Articles by: JewishNews-Abe

Only US to join annual Jordan war games

Only US to join annual Jordan war games

As 17 other nations opt out of ‘Eager Lion’ drills, Jordanian general downplays their absence   Only Jordan and the United States are to take… Read More ›

Fleeing Hamas, 2 Gazans travel through 8 countries to US

Fleeing Hamas, 2 Gazans travel through 8 countries to US

Mounis Hammouda and Hisham Shaban go via Greece, Honduras and Mexico to freedom   FLORENCE, Arizona — Mounis Hammouda and Hisham Shaban were stranded in… Read More ›

Shin Bet: Hamas bringing weapons, rocket-making material into Gaza

Shin Bet: Hamas bringing weapons, rocket-making material into Gaza

Palestinian arrested by Navy dishes on naval smuggling; Israel says terror group ‘taking advantage’ of eased blockade   The Israeli Navy arrested off the coast… Read More ›

Brazil’s Jews scale back, a little, on their tots’ birthday extravaganzas

Brazil’s Jews scale back, a little, on their tots’ birthday extravaganzas

Be it for modesty, or economic necessity, some families are cutting back on the four-hour long, ‘millionaire market’ of deejayed parties for 100-plus friends of… Read More ›

EU trying to do same as Hitler, says UK’s Boris Johnson

EU trying to do same as Hitler, says UK’s Boris Johnson

Six weeks ahead of June 23 ‘Brexit’ vote, polls show Britons evenly divided over remaining in EU   LONDON – Former London mayor Boris Johnson… Read More ›

French Jews oppose Cannes film defending Munich terrorists

French Jews oppose Cannes film defending Munich terrorists

‘Munich: A Palestinian Story’ by director Nasri Hajjaj claims German police, not Palestinian hostage-takers, killed Israeli athletes at 1972 Olympics   The umbrella group of… Read More ›

Israel Prize awarded to 11 outstanding citizens

Israel Prize awarded to 11 outstanding citizens

The Israel Prize, the State of Israel’s highest honor, was given to 11 citizens for excellence in their fields. The ceremony was held in Jerusalem… Read More ›

Boycott leader accuses Israel of imposing travel ban

Boycott leader accuses Israel of imposing travel ban

Omar Barghouti, high ranking member of BDS movement, will not have his travel permit renewed. Although he resides in Akko, the majority of his life… Read More ›

Tomato voted ‘most Israeli vegetable’

Tomato voted ‘most Israeli vegetable’

A recent poll conducted by the Volcan Agricultural Center reveals Israelis’ favorite vegetable is the tomato. Preferred method of consumption: in salad. The Volcan Agricultural… Read More ›

UK Labour member suspended for blog claiming Jews commit ‘genocide’ on British

UK Labour member suspended for blog claiming Jews commit ‘genocide’ on British

Musabbir Ali, a former campaign officer from East London, was suspended Thursday, London’s Jewish Chronicle reported. He is one of approximately 20 members to be… Read More ›

Michael Douglas to bring star power to NY ‘Post’ confab

Michael Douglas to bring star power to NY ‘Post’ confab

He will be interviewed live on stage by outgoing Jerusalem Post editor-in-chief Steve Linde.   Iconic American actor Michael Douglas, the 2015 Genesis Prize laureate,… Read More ›

IDF fighting to hang on to its cyber programmers

IDF fighting to hang on to its cyber programmers

Commanders attempt to beat back the lure of the private sector, with its siren song of far more comfortable conditions   Sitting on broken chairs… Read More ›

Jerusalem – Haredim Demonstrate Over Arrest Of Draft-dodging Yeshiva Student

Jerusalem – Haredim Demonstrate Over Arrest Of Draft-dodging Yeshiva Student

Jerusalem – Several hundred young haredi men associated with an extremist haredi faction rioted on Sunday against the arrest of a yeshiva student caught by… Read More ›

Jerusalem – Israel Indicts Nuclear Whistleblower Mordechai Vanunu

Jerusalem – Israel Indicts Nuclear Whistleblower Mordechai Vanunu

  Jerusalem – Israel has indicted Israeli nuclear whistleblower Mordecai Vanunu for meeting with American citizens in Jerusalem and violating other court-ordered restrictions. Vanunu is… Read More ›

San Bernardino County, CA – California Muslim Student Wrongly Identified As ‘ISIS’ In Yearbook

San Bernardino County, CA – California Muslim Student Wrongly Identified As ‘ISIS’ In Yearbook

  San Bernardino County, CA – A California student was embarrassed and distressed after a picture of her wearing an Islamic head scarf, or hijab,… Read More ›

Ken Livingstone: ‘Creation of Israel was fundamentally wrong’

Ken Livingstone: ‘Creation of Israel was fundamentally wrong’

The former Labour mayor of London calls Israel a ‘mistake,’ argues there was no anti-Semitism in the Arab world until founding of the Jewish State… Read More ›

An Eilat renewal?

An Eilat renewal?

The numbers of foreign tourists flying into Eilat have dropped significantly in the past two decades. Will a new airport be enough to bring the… Read More ›

UN leader on PM’s invitation to Jewish history lesson: No thanks

UN leader on PM’s invitation to Jewish history lesson: No thanks

After Netanyahu offered a seminar for all UN personnel in Israel on the Jewish people’s historical connection with the land, their leader replied with a… Read More ›

Iran suffers losses in Syria, Aleppo truce extended

Iran suffers losses in Syria, Aleppo truce extended

In a conflicting report to Iranian sources, the British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said it had confirmed from its sources the death of 20… Read More ›

‘Green Prince’ to speak at Jerusalem Post Conference in NY

‘Green Prince’ to speak at Jerusalem Post Conference in NY

Son of Hamas leader was made famous by 2014 documentary.   Mosab Hassan Yousef, known as “The Green Prince” after the award-winning documentary made about his… Read More ›