Articles by: JewishNews-Abe

Ultra-Orthodox tell Jerusalem bike sharers to take a hike

Ultra-Orthodox tell Jerusalem bike sharers to take a hike

Capital’s planned bicycle-sharing program comes under fire from those who oppose public violations of the Jewish Sabbath   AFP — A bicycle-sharing plan for Jerusalem… Read More ›

US NGO to send 75 bionic arms to Syrian children

US NGO to send 75 bionic arms to Syrian children

Limbitless, founded by American graduate students, uses 3-D printers to make the limbs more cheaply; many Syrian children have lost limbs due to Syrian army’s… Read More ›

Prime minister: ‘Zero tolerance for stone-throwing’

Prime minister: ‘Zero tolerance for stone-throwing’

Rules of engagement may change after recent attacks in and around Jerusalem; two border police companies and 400 police officers will be added to protect… Read More ›

Gov’t finds victory in defeat on Iran, says official

Gov’t finds victory in defeat on Iran, says official

High-ranking official tells Ynet that campaign was successful in delegitimizing deal after Obama secures veto-threshold votes. The Israeli government was not surprised on Wednesday by… Read More ›

Kahlon puts forth bid to reduce added-tax in hopes of sparking economy

Kahlon puts forth bid to reduce added-tax in hopes of sparking economy

Kahlon is reportedly considering reducing corporate tax by 1.5 percentage points.   Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon on Wednesday announced that he is strongly considering the… Read More ›

Ministry clamps down on lawyers, accountants to halt terror financing

Ministry clamps down on lawyers, accountants to halt terror financing

The amendment to the law governing terrorism financing and money laundering creates new obligations for lawyers and accountants to scrutinize the identity and business purposes… Read More ›

The Islamic-animated government of Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s declared policy of “zero problems with neighbors” is in tatters.

The Islamic-animated government of Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s declared policy of “zero problems with neighbors” is in tatters.

The Islamic-animated government of Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s declared policy of “zero problems with neighbors” is in tatters.   Turkey marked the 93rd anniversary of Victory… Read More ›

Marco Rubio on world leaders: Vladimir Putin a ‘gangster,’ Kim Jong Un a ‘lunatic’

Marco Rubio on world leaders: Vladimir Putin a ‘gangster,’ Kim Jong Un a ‘lunatic’

  Washington – When it comes to his assessment of world leaders, Sen. Marco Rubio isn’t pulling any punches: Russia’s run by a “gangster” and North… Read More ›

Hiker, 62, found injured but alive after 9-day search

Hiker, 62, found injured but alive after 9-day search

  The searchers were getting worried. Miyuki Harwood, 62, of Orangevale, California, had been missing in the rugged Sierra Nevada Mountains for nine days. Search… Read More ›

Kyle Jean-Baptiste, Broadway’s first black Jean Valjean, dies after fall

Kyle Jean-Baptiste, Broadway’s first black Jean Valjean, dies after fall

  Actor Kyle Jean-Baptiste, who made history as the first African-American to play the lead role in a Broadway production of “Les Miserables,” died Friday… Read More ›

Suspects in Austria truck tragedy proclaim innocence in court

Suspects in Austria truck tragedy proclaim innocence in court

Remand extended until September 29 for four alleged human traffickers after decomposed bodies of 71 migrants found in abandoned vehicle   Four suspected human traffickers… Read More ›

Arab-Israeli schools to strike in protest of small budget

Arab-Israeli schools to strike in protest of small budget

Committee of Arab mayors decides not to open schools for two days in protest of government’s failure to respond to request for NIS 6.4 billion… Read More ›

‘I’m haredi, lesbian, and live with a woman’

‘I’m haredi, lesbian, and live with a woman’

She was born and educated in a haredi community, and felt she was different ever since she was young. After refusing an arranged marriage, ‘Raheli’… Read More ›

Jerusalem experiences day of violence

Jerusalem experiences day of violence

Firebombs, a stabbing, and riots mark a day of violence in Jerusalem, as police battle a constant flow of popular terror. Several firebombs was thrown… Read More ›

Polish deputy FM: Warsaw, Jerusalem agree on Ukraine

Polish deputy FM: Warsaw, Jerusalem agree on Ukraine

Pawlik denies providing weapons to Ukrainian forces.   Warsaw and Jerusalem largely see eyeto- eye on the Ukraine crisis, Polish Undersecretary of State Konrad Pawlik… Read More ›

Rocket fired from Gaza lands in Israeli territory

Rocket fired from Gaza lands in Israeli territory

An IDF spokesperson says that the rocket alert siren did not sound due to the assessment that the projectile would land in an open area.… Read More ›

US drone strike kills top cyber expert for ISIS, source says

US drone strike kills top cyber expert for ISIS, source says

Junaid Hussain, A British hacker, moved to Syria sometime in the last two years. WASHINGTON – A British hacker who US and European officials said… Read More ›

Far-right extremists backed by ‘new Sanhedrin’ rabbis

Far-right extremists backed by ‘new Sanhedrin’ rabbis

Following the administrative detentions of right wing radicals, the new Sanhedrin issued a statement of support of the radical right wing for ‘risking their lives… Read More ›

Barak: Netanyahu resisted Shalit deal

Barak: Netanyahu resisted Shalit deal

Former defense minister Ehud Barak heard in recording saying that PM agreed to deal under pressure and was only interested in a photo op with… Read More ›

Palestinian official warns of ISIS takeover if peace process not advanced

Palestinian official warns of ISIS takeover if peace process not advanced

Delegation of Palestinian officials meet Likud Minister Kara.   Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is the key to peace with the Palestinians, a Palestinian leadership delegation… Read More ›