Articles by: JewishNews-David

Dogs burnt to death in shelter arson

Dogs burnt to death in shelter arson

Vandals apparently set fire to dog shelter in northern Israeli town, killing two dogs and severely burning 13 others. Vandals entered a “Let the animals… Read More ›

Norwegian cartoon compares Israel to Nazis, N. Korea

Norwegian cartoon compares Israel to Nazis, N. Korea

Israeli embassy protests newspaper’s publication of cartoon suggesting that purchasing Israeli oranges supports murderers; editor declines to apologize. The Israeli Embassy in Norway has in… Read More ›

Netanyahu calls on Abbas to resume direct peace talks as he heads to UN

Netanyahu calls on Abbas to resume direct peace talks as he heads to UN

PM to discuss Palestinian conflict with world leaders and Jewish community heads in NY.   Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called on Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud… Read More ›

World leaders converge on UN with focus on Syria

World leaders converge on UN with focus on Syria

Obama: We’re prepared to work with any nation, including Russia and Iran.   NEW YORK – The UN convened its 70th general debate in New York… Read More ›

Abbas adviser suggests US pressured Palestinian leader to nix UN speech ‘bombshell’

Abbas adviser suggests US pressured Palestinian leader to nix UN speech ‘bombshell’

Mahmoud Habbash said that Abbas and US Secretary of State John Kerry held “difficult” talks in New York during which they discussed the PA president’s… Read More ›

Analysts: Ceasefire broken in Syria as rebels blame government

Analysts: Ceasefire broken in Syria as rebels blame government

Shells apparently fired by insurgents hit the village of al-Foua in the northwestern province of Idlib, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.   A… Read More ›

Egypt leader defends ‘security measures’ along Gaza border

Egypt leader defends ‘security measures’ along Gaza border

At the UN, Sissi tells Abbas massive home demolitions in Rafah coordinated with the PA, further Palestinian security   CAIRO — Egyptian President Abdel Fattah… Read More ›

Russia blames Poland for sparking WWII

Russia blames Poland for sparking WWII

Relations worsen as Ambassador Sergey Andreev suggests Soviet invasion of Poland was in self-defense; Poland: Ambassador ‘undermining historical truth.’ The Russian ambassador to Poland has… Read More ›

4 Palestinians arrested for deadly Rosh Hashanah rock attack

4 Palestinians arrested for deadly Rosh Hashanah rock attack

Shin Bet says suspects admitted to throwing stones at Alexander Levlovich’s vehicle, causing him to crash; suspects all teens (16-19). The Shin Bet and police… Read More ›

Report: Syria to give Hezbollah Soviet tank division

Report: Syria to give Hezbollah Soviet tank division

T-55 and T-72 tanks said to aid Hezbollah in fights against al-Qaeda militants; Iranian troops arrive in Damascus; speculation grows that Russian presence may help… Read More ›

Actor Mark Wahlberg raises eyebrows as host of Philadelphia Pope concert

Actor Mark Wahlberg raises eyebrows as host of Philadelphia Pope concert

Conservative Catholic blog Rorate Caeli called Wahlberg out for his support of gay marriage, which the Church strongly opposes.   Actor Mark Wahlberg, a former… Read More ›

At UN, Iran’s Rouhani calls for investigation into haj crush

At UN, Iran’s Rouhani calls for investigation into haj crush

Iran has repeatedly voiced outrage at the deaths of 131 of its nationals at the world’s largest annual gathering of people.   Iranian President Hassan… Read More ›

A country formerly known as Syria

A country formerly known as Syria

The IDF is preparing for a new reality on the Golan border opposite which there is no state, just a chaotic vacuum.   IDF MILITARY… Read More ›

Israeli convicts make the most of High Holy Days behind bars

Israeli convicts make the most of High Holy Days behind bars

Like on the outside, the usual sparsely attended synagogues are bursting on Yom Kippur in prison, with seats in high demand.   As Franz Kafka… Read More ›

Marine Le Pen to stand trial for Muslim-Nazi comparison

Marine Le Pen to stand trial for Muslim-Nazi comparison

In 2010 speech, French National Front leader compared Islamic street prayers to occupation of French territory   PARIS — A top official in the French… Read More ›

Wall Street might be opening its doors to a dark-horse Republican presidential candidate

Wall Street might be opening its doors to a dark-horse Republican presidential candidate

  Wall Street may be warming up to Ohio Gov. John Kasich. Steve Schwarzman, the private-equity titan and Blackstone Group cofounder, hosted a meet-and-greet for… Read More ›

CHINA PMI MISSES …

CHINA PMI MISSES …

  The latest gauge on Chinese factory activity has just been released, and it’s missed expectations. The Caixin-Markit Flash manufacturing purchasing managers index (PMI), a… Read More ›

The company that raised the price of a drug yesterday by 5,000% is rolling back the increase

The company that raised the price of a drug yesterday by 5,000% is rolling back the increase

  Turing Pharmaceuticals, a small company that generated outrage over raising the cost of an old anti-infective drug by more than 5,000 percent, said Tuesday… Read More ›

Russian chief rabbi: Jews are safe here long-term

Russian chief rabbi: Jews are safe here long-term

Western sanctions over the Kremlin’s role in fomenting unrest in Ukraine, as well as declining oil revenues, have severely stressed Russia’s economy.   Russian Jewry… Read More ›

Rocket from Gaza hits open field in south; no injuries

Rocket from Gaza hits open field in south; no injuries

Sirens didn’t sound after solitary rocket strikes open field in Ashkelon region, just hours after Iron Dome batteries deployed   A rocket was fired into… Read More ›