Articles by: JewishNews-Ben

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 ›

Israelis need carrot not stick to get COVID vaccinated

Israelis need carrot not stick to get COVID vaccinated

Opinion: After year of dubious laws that have eroded civil rights in the name of fighting the virus, the government must now convince people to… Read More ›

The coronavirus is here to stay

The coronavirus is here to stay

Opinion: The government must stop lifting restrictions while the pandemic is surging and the numbers of daily new infections are so high that any other… Read More ›

Trump hails acquittal from ‘witch hunt,’ says his movement ‘has only just begun’

Trump hails acquittal from ‘witch hunt,’ says his movement ‘has only just begun’

After Senate votes against charges of incitement to insurrection, former US president hints at return to politics, says he has ‘vision for a bright, limitless… Read More ›

Netanyahu, Bennett trade fire in battle for right-wing voters

Netanyahu, Bennett trade fire in battle for right-wing voters

Premier accuses Yamina of siding with Lapid and left-wing parties; Bennett slam’s PM’s handling on pandemic and challenges him to a debate   Prime Minister… Read More ›

Israel needs herd immunity not herd insanity

Israel needs herd immunity not herd insanity

Opinion: With the lockdown proving ineffective and coronavirus’ more infectious variants running wild, Israelis must meet their moral obligations to help ensure that their fellow… Read More ›

Blinken says US returning to ‘flawed’ UN Human Rights Council

Blinken says US returning to ‘flawed’ UN Human Rights Council

Secretary of state says council ‘needs reform, but walking away won’t fix it’; Trump withdrew from organization over anti-Israel bias   US Secretary of State… Read More ›

California Man Survives 7 Days Stuck On Snowy Mountain Road

California Man Survives 7 Days Stuck On Snowy Mountain Road

  DOWNIEVILLE, Calif. (AP) — A California man survived a week stranded in the Sierra Nevada after following his GPS navigation system down a treacherous… Read More ›

What is Iran’s mega-missile and what does it mean for nuclear deal?

What is Iran’s mega-missile and what does it mean for nuclear deal?

Tal Inbar: Recent launch was Iran signaling its missile program is off the table for Iran deal discussions   Iran launched a new satellite-carrying rocket… Read More ›

Trump names two new lawyers for impeachment trial a day after his defense team collapsed

Trump names two new lawyers for impeachment trial a day after his defense team collapsed

Former President Donald Trump’s office announced that David Schoen and Bruce L. Castor, Jr. will now head the legal team for his second impeachment trial,… Read More ›

Kochavi’s Iran saber-rattling is another Netanyahu maneuver

Kochavi’s Iran saber-rattling is another Netanyahu maneuver

Analysis: Empty threats of an Israeli strike on Iranian nuclear facilities during the Obama era gave the U.S. added incentive to reach a deal and… Read More ›

Israeli expats weigh returning home for vaccine, but few will give it a shot

Israeli expats weigh returning home for vaccine, but few will give it a shot

Israel’s surge in vaccinations means recent emigrants could get immunized sooner by flying home than staying put, but logistical hurdles make it near-impossible to achieve… Read More ›

Mi kaAmcha Yisroel – Yaldeinu in Orlando, Florida

Mi kaAmcha Yisroel – Yaldeinu in Orlando, Florida

By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com They arrived on Thursday before Shabbos.  Seventy young children with “special needs” under the care of the Yaldeinu Organization,… Read More ›

Israel must kick its Trump-era habits

Israel must kick its Trump-era habits

Analysis: Jerusalem must accept that the new occupant of the White House won’t have long, unscheduled telephone calls with Netanyahu and the Mideast conflict will… Read More ›

Netanyahu vows action after ultra-Orthodox mob protesting lockdown injures cop

Netanyahu vows action after ultra-Orthodox mob protesting lockdown injures cop

PM says ‘we will act with a heavy hand’ after policewoman hurt in Bnei Brak; incident comes amid near-daily clashes over enforcement of virus rules… Read More ›

Joe Biden grieves Covid victims on eve of his inauguration: ‘To heal, we must remember’

Joe Biden grieves Covid victims on eve of his inauguration: ‘To heal, we must remember’

One of the great tragedies of the past year, as some 400,000 Americans lost their lives to Covid-19, was not only that many victims died… Read More ›

European gov’ts warn Iran’s latest move has ‘grave military implications’

European gov’ts warn Iran’s latest move has ‘grave military implications’

US announces new round of sanctions after Tehran moves to produce uranium metal; Biden appoints new negotiator.   Iran’s move towards producing uranium metal could… Read More ›

Israel has moral duty and health need to vaccine Palestinians

Israel has moral duty and health need to vaccine Palestinians

Opinion: The coronavirus does not care about borders and national identities, and with both populations mingling for work or commerce, Jerusalem must make sure out… Read More ›