Articles by: JewishNews-Ben

Friend recalls ‘wonderful couple’ killed in Russian drone attack on Kyiv

Friend recalls ‘wonderful couple’ killed in Russian drone attack on Kyiv

  Kyiv, Ukraine — A pregnant woman and her husband killed in Kyiv by what Ukrainian officials said was a Russian “kamikaze” drone strike were inseparable, like “yin and… Read More ›

North Carolina shooting leaves five dead

North Carolina shooting leaves five dead

North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper said he spoke to Raleigh Mayor Mary-Ann Baldwin and was deploying state resources to assist at the scene.   Five… Read More ›

Top American general says US and allies need to help Ukraine build a comprehensive missile defense system

Top American general says US and allies need to help Ukraine build a comprehensive missile defense system

  The US and its allies need to help Ukraine build a comprehensive air and missile defense system by combining the different systems the allies… Read More ›

The duality of the holiday of Sukkot

The duality of the holiday of Sukkot

Opinion: Sukkot, on the one hand, is a festival celebrating our people’s wandering the desert while living in flimsy booths; on the other hand, it… Read More ›

Russia in retort to Lapid: Israel stood silent in face of Kyiv’s ‘terrorism’

Russia in retort to Lapid: Israel stood silent in face of Kyiv’s ‘terrorism’

After Israeli leader blasts barrage on civilian targets, Moscow wonders why Jerusalem never spoke out against Ukraine’s ‘murderous’ attacks   Russia on Monday night fired… Read More ›

Ukraine retakes more territory, Zelensky says Russia ‘has already lost’

Ukraine retakes more territory, Zelensky says Russia ‘has already lost’

Ukraine retakes more settlements in Kherson and Luhansk. * Russia strengthening defense of Kreminna city by drawing in more troops and heavily mining the area.… Read More ›

SHOCK VIDEO: Innocent Elderly Bystanders Attacked by Police Water Cannon

SHOCK VIDEO: Innocent Elderly Bystanders Attacked by Police Water Cannon

  JERUSALEM — On Sunday, an elderly couple in Jerusalem was brutally hit by a police water cannon. The couple did nothing wrong, they were… Read More ›

US considering responses to possible Russian escalation in Ukraine, including its potential use of tactical nuclear weapons

US considering responses to possible Russian escalation in Ukraine, including its potential use of tactical nuclear weapons

  With concerns growing that Vladimir Putin will escalate Russia’s war in Ukraine, the US is considering how to respond to a range of potential scenarios,… Read More ›

WATCH: 93-Year-Old Petah Tikva Pianist Reenacts Shir HaMaalos As Heard From Yossele Rosenblatt

WATCH: 93-Year-Old Petah Tikva Pianist Reenacts Shir HaMaalos As Heard From Yossele Rosenblatt

JERUSALEM — Yosefa Fish, a 93-year-old pianist residing in Petah Tikva, is remarkably sprightly for her age. Fish has not forgotten an event which left… Read More ›

‘Tragedy beyond comprehension.’ Football world mourns the victims of the Indonesia stadium crush

‘Tragedy beyond comprehension.’ Football world mourns the victims of the Indonesia stadium crush

FIFA, the head of soccer’s international governing body, has led football’s mourning of Saturday’s stadium crush at an Indonesian league football match, describing the incident, which… Read More ›

Judge bails Trump out of special master plan that would have forced uncomfortable submissions in court

Judge bails Trump out of special master plan that would have forced uncomfortable submissions in court

Former President Donald Trump got another boost in his bid to challenge the FBI search of his Florida home, with US District Judge Aileen Cannon reshaping… Read More ›

Jewish pilgrims gather in Ukraine despite the perils of war

Jewish pilgrims gather in Ukraine despite the perils of war

Ignoring repeated international travel warnings, thousands of Hasidic Jews throng the city of Uman to welcome the new year at the gravesite of Rabbi Nachman;… Read More ›

How Sigmund Freud fled Nazi Austria, leaving siblings who perished in the Holocaust

How Sigmund Freud fled Nazi Austria, leaving siblings who perished in the Holocaust

In his new book ‘Saving Freud,’ award-winning journalist Andrew Nagorski explores the history surrounding the father of modern psychology’s harrowing escape to safety in London… Read More ›

US puts sanctions on Iran morality police, accusing unit of abusing women

US puts sanctions on Iran morality police, accusing unit of abusing women

Public outrage in Iran over Mahsa Amini’s death last week showed no sign of abating after days of protests in Tehran and other cities.  … Read More ›

Israel successfully tests Gabriel 5 anti-ship missile

Israel successfully tests Gabriel 5 anti-ship missile

Military says missile system ‘will strengthen Navy’s operational and defensive capabilities in maritime space’; new sea-skimming missiles capable of detecting and destroying a wide range… Read More ›

Israel Police chief calls for ‘shutting down’ social media during civil unrest

Israel Police chief calls for ‘shutting down’ social media during civil unrest

‘This is already war’: Commissioner says online platforms drove citizens out onto the streets during the May 2021 Arab-Jewish riots   Israel Police commissioner Kobi… Read More ›

Israelis are taking out fewer mortgages as housing crisis gets worse

Israelis are taking out fewer mortgages as housing crisis gets worse

Recent rise in interest rates has led to a decline of almost 20% in number of mortgages taken out by Israelis; ‘similar to other products… Read More ›

US Supreme Court requires Yeshiva University to allow LGBT student club

US Supreme Court requires Yeshiva University to allow LGBT student club

The justices, in a 5-4 decision, declined to put on hold a state court ruling that required NYC to recognize YU Pride Alliance as a… Read More ›

‘Everybody was running away.’ Ukrainians in Kharkiv villages describe Russia’s retreat

‘Everybody was running away.’ Ukrainians in Kharkiv villages describe Russia’s retreat

Ukraine had hoped it would mark a turning point. Six months have passed since Russia launched its invasion and Ukraine has since fired back with two counteroffensives –… Read More ›

‘Unmatched dignity and constancy’: World condolences pour in for Queen Elizabeth II

‘Unmatched dignity and constancy’: World condolences pour in for Queen Elizabeth II

Biden says UK monarch, who met with 14 US presidents, ‘was a stateswoman who defined an era’; Herzog: ‘She lived history, she made history’  … Read More ›