Articles by: JewishNews-Ben

Deputy Australian Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce resigns over sex scandal

Deputy Australian Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce resigns over sex scandal

  Australia’s Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce said Friday he will resign following weeks of controversy after he announced he was expecting a baby with… Read More ›

Israeli gas company announces $15B export deal with Egypt

Israeli gas company announces $15B export deal with Egypt

Delek Drilling, Noble Energy announce $15 billion deal to supply natural gas to Egypt, which could pave way for wider cooperation, help turn Egypt into… Read More ›

Likud MK compares Netanyahu investigations to Rabin assassination

Likud MK compares Netanyahu investigations to Rabin assassination

Miki Zohar calls police probes into suspected graft ‘political murder,’ says they are as grave as killing of Israeli leader in 1995   MK Miki… Read More ›

Florida gunman had extra ammo at school, fired for 3 minutes

Florida gunman had extra ammo at school, fired for 3 minutes

Killer left the school with other fleeing students and then went to a Subway and a McDonald’s before being arrested   PARKLAND, Fla. (AP) —… Read More ›

Parkland, FL – Sheriff: 17 Dead In Shooting At High School In South Florida

Parkland, FL – Sheriff: 17 Dead In Shooting At High School In South Florida

  Parkland, FL – A former student at a Florida high school opened fire in the school on Wednesday, killing 17 and sending hundreds of… Read More ›

Suspected Florida school shooter reportedly threatened students in the past and flaunted pictures of guns on his phone

Suspected Florida school shooter reportedly threatened students in the past and flaunted pictures of guns on his phone

  A law enforcement source reportedly identified 19-year-old Nicolas Cruz as the suspected gunman in the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting. Cruz was reportedly… Read More ›

From the Eupharates to Beit She’an: The Islamic Republic’s Dangerous Game

From the Eupharates to Beit She’an: The Islamic Republic’s Dangerous Game

The question that leaves is: to what degree is the Syrian regime happy with Iran’s actions that cost it soldiers and pose a risk?  … Read More ›

Assad is Using Turkey’s Afrin Offensive to Make Gains in Syria

Assad is Using Turkey’s Afrin Offensive to Make Gains in Syria

“Ensuring the security of its borders does not mean killing civilians, and that should be condemned. In a dangerous situation in Syria, [Turkey] should not… Read More ›

Abbas sets conditions for fresh peace talks, with diminished US role

Abbas sets conditions for fresh peace talks, with diminished US role

PA leader says he will return to table under multilateral effort along lines of Arab Peace Initiative, expected to demand international confab during UN speech… Read More ›

Turkey’s Jews are Scared – But Afraid to Talk About It

Turkey’s Jews are Scared – But Afraid to Talk About It

One high-profile case of hate speech on social media came after a community leader invited people to watch the live streaming of a Jewish wedding… Read More ›

Trump’s business approach to foreign aid

Trump’s business approach to foreign aid

Analysis: The US president sees foreign aid as an investment which should yield a good return; since the rationale for aiding the Palestinians is the… Read More ›

Washington – Tickets To Trump Speech Promise Strong State Of The ‘Uniom’

Washington – Tickets To Trump Speech Promise Strong State Of The ‘Uniom’

Washington – Tickets inviting guests to President Donald Trump’s first official State of the Union address Tuesday had to be reissued after a misprint. The… Read More ›

FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe steps down abruptly

FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe steps down abruptly

  Washington – FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe has told FBI staff he is stepping down effective Monday — a move that surprised even those… Read More ›

New York – Socially Responsible Investing Gets A Trump Bump

New York – Socially Responsible Investing Gets A Trump Bump

  New York – Decades after she began investing, Diana Casey for the first time put money in mutual funds that favor companies with women… Read More ›

Caught in the Syrian Quagmire

Caught in the Syrian Quagmire

The US and Russia, two world super-powers, and Turkey and Iran, the two regional Islamic powers, are locked into a deadly confrontation with no political… Read More ›

‘A Nazi travels to Palestine’: A swastika and Star of David on one coin

‘A Nazi travels to Palestine’: A swastika and Star of David on one coin

The unique, juxtaposing coin, sold in a recent Israeli auction, contains the remarkable story about an unlikely friendship between two Germans—a Jew and a Nazi—and… Read More ›

Israel’s Jordan embassy to resume full operations following Israel’s apology

Israel’s Jordan embassy to resume full operations following Israel’s apology

Jordanian government spokesman says Israeli government officially apologized over the incident at the Israeli embassy in Amman last July, as well as for the killing… Read More ›

Last fallen soldier from Lebanon War laid to rest 31 years later

Last fallen soldier from Lebanon War laid to rest 31 years later

Sgt. Abraham Ajami suffered a critical head injury in 1987 while serving in an Artillery Corps battery in Lebanon. He spent the last 31 years… Read More ›

Abbas: ‘Jerusalem is the gate of peace and war — Trump must choose’

Abbas: ‘Jerusalem is the gate of peace and war — Trump must choose’

PA leader stresses Palestinians must only use ‘peaceful’ means to resist, encourages Muslims and Christians worldwide to visit and ‘defend’ Jerusalem   Palestinian Authority President… Read More ›

Liberman: We’ll look into legalizing outpost after resident killed by terrorists

Liberman: We’ll look into legalizing outpost after resident killed by terrorists

After Raziel Shevach gunned down on road near his home of Havat Gilad, ministers demand legalization and further settlement building   Defense Minister Avidgdor Liberman… Read More ›