Articles by: JewishNews-Ben

Iran’s Ahmadinejad to run for president

Iran’s Ahmadinejad to run for president

In surprise move, the former president and staunch self-declared archnemesis of Israel, filed his bid to run in May’s presidential elections, discarding a recommendation from… Read More ›

UN Security Council will vote Wednesday on Syria gas attack probe: US

UN Security Council will vote Wednesday on Syria gas attack probe: US

Russia expected to veto US-British-French resolution demanding Assad regime cooperate in inquiry into deadly April 4 bombing   UNNITED NATIONS – The UN Security Council… Read More ›

Israel weighs treating Syrian kids hurt in gas attack

Israel weighs treating Syrian kids hurt in gas attack

Some ministers back idea, but defense chief Avigdor Liberman said to oppose it because of complications in coordinating rescue   Thhe high-level security cabinet on… Read More ›

Berlin – Russian Naval Activity In Europe Exceeds Cold War Levels: U.S. Admiral

Berlin – Russian Naval Activity In Europe Exceeds Cold War Levels: U.S. Admiral

  Berlin – Recent Russian naval activity in Europe exceeds levels seen during the Cold War, a top U.S. and NATO military officer said, voicing… Read More ›

Syria: Israel is ‘main beneficiary’ of accusations against Assad

Syria: Israel is ‘main beneficiary’ of accusations against Assad

Syria’s foreign minister Walid Moallem categorically denied his government used chemical weapons in the attack this week in Idlib province, echoing the claims of Syria’s… Read More ›

For Trump, an overnight evolution on Syria

For Trump, an overnight evolution on Syria

Analysis: US president has long argued against deeper American involvement in the civil war; then, with Thursday strike, appears to change tack   PAALM BEACH,… Read More ›

After new restrictions, settlers lower hopes for Trump era

After new restrictions, settlers lower hopes for Trump era

Pro-settlement supporters voice mixture of frustration and cautious optimism following new construction guidelines   JTA — In response to new curbs on West Bank construction,… Read More ›

Los Angeles, CA – Feathers Fly As Pillow War Overtakes Downtown Los Angeles

Los Angeles, CA – Feathers Fly As Pillow War Overtakes Downtown Los Angeles

  Los Angeles, CA – The feathers were flying in downtown Los Angeles. Hundreds of people traded soft blows in LA’s Pershing Square in a… Read More ›

‘If this is true, does not get much bigger’: Trump blasts the media and Russia investigation

‘If this is true, does not get much bigger’: Trump blasts the media and Russia investigation

  President Donald Trump unleashed on NBC’s Chuck Todd and the investigation into potential ties between Trump associates and Russia in tweets posted throughout the… Read More ›

Expanding the ‘Hezbollah model’

Expanding the ‘Hezbollah model’

Analysis: The bleeding Middle East and the intensive occupation with ISIS have distracted the world’s attention from Iran’s deployment in the entire region, as it… Read More ›

Israeli Americans assimilate more than US Jews

Israeli Americans assimilate more than US Jews

There are almost one million Israelis living in the Diaspora, but their failure to connect to the local Jewish communities has led to high assimilation… Read More ›

As Israeli forces go on high alert after Faqha killing, Hamas may be looking to avoid a war

As Israeli forces go on high alert after Faqha killing, Hamas may be looking to avoid a war

Analysis: The assassination of a key planner of West Bank terror attacks was meant to send a signal; now the ball is in Hamas’s court… Read More ›

New York – Security Experts Question Impact Of Carry-on Electronics Ban

New York – Security Experts Question Impact Of Carry-on Electronics Ban

  New York – New rules banning many electronic items from passenger cabins on U.S.-bound flights will force a rethink now on fire safety concerns… Read More ›

AQAP trying to hide explosives in laptop batteries, official says

AQAP trying to hide explosives in laptop batteries, official says

Washington (CNN)Intelligence obtained in recent weeks found that an al Qaeda affiliate was perfecting techniques for hiding explosives in batteries and battery compartments of electronic… Read More ›

German BDS Events Canceled in Frankfurt and Bonn

German BDS Events Canceled in Frankfurt and Bonn

Jewish community and Wiesenthal Center welcome the decisions in Bonn and Frankfurt.   After a wave of objections to a boycott-Israel event scheduled for next… Read More ›

Ministerial initiative on Temple Mount raises ire among Arab MKs

Ministerial initiative on Temple Mount raises ire among Arab MKs

The initiative to establish an advocacy foundation for Jewish connections to the Temple Mount has been met with fury among Arab lawmakers who claim the… Read More ›

Rivlin asks Egyptian president to show Israeli prisoner clemency

Rivlin asks Egyptian president to show Israeli prisoner clemency

The Israeli president contacts Al-Sisi and asks him to use his presidential powers to lighten the sentence of an Israeli serving a life sentence. President… Read More ›

Police believe single caller menacing JCCs, as more buildings threatened

Police believe single caller menacing JCCs, as more buildings threatened

New York police intelligence chief says one man using a voice changer and phone spoofing device likely responsible for most incidents; Brooklyn Jewish museum and… Read More ›

US envoy at UN makes bid for reviving Israeli-Palestinian talks

US envoy at UN makes bid for reviving Israeli-Palestinian talks

Nikki Haley meets Palestinian ambassador Riyad Mansour, urges ‘direct negotiations rather than looking to the UN’   UNITED NATIONS – US Ambassador Nikki Haley on… Read More ›

Argentinian Politician Seeks Justice for Victims of 1994 Amia Bombing

Argentinian Politician Seeks Justice for Victims of 1994 Amia Bombing

The laws governing Argentina’s judicial system make it difficult to prosecute he people behind the attack because the accused must be present at the trial.… Read More ›