Articles by: JewishNews-Aryeh

Israeli elections should be more than about war and peace

Israeli elections should be more than about war and peace

Opinion: The lines between left and right on security and diplomacy have long since blurred, and the voters must think about issues such as the… Read More ›

Wanted: Real discourse between Arabs and Jews

Wanted: Real discourse between Arabs and Jews

Opinion: Netanyahu’s hateful campaign against Arab MKs, radical statements by Joint List lawmakers and Gantz’s decision to bar Arabs from a future government have brought… Read More ›

Next White House may reject peace plan, to Palestinians’ detriment — co-author

Next White House may reject peace plan, to Palestinians’ detriment — co-author

Jason Greenblatt warns that if traditional positions on conflict are readopted, ‘Israel will likely continue to thrive and the Palestinians will continue to suffer’  … Read More ›

The Jewish nightmare of Bernie vs. Trump

The Jewish nightmare of Bernie vs. Trump

In his first months in office, President Trump emboldened the far-right fringe. President Sanders would do the same with the far left   Ask British… Read More ›

Israeli Arabs are Israeli, not Palestinian

Israeli Arabs are Israeli, not Palestinian

Opinion: Raising the Palestinian flag in protest of the Trump peace plan was an act of solidarity, not identity; no one could remain indifferent as… Read More ›

Al Jazeera host calls Israel most successful project in 120 years; drama ensues

Al Jazeera host calls Israel most successful project in 120 years; drama ensues

Faisal al-Qassem’s Arabic tweet garners critical responses, but huge majority responding to poll on his Twitter feed then seem to agree; IDF spokesmen and Netanyahu… Read More ›

12 pro-Iran fighters said killed in Syria strikes attributed to Israel

12 pro-Iran fighters said killed in Syria strikes attributed to Israel

UK-based group says at least 3 government and Iranian positions targeted in raids around Damascus; IDF mum on the matter   Twelve pro-Iranian fighters were… Read More ›

Just Under 100 Million People Watch Super Bowl on Fox

Just Under 100 Million People Watch Super Bowl on Fox

  NEW YORK (AP) — The Super Bowl put a halt to a four-year decline in viewership, with an estimated 99.9 million people watching the… Read More ›

First major Chinese airliner suspends flights to the United States over coronavirus outbreak

First major Chinese airliner suspends flights to the United States over coronavirus outbreak

  Hong Kong – China Eastern has become the first major Chinese carrier to suspend flights to and from the United States because of the… Read More ›

Israel strikes Hamas in Gaza after rocket attack, as region heats up

Israel strikes Hamas in Gaza after rocket attack, as region heats up

Army says it carried out significant airstrikes after three missiles shot at southern Israel amid rising tensions following release of peace plan   Israeli aircraft… Read More ›

Likud official: Vote on annexation pushed off – for ‘technical reasons’

Likud official: Vote on annexation pushed off – for ‘technical reasons’

Jared Kushner: “I’m not looking at the world as it existed in 1967. I’m looking at the world as it exists in 2020.”   WASHINGTON… Read More ›

Holocaust survivors struggle while world leaders attend lavish memorials

Holocaust survivors struggle while world leaders attend lavish memorials

Saying poverty-stricken victims of the Nazis would have benefited from the money spent on the event, survivors and aid organizations warn that the conditions some… Read More ›

World leaders arrive in Israel for country’s biggest diplomatic event

World leaders arrive in Israel for country’s biggest diplomatic event

Fifth World Holocaust Forum, commemorating the 75th anniversary of Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp’s liberation, is set to kick off on Wednesday with delegations from 49 countries,… Read More ›

IDF: 2019 soldier fatality rate the lowest ever

IDF: 2019 soldier fatality rate the lowest ever

27 troops designated as ‘killed-in-action,’ compared to 43 last year; number includes Zachary Baumel, who was killed in ’82 but officially deemed missing   The… Read More ›

Heavens

Heavens

Haim Watzman’s new Necessary Story ponders love, heartbreak and the night sky as a team of IDF reserve soldiers deals with a romantic crisis in… Read More ›

Is defense minister there to protect Netanyahu or Israel?

Is defense minister there to protect Netanyahu or Israel?

Opinion: Naftali Bennett was given his long-coveted job in an attempt by the prime minister to secure his own political survival and escape his criminal… Read More ›

IDF strikes Hamas in Gaza in response to explosive balloons from Strip

IDF strikes Hamas in Gaza in response to explosive balloons from Strip

Israeli helicopter hits terror infrastructure in northern part of Palestinian territory, army says, following at least 2 airborne bombs landing in southern Israel   Israeli… Read More ›

US Budget Deficit Running 11.8% Higher This Year

US Budget Deficit Running 11.8% Higher This Year

  UNITED STATES (AP) — The U.S. budget deficit through the first three months of this budget year is up 11.8% from the same period… Read More ›

Israelis’ overseas romance

Israelis’ overseas romance

Travel has become part of local culture, in no small part due to overseas voyages by young adults after completing their mandatory military service, but… Read More ›

East Jerusalem’s Issawiya boils as residents decry months of police intervention

East Jerusalem’s Issawiya boils as residents decry months of police intervention

Security officials say they’ve stepped up operations because of escalating violence emanating from the Palestinian neighborhood, home to 18,000 Since the start of the school… Read More ›