Articles by: JewishNews-Aryeh

Abbas left with an empty diplomatic toolbox

Abbas left with an empty diplomatic toolbox

Analysis: Despite their declarations, the Palestinians understand there will be no peace negotiations without American mediation; another UN discussion and another General Assembly resolution will… Read More ›

Argentine court rules Alberto Nisman’s death a murder

Argentine court rules Alberto Nisman’s death a murder

Death of special prosecutor who was probing 1994 Jewish center bombing ‘could not have been a suicide,’ judge finds   The Argentine special prosecutor who… Read More ›

North Korea calls latest UN sanctions ‘an act of war’

North Korea calls latest UN sanctions ‘an act of war’

A new round of United Nations sanctions against North Korea are an “act of war,” Pyongyang said Sunday, adding that the US and other nations… Read More ›

New York – Edward Snowden Unveils Phone App, Haven, To Spy On Spies

New York – Edward Snowden Unveils Phone App, Haven, To Spy On Spies

New York – The former National Security Agency contractor who exposed U.S. government surveillance programs by disclosing classified material in 2013 has a new job:… Read More ›

Despite threats, Trump team undecided on how to punish countries for UN vote

Despite threats, Trump team undecided on how to punish countries for UN vote

While State Department says ‘no decisions have been made,’ another US official says ‘countries are no longer going to be given a free pass for… Read More ›

176 Nations at UN Call for Palestinian Statehood

176 Nations at UN Call for Palestinian Statehood

The United States, Canada and Israel were among the seven that opposed the text; four states abstained.   The General Assembly voted 176-7 on Tuesday… Read More ›

Trump’s announcement a rare strategic opportunity

Trump’s announcement a rare strategic opportunity

Op-ed: The ‘Jewish Jerusalem’ narrative presented by the US president demonstrates to the Palestinians that an ongoing postponement of any compromise would only help Israel… Read More ›

Jerusalem recognition: A Jewish-Christian reconciliation

Jerusalem recognition: A Jewish-Christian reconciliation

Op-ed: Jerusalem occupies a unique spot in Christianity, which includes not only religious sacredness but a political status as well. Both Christians and Jews chose… Read More ›

White House: Abbas’s rhetoric ‘has prevented peace for years’

White House: Abbas’s rhetoric ‘has prevented peace for years’

After PA chief says US peace role is over, Washington insists Trump ‘remains as committed to peace as ever’; Netanyahu says Israel unimpressed by Palestinian… Read More ›

Firebombs hurled at synagogue in Sweden after protest march over Jerusalem

Firebombs hurled at synagogue in Sweden after protest march over Jerusalem

At rallies across Europe, participants chant about shooting Jews, an ancient massacre of Jews and freedom for Palestinian terrorists   More than a dozen men… Read More ›

Analysis: Upending the Applecart

Analysis: Upending the Applecart

Along comes Trump, the most untraditional and nonconformist of all US presidents, and says “enough is enough.” What has been tried didn’t work, so it’s… Read More ›

Fired from her job, she turned a bite-sized business into a cupcake conglomerate

Fired from her job, she turned a bite-sized business into a cupcake conglomerate

Melissa Ben-Ishay started baking in her New York City apartment; now her 13 stores ship the miniature morsels across the US   NEW YORK —… Read More ›

Billionaire’s Testimony Strengthens Suspicion of Netanyahu, Reports Say

Billionaire’s Testimony Strengthens Suspicion of Netanyahu, Reports Say

Netanyahu is expected to be questioned for the seventh time in the next 10 days.   Australian billionaire James Packer’s testimony in Case 1000 strengthens… Read More ›

ANALYSIS: It won’t change probe, but police bill could protect Netanyahu from public

ANALYSIS: It won’t change probe, but police bill could protect Netanyahu from public

Proposed legislation fast-tracked by Likud is seen by critics as a devilishly ‘brilliant exercise’ to silence the attorney general. We’ll soon see if they’re right… Read More ›

Likud to push Shabbat bill proposals to appease Haredim

Likud to push Shabbat bill proposals to appease Haredim

Interior Minister Deri seeks authority to cancel municipal bylaws, particularly in Tel Aviv, allowing the opening of businesses on Shabbat, while UTJ’s Gafni wants to… Read More ›

UN chief warns of risk of a new Israeli-Hezbollah conflict

UN chief warns of risk of a new Israeli-Hezbollah conflict

Antonio Guterres says in report that allegations of arms transfers to Lebanese terror group continue ‘on regular basis’   UNITED NATIONS — Secretary-General Antonio Guterres… Read More ›

Netanyahu speaks to Putin on dangers of Iran in Syria

Netanyahu speaks to Putin on dangers of Iran in Syria

PM Netanyahu and Russian Pres. Putin speak on Tuesday for half an hour, as Netanyahu warns against Iran’s attempts to establish itself in Syria; their… Read More ›

IDF chief’s Saudi interview: A gesture from Riyadh

IDF chief’s Saudi interview: A gesture from Riyadh

Analysis: The rare and unusual interview Gadi Eisenkot gave a Saudi news website was part of an ongoing process to prepare the Saudi public opinion… Read More ›

Arab League delivers harsh criticism of Iran and Hezbollah, but little action

Arab League delivers harsh criticism of Iran and Hezbollah, but little action

Holding back on Security Council resolution, foreign ministers say they will ‘brief’ the UN body on Tehran’s destabilizing policies in the region   CAIRO, Egypt… Read More ›

Hauling Trump baggage, US bedeviled by planned ‘no’ vote on UN anti-Nazi motion

Hauling Trump baggage, US bedeviled by planned ‘no’ vote on UN anti-Nazi motion

Though it always votes against resolution because of wider implications, State Department pressed to go further in explaining position given president’s comments on Charlottesville  … Read More ›