Articles by: JewishNews-Ben

After Bahrain and UAE, which Arab state next for Israel ties?

After Bahrain and UAE, which Arab state next for Israel ties?

In-depth: Both Sudan and Oman welcomed the peace deals but implied they will not formalize ties with Israel until Palestinians have an independent state; while… Read More ›

An Insider’s Look at ‘Corona Hotels’ Operated by IDF Home Front Command

An Insider’s Look at ‘Corona Hotels’ Operated by IDF Home Front Command

  JERUSALEM (JNS) – As the Israeli cabinet weighs increasingly stringent steps to deal with the growing numbers of confirmed coronavirus cases, the Israel Defense… Read More ›

Customs and Border Protection paid to access a private company’s network of cameras that spans the US

Customs and Border Protection paid to access a private company’s network of cameras that spans the US

  Customs and Border Protection has paid tens of thousands of dollars for access to a private company’s network of security cameras that spans the… Read More ›

Palestinians: Gulf states working to foil anti-normalization resolution

Palestinians: Gulf states working to foil anti-normalization resolution

The Palestinian Authority has accused the UAE of violating the terms of the Arab Peace Initiative by agreeing to normalize its relations with Israel in… Read More ›

Trump Looks To Defund NYC, Cuomo Responds With Threats

Trump Looks To Defund NYC, Cuomo Responds With Threats

  NEW YORK  — As a part of his campaign to restore law and order to America’s cities, President Trump has ordered the federal government… Read More ›

Led by a 105-year-old survivor, lawsuit seeks reparations in 1921 Tulsa race massacre

Led by a 105-year-old survivor, lawsuit seeks reparations in 1921 Tulsa race massacre

A 105-year-old survivor of the 1921 race massacre in Tulsa, Oklahoma, is the lead figure in a lawsuit that demands reparations for damage it says… Read More ›

COVID-19 has been buffeting American Jewry for months. What lies ahead?

COVID-19 has been buffeting American Jewry for months. What lies ahead?

Pandemic sees hundreds of synagogues shuttered, Jewish organizations slashing budgets and staff, community centers emptied, day schools online and summer camps cancelled   JTA —… Read More ›

Biden Rejects Skipping Trump Debates, Vows To Fact Check

Biden Rejects Skipping Trump Debates, Vows To Fact Check

  WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden says he won’t skip debates with President Donald Trump this fall, vowing he’ll use the opportunity… Read More ›

Protesters set up a guillotine outside Jeff Bezos’ mansion and demanded higher wages for Amazon workers after the CEO’s net worth surpassed $200 billion

Protesters set up a guillotine outside Jeff Bezos’ mansion and demanded higher wages for Amazon workers after the CEO’s net worth surpassed $200 billion

  Demonstrators set up a guillotine outside Jeff Bezos’ house to protest Amazon workers’ wages on Thursday. The protest came the day after Bezos’ net… Read More ›

Tel Aviv exhibit mourns Israeli businesses that succumbed to COVID-19

Tel Aviv exhibit mourns Israeli businesses that succumbed to COVID-19

Grim display comes in protest of the government’s prolonged draconian measures that forced popular businesses to file for bankruptcy and brings their names forward An… Read More ›

Trump Says Democrats’ Convention Was ‘Gloomiest’ In History

Trump Says Democrats’ Convention Was ‘Gloomiest’ In History

  ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — President Donald Trump sought to cast a more positive light on his presidency Friday after four days of bashing at… Read More ›

China’s Communist Party is a threat to the world, says former elite insider

China’s Communist Party is a threat to the world, says former elite insider

  Hong Kong – Cai Xia is no stranger to defying expectations. During her years at the Chinese Communist Party’s top training center and think… Read More ›

Israel’s military supremacy is non-negotiable

Israel’s military supremacy is non-negotiable

Opinion: Abu Dhabi and Jerusalem’s emerging agreement is an historic achievement and beneficial for both nations, but the IDF’s qualitative military advantage is the only… Read More ›

Israeli airstrikes hit Hamas targets near Rafah crossing in Gaza

Israeli airstrikes hit Hamas targets near Rafah crossing in Gaza

The attack was carried out in response to incendiary balloons sent from the Gaza Strip into Israeli territory throughout the day.   Israeli aircraft carried… Read More ›

Palestinians unite in condemnation of UAE deal for Israel ties

Palestinians unite in condemnation of UAE deal for Israel ties

Palestinian Authority official Hanan Ashrawi slams United Arab Emirates for ‘normalizing’ relations with Jerusalem, while the rival Hamas terror group accuses Gulf state of stabbing… Read More ›

Israel’s medical system is pushed to its limit and beyond

Israel’s medical system is pushed to its limit and beyond

Opinion: Despite calming messaging from the coronavirus czar, measures taken by the government would add stress on an already overloaded medical system with exhausted staff… Read More ›

5 Jewish things to know about US vice president candidate Kamala Harris

5 Jewish things to know about US vice president candidate Kamala Harris

Democratic senator from California has a Jewish husband, carried a JNF blue tin as a child, is a fan of Israel’s Supreme Court building  … Read More ›

Gaza students back to school after five-month shutdown

Gaza students back to school after five-month shutdown

Some 285,000 students at U.N.-run schools and 277,000 pupils at public schools in the coastal enclave head back to school this week; they are not… Read More ›

Dazed and wounded, Lebanese emerge from massive blast angry at rulers

Dazed and wounded, Lebanese emerge from massive blast angry at rulers

Claiming the leadership aware of the danger from inadequate storage of inflammable chemicals one resident says ‘the worst part is this government and all those… Read More ›

Lead-up to Beirut blast: A Russian businessman, a decrepit ship, a single spark

Lead-up to Beirut blast: A Russian businessman, a decrepit ship, a single spark

The chronology of Lebanon’s singular disaster runs through the ship MV Rhosus, its allegedly dodgy owner, a volatile cargo and a blatant disregard for danger… Read More ›