Articles by: JewishNews-Ben

Why some Israeli Jews love their Christmas trees so much?

Why some Israeli Jews love their Christmas trees so much?

Opinion: There are many Israeli Jews that treat Christmas – and worse, Hanukkah and other Jewish holidays – as nice folklore, devoid of national identity;… Read More ›

Abbas thanks Qatar for using World Cup to push Palestinian cause

Abbas thanks Qatar for using World Cup to push Palestinian cause

Palestinian Authority president praises Doha for ‘unprecedented’ show of support at close of soccer tournament that saw Palestinian flag featured prominently on world stage  … Read More ›

Israeli leaders must overlook Netanyahu criminality to form Unity government

Israeli leaders must overlook Netanyahu criminality to form Unity government

Opinion: If leaders of the center and left wing parties think they can escape responsibility for the chaos and destruction that the incoming government will… Read More ›

France ends Morocco’s extraordinary World Cup run with 2-0 win in Qatar semifinal

France ends Morocco’s extraordinary World Cup run with 2-0 win in Qatar semifinal

First Arab team ever in a World Cup semi is ousted by the holders; now France and Kylian Mbappé head to the final for a… Read More ›

Report shows UTJ, Likud negotiating vast expansion of religious rule, rousing anger

Report shows UTJ, Likud negotiating vast expansion of religious rule, rousing anger

Haredi faction said to win backing for barring energy creation on Shabbat, expanding gender-segregated beaches and much more, but Netanyahu’s party denies agreeing to demands… Read More ›

Israeli outrage over Netflix’s ‘Farha’ does more harm than good

Israeli outrage over Netflix’s ‘Farha’ does more harm than good

Opinion: Calling to boycott, ban and censor movies depicting Israel in a negative light only causes them to become a popular topic of discussion, while… Read More ›

AG said unlikely to oppose bill aimed at legitimizing Deri’s appointment

AG said unlikely to oppose bill aimed at legitimizing Deri’s appointment

But reports say Gali Baharav-Miara expected to express reservations over proposed amendment that would allow Shas chief to serve as minister despite suspended jail sentence… Read More ›

Ben-Gvir extremely unlikely to lower crime in the Arab sector

Ben-Gvir extremely unlikely to lower crime in the Arab sector

Opinion: The Arab sector’s crime problem is an outgrowth of decades of discrimination and neglect, and the incoming national security minister’s brute-force approach is unlikely… Read More ›

Self-portrait of artist who fled Nazis sells for record 23 million euros in Germany

Self-portrait of artist who fled Nazis sells for record 23 million euros in Germany

The auctioneers, in Berlin, had estimated that “Self-portrait in yellow-pink,” painted in 1943, would attract bids of between 20 million and 30 million euros.  … Read More ›

Iran threatened families of national soccer team, according to security source

Iran threatened families of national soccer team, according to security source

  The families of Iran’s World Cup soccer team have been threatened with imprisonment and torture if the players fail to “behave” ahead of the match against… Read More ›

Drugs wash up on Israeli beaches

Drugs wash up on Israeli beaches

Police called by beachgoers fearing the packages of Hash may be explosives, after two bombs went off in Jerusalem earlier in the week; An unmanned… Read More ›

White House, some Republicans pan Trump for hosting Holocaust revisionist and Kanye

White House, some Republicans pan Trump for hosting Holocaust revisionist and Kanye

Biden press secretary says antisemitism has ‘no place in America — including at Mar-a-Lago’; former ambassador Friedman among GOP members joining chorus of criticism  … Read More ›

Man injured in deadly Jerusalem terror bombing remains in critical condition

Man injured in deadly Jerusalem terror bombing remains in critical condition

40-year-old was sitting next to Aryeh Schupak, who died in the attack; Iranian group posts new footage of blast, claiming to have hacked security camera,… Read More ›

Woman Attacked by Biden’s Secret Service Agent in Jerusalem Files Lawsuit

Woman Attacked by Biden’s Secret Service Agent in Jerusalem Files Lawsuit

WASHINGTON — The Israeli woman allegedly assaulted by a Biden Secret Service agent in Jerusalem in July, while the agent was doing advance prep for… Read More ›

Two Iranian actresses arrested as authorities ramp up crackdown on anti-regime protesters

Two Iranian actresses arrested as authorities ramp up crackdown on anti-regime protesters

Two well-known Iranian actresses have been arrested by security forces after they showed support for the protest movement gripping the country, as authorities intensify their… Read More ›

Antisemitic Graffiti In DC Suburb Seen As Part Of A Trend

Antisemitic Graffiti In DC Suburb Seen As Part Of A Trend

  WASHINGTON (AP) — The discovery this week of violently antisemitic graffiti along a popular Maryland walking trail is just the latest in a rising… Read More ›

‘400 seconds’ to Tel Aviv: Iranian media publishes Hebrew hypersonic missile threat

‘400 seconds’ to Tel Aviv: Iranian media publishes Hebrew hypersonic missile threat

The Iranian newspaper warned that the new hypersonic missile developed by the Islamic Republic could hit Israel within 400 seconds.   The IRGC-affiliated Sobh-e-Sadegh newspaper… Read More ›

Democrats will keep control of the Senate, CNN projects

Democrats will keep control of the Senate, CNN projects

  Democrats will keep their narrow Senate majority for the next two years, CNN projects, after victories in close contests in Nevada and Arizona. The party… Read More ›

Not much harmony expected in Israel-U.S. ties

Not much harmony expected in Israel-U.S. ties

Analysis: Biden has yet to call and congratulate Netanyahu who is about to usher in a right-wing government, which could be a sign of chilled… Read More ›

Yesh Atid minister: Unlike predecessors, we will act responsibly in the opposition

Yesh Atid minister: Unlike predecessors, we will act responsibly in the opposition

Outgoing tourism chief Razvozov says party will back government when it agrees on matters, but fight back if needed; Meretz minister says Ben Gvir, Smotrich… Read More ›