Articles by: JewishNews-Ben

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 ›

Trump criticizes Birx for the first time after she issues coronavirus warnings

Trump criticizes Birx for the first time after she issues coronavirus warnings

President Donald Trump criticized Dr. Deborah Birx in a Monday tweet after she warned the pandemic is “extraordinarily widespread” in the US. While Trump and… Read More ›

Two Eruv Committees in Monsey Pursue Shalom!

Two Eruv Committees in Monsey Pursue Shalom!

By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com And it happened before Tisha B’Av! As many residents of Monsey, New York are aware, there are two Eruv… Read More ›

The Big 4 tech companies — Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google, worth $5 trillion combined — just crushed their earnings reports

The Big 4 tech companies — Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google, worth $5 trillion combined — just crushed their earnings reports

  Apple, Alphabet, Amazon, and Facebook all reported their second-quarter earnings on Thursday. These four, along with Microsoft, are the five most-valuable publicly traded companies… Read More ›

34 states, Puerto Rico, DC Must Now Quarantine In NY, NJ, CT

34 states, Puerto Rico, DC Must Now Quarantine In NY, NJ, CT

  ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Travelers from 34 states, as well as Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia, must now quarantine for 14 days… Read More ›

Will a coronavirus vaccine be a ‘cure’ for the pandemic?

Will a coronavirus vaccine be a ‘cure’ for the pandemic?

The answer to this is more complicated than one thinks and centers on the question of the strength and longevity of the immune response.  … Read More ›

34 arrested amid mass anti-government protests in Jerusalem

34 arrested amid mass anti-government protests in Jerusalem

Two different protests were integrated together in front of the prime minister’s residence in Jerusalem – one demanding the resignation of Netanyahu and another organized… Read More ›

Politics and populism — not coronavirus — are making Israelis sick

Politics and populism — not coronavirus — are making Israelis sick

“Right now, everything is political,” Hadassah Medical Center head Zeev Rotstein said.   Populism and politics can be as deadly as most serious diseases, and… Read More ›

Hawley Seeks Civil Rights Probe In Case Of St. Louis Couple

Hawley Seeks Civil Rights Probe In Case Of St. Louis Couple

  O’FALLON, Mo. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley on Thursday urged Attorney General William Barr to launch a federal civil rights investigation of St.… Read More ›

Israel’s lawmakers must come clean on coronavirus, no matter how painful

Israel’s lawmakers must come clean on coronavirus, no matter how painful

Opinion: Fixing the economy begins with stopping the spread of the virus, there is no way around it; the real source of national unrest is… Read More ›

Jewish NFL players: Educate, don’t cancel DeSean Jackson for anti-Semitic posts

Jewish NFL players: Educate, don’t cancel DeSean Jackson for anti-Semitic posts

Former and current football players say much of the anti-Semitism in NFL comes from ignorance from players who are unfamiliar with Jews and Jewish culture… Read More ›

Disney World Reopens As Coronavirus Cases Surge In Florida

Disney World Reopens As Coronavirus Cases Surge In Florida

  ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — “The Most Magical Place on Earth” has reopened after nearly four months with new rules in place to help prevent… Read More ›