Articles by: JewishNews-Ben

How one of the hottest teen brands from a decade ago imploded

How one of the hottest teen brands from a decade ago imploded

  If you had any Quiksilver gear in the 90s, you were instantly cool. The brand represented trendy California surfer culture. Customers were willing to… Read More ›

Paris – French Ex-minister: Germany ‘Took Our Jews And Gave Us Arabs

Paris – French Ex-minister: Germany ‘Took Our Jews And Gave Us Arabs

  Paris – A former French minister stirred up controversy Friday after saying Germany “took our Jews and gave us Arabs” as France began taking… Read More ›

New York – Ex-Tennis Star James Blake: Fire NYC Officer Who Tackled Me

New York – Ex-Tennis Star James Blake: Fire NYC Officer Who Tackled Me

  New York, NY – Former tennis star James Blake, whose caught-on-camera takedown by a plainclothes New York City police officer prompted apologies from the… Read More ›

Washington – Biden Invites NYPD Officer Injured In His Motorcade For DC Visit

Washington – Biden Invites NYPD Officer Injured In His Motorcade For DC Visit

  Washington –  Vice President Joe Biden has invited the police officer injured in his motorcade to visit with him in Washington. The New York… Read More ›

In pre-High Holidays call, Obama tells US rabbis he plans to meet soon with Netanyahu

In pre-High Holidays call, Obama tells US rabbis he plans to meet soon with Netanyahu

Netanyahu until now has rebuffed such overtures because of his disagreement with the US leader over the Iran nuclear deal.   WASHINGTON – President Barack… Read More ›

Former executives of a huge law firm that imploded could go to prison for 25 years

Former executives of a huge law firm that imploded could go to prison for 25 years

  (Reuters) — A Manhattan prosecutor urged a jury Thursday to convict three former executives of Dewey and LeBoeuf on the charge that they allegedly… Read More ›

HP is now trying to rescue some employees involved in its unusual layoff

HP is now trying to rescue some employees involved in its unusual layoff

  HP is now trying to rectify a situation in which the company was forcing a few hundred of its employees to take new jobs… Read More ›

Joe Biden’s interview with Stephen Colbert turned incredibly emotional

Joe Biden’s interview with Stephen Colbert turned incredibly emotional

  Vice President Joe Biden, in an emotional interview with comedian Stephen Colbert on Thursday, said he was not in a place to say that… Read More ›

New York – Brian Williams Returning To Air On Sept. 22

New York – Brian Williams Returning To Air On Sept. 22

  New York – Former NBC News anchor Brian Williams will return to the air on Sept. 22 as part of MSNBC’s coverage of Pope… Read More ›

Report: Russia purchased ten Israeli drones

Report: Russia purchased ten Israeli drones

‘Vedomosti’ newspaper says Russian Ministry of Defense bought 10 IAI-made Searcher drones.   Russia has purchased 10 Israeli intelligence-gathering drones this year, an independent Russian… Read More ›

IDF official lauds soldier who scuffled with Palestinian family

IDF official lauds soldier who scuffled with Palestinian family

  A senior IDF official on Tuesday praised a soldier who was filmed trying, but being physically prevented from, arresting a 12-year-old Palestinian boy for… Read More ›

This surprising country’s stock market rallied this year — while everything else slumped

This surprising country’s stock market rallied this year — while everything else slumped

The late summer period was a pretty brutal time for investors around the world. Stocks that rallied earlier in the year have since plunged and commodities have gone… Read More ›

Greek island Lesbos is on the ‘verge of explosion’

Greek island Lesbos is on the ‘verge of explosion’

  Mytilene (Greece) (AFP) – Fresh clashes erupted between police and migrants on the Greek island of Lesbos, which authorities said was “on the verge… Read More ›

A big flaw in Seagate external hard drives made it incredibly easy for hackers to steal your data

A big flaw in Seagate external hard drives made it incredibly easy for hackers to steal your data

  Popular external hard drive manufacturer Seagate released a range of wireless drives that shipped with a worrying security flaw, Silicon Angle reports. The drives… Read More ›

Moscow – Russia Military Maneuvering In Syria Raises Red Flag In Washington

Moscow – Russia Military Maneuvering In Syria Raises Red Flag In Washington

  Moscow –  Signs of an ongoing Russian military buildup in Syria have drawn U.S. concerns and raised questions of whether Moscow plans to enter… Read More ›

Uman – Jewish Encampment In Uman Ruined In Attack By Right-Wing Ukrainian Nationalists

Uman – Jewish Encampment In Uman Ruined In Attack By Right-Wing Ukrainian Nationalists

  Uman – Hasidic Jews preparing for the upcoming pilgrimage to Uman witnessed the destruction of their costly equipment and security fences by nearly 100… Read More ›

Pittsburgh , PA – ‘Give It A Go, Joe’: Pittsburgh Union Crowd Cheers On Biden

Pittsburgh , PA – ‘Give It A Go, Joe’: Pittsburgh Union Crowd Cheers On Biden

  Pittsburgh , PA – Hearing chants of “Run Joe, run,” President Joe Biden marched in Pittsburgh’s annual Labor Day parade on Monday as speculation… Read More ›

Pope Francis to announce changes to annulments for divorced Catholics

Pope Francis to announce changes to annulments for divorced Catholics

  Pope Francis is expected to announce revisions on Tuesday to the process by which Catholics may annul their marriages in yet another sign of… Read More ›

North Korean defector: Kim Jong Un’s days are numbered

North Korean defector: Kim Jong Un’s days are numbered

He’s a fairly young man, wearing an ill-fitting suit. His thin neck is pronounced, giving way to an equally thin face and frame. We’re meeting… Read More ›

Are countries obligated to take in refugees? In some cases, yes

Are countries obligated to take in refugees? In some cases, yes

  Hundreds of thousands of migrants are pounding on Europe’s invisible doors — dirty, exhausted and desperate to escape the daily carnage in their homelands.… Read More ›