Articles by: JewishNews-Ben

Trump calls Clinton ‘a nasty woman’

Trump calls Clinton ‘a nasty woman’

Washington – In the final moments of the final presidential debate, Donald Trump said Hillary Clinton was “such a nasty woman” while she was answering… Read More ›

Ivanka Trump says father will respect vote results

Ivanka Trump says father will respect vote results

Comment comes after GOP candidate warns repeatedly that election is ‘rigged’ against him   NEW YORK – Donald Trump’s daughter Ivanka Trump said Wednesday that… Read More ›

Trump, Pence to give video addresses at GOP rally in Jerusalem

Trump, Pence to give video addresses at GOP rally in Jerusalem

Duo at top of Republican ticket to appear via satellite at gathering near Temple Mount that will highlight unity of the city   Donald Trump… Read More ›

Trump refuses to say he will accept election results

Trump refuses to say he will accept election results

In contentious third and final presidential debate, Clinton slams refusal as ‘horrifying’; GOP candidate rejects claims he assaulted women   LAS VEGAS (AP) — Threatening… Read More ›

Thousands of women rally for Israel-Palestinian peace

Thousands of women rally for Israel-Palestinian peace

Organization Women Wage Peace stage rally outside the President’s Residence in Jerusalem calling on both Palestinian and Israeli leaders to forge a peace agreement; speakers… Read More ›

US forces get ever closer to danger in Mosul

US forces get ever closer to danger in Mosul

  Washington – While the Pentagon emphasizes Iraqi forces are leading the charge into Mosul, it is clear US troops will be heavily involved in… Read More ›

Melania Trump: Donald Trump was ‘egged on’ into ‘boy talk’

Melania Trump: Donald Trump was ‘egged on’ into ‘boy talk’

  Melania Trump defended Donald Trump in her first interview since the Republican nominee faced allegations of sexual misconduct, calling those accusations “lies” and saying… Read More ›

B’Tselem head: I spoke out against occupation, not Israel, at UN

B’Tselem head: I spoke out against occupation, not Israel, at UN

Defending his speech to Security Council, Hagai El-Ad says control over West Bank ‘isn’t an internal Israeli issue, but a major international issue’   The… Read More ›

US ‘troubled’ by attacks on Israeli rights group B’Tselem

US ‘troubled’ by attacks on Israeli rights group B’Tselem

State Department says Washington values watchdog’s information on West Bank, after NGO is blasted in Israel for appearing at UN   A US official on… Read More ›

Deputy FM pulls support for Hebrew University human rights center over NGO ties

Deputy FM pulls support for Hebrew University human rights center over NGO ties

Tzipi Hotovely says university’s Minerva Center for Human Rights works with ‘anti-Israel organizations’ such as B’Tselem   Deputy Foreign Minister Tzipi Hotovely on Monday pulled… Read More ›

Harlem’s new Jewish renaissance

Harlem’s new Jewish renaissance

With prices rising around the city, there’s a return to a neighborhood that once boasted one of the largest Jewish communities in New York —… Read More ›

British MP: Russia behaves in Syria like the Nazis

British MP: Russia behaves in Syria like the Nazis

Lawmaker Andrew Mitchell says attack last month on UN aid convoy near Aleppo, largely blamed on Russia, is reminiscent of the Nazi destruction of the… Read More ›

Palestinian killed in Yom Kippur clashes in East Jerusalem

Palestinian killed in Yom Kippur clashes in East Jerusalem

Masked rioters hurl stones and Molotov cocktails at Israeli forces in Silwan, endangering the troops and leading them to open fire, from which 20-year-old Ali… Read More ›

Two Israeli children killed in accident in Georgia

Two Israeli children killed in accident in Georgia

Achinoam and Nevo Geenfeld, 10 and 5 years old, respectively, were killed when their family’s SUV flipped onto the side of the road. Their mother… Read More ›

Connecticut plane crash likely deliberate; investigating Jordanian student

Connecticut plane crash likely deliberate; investigating Jordanian student

The plane slammed into a utility pole and burst into flames on Tuesday, killing a flight student aboard and leaving an instructor with serious burns.… Read More ›

UN reminds FIFA that settler soccer teams are illegal

UN reminds FIFA that settler soccer teams are illegal

Pressure on FIFA to address the issue of settlement soccer clubs has increased in recent weeks.   The United Nations reminded FIFA on Wednesday that… Read More ›

US-based BDS group seeks to lobby Congress

US-based BDS group seeks to lobby Congress

A briefing on Capitol Hill, which was sponsored by the group, was quickly canceled after its hostility toward the Jewish state was revealed by US… Read More ›

Outpouring of support for ‘unstable’ Thai King

Outpouring of support for ‘unstable’ Thai King

Bangkok – Well-wishers in Thailand are praying for the health of their beloved King, Bhumibol Adulyadej, who has been hospitalized and is in an “unstable”… Read More ›

Nobody wants to host the Olympic Games

Nobody wants to host the Olympic Games

Cities used to covet the Olympic Games. Hosting them meant glamour and prestige. Not anymore. Rome became the latest city to abandon a bid for… Read More ›

Trump trashes Ryan: ‘I don’t want his support’

Trump trashes Ryan: ‘I don’t want his support’

Washington – Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump said that he doesn’t “want” or “care” about having House Speaker Paul Ryan’s support in an interview in… Read More ›