Articles by: JewishNews-Abe

Hamas activity in Turkey an obstacle to Ankara-Jerusalem reconciliation

Hamas activity in Turkey an obstacle to Ankara-Jerusalem reconciliation

Hamas’ Saleh al-Arouri left Turkey months ago after intensive US, Israeli pressure, but on Monday an official in Jerusalem said with regard to the two… Read More ›

Yazidi politician in Iraq: The international community has abandoned my people

Yazidi politician in Iraq: The international community has abandoned my people

What happened to Yazidi people was a genocide, Vian Dakhil says.   ERBIL, KURDISTAN REGION, IRAQ – “In the beginning, the international community and many… Read More ›

Saudi Arabia will behead a second teen protester

Saudi Arabia will behead a second teen protester

  The distraught parents of a teenager believed to be on the brink of being beheaded by Saudi Arabia have launched a last-ditch appeal to the… Read More ›

One of the San Bernardino killers allegedly planned 2 attacks with the neighbor who supplied him guns

One of the San Bernardino killers allegedly planned 2 attacks with the neighbor who supplied him guns

  A criminal complaint filed by an FBI agent claims that Syed Rizwan Farook and Enrique Marquez planned two attacks designed for mass casualties years… Read More ›

Amazon is in talks to lease 20 cargo planes to build its own overnight air operations

Amazon is in talks to lease 20 cargo planes to build its own overnight air operations

  Amazon could soon be leasing at least 20 cargo planes with the goal of building its own air-logistics operations in the US, according toThe Seattle Times’ Jay Greene… Read More ›

Rockland County, NY – Jewish Community Cries Foul Over East Ramapo Report; Wieder Resigns As Democratic Head Of Legislature

Rockland County, NY – Jewish Community Cries Foul Over East Ramapo Report; Wieder Resigns As Democratic Head Of Legislature

Rockland County, NY – Four days after a 32 page report made numerous suggestions for changes in the troubled East Ramapo School district, local members… Read More ›

Syracuse, NY – Judge Imposes Lifetime Prison Terms In High Profile Amish Kidnapping Case

Syracuse, NY – Judge Imposes Lifetime Prison Terms In High Profile Amish Kidnapping Case

  Syracuse, NY – A man and a woman who kidnapped and sexually abused two Amish girls in northern New York last year were sentenced… Read More ›

Orlando, FL – Disney, Other Parks Add Metal Detectors For The Holidays

Orlando, FL – Disney, Other Parks Add Metal Detectors For The Holidays

  Orlando, FL – Three major theme parks announced Thursday that they are adding security measures including metal detectors ahead of the busy holiday season.… Read More ›

Germany arrests Islamist preacher accused of supporting terror group

Germany arrests Islamist preacher accused of supporting terror group

  A prominent Islamist preacher was arrested in Germany on Tuesday on suspicion of supporting a terrorist organization in Syria, Germany’s attorney general’s office says.… Read More ›

Has Nazi gold train been found? Search teams disagree

Has Nazi gold train been found? Search teams disagree

Two search teams disagreed about whether a Nazi train carrying gold had been found after disappearing 70 years ago. A team of treasure hunters originally… Read More ›

Bodies found in van in Mexico are missing Australian surfers

Bodies found in van in Mexico are missing Australian surfers

The bodies of two men found in a burned-out van in Mexico’s Sinaloa state are exactly who authorities feared they were: Australian surfers Dean Lucas… Read More ›

45 held as undercover cop busts ultra-Orthodox drugs, weapons ring

45 held as undercover cop busts ultra-Orthodox drugs, weapons ring

Officer, himself Haredi, buys pot, ecstasy, stolen cars, illegal firearms in Jerusalem’s Mea Shearim, Ramat Beit Shemesh   The work of an undercover police agent… Read More ›

Obama compares Syrian refugees to Holocaust survivors

Obama compares Syrian refugees to Holocaust survivors

In address welcoming new citizens, president seeks to garner support for plan to bring in thousands of refugees   US President Barack Obama on Tuesday… Read More ›

Three soldiers lightly wounded in West Bank operation

Three soldiers lightly wounded in West Bank operation

IDF says troops in Qalandiya may have been hit by friendly fire, as Palestinian assailant tries to ram soldiers with car   Three soldiers were… Read More ›

Nearly 200 nations pledge to slow global warming

Nearly 200 nations pledge to slow global warming

The ‘Paris agreement’ aims to keep global temperatures from rising another degree Celsius (1.8 Fahrenheit) between now and 2100. Nearly 200 nations adopted the first… Read More ›

Tel Aviv terrorist indicted

Tel Aviv terrorist indicted

Raed Khalil, who stabbed Aharon Yisayev and Reuven Aviram to death in a terror attack in the Panorama building in Tel Aviv last month, has… Read More ›

IDF prepares to demolish West Bank home of terrorist who ran over 4 IDF soldiers

IDF prepares to demolish West Bank home of terrorist who ran over 4 IDF soldiers

The Shin Bet and IDF arrested the driver early on Friday during a raid.   The IDF on Sunday prepared a home for demolition belonging to… Read More ›

IDF officer detained in Britain on war crime allegations from Gaza war

IDF officer detained in Britain on war crime allegations from Gaza war

Foreign Ministry confirms details of incident.   A retired IDF officer was detained for questioning in recent weeks upon landing in Britain on allegations that… Read More ›

‘He took a knife from the restaurant and went on a killing spree’

‘He took a knife from the restaurant and went on a killing spree’

Raed Khalil Bin Mahmoud was charged with murdering two people in the November 20 terror attack at the Panorama Building in Tel Aviv.   The… Read More ›

‘Arab Spring and Iranian threat have opened way for improved Arab-Israel relations’

‘Arab Spring and Iranian threat have opened way for improved Arab-Israel relations’

Jordanian think tank: No fear of Islamic State in kingdom.     Although “Israel is on the same side as the Arab states against Iran,” no… Read More ›