Articles by: JewishNews-Abe

The enemy of the people

The enemy of the people

Analysis: A recent poll projected victory for Yair Lapid’s Yesh Atid party over Prime Minister Netanyahu’s Likud. Lapid’s appeals to the center seem to be… Read More ›

Jihadist terrorism enters new stage 15 years after 9/11

Jihadist terrorism enters new stage 15 years after 9/11

Terrorism is first and foremost an idea, which, like a virus, spreads, thrives under certain conditions, and changes form.   Fifteen years after al-Qaida perpetrated… Read More ›

The Israeli doctor who helped a woman have a baby at age 60

The Israeli doctor who helped a woman have a baby at age 60

‘Metro’ interviews the doctor who helped make it happen.   Last month, a 60-year-old woman gave birth at the Kaplan Medical Center, Rehovot. It wasn’t… Read More ›

Analysis: ‘War on terror’ took region from bad to worse

Analysis: ‘War on terror’ took region from bad to worse

The US and the Middle East Since 9/11: taking the region from bad to worse.   Fifteen years after the US “war on terror” was launched… Read More ›

Chicago – Staying Cool: Fans Might Not Benefit Seniors In Extreme Heat

Chicago – Staying Cool: Fans Might Not Benefit Seniors In Extreme Heat

  Chicago – True or false: Electric fans are a cheap and effective way to stay cool during extreme heat waves. A tiny new experiment… Read More ›

Washington – Sorry Kids: Docs Urge Flu Shots, Not Nasal Spray, This Year

Washington – Sorry Kids: Docs Urge Flu Shots, Not Nasal Spray, This Year

  Washington – Kids may get more of a sting from flu vaccination this fall: Doctors are gearing up to give shots only, because U.S.… Read More ›

Washington – US Payment Of $1.7 Billion To Iran Made Entirely In Cash

Washington – US Payment Of $1.7 Billion To Iran Made Entirely In Cash

  Washington – The Obama administration acknowledged late Tuesday that its transfer of $1.7 billion to Iran earlier this year was made entirely in cash,… Read More ›

Trump raises possibility of eventual legal status for illegal immigrants

Trump raises possibility of eventual legal status for illegal immigrants

  In a new twist to his immigration proposals, US Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump held out the possibility of legal status for millions of… Read More ›

The chart to strike fear in to Wall Street traders

The chart to strike fear in to Wall Street traders

Wall Street trading floors are thinning out. More than 10,000 front office jobs have been cut across the top ten banks since 2011, according to… Read More ›

How one hedge fund manager missed out on ‘The Big Short’

How one hedge fund manager missed out on ‘The Big Short’

  We’ve all heard about “The Big Short.” The trade was made famous by Michael Lewis’ book focused on a band of Wall Streeters who made serious… Read More ›

New York – Clinton Rejects Mexico Invitation After Trump’s Diplomatic Ruckus

New York – Clinton Rejects Mexico Invitation After Trump’s Diplomatic Ruckus

  New York – – U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton said on Monday she will not accept an invitation from Mexican President Enrique Pena… Read More ›

Fairfax, VA – A Mystery Solved: Where Is Justice Scalia Buried?

Fairfax, VA – A Mystery Solved: Where Is Justice Scalia Buried?

  Fairfax, VA -Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia’s funeral was attended by thousands and carried on live television, but when the hearse pulled away from… Read More ›

Washington – Trump Allies Falsely Link Reuters To Claim Detroit Video Feed Was Cut Short

Washington – Trump Allies Falsely Link Reuters To Claim Detroit Video Feed Was Cut Short

  Washington – Conservative commentators on Sunday mistakenly accused Reuters of pulling the plug on the final moments of broadcast coverage of Republican presidential candidate… Read More ›

The Brazilian billionaire who bought Heinz and Burger King could soon be able to strike a $100 billion deal

The Brazilian billionaire who bought Heinz and Burger King could soon be able to strike a $100 billion deal

  Jorge Lemann is behind some of America’s most iconic consumer brands. The Brazilian billionaire’s investment company, 3G Capital, has backed takeovers of Kraft, Heinz, Burger… Read More ›

Donald Trump got 2 significant things out of his trip to Mexico

Donald Trump got 2 significant things out of his trip to Mexico

  Despite Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto’s belated insistence that he told Donald Trump that Mexico would not pay for a border wall, I believe Wednesday’s trip… Read More ›

MEXICAN PRESIDENT: I told Trump we’re not paying for his proposed wall

MEXICAN PRESIDENT: I told Trump we’re not paying for his proposed wall

  Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto said on Wednesday thatMexico would not be paying for Donald Trump’s proposed wall along the southern border of the US… Read More ›

Israeli who dealt arms to Iran to be extradited to US

Israeli who dealt arms to Iran to be extradited to US

Israeli Supreme Court rules that Eli Cohen’s extradition for illegally exporting weapons to the Islamic Republic be upheld.   The Supreme Court ruled on Sunday to… Read More ›

Give arrested aid worker fair trial, Amnesty tells Israel

Give arrested aid worker fair trial, Amnesty tells Israel

Human rights group demands Israeli authorities investigate claims of abuse, ‘forced’ confession   Amnesty International on Monday called on Israel to give an aid worker… Read More ›

Why America’s newest stock exchange is preparing for failure

Why America’s newest stock exchange is preparing for failure

  America has a new stock exchange. IEX, the company founded by the heroes of Michael Lewis’ book “Flash Boys,” is in the process of launching… Read More ›

There’s great news for some of the poorest workers in America

There’s great news for some of the poorest workers in America

  Wages are rising at their fastest pace since the financial crisis, and it appears that the long-pent-up wage pressure may finally be leading to… Read More ›