Articles by: JewishNews-Ben

Sex-pest rabbi indicted for defrauding terminally ill followers

Sex-pest rabbi indicted for defrauding terminally ill followers

The 16-article indictment says Eliezer Berland along with his aides promised his desperate worshippers he will cure them of diseases such as cancer and bring… Read More ›

First Israeli recovered from coronavirus, returns home from Japan

First Israeli recovered from coronavirus, returns home from Japan

“I met my family members at the airport and we cried tears of joy.”   Rachel Biton, the Israeli who recovered from the coronavirus in… Read More ›

Hundreds of Israelis contact coronavirus hotline as fears of epidemic rise

Hundreds of Israelis contact coronavirus hotline as fears of epidemic rise

Specially trained paramedics being dispatched to people’s homes to take samples amid escalating worries of outbreak following visit by tourists found to have virus  … Read More ›

German shooter said he wanted to kill people from Israel, Asia and Africa

German shooter said he wanted to kill people from Israel, Asia and Africa

Germany’s main Jewish organization expressed shock over the Wednesday night attack, which the country’s attorney general is investigating.   BERLIN – The shooter who murdered… Read More ›

Hong Kong’s Disneyland is letting the government use some of its land to quarantine people and stop the coronavirus spreading

Hong Kong’s Disneyland is letting the government use some of its land to quarantine people and stop the coronavirus spreading

  Hong Kong’s Disneyland is letting the city use its sites to quarantine people as the government tries to stop the deadly coronavirus from spreading.… Read More ›

IDF stops Hamas ‘honeypots’ from trapping soldiers

IDF stops Hamas ‘honeypots’ from trapping soldiers

As part of “Operation Rebound,” the IDF has foiled the third such Hamas network foiled in three years.   The IDF has foiled a third… Read More ›

AP Votecast: Young, Liberal Voters Key To Sanders’ Nh Win

AP Votecast: Young, Liberal Voters Key To Sanders’ Nh Win

  WASHINGTON (AP) — Bernie Sanders won the young, the liberal and the disaffected in New Hampshire. Their votes were enough to deliver him a… Read More ›

No daylight between Trump, Netanyahu – but will the sun set on annexation?

No daylight between Trump, Netanyahu – but will the sun set on annexation?

Likud voters in Judea and Samaria are a relatively small yet influential group, and Netanyahu is left doing damage control and repeating over and over… Read More ›

Ehud Olmert, Mahmoud Abbas to host joint presser against Trump peace plan

Ehud Olmert, Mahmoud Abbas to host joint presser against Trump peace plan

Olmert will hold a joint press conference with [Abbas] during a UN Security Council meeting in New York, where he will express his opposition to… Read More ›

Kirk Douglas, Hollywood’s tough guy on screen and off, dead at 103

Kirk Douglas, Hollywood’s tough guy on screen and off, dead at 103

Son of Jewish Russian immigrants, the beloved actor was one of biggest stars of 1950s and ’60s; Douglas fought the movie establishment and helped to… Read More ›

It’s all about the base, no trouble

It’s all about the base, no trouble

Opinion: Like Trump, Netanyahu’s voters do not necessarily love him but they like what he does, but unlike America, there is no decisive factor here,… Read More ›

After Abbas says cutting Israel relations, official states security ties intact

After Abbas says cutting Israel relations, official states security ties intact

Palestinian official adds, however, that ‘there will be major consequences’ if Israel annexes parts of the West Bank; adds that relations between two sides are… Read More ›

Donald Trump’s peace plan fails to boost Likud ahead of elections – poll

Donald Trump’s peace plan fails to boost Likud ahead of elections – poll

In addition, 53% of respondents said that indicted Netanyahu can’t be prime minister   Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu did not succeed in using this week’s… Read More ›

Naama Issachar is not Gilad Shalit

Naama Issachar is not Gilad Shalit

Opinion: Although no one is disputing that Israeli jailed in Russia should have been brought home, Netanyahu’s attempts to parade her around in the hopes… Read More ›

Apple Holiday Season Tops Projections As iPhone Bounces Back

Apple Holiday Season Tops Projections As iPhone Bounces Back

  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Apple is still reaping huge profits from the iPhone while mining more moneymaking opportunities from the growing popularity of its… Read More ›

British Airways cancels all flights to mainland China as Wuhan coronavirus spreads

British Airways cancels all flights to mainland China as Wuhan coronavirus spreads

  British Airways, the United Kingdom’s flagship airline, has canceled all direct flights to and from mainland China as the Wuhan coronavirus continues to spread.… Read More ›

‘Deal of the Century?’ Netanyahu just got the gift of the century

‘Deal of the Century?’ Netanyahu just got the gift of the century

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Blue and White leader Benny Gantz are expected to be at the White House next Tuesday to discuss the “Deal… Read More ›

Putin tells Naama Issachar’s mother ‘everything will be alright’

Putin tells Naama Issachar’s mother ‘everything will be alright’

The Russian leader reassures the mother of an Israeli woman jailed in Russia over drug offenses, while standing next to her during a speech at… Read More ›

Putin, Pence arrive as world leaders gather for major Holocaust commemoration

Putin, Pence arrive as world leaders gather for major Holocaust commemoration

Russian leader to meet with Netanyahu, backpacker’s mother Yaffa Issachar, who says she hopes to hear daughter is returning; PM will later visit Western Wall… Read More ›

Jewish High School Student Tells Donald Trump That Fellow Students Drew Swastikas On Her Arm

Jewish High School Student Tells Donald Trump That Fellow Students Drew Swastikas On Her Arm

  WASHINGTON (JTA) — A Jewish high school student told President Donald Trump that her fellow students drew swastikas on her arms and pushed her… Read More ›