Articles by: JewishNews-Ben

IDF officer says there are likely more Gaza tunnels leading into Israel

IDF officer says there are likely more Gaza tunnels leading into Israel

Southern Brigade commander tells border town residents the latest round of violence is ‘like a snowball we’re trying to stop’   Just days after the… Read More ›

New York – Trump Condo Prices Falling In Manhattan, Report Finds

New York – Trump Condo Prices Falling In Manhattan, Report Finds

New York – In Manhattan, where Donald Trump built his empire, prices for condos in buildings bearing his gilded name are falling in the first… Read More ›

Donald Trump woke up this morning and Alabama is still not his fault

Donald Trump woke up this morning and Alabama is still not his fault

Less than 12 hours removed from a searing loss in Alabama’s Senate race, President Donald Trump woke up Wednesday morning with a simple message: I… Read More ›

Putin, On Surprise Visit, Orders Russian Forces to Start Leaving Syria

Putin, On Surprise Visit, Orders Russian Forces to Start Leaving Syria

Putin made the announcement during a surprise visit to Russia’s Hmeymim air base in Syria’s Latakia Province where he held talks with Syrian President Bashar… Read More ›

Erdogan: US is a partner in bloodshed with Jerusalem move

Erdogan: US is a partner in bloodshed with Jerusalem move

‘The ones who made Jerusalem a dungeon for Muslims and members of other religions will never be able to clean the blood from their hands,’… Read More ›

To return to power, Left must avoid repeating past mistakes

To return to power, Left must avoid repeating past mistakes

Op-ed: The real national camp—which is pursuing a Jewish, democratic and an incorrupt state—has an actual chance of creating a political upheaval. But if Likud… Read More ›

TV: Netanyahu and aides were ‘active partners’ with Trump team on Jerusalem move

TV: Netanyahu and aides were ‘active partners’ with Trump team on Jerusalem move

PM and his advisers have been ‘encouraging, supporting, reassuring’ the US administration, while the Palestinians knew nothing, Hadashot news says   Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin… Read More ›

Trump ‘Still Looking at a Lot of Facts’ on Embassy Move, Kushner Says

Trump ‘Still Looking at a Lot of Facts’ on Embassy Move, Kushner Says

“We’ve been very focused on ‘the deal,’” Kushner said. “You see a lot of reasons why this could go south very quickly.”   US President… Read More ›

Officials: Trump mulls calling Jerusalem Israel’s capital

Officials: Trump mulls calling Jerusalem Israel’s capital

During White House meeting with top national security advisers, Trump was convinced moving embassy to Jerusalem at this time could pose a grave danger to… Read More ›

Renewed clashes between settlers, Palestinians following fatal shooting

Renewed clashes between settlers, Palestinians following fatal shooting

Security forces intervene in skirmish at West Bank village of Qusra; rights group says 2 villagers injured by Jewish rock throwers   Jewish settlers tried… Read More ›

The Israeli embrace of ‘Zionist anti-Semites’

The Israeli embrace of ‘Zionist anti-Semites’

Op-ed: The Jewish right in America and in Israel is no longer afraid of the ‘old anti-Semitism,’ yet progressive Jews are being defined as accomplices… Read More ›

Likud Activistis Take Action to Save Hotovely’s Job

Likud Activistis Take Action to Save Hotovely’s Job

A group of central committee members who call themselves the Nationalist Campaign in Likud began a campaign to save Hotovely’s job.   After coming under… Read More ›

How the ICC Going After US for War Crimes Impacts Israel

How the ICC Going After US for War Crimes Impacts Israel

The International Criminal Court prosecutor is pulling no punches, how will Israel be effected?   ANALYSIS – From the Israeli perspective, there is both some… Read More ›

Jerusalem – Israeli Minister Reveals Covert Contacts With Saudi Arabia

Jerusalem – Israeli Minister Reveals Covert Contacts With Saudi Arabia

  Jerusalem – An Israeli cabinet minister said on Sunday that Israel has had covert contacts with Saudi Arabia amid common concerns over Iran, a… Read More ›

The breakneck speed of the Republican tax bill is angering Democrats and increasing the odds it passes

The breakneck speed of the Republican tax bill is angering Democrats and increasing the odds it passes

  Republicans have hastily moved their tax reform bill, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, through both the House and Senate. The speed of the… Read More ›

In Historic Move, Israel AG OKs Seizing Palestinian Land for Public Settler Use

In Historic Move, Israel AG OKs Seizing Palestinian Land for Public Settler Use

The High Court of Justice and the state, including Mandelblit, have until recently held that private Palestinian property cannot be seized for the public good… Read More ›

Is Israel Ready for the Next Big Earthquake?

Is Israel Ready for the Next Big Earthquake?

Tamir Levy, chief engineer for the Association for Better Housing, warns that most homes would not withstand a powerful earthquake   Sunday night’s tremors not… Read More ›

Analysis: Is Submarines Corruption Probe Closing in on Netanyahu?

Analysis: Is Submarines Corruption Probe Closing in on Netanyahu?

Can he continue to remain a non-suspect when so many of his close advisers are getting deeper and deeper into the scandal?   Did the… Read More ›

Will Iran Chair the Next UNESCO Executive Board?

Will Iran Chair the Next UNESCO Executive Board?

The overall make-up of the executive board is seen as more hostile to Israel than the previous one.   A diplomatic battle is under way… Read More ›

Lebanese PM Quits, Has Harsh Words for Hezbollah, Iran

Lebanese PM Quits, Has Harsh Words for Hezbollah, Iran

Hariri’s resignation brought down the coalition government and plunged Lebanon into a new political crisis.   Lebanon’s Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri resigned suddenly on Saturday,… Read More ›