Articles by: JewishNews-Ben

IDF tank shells Hamas post after cross-border attacks

IDF tank shells Hamas post after cross-border attacks

Around 200 rioters burning tires, throwing explosives toward fence late Friday, ahead of mass protests planned for Saturday   An Israeli tank targeted a Hamas… Read More ›

At least 7 said killed in airstrike on Iranian weapons depot in Syria

At least 7 said killed in airstrike on Iranian weapons depot in Syria

Syria Observatory for Human Rights says all of the fatatlities were Iran troops or militas linked to Tehran; FM Katz declines to confirm Israeli role… Read More ›

Top minister: ‘As far as Iran knows it’s Israel’ that carried out Syria strike

Top minister: ‘As far as Iran knows it’s Israel’ that carried out Syria strike

Israel Katz adds operation ‘far more challenging militarily’ than Gaza strikes; at least 7 Tehran-linked fighters said killed in the attack near Aleppo   Acting… Read More ›

As 2020 Dems call to rejoin Iran deal, Dermer says that’s ‘totally unacceptable’

As 2020 Dems call to rejoin Iran deal, Dermer says that’s ‘totally unacceptable’

Israeli envoy to the US tells AIPAC that re-entering the JCPOA means giving ‘hundreds of billions of dollars to people who are committed to Israel’s… Read More ›

Bracing for Gaza’s ‘million man march’

Bracing for Gaza’s ‘million man march’

Analysis: The West Bank is at a boiling point, the Palestinian economy is weak and the motivation for terror attacks high, and now Hamas is… Read More ›

Trump denies Golan recognition timed to boost Netanyahu at polls

Trump denies Golan recognition timed to boost Netanyahu at polls

US president says he considered announcement for a long time, comparing it to moving embassy to Jerusalem, says he has ‘no idea’ about Netanyahu re-election… Read More ›

Muslim, Jewish Democrats Hold Meetings, Rashida Tlaib Cries at One

Muslim, Jewish Democrats Hold Meetings, Rashida Tlaib Cries at One

The second of three meetings on minorities and discrimination, held March 5, specifically addressed antisemitism.   WASHINGTON — Jewish and Muslim members of the House… Read More ›

Israel will turn a blind eye to rocket mishaps if it signals Hamas distress

Israel will turn a blind eye to rocket mishaps if it signals Hamas distress

Analysis: Jerusalem is watching as the people of Gaza rise up against the terror group that has ruled them for more than a decade, and… Read More ›

IDF Releases Before after Pictures of Destroyed Hamas Positions in Gaza

IDF Releases Before after Pictures of Destroyed Hamas Positions in Gaza

The Israeli airstrikes came in response to two rockets that were fired towards Tel Aviv from Gaza.   The IDF has released footage of some of… Read More ›

Suspected white supremacist charged with murder after New Zealand mosque shootings

Suspected white supremacist charged with murder after New Zealand mosque shootings

Australian national appears in court accused of murdering 49 people and wounding 40 others in mass shootings at two New Zealand mosques; suspect streamed the… Read More ›

Jerusalem – Israel Says Hezbollah Suspect In U.S. Troop Deaths Now Active On Golan

Jerusalem – Israel Says Hezbollah Suspect In U.S. Troop Deaths Now Active On Golan

  Jerusalem – Israel on Wednesday accused a suspected Lebanese Hezbollah operative who was previously held in Iraq over the killing of five U.S. military… Read More ›

Shi’ite Militia Leader in Iraq Threatens US, Slams ‘Zionist Regime’

Shi’ite Militia Leader in Iraq Threatens US, Slams ‘Zionist Regime’

Powerful Iraqi party leader Hadi al-Amiri embraces visit by Iranian president, opposes US bases in Iraq   Two Shi’ite militia leaders spoke out over the… Read More ›

Washington – Trump Rose On Forbes Richest List As Other Billionaires Slipped

Washington – Trump Rose On Forbes Richest List As Other Billionaires Slipped

  Washington – U.S. President Donald Trump’s personal fortune held steady over the past year, but he vaulted higher on the Forbes list of the… Read More ›

Dallas, TX – Art Collected By Jewish Lawyer Before WWII Goes To Auction

Dallas, TX – Art Collected By Jewish Lawyer Before WWII Goes To Auction

  Dallas, TX – About 200 works of art from a Jewish lawyer’s collection that were spirited out of Nazi Germany to the U.S. are… Read More ›

Deborah Lipstadt Resigns Synagogue over Defense of Israeli Extremist Right

Deborah Lipstadt Resigns Synagogue over Defense of Israeli Extremist Right

“I cannot be associated with an organization that gives such racism, celebration of violence, and immoral policies a ‘heksher,’” or imprimatur, she wrote in an… Read More ›

Netanyahu underestimated US Jews’ revulsion toward Kahanists

Netanyahu underestimated US Jews’ revulsion toward Kahanists

Opinion: While the prime minister caused dismay among American Jewry by working to bring the racist rabbi’s followers back to the Knesset, they know all… Read More ›

Israel’s rabbi for same-sex couples

Israel’s rabbi for same-sex couples

Tamar Gur Krause is a Reform rabbi with hundreds of marriage ceremonies under her belt; she believes in equality and love and the need for… Read More ›

Head of Yad Vashem’s archives helps survivors unearth their own buried histories

Head of Yad Vashem’s archives helps survivors unearth their own buried histories

As head of the largest Holocaust archive in the world, Dr. Haim Gertner aims to connect other documentation centers and make all information freely available… Read More ›

The Jewish organization on the frontlines against Trump’s war on refugees

The Jewish organization on the frontlines against Trump’s war on refugees

The Pittsburgh synagogue attack forced HIAS to evolve, says CEO Mark Hetfield. But in an era that saw the organization sue its biggest patron, the… Read More ›

Warsaw to Attend Visegrad Summit as Crisis Dies Down

Warsaw to Attend Visegrad Summit as Crisis Dies Down

Netanyahu’s remarks on Polish role in Shoah clarified   Israel plans to host its first-ever Visegrad summit in a move designed to highlight the country’s… Read More ›