Articles by: JewishNews-Ben

Meet Donald Trump’s Chinese fans

Meet Donald Trump’s Chinese fans

Beijing – China is quite possibly Donald Trump’s favorite campaign-trail target. Earlier this month, the presumptive Republican nominee went as far as describing China’s trade… Read More ›

Israelis mob national parks, beaches for 68th Independence Day

Israelis mob national parks, beaches for 68th Independence Day

Sites across the country filled with many doing traditional cookouts; heavy traffic reported on major roads   Throngs of Israelis crowded national parks, beaches and… Read More ›

Herzog: Talks of breakthrough in coalition talks premature

Herzog: Talks of breakthrough in coalition talks premature

Amid harsh internal criticism, opposition leader says if appropriate offer is made by Netanyahu, he would seriously consider it   Opposition leader and Zionist Union… Read More ›

Netanyahu says he’s ready to meet Abbas for talks ‘right now

Netanyahu says he’s ready to meet Abbas for talks ‘right now

PM claims he’s taken unprecedented steps for peace, tells Palestinian leader to heed calls for direct negotiations   Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday that… Read More ›

Philippines’ likely president Duterte vows to be ‘dictator’ against evil

Philippines’ likely president Duterte vows to be ‘dictator’ against evil

  Manila, Philippines – Firebrand mayor Rodrigo Duterte, who is set to clinch the Philippines’ presidency, said he will be a “dictator” against evil and… Read More ›

Anxiety over Trump splits House Republicans’ support

Anxiety over Trump splits House Republicans’ support

House Speaker Paul Ryan says he’ll step aside as convention chairman if Trump wants, dismisses idea of third-party campaign to challenge him   WASHINGTON (AP)… Read More ›

Cannes enlists ex-IDF general to boost security for film fest

Cannes enlists ex-IDF general to boost security for film fest

Bomb sweeps, extra police and security cameras to flood town along with world’s glitterati as France, still jittery from Paris and Brussels attacks, tries to… Read More ›

With Israel’s okay, Palestinian cops step up operations near Jerusalem

With Israel’s okay, Palestinian cops step up operations near Jerusalem

PA police are increasingly active on outskirts of capital in villages formally under Israeli security control, seizing weapons and making terror and drug busts  … Read More ›

Israel at 68 years: Still strong and modern

Israel at 68 years: Still strong and modern

CBS data shows that not only has the Israeli population grown exponentially over the 68 years since the Jewish state’s establishment, but it has also… Read More ›

Turkey-EU visa deal disaster for EU as Erdogan likely to flood EU with Muslim migrants

Turkey-EU visa deal disaster for EU as Erdogan likely to flood EU with Muslim migrants

Former Pentagon official: Erdogan is trying to Islamify Europe quickly. That is what open borders would mean.   As the EU moves closer to grant… Read More ›

Hacker ‘Guccifer’ says he broke into Hillary Clinton’s email server

Hacker ‘Guccifer’ says he broke into Hillary Clinton’s email server

  Romanian-born hacker Guccifer claims that he broke into Hillary Clinton’s private email server, saying that “it was easy.” The infamous hacker, whose real name is Marcel… Read More ›

New Jersey is facing a ‘poisoning’ scandal in its schools — and parents are saying it’s a ‘cover up’

New Jersey is facing a ‘poisoning’ scandal in its schools — and parents are saying it’s a ‘cover up’

  Parents of four Newark Public School students have filed a proposed class-action lawsuitclaiming the district and other city and state officials “poisoned” thousand of… Read More ›

Elon Musk just made a totally mind-blowing change to Tesla’s strategy

Elon Musk just made a totally mind-blowing change to Tesla’s strategy

  Tesla reported first-quarter earnings on Wednesday, and theywere better than expected: Tesla lost less money than analysts thought the company would. After the numbers… Read More ›

Germany – Europe Central Bank To Halt Production Of 500-euro Bills

Germany – Europe Central Bank To Halt Production Of 500-euro Bills

  Germany – Production of the 500-euro banknote is being discontinued amid concerns it had become too popular among crooks and money launderers. The European… Read More ›

Washington – Clinton Calls Trump A ‘Loose Cannon,’ Risky U.S. President

Washington – Clinton Calls Trump A ‘Loose Cannon,’ Risky U.S. President

  Washington – U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton took quick aim at presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump on Wednesday, saying United States should not… Read More ›

Washington – Army Captain Sues Obama; Says He Lacks Authority To Fight IS

Washington – Army Captain Sues Obama; Says He Lacks Authority To Fight IS

  Washington – An Army captain sued President Barack Obama on Wednesday, alleging that he doesn’t have the proper congressional authority to wage war against… Read More ›

New York – Near Site Of 9/11 Attack, Courthouse Gets Security Pavilion

New York – Near Site Of 9/11 Attack, Courthouse Gets Security Pavilion

  New York – A new security pavilion was dedicated Wednesday at a federal courthouse where high-profile terrorism trials have taken place blocks from where… Read More ›

Washington – Sanders Wins Democratic Presidential Primary In Indiana

Washington – Sanders Wins Democratic Presidential Primary In Indiana

  Washington – Bernie Sanders wins the Democratic presidential primary in Indiana, scoring a late primary season victory over front-runner Hillary Clinton. As reported by… Read More ›

Washington – Trump Calls Cruz ‘One Hell Of A Competitor’

Washington – Trump Calls Cruz ‘One Hell Of A Competitor’

  Washington – Donald Trump is shifting his focus to Hillary Clinton. The Republican front-runner addressed supporters at Trump Tower in New York on Tuesday… Read More ›

Ted Cruz just got what was coming to him

Ted Cruz just got what was coming to him

  Has any losing political candidate ever deserved his humiliation as richly as Ted Cruz does? Donald Trump crushed Cruz in Tuesday’s Indiana primary, and in doing so… Read More ›