Articles by: JewishNews-Ben

Sa’ar tells Lapid to ‘step aside’ to let Bennett be PM, before it’s ‘too late’

Sa’ar tells Lapid to ‘step aside’ to let Bennett be PM, before it’s ‘too late’

Yesh Atid head responds that parties must first recommend he form gov’t, so Netanyahu isn’t tasked to do so; after that, ‘everything’s on the table’;… Read More ›

Suez Canal Crisis: Ship blocking canal may be due to human error

Suez Canal Crisis: Ship blocking canal may be due to human error

Human error accounts for anywhere between 75% and 96% of maritime accidents.   The massive cargo ship currently blocking Egypt’s Suez Canal and bringing global… Read More ›

Passover: Could the Haggadah reveal the meaning of life?

Passover: Could the Haggadah reveal the meaning of life?

New Passover book showcases ‘profound and actionable’ lessons from the Seder   Mark Gerson wants you to bring a romance novel to your Passover Seder.… Read More ›

Netanyahu claims giant victory; updated polls show majority slipping from reach

Netanyahu claims giant victory; updated polls show majority slipping from reach

Likud chief phones his likely partners, urges them to join ‘a strong, stable right-wing government’; potential kingmaker Bennett says changes afoot but coy on who… Read More ›

Israel’s elections are all about Netanyahu

Israel’s elections are all about Netanyahu

Opinion: PM enjoys more adoration than any of his predecessors, including state founder David Ben Gurion; now his sights are set on stealing voters from… Read More ›

Lapid calls on Netanyahu to debate him: ‘Israel deserves answers’

Lapid calls on Netanyahu to debate him: ‘Israel deserves answers’

PM says opposition leader must first declare he’s running for premiership; Sa’ar says he and Bennett must be allowed to take part too   Opposition… Read More ›

Alleged Israeli airstrikes target sites near Damascus

Alleged Israeli airstrikes target sites near Damascus

The last alleged Israeli airstrike reported in Syria was on Feb. 28, with strikes targeting Iranian targets near Damascus.   Syrian air defenses responded to… Read More ›

3 Die When Car Hits 9 People In San Diego; Driver In Custody

3 Die When Car Hits 9 People In San Diego; Driver In Custody

  SAN DIEGO (AP) — A driver lost control and veered onto a sidewalk Monday dotted with homeless tents in downtown San Diego, killing three… Read More ›

Brazil will get its fourth health minister since the pandemic began

Brazil will get its fourth health minister since the pandemic began

  Sao Paulo – Brazil is getting its fourth health minister since the coronavirus pandemic began. President Jair Bolsonaro announced Monday night that the crucial… Read More ›

Israel’s next election is not just about Netanyahu

Israel’s next election is not just about Netanyahu

Opinion: Regardless of the outcome when polls are counted after March 23, politicians will have to not only decide whether to join another Likud coalition,… Read More ›

Why would someone fully vaccinated still catch corona?

Why would someone fully vaccinated still catch corona?

Pfizer and Moderna vaccines are only around 95% effective, that means that 5% of people are prone to contracting coronavirus even after they are fully… Read More ›

Israel needs coherent strategy on Iran and Palestinians

Israel needs coherent strategy on Iran and Palestinians

Opinion: As a regional military power, Israel should set policy based on comprehensive evaluation of national interests and not by improvisation, casting off the existential… Read More ›

Refugees’ Flights Cancelled As Trump Policy Remains

Refugees’ Flights Cancelled As Trump Policy Remains

  SAN DIEGO (AP) — More than 260 refugees who were vetted, approved and booked to come to the United States have had their flights… Read More ›

Analysis: With no successor in sight, Xi Jinping heads to major Party meeting with more power than ever

Analysis: With no successor in sight, Xi Jinping heads to major Party meeting with more power than ever

In March 2020, the annual meeting of China’s national legislature in Beijing was delayed for the first time in decades, as Chinese President Xi Jinping… Read More ›

An Open Letter to Governor Cuomo:  You Had Your Chance, Now Leave!

An Open Letter to Governor Cuomo: You Had Your Chance, Now Leave!

  Dear Governor Cuomo, You could have handled this very differently.  You could have truly and sincerely apologized for your disgusting behavior.  But you didn’t. … Read More ›

Has Abbas reached the end of the political road?

Has Abbas reached the end of the political road?

In-depth: With very high voter registration hinting at a hunger for change, it is not clear that the veteran Palestinian president will be able to… Read More ›

Traffic to Jerusalem blocked on 3rd night of Purim curfew to curb virus spread

Traffic to Jerusalem blocked on 3rd night of Purim curfew to curb virus spread

Authorities fear gatherings in ultra-Orthodox areas will cause infections but are not expected to strictly enforce rules in capital, report says   Police set up… Read More ›

Our woman in Damascus

Our woman in Damascus

Opinion: The latest prisoner swap raises the question of how much Israel’s citizens are responsible for their own actions and whether the government should intervene;… Read More ›

Airlines Plan To Ask Passengers For Contact-tracing Details

Airlines Plan To Ask Passengers For Contact-tracing Details

  WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. airline industry is pledging to expand the practice of asking passengers on flights to the United States for information… Read More ›

Analysis: Boris Johnson’s government is ‘gaslighting’ Britain about the realities of Brexit, critics say

Analysis: Boris Johnson’s government is ‘gaslighting’ Britain about the realities of Brexit, critics say

London – Andy Trust has been exporting fish from Cornwall to continental Europe for 20 years. However, the past seven weeks have given him cause… Read More ›