Articles by: JewishNews-Ben

Israeli Chutzpah for the 21st Century

Israeli Chutzpah for the 21st Century

A look at how the Jewish state’s bold and ambitious approach to life made it a high-tech superpower.   Earlier this year, Education Minister Naftali… Read More ›

Air Strikes Reported in Syria

Air Strikes Reported in Syria

Syrian media and eyewitnesses reported missile, anti-aircraft fire and fighter jets early Tuesday morning.   Syrian media and locals reported air strikes and Syrian air… Read More ›

Syria strikes: Trump made the bed, now Israel must lie in it

Syria strikes: Trump made the bed, now Israel must lie in it

Analysis: The US-led strike in Syria was a symbolic, cautious punishment, without risking a conflict with the Russians, who have signaled that they would defend… Read More ›

Abbas Says Palestinians Won’t Accept Any American Peace Plan

Abbas Says Palestinians Won’t Accept Any American Peace Plan

PA President Abbas has also said that Palestinians would engage the US administration on its ideas to resolve the conflict   Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud… Read More ›

Bellingham, WA – Washington State University Holds Ceremony Replacing Defaced Jewish Books

Bellingham, WA – Washington State University Holds Ceremony Replacing Defaced Jewish Books

Bellingham, WA – Western Washington University replaced seven Jewish-themed books damaged with anti-Semitic messages in a reshelving ceremony. More than 250 people attended the ceremony… Read More ›

Mark Zuckerberg finished his second day of Congressional grilling over user data and Facebook bias — here’s what you need to know

Mark Zuckerberg finished his second day of Congressional grilling over user data and Facebook bias — here’s what you need to know

  Mark Zuckerberg faced a tough day of questioning on his second day of US Congressional questioning on Wednesday. The Facebook CEO was grilled over… Read More ›

Trump ‘certainly believes he has the power’ to fire Mueller, White House says

Trump ‘certainly believes he has the power’ to fire Mueller, White House says

Washington – President Donald Trump “believes he has the power to” fire special counsel Robert Mueller, White House press secretary Sarah Sanders said Tuesday. “He… Read More ›

After Erdogan Spat, PM Speaks with Greek, Cypriot Leaders

After Erdogan Spat, PM Speaks with Greek, Cypriot Leaders

Turkey, keen on diversifying its energy sources, has in the past expressed an interest in Israel laying a pipeline to Turkey.   Prime Minister Benjamin… Read More ›

Israel once again without an immigration policy

Israel once again without an immigration policy

Op-ed: A policy of limiting immigration and deporting infiltrators is a necessity. Neither emotion nor criticism and pressure should drive the decision on Israel’s immigration… Read More ›

Florida middle school teacher who hosted white supremacist podcast resigns

Florida middle school teacher who hosted white supremacist podcast resigns

Dayanna Volitich, using a pseudonym, bragged about secretly injecting her anti-Semitic and Islamophobic beliefs into the classroom   A Florida middle school teacher who hosted… Read More ›

Zoa Head: ‘Arab Nazi-Like’ Hamas Responsible for Violence on Gaza Border

Zoa Head: ‘Arab Nazi-Like’ Hamas Responsible for Violence on Gaza Border

“What I am painfully and frightfully reminded by Israel’s necessary defensive actions is the irrational hatred of Jews in 2018 remains so strong.”   LOS… Read More ›

Brooklyn, NY – Former Officials of Satmar Central UTA Plead Guilty to $3 Million Fraud Scheme

Brooklyn, NY – Former Officials of Satmar Central UTA Plead Guilty to $3 Million Fraud Scheme

Brooklyn, NY – Earlier today, at the federal courthouse in Brooklyn, Elozer Porges and Joel Lowy pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit mail and wire… Read More ›

EU Sanctions Offer to Trump Would LEave Iran Deal Untouched

EU Sanctions Offer to Trump Would LEave Iran Deal Untouched

Trump has given London, Paris and Berlin until May 12 to offer concrete “fixes” to the accord   WASHINGTON – European Union officials met in… Read More ›

Why half of Israelis still support Netanyahu

Why half of Israelis still support Netanyahu

Op-ed: Deep down inside, we want to be a bit like the prime minister—to test the limits, to maneuver within the gray area between right… Read More ›

Most new West Bank homes being built in ‘isolated settlements’ — monitor

Most new West Bank homes being built in ‘isolated settlements’ — monitor

Peace Now figures show slight decrease in number of construction starts in past year, but 78% of new homes are well beyond Green Line, and… Read More ›

Syria Accuses Isael of Removing Jewish Artifacts from Damascus Temple

Syria Accuses Isael of Removing Jewish Artifacts from Damascus Temple

“This is yet another attempt by the Syrian regime to distract attention from the atrocities it is inflicting on its own people,” said Israel’s UN… Read More ›

California – Fur Is Dead: Animal Welfare Groups Cheer San Francisco Ban

California – Fur Is Dead: Animal Welfare Groups Cheer San Francisco Ban

California –  San Francisco supervisors voted unanimously to ban the sale of fur, further burnishing the city’s animal-loving credentials as it becomes the largest U.S.… Read More ›

Cambridge Analytica suspends CEO amid uproar over Facebook data leak

Cambridge Analytica suspends CEO amid uproar over Facebook data leak

  The CEO of Cambridge Analytica, the political-research company at the center of a massive Facebook-data scandal, was suspended on Tuesday. The company’s board said CEO… Read More ›

A Persian riddle: When Israelis misread Iran

A Persian riddle: When Israelis misread Iran

Analysis: The imminent threat posed by Tehran to the countries of the Middle East shouldn’t be taken lightly, but preoccupation with the Iranian issue has… Read More ›

Orlando, FL – Lawyers Differ On What Orlando Club Shooter’s Widow Knew

Orlando, FL – Lawyers Differ On What Orlando Club Shooter’s Widow Knew

  Orlando, FL – If jurors in a federal trial in Florida believe government prosecutors, the wife of the man who carried out one of… Read More ›