Articles by: JewishNews-Ben

Israel to alter COVID isolation rules for students amid Omicron

Israel to alter COVID isolation rules for students amid Omicron

The model that allows students to continue learning despite classmates testing positive will no longer apply when two students test positive at the same time,… Read More ›

Taylor Force Act addition seeks to block ‘pay for slay’

Taylor Force Act addition seeks to block ‘pay for slay’

“Such flouting of anti-terrorism financial regulations is only possible through the maintenance or use of correspondent accounts at United States banks.”   WASHINGTON – A… Read More ›

CDC moves an African nation and a central European country into its ‘very high’ risk travel category

CDC moves an African nation and a central European country into its ‘very high’ risk travel category

  The central European country of Poland and the central African nation of Niger were among four new additions to the US Centers for Disease… Read More ›

Vizhnitzer Rebbe: Give Up Your Kosher Smartphones

Vizhnitzer Rebbe: Give Up Your Kosher Smartphones

  BNEI BRAK  — This past Shabbos, the Vizhnitzer Rebbe, HaRav Yisrael Hager shlit”a, spoke passionately to his followers, and implored them to accept a… Read More ›

Omicron variant puts world in a ‘race against time’, says EU Commission President

Omicron variant puts world in a ‘race against time’, says EU Commission President

The world is in a “race against time” with the Omicron coronavirus variant, said European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Sunday, warning during… Read More ›

US will not ‘sit idly’ if Iran drags out nuke talks while advancing program — envoy

US will not ‘sit idly’ if Iran drags out nuke talks while advancing program — envoy

Negotiations to resume Monday in Vienna; Rob Malley hints at US action if Islamic Republic gets ‘too close for comfort’ to breakout   WASHINGTON —… Read More ›

WATCH: Kyle Rittenhouse Speaks Out In First Interview Since Acquittal

WATCH: Kyle Rittenhouse Speaks Out In First Interview Since Acquittal

KENOSHA — In his first interview since being acquitted, Kyle Rittenhouse speaks to Tucker Carlson about the events that led to his homicide trial. As… Read More ›

Bodies pile up outside hospital morgue as Romania struggles with fourth wave of Covid

Bodies pile up outside hospital morgue as Romania struggles with fourth wave of Covid

Bucharest, Romania – “It’s relentless — relentless,” sighed nurse Claudiu Ionita, standing in front of a line of gurneys in Bucharest University Hospital’s morgue. On… Read More ›

Shaked: Bringing more countries into Abraham Accords will require US incentives

Shaked: Bringing more countries into Abraham Accords will require US incentives

Interior minister insists no Israeli gestures to Palestinians necessary to broaden normalization deals, says Israel’s policy on settlements is to agree to disagree with Washington… Read More ›

Israeli Defense Companies Unveil New Unmanned Ground Vehicle

Israeli Defense Companies Unveil New Unmanned Ground Vehicle

  JERUSALEM (JNS) – Israeli defense companies Elbit Systems and Roboteam unveiled a new unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) on Tuesday called ROOK. The 6×6-wheel vehicle… Read More ›

Coronavirus spreads in deer and other animals. Scientists worry about what that means for people

Coronavirus spreads in deer and other animals. Scientists worry about what that means for people

Scientists have found SARS-CoV-2 spreads like, well, a virus among white-tailed deer and other wild animals in the United States. People are the likely source,… Read More ›

Yesh Atid announces first party primaries ten years after formation

Yesh Atid announces first party primaries ten years after formation

The primaries will be held at a party conference on January 4, 2022.   Coalition partner Yesh Atid announced on Saturday that it will hold… Read More ›

Atraf website permanently removed from Internet in fight against Black Shadow

Atraf website permanently removed from Internet in fight against Black Shadow

Two weeks ago, Black Shadow announced its hack of Cyberserve, which hosted Atraf, and the hackers have been exposing personal information of LGBTQ clients of… Read More ›

President Herzog, the future of the Western Wall is in your hands

President Herzog, the future of the Western Wall is in your hands

Opinion: Herzog knows better than anyone just how important freedom of prayer is and his decision to ask MKs not to attend progressive services undermines… Read More ›

Mossad thwarts Iranian attacks on Israelis in Africa – report

Mossad thwarts Iranian attacks on Israelis in Africa – report

Iran has been seeking to harm Israel or Israelis at sea, using cyberattacks and overseas attacks.   The Mossad has thwarted multiple attacks by Iran… Read More ›

FBI Releases Declassified Documents On Sept. 11 Attacks

FBI Releases Declassified Documents On Sept. 11 Attacks

  WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI released hundreds of pages of newly declassified documents Wednesday about its long effort to explore connections between the Saudi… Read More ›

Rabbi Schneur Zalman Blumenfeld, 58, Chief Chabad Emissary in Peru Dies at 58

Rabbi Schneur Zalman Blumenfeld, 58, Chief Chabad Emissary in Peru Dies at 58

  LIMA (Chabad.org) – Rabbi Schneur Zalman Blumenfeld, director of Chabad-Lubavitch of Peru, who served Jewish residents and visitors to Lima for more than three decades… Read More ›

G20 agrees on key climate goals around global warming limits and coal financing, but lacks firm commitments

G20 agrees on key climate goals around global warming limits and coal financing, but lacks firm commitments

  The Group of 20’s leaders’ summit ended Sunday with an agreement on climate that commits its member nations to end coal financing by the… Read More ›

Drill for 2000 rockets a day and internal strife: IDF preps for war

Drill for 2000 rockets a day and internal strife: IDF preps for war

Home Front Command and RAHEL to carry out joint war-time drill starting today * In war, 2,000 rockets expected to be fired per day by… Read More ›

Israel’s ability to attack Iran is vital for reasons other than you know

Israel’s ability to attack Iran is vital for reasons other than you know

Opinion: Iran poses an existential threat to Israel, not least because of its potential to soon acquire a nuclear weapon; developing capabilities against Iran will… Read More ›