahead of the Trump Administration, which recognizes Jerusalem as Israel’s capital previously but did not mention whether it supports united… Read More ›

Starbucks’ Schultz, Formed in Jewish Brooklyn, Mulls Presidential Run

Starbucks’ Schultz, Formed in Jewish Brooklyn, Mulls Presidential Run

Worth an estimated $3.3 billion, Schultz would presumably self-fund a campaign that would require him to earn name recognition across the country.   WASHINGTON –… Read More ›

Three positive developments for Israel

Three positive developments for Israel

Jerusalem can breathe a momentary sigh of relief as certain events in Syria and Gaza seem to be working in their favor; but they know… Read More ›

Washington – Video: Colorado Senator Rips Cruz’s ‘Crocodile Tears’ Over Shutdown

Washington – Video: Colorado Senator Rips Cruz’s ‘Crocodile Tears’ Over Shutdown

Washington – Signs of strain from the 34-day partial government shutdown are emerging on the Senate floor. Democratic Sen. Michael Bennet of Colorado tore into… Read More ›

‘I don’t know if he knows what he’s talking about’: Pelosi, lawmakers throw cold water on Trump’s request for a down payment on border barrier

‘I don’t know if he knows what he’s talking about’: Pelosi, lawmakers throw cold water on Trump’s request for a down payment on border barrier

  A bipartisan group of lawmakers threw cold water on President Donald Trump’s suggestion of a “prorated down payment” for his proposed barrier on the… Read More ›