Articles by: JewishNews-Ben

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 ›

Russia says China will start paying for gas in rubles and yuan

Russia says China will start paying for gas in rubles and yuan

  Russia’s Gazprom said on Tuesday it had signed an agreement to start switching payments for gas supplies to China to yuan and rubles instead of dollars. The shift… Read More ›

Parents indicted for raping their daughter for 13 years

Parents indicted for raping their daughter for 13 years

The indictment revealed that starting from the day the girl celebrated her 17th birthday in 2003 and until 2016, her father raped her.   An… Read More ›

Iran arrests 12 Bahá’í people accused of spying for Israel

Iran arrests 12 Bahá’í people accused of spying for Israel

Iranian news agency IRNA reported that the Ministry of Intelligence and National Security of the Islamic Republic arrested 12 followers of the Baha’i faith on… Read More ›

McCarthy calls on Biden to apologize after ‘semi-fascism’ remark

McCarthy calls on Biden to apologize after ‘semi-fascism’ remark

  House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy on Thursday called on President Joe Biden to apologize for invoking fascism to describe the ideology of former President… Read More ›

Violent ‘armed struggle’ returns to West Bank, warning of Intifada’s return – analysis

Violent ‘armed struggle’ returns to West Bank, warning of Intifada’s return – analysis

These past few months show that the West Bank is headed back to the days when wanted gunmen used to roam the streets of Palestinian… Read More ›

IAEA mission expected to visit Zaporizhzhia in the ‘next few days’

IAEA mission expected to visit Zaporizhzhia in the ‘next few days’

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspectors are expected to go to the Russian-held Zaporizhzhia power plant “in the next few days” amid renewed shelling at… Read More ›

Palestinians renew push for United Nations membership

Palestinians renew push for United Nations membership

The Palestinian Authority turned to the United Nations Security Council on them renewing the push for full membership in the United Nations.   The Palestinian… Read More ›

IRS Initiates Safety Probe After Threats To Workers

IRS Initiates Safety Probe After Threats To Workers

  WASHINGTON (AP) — Responding to an increasing number of threats borne of conspiracy theories that agents were going to aggressively target middle income taxpayers,… Read More ›

Jewish Israelis largely believe Ra’am partnership harmed state security – poll

Jewish Israelis largely believe Ra’am partnership harmed state security – poll

Over half of the Jewish public stated that the partnership with Ra’am harmed Jewish society and Israeli society in general.   Most right-wing and centrist… Read More ›

NYT Said To Cut Gaza Stringer Loose For Urging Murder Of Israelis

NYT Said To Cut Gaza Stringer Loose For Urging Murder Of Israelis

NEW YORK (JNS) — The New York Times has cut ties with Gaza-based stringer Fady Hanona over a string of anti-Semitic social media posts brought… Read More ›

Benny Gantz: Israeli counterterrorism ops ongoing despite ceasefire – interview

Benny Gantz: Israeli counterterrorism ops ongoing despite ceasefire – interview

Defense min. following Breaking Dawn: “significant achievements in weakening Islamic Jihad” • “Israel’s deterrence in Gaza Strip regained”   Defense Minister Benny Gantz gave a… Read More ›

By legitimizing Hamas, Israel risks creating a three-state solution

By legitimizing Hamas, Israel risks creating a three-state solution

Opinion: Hamas is designated by the U.S. and Europeans as a terror organization, yet Israel insists on favoring it over the Palestinian Authority, only speeding… Read More ›