Articles by: JewishNews-Ben

Out of time, Knesset officially dissolves leaving MKs to vote on Election Day date

Out of time, Knesset officially dissolves leaving MKs to vote on Election Day date

Final deadline for forming new government expires after three months of fruitless coalition negotiations, propelling Israel into its third parliamentary vote in 12 months; new… Read More ›

Thousands mourn at funerals of 2 Jewish victims of Jersey City shooting

Thousands mourn at funerals of 2 Jewish victims of Jersey City shooting

Mindel Ferencz, 31, and Moshe Deutsch, 24, buried as evidence mounts that incident anti-Semitic attack; ‘This is a hate crime,’ says mayor, ‘I know enough… Read More ›

Food bank NGO: Quarter of Israelis living in poverty

Food bank NGO: Quarter of Israelis living in poverty

Half a million families, among them one million children, are below poverty line, Latet says; half of the elderly in need cannot heat their homes… Read More ›

With anti-Semitism on the rise in Germany, Merkel visits Auschwitz for 1st time

With anti-Semitism on the rise in Germany, Merkel visits Auschwitz for 1st time

Chancellor says on eve of Poland trip that fight against anti-Semitism and all hatred is priority for her government; hails $66 million donation for Auschwitz-Birkenau… Read More ›

Kim Again Rides Horse up Mountain as Nuke Deadline Nears

Kim Again Rides Horse up Mountain as Nuke Deadline Nears

  PYONGYANG (AP) — North Korea says leader Kim Jong Un has taken a second ride on a white horse to a sacred mountain in… Read More ›

Report: Hezbollah uses Germany as operational hub for sponsoring terror

Report: Hezbollah uses Germany as operational hub for sponsoring terror

Some 1050 Hezbollah members, supporters known to reside in Germany, around 250 in Berlin alone; Germany reportedly poised to outlaw Hezbollah this week Hezbollah is… Read More ›

Adelsons, Milchan, Ellison, MKs among 333 witnesses in case against Netanyahu

Adelsons, Milchan, Ellison, MKs among 333 witnesses in case against Netanyahu

A-G releases huge list of prosecution witnesses, including who’s who of PM’s associates, rivals, security chiefs, and numerous names not widely known to be linked… Read More ›

Shift on settlements creates space for political resolution, Mike Pompeo says

Shift on settlements creates space for political resolution, Mike Pompeo says

The U.S. Secretary of State also spoke about the protests in Iran and said that the administration is taking “the opposite” approach compared to the… Read More ›

IDF policy on Gaza could give rise to a more powerful enemy

IDF policy on Gaza could give rise to a more powerful enemy

Opinion: Even though we’ve experienced relative peace, that doesn’t mean Hamas suddenly decided to change its policies regarding Israel, it could be nothing more than… Read More ›

High Court petition to oust Netanyahu is not the way

High Court petition to oust Netanyahu is not the way

Opinion: The prime minister’s opponents want to the courts to decide whether he can remain in power while facing indictments, but such a step could… Read More ›

Hezbollah supporters attack protesters in Lebanon’s capital

Hezbollah supporters attack protesters in Lebanon’s capital

Riot police and soldiers try and keep young men, armed with clubs and metal rods and chanting pro-Hezbollah slogans, from reaching demonstrators in central Beirut… Read More ›

Fiona Hill and David Holmes gave powerful testimony about how everything was about to ‘blow up’ with Trump and Ukraine. Here are the biggest takeaways from their impeachment-inquiry hearing.

Fiona Hill and David Holmes gave powerful testimony about how everything was about to ‘blow up’ with Trump and Ukraine. Here are the biggest takeaways from their impeachment-inquiry hearing.

  Fiona Hill, the National Security Council’s former top Russia analyst, and David Holmes, a key State Department aide, were the last witnesses to testify… Read More ›

Does U.S. shift on settlements increase the chances for peace?

Does U.S. shift on settlements increase the chances for peace?

There is importance in stating the truth even if it doesn’t have a direct tangible outcome.   In any conflict there is value in making… Read More ›

Joint List says Netanyahu inciting death threats against party leaders

Joint List says Netanyahu inciting death threats against party leaders

Ayman Odeh asks for protection after photoshopped image of him in Islamic Jihad fatigues is shared on Twitter   Israel’s top Arab lawmaker, Joint List… Read More ›

Orthodox Jew Is Running For Jeremy Corbyn’s Parliament Seat

Orthodox Jew Is Running For Jeremy Corbyn’s Parliament Seat

  LONDON (JTA) — As an observant Jew, Yosef David was taught to believe in miracles. That’s a good thing since David, a social worker… Read More ›

Analysis: What the first public impeachment hearing tells us about the path forward

Analysis: What the first public impeachment hearing tells us about the path forward

  Washington – The first public impeachment hearing on Wednesday lived up to the hype, and the daylong affair gave both parties plenty to chew… Read More ›

Analysis: Republicans push diversions and distractions ahead of this week’s televised impeachment hearings

Analysis: Republicans push diversions and distractions ahead of this week’s televised impeachment hearings

Two days before televised impeachment hearings begin, Donald Trump’s allies are peddling a smokescreen of conspiracy theories and distractions, hoping to sow confusion over the… Read More ›

Lindsey Graham’s latest defense of Trump is that his policy is too ‘incoherent’ to do a quid pro quo with Ukraine

Lindsey Graham’s latest defense of Trump is that his policy is too ‘incoherent’ to do a quid pro quo with Ukraine

  GOP Sen. Lindsey Graham on Wednesday suggested that President Donald Trump’s policy toward Ukraine is so “incoherent” that he’s “incapable” of engaging in a quid… Read More ›

Yvette Lundy, French Resistance Member Who Helped Jewish Families, Dies At 103

Yvette Lundy, French Resistance Member Who Helped Jewish Families, Dies At 103

  FRANCE (JTA) – Yvette Lundy, a member of the French Resistance who provided false identification papers to Jewish families, has died. She was 103.… Read More ›

Eight Takeaways from the Baghdadi Raid

Eight Takeaways from the Baghdadi Raid

The team at the White House decided to name the mission after Kayla Mueller, an American woman kidnapped by ISIS and held by Baghdadi until… Read More ›