Articles by: JewishNews-Ben

The drought is going to cost California nearly $3 billion

The drought is going to cost California nearly $3 billion

  California’s ongoing drought will cost the economy in the most populous U.S. state an estimated $2.74 billion in 2015 and lead to the loss… Read More ›

Putin’s economy may be in a lot worse shape than previously thought

Putin’s economy may be in a lot worse shape than previously thought

  The Russian economy is in a full-blown recession and, according to analysts that study it, may be in even worse shape than is apparent… Read More ›

Canada is ‘getting clocked’ by something far bigger than oil

Canada is ‘getting clocked’ by something far bigger than oil

  Canada is likely in a technical recession, after the economy shrank for the first five months of the year. It’s heavily dependent on commodities.… Read More ›

Israel – 200 New Immigrants From North America Touch Down At Ben Gurion; 59 ‘Lone Wolf’ IDF Soldiers Among Group

Israel – 200 New Immigrants From North America Touch Down At Ben Gurion; 59 ‘Lone Wolf’ IDF Soldiers Among Group

  Israel – On Tuesday, over 200 new immigrants from North America touched down at Ben Gurion Airport aboard a Nefesh B’Nefesh charter flight, including… Read More ›

Orlando, FL – Zimmerman To Sell Confederate Flag Painting To Help ‘Muslim-free’ Gunshop

Orlando, FL – Zimmerman To Sell Confederate Flag Painting To Help ‘Muslim-free’ Gunshop

Orlando, FL – George Zimmerman, the neighborhood watch volunteer acquitted in the fatal shooting of an unarmed black teenager, is raffling off a painting he… Read More ›

Paris – France Laying Groundwork To Recognize ‘Palestine’

Paris – France Laying Groundwork To Recognize ‘Palestine’

  Paris – Indications the French do not intend to bring a Middle East peace resolution to the UN Security Council in the coming months… Read More ›

Spain – Matisyahu Responds To Cancellation Of Spanish Concert

Spain – Matisyahu Responds To Cancellation Of Spanish Concert

  Spain – Rapper and reggae star Matisyahu, who was axed over the weekend from a festival line up near Valencia, Spain, because he would… Read More ›

Georgetown, KY – McConnell Acknowledges Difficulty In Blocking Iran Deal

Georgetown, KY – McConnell Acknowledges Difficulty In Blocking Iran Deal

  Georgetown, KY – President Barack Obama has “a great likelihood of success” in his showdown with congressional Republicans on the Iran nuclear deal, Senate… Read More ›

Washington – Senator Menendez To Announce Iran Nuclear Pact Stance

Washington – Senator Menendez To Announce Iran Nuclear Pact Stance

  Washington – Senator Robert Menendez, who is widely expected to oppose a proposed nuclear deal with Iran, is set on Tuesday to formally announce… Read More ›

Jeb Bush’s biggest hurdle: himself

Jeb Bush’s biggest hurdle: himself

Des Moines, Iowa – Jeb Bush faces many challenges in his bid to become the Republican presidential nominee: a position on immigration that’s unpopular among many… Read More ›

Concerns inside White House about possible Joe Biden candidacy

Concerns inside White House about possible Joe Biden candidacy

Edgartown, Massachusetts – As Joe Biden might say, it would be a big deal if he runs for president. A “BFD.” But there is one major… Read More ›

Head of far-right group under police investigation

Head of far-right group under police investigation

Bentzi Gopstein, chairman of radical anti-assimilation group Lehava, drew law enforcement’s attention after recent recording in which he said church arson was legitimate under Jewish… Read More ›

Supreme Court upholds bulk of Infiltration Prevention Act

Supreme Court upholds bulk of Infiltration Prevention Act

Court rejects most of petition filed by human rights organizations against third version of bill, but strikes down clause allowing detention exceeding 12 months; nearly… Read More ›

A rabbinic commitment to all Israelis

A rabbinic commitment to all Israelis

Op-ed: A group of great Torah scholars is creating a remedy for the 130,000 boys and girls, young men and women who have felt Jewish… Read More ›

Shin Bet interrogation sheds light on Hamas-Iran ties

Shin Bet interrogation sheds light on Hamas-Iran ties

According to Ibrahim Shahade Sha’ar – accused of terrorist activity – told interrogators that Iran has been transferring money, supplying military equipment and training members… Read More ›

PA to present UN Security Council with resolution to end Israeli ‘occupation’

PA to present UN Security Council with resolution to end Israeli ‘occupation’

Malki dubbed it the “worst form of terrorism” and said that the PA is working towards convincing the US to add settler groups to the… Read More ›

Hamas tunnel digger giving up much intel, says Shin Bet

Hamas tunnel digger giving up much intel, says Shin Bet

Rafah man, who operated on the Gaza battlefield last summer, details training, funding from Tehran.   A Hamas fighter and tunnel digger has given his… Read More ›

‘Race against time’ to stop ISIS terror attack targeting Queen Elizabeth

‘Race against time’ to stop ISIS terror attack targeting Queen Elizabeth

Terrorists are said to be planning a highly deadly attack at the upcoming VJ Day parade in London.   Britain’s M15 Security Service and police… Read More ›

Herzog: Israel cannot afford to reject US overtures

Herzog: Israel cannot afford to reject US overtures

Opposition leader tells delegation of Congress members that Iran nuclear deal is ‘bad,’ but he won’t clash with Obama   Israel cannot reject American overtures… Read More ›

Only one thing can stop the Fed from raising rates in September

Only one thing can stop the Fed from raising rates in September

  China is the only thing that seems to be in the way of the Federal Reserve a September rate hike. Following Friday’s jobs report… Read More ›