Articles by: JewishNews-Ben

Jerusalem business owners hard hit by terror wave demand emergency government aid

Jerusalem business owners hard hit by terror wave demand emergency government aid

“It’s bad, really bad,” he said. “All the stores need help.” Walking down the normally bustling Ben-Yehuda Street, one finds the heart of Jerusalem uncannily… Read More ›

Ethiopian Israelis earn less and divorce more

Ethiopian Israelis earn less and divorce more

According to data from the Central Bureau of Statistics, Ethiopian-Israelis earn 37% less than the rest of the country as well as having a much… Read More ›

Ya’alon: We are enabling Jewish terror

Ya’alon: We are enabling Jewish terror

Defense minister angry that synagogue in settlement of Givat Ze’ev has yet to be demolished, despite of Supreme Court order; says downing of the Russian… Read More ›

Iranian hackers targeted Israeli nuclear scientists, security researchers say

Iranian hackers targeted Israeli nuclear scientists, security researchers say

European authorities work to take down cyber espionage campaign that mounted attacks on some 1,600 high-profile targets, including NATO officials, Iranian dissidents, and senior political… Read More ›

Abbas claims Hamas and Israel are meeting to annex part of Sinai to Gaza

Abbas claims Hamas and Israel are meeting to annex part of Sinai to Gaza

Hamas official, Ziad al-Thatha said that Abbas was behaving more like a “clown.”   Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas was quoted on Monday as claiming… Read More ›

Elbit to provide Polish special forces with training equipment

Elbit to provide Polish special forces with training equipment

Poland to receive live-fire training suites for combat soldiers, vehicles, simulation equipment, grenades, and suicide bomber kits to simulate engagements with terrorists.   Elbit Systems… Read More ›

IDF plans 2016 reservist call up to cope with persistent violence

IDF plans 2016 reservist call up to cope with persistent violence

Ya’alon: Palestinian terrorism may last indefinitely; Army has thwarted attempts by Hamas to get involved in latest violence.   Due to persisting Palestinian attacks, the… Read More ›

ICC top court keeps ‘Mavi Marmara’ war crimes allegations alive

ICC top court keeps ‘Mavi Marmara’ war crimes allegations alive

Ruling prolongs internal drama and disagreement among the ICC’s own bodies over whether to dive further into the Israeli-Arab conflict than it ever has before.… Read More ›

US updating nuclear arsenal to deter ‘Russian aggression’

US updating nuclear arsenal to deter ‘Russian aggression’

Pentagon head Ashton Carter says Washington not seeking new Cold War, but adapting ‘operational posture’ to deal with new moves by Moscow   SIMI VALLEY,… Read More ›

A Texas judge was shot outside of her home and sustained ‘extremely serious’ injuries

A Texas judge was shot outside of her home and sustained ‘extremely serious’ injuries

  Julie Kocurek, a state district judge in Texas, was returning to her West Austin home on Friday night when shots rang out, seriously injuring her… Read More ›

Here’s how Marco Rubio rang up more than $7,000 in personal expenses on a GOP charge card

Here’s how Marco Rubio rang up more than $7,000 in personal expenses on a GOP charge card

  WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Presidential candidate Marco Rubio put more than $7,000 in personal expenses on a Republican Party credit card during a nearly two-year… Read More ›

Ben Carson may have fabricated a story about being the ‘most honest’ student while at Yale

Ben Carson may have fabricated a story about being the ‘most honest’ student while at Yale

  After hosting a raucous press conference Friday evening to respond to several questionable claims about his past, Republican presidential hopeful Ben Carson may have more… Read More ›

Washington – Muslim, Jewish Activists To Promote Peace On DC Bus Tour

Washington – Muslim, Jewish Activists To Promote Peace On DC Bus Tour

Washington – A group of Muslim and Jewish activists is taking a bus tour around the Washington area in an effort to show that the… Read More ›

Fox Lake, IL – Detective: ‘Hero’ Cop Sought Hit-man To Cover Up Thefts

Fox Lake, IL – Detective: ‘Hero’ Cop Sought Hit-man To Cover Up Thefts

  Fox Lake, IL – Months before an Illinois police officer staged his suicide to appear as though he heroically died in the line of… Read More ›

New York – Centuries-old Coffins, Skeletons Found Beneath NYC Street

New York – Centuries-old Coffins, Skeletons Found Beneath NYC Street

  New York – Two centuries-old burial vaults discovered beneath a street in the heart of New York University’s campus by workers replacing a water… Read More ›

Tesla goes wild after earnings

Tesla goes wild after earnings

  Tesla’s numbers are out and the stock is ripping higher. Tesla came in a little light on earnings while revenue was right in line… Read More ›

New York – Hundreds Flock To Trump Book Signing In New York

New York – Hundreds Flock To Trump Book Signing In New York

  New York – Donald Trump released his latest book Tuesday, a 193-page campaign manifesto titled “Crippled America” that outlines his philosophy but offers few… Read More ›

Washington – As Scientists Worry About Warming World, US Public Doesn’t

Washington – As Scientists Worry About Warming World, US Public Doesn’t

  Washington – Americans are hot but not too bothered by global warming. Most Americans know the climate is changing, but they say they are… Read More ›

Seattle – Amazon Opens Its First Bookstore As Extension Of Website

Seattle – Amazon Opens Its First Bookstore As Extension Of Website

  Seattle – Online retail giant Amazon opened its first brick-and-mortar bookstore on Tuesday, two decades after it began selling books over the Internet and… Read More ›

Final score: Dershowitz 137, BDS 101

Final score: Dershowitz 137, BDS 101

‘I was told in no uncertain terms that I wouldn’t win’ Oxford debate, says US lawyer, activist.   Lawyer, academic, and political commentator Professor Alan… Read More ›