Articles by: JewishNews-Ben

After Netanyahu can’t form coalition, Blue and White ‘determined’ to get it done

After Netanyahu can’t form coalition, Blue and White ‘determined’ to get it done

PM’s rivals rejoice over his second consecutive failure to build government, though Gantz’s own chances of doing so appear slim   The Blue and White… Read More ›

Hundreds of Israelis Protest Naama Issachar’s Arrest in Tel Aviv

Hundreds of Israelis Protest Naama Issachar’s Arrest in Tel Aviv

Issachar was arrested in April with 9.5 grams of cannabis in her checked luggage in Russia and was sentenced to a whopping seven and a… Read More ›

Amid rising tensions, US said considering plan to remove nukes from Turkish base

Amid rising tensions, US said considering plan to remove nukes from Turkish base

American military believed to house some 50 tactical nuclear bombs at Incirlik in southern Turkey, just 70 miles from the border with war-torn Syria  … Read More ›

Iran Offers to Mediate Between Syrian Kurds, Turkey

Iran Offers to Mediate Between Syrian Kurds, Turkey

Iran’s call came on the fourth day of Turkey’s offensive against the Syrian Kurdish YPG militia, which Ankara regards as a terrorist group with links… Read More ›

Palestinians split by walkback on tax revenue collected by Israel

Palestinians split by walkback on tax revenue collected by Israel

Cash-strapped PA reverses refusal to accept monies collected on its behalf over deducation of stipends for terrorists and their families, earning condemnation from those who… Read More ›

A White House official who listened in on Trump’s Ukraine call described it as ‘crazy’ and ‘frightening’

A White House official who listened in on Trump’s Ukraine call described it as ‘crazy’ and ‘frightening’

  A White House official who heard President Donald Trump’s July 25 phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told a whistleblower they found it “crazy” and… Read More ›

Is Israel facing the biggest conflict since Yom Kippur War?

Is Israel facing the biggest conflict since Yom Kippur War?

Opinion: Israel’s next war will be the inevitable fight against Iran and its regional proxies, with thousands of rockets bombarding us from Gaza, Iran, Iraq,… Read More ›

Josh Gondelman is the nicest guy in comedy

Josh Gondelman is the nicest guy in comedy

The comedian’s book, ‘Nice Try: Stories of Best Intentions and Mixed Results,’ out this past Tuesday, draws on Judaism to illustrate the contrast between ‘niceness’… Read More ›

Consumer Watchdog Agency Probes Juul And 5 More Vaping Firms

Consumer Watchdog Agency Probes Juul And 5 More Vaping Firms

  WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal consumer watchdogs have ordered Juul and five other vaping companies to hand over information about how they market e-cigarettes, the… Read More ›

52% of Israelis Don’t Think Netanyahu Should Be Offered Plea Bargain – Poll

52% of Israelis Don’t Think Netanyahu Should Be Offered Plea Bargain – Poll

The poll also found that a majority of Israelis prefer a unity government as opposed to a third round of elections (64% compared to 15%)… Read More ›

Mandelblit to Fast-Track Decision on Netanyahu Indictment

Mandelblit to Fast-Track Decision on Netanyahu Indictment

Previous reports that Mandelblit would make a final decision in December before State Prosecutor Shai Nitzan steps down, these sources said, were not true.  … Read More ›

Walmart’s Sam’s Club Launches Health Care Pilot To Members

Walmart’s Sam’s Club Launches Health Care Pilot To Members

  New York- Walmart’s Sam’s Club is teaming up with several health care companies to offer discounts on everyday care its customers might delay or… Read More ›

Trump warns that ‘markets would crash’ if Democrats impeach him

Trump warns that ‘markets would crash’ if Democrats impeach him

  Donald Trump has warned stock markets will crash if Democrats impeach him. “If they actually did this the markets would crash,” the president tweeted.… Read More ›

Empowering the Entrepreneurial Ecosystem in the West Bank

Empowering the Entrepreneurial Ecosystem in the West Bank

The main obstacle faced by Palestinian entrepreneurs was the lack of networking opportunities and that through this 3E conference, international companies and Palestinians gained access… Read More ›

Netanyahu is outmaneuvering Gantz

Netanyahu is outmaneuvering Gantz

Opinion: If Netanyahu had truly been in favor of a unity government, he would have turned to Gantz before signing an agreement Wednesday with the… Read More ›

Gantz says he should lead unity government, rejects coalition led by right

Gantz says he should lead unity government, rejects coalition led by right

Blue and White chief urges ‘broad, liberal’ coalition, declares he won’t be dictated terms after PM conditions government on inclusion of religious parties   Blue… Read More ›

Dutch Court to Hold War Crimes Hearing Against Benny Gantz on Election Day

Dutch Court to Hold War Crimes Hearing Against Benny Gantz on Election Day

According to the principle of universal jurisdiction, some countries, especially in Europe, allow prosecution of foreign officials for war crimes if the local state refuses… Read More ›

Israel faces potential deadlock in neck-and-neck second election

Israel faces potential deadlock in neck-and-neck second election

A unity government between the two biggest parties may be the most reasonable way out of the gridlock, but Blue and White has vowed not… Read More ›

Netanyahu’s dilemma over Trump’s slap in the face

Netanyahu’s dilemma over Trump’s slap in the face

Analysis: The apparent American shift in position on Iran and its nuclear aspirations, in the shape of a meeting between the two presidents and sanctions… Read More ›

A Guatemalan asylum seeker is being sheltered in a Washington state synagogue

A Guatemalan asylum seeker is being sheltered in a Washington state synagogue

Temple Beth Hatfiloh is providing sanctuary for Maria Pablo Matias and her son to protect them from arrest and deportation; ICE won’t enter house of… Read More ›