Articles by: JewishNews-Aryeh

The Ramallah lynching was our warning of what was to come

The Ramallah lynching was our warning of what was to come

Opinion: The dark suspicion, separation and iron hand that categorizes Israel’s relationship with the Palestinians today can all be traced back to the brutal murder… Read More ›

‘Renegade’ Haredi communities need to be brought to heel, rabbi says

‘Renegade’ Haredi communities need to be brought to heel, rabbi says

Rabbi Uri Regev, who leads Israel-based NPO promoting religious freedom and equality across denominational lines, calls for stricter law enforcement after head of Belz Hasidic… Read More ›

Experts fear fresh virus outbreaks if ‘red zones’ not kept under lockdown

Experts fear fresh virus outbreaks if ‘red zones’ not kept under lockdown

Adviser to coronavirus czar expresses concern as make-or-break question left hanging, says maintaining restrictions in cities with high infection rates key to fighting virus  … Read More ›

Probe ordered after violent clash as police break up wedding over lockdown rules

Probe ordered after violent clash as police break up wedding over lockdown rules

Outcry as police filmed leading bloody, dazed brother of the bride out of Givat Ze’ev event amid screams and cries of family and guests; police… Read More ›

Israel’s leaders must win back public trust

Israel’s leaders must win back public trust

Opinion: The key to beating the pandemic is to differentiate between localities, businesses and activities; this requires faith of citizens in the government, but this… Read More ›

Gal Gadot to star as Cleopatra sparking outcry as Israeli cast as Queen of Egypt

Gal Gadot to star as Cleopatra sparking outcry as Israeli cast as Queen of Egypt

Actress to team up again with Wonder Women director Patty Jenkins; internet quick to squash calls for Arab or Black actress to be cast in… Read More ›

Trump promises all Americans free access to same experimental COVID drugs he got

Trump promises all Americans free access to same experimental COVID drugs he got

US president says catching coronavirus was a ‘blessing from God’ as it made him aware of Regeneron therapeutic cocktail, which he hails as a ‘cure’… Read More ›

Can Trump’s COVID-19 illness derail the Israeli-Arab normalization train?

Can Trump’s COVID-19 illness derail the Israeli-Arab normalization train?

Even without COVID-19, the timeline for additional deals was tight, but now that timeline has been further shortened.   In 1919, former US president Woodrow… Read More ›

Top rabbi who urged disregard for coronavirus rules has COVID

Top rabbi who urged disregard for coronavirus rules has COVID

Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky, 92, insisted religious study institutions remain open in violation of health directives on grounds that ‘canceling Torah study is more dangerous than… Read More ›

NY Times: Trump Paid $750 In US Income Taxes In 2016, 2017

NY Times: Trump Paid $750 In US Income Taxes In 2016, 2017

  WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump paid just $750 in federal income taxes the year he ran for president and in his first year… Read More ›

Some countries are eying Sweden’s ‘light-touch’ Covid response. It’s a gamble that could backfire

Some countries are eying Sweden’s ‘light-touch’ Covid response. It’s a gamble that could backfire

London – An expert on the spread of Covid-19 proclaimed last week that the pandemic in Sweden was essentially over — the virus there was… Read More ›

Israelis mark Yom Kippur under ‘painful’ virus lockdown

Israelis mark Yom Kippur under ‘painful’ virus lockdown

The holiest day in the Jewish calendar has been marred with political battles over openings of synagogues and limits on gatherings as Israel’s quietest day… Read More ›

NYPD Should Stop Making Traffic Stops, NY Attorney General Says

NYPD Should Stop Making Traffic Stops, NY Attorney General Says

  NEW YORK (AP) — New York’s attorney general on Friday recommended the New York Police Department get out of the business of routine traffic… Read More ›

Analysis: The Supreme Court hasn’t been this conservative since the 1930s

Analysis: The Supreme Court hasn’t been this conservative since the 1930s

The US Supreme Court is on the verge of a historic transformation that could wind back the law in America for decades, in some cases… Read More ›

Too Much Candy: Man Dies From Eating Bags Of Black Licorice

Too Much Candy: Man Dies From Eating Bags Of Black Licorice

  BOSTON (AP) – A Massachusetts construction worker’s love of black licorice wound up costing him his life. Eating a bag and a half every… Read More ›

Palestinians: Qatar first Arab country to endorse Trump peace plan

Palestinians: Qatar first Arab country to endorse Trump peace plan

A senior State Department official told reporters that Washington sees Qatar as another Gulf country potentially prepared to normalize relations with Israel after the UAE… Read More ›

US says Hezbollah storing ammonium nitrate, which caused Beirut blast, in Europe

US says Hezbollah storing ammonium nitrate, which caused Beirut blast, in Europe

State Department official says terror group smuggling ammonium nitrate in first aid kits for use in terror attacks, calls on European states to impose bans… Read More ›

Israel deal protects Bahrain’s interests amid Iran threat, minister says

Israel deal protects Bahrain’s interests amid Iran threat, minister says

Bahrain and Israel’s defense ministers held their first publicly acknowledged phone call on Monday.   Bahrain’s interior minister said on Monday that normalizing ties with… Read More ›

Trump nominated for a second Nobel Peace Prize following Serbia-Kosovo deal

Trump nominated for a second Nobel Peace Prize following Serbia-Kosovo deal

This second nomination occurred three days only after he was nominated for his major role in the Israel-UAE normalization agreement.   US President Donald Trump… Read More ›

Israel will pay dearly for persecuting its Haredi community

Israel will pay dearly for persecuting its Haredi community

Opinion: Ultra-Orthodox Israelis feel discriminated against and cast out by a government that has failed to persuade religious leaders that new coronavirus measures are necessary;… Read More ›