Articles by: JewishNews-David

Colorado DJ fired over Taylor Swift accusation sues singer

Colorado DJ fired over Taylor Swift accusation sues singer

  A former Colorado radio DJ sued Taylor Swift this week, after accusations that he “grabbed her bottom” got him fired from his job, according… Read More ›

Crane collapse kills 107 people at mosque in Mecca days before Hajj

Crane collapse kills 107 people at mosque in Mecca days before Hajj

A construction crane crashed through the roof of the Grand Mosque in Mecca, killing 107 people and casting a grim shadow on a yearly pilgrimage… Read More ›

Blast in building storing explosives kills dozens in India

Blast in building storing explosives kills dozens in India

  New Delhi – At least 89 people were killed and scores injured when a building that housed mining explosives blew up in central India on… Read More ›

Germany gears up to receive 40,000 migrants over weekend

Germany gears up to receive 40,000 migrants over weekend

Troops deployed to Munich where most are expected to arrive; polls show majority favor move to take in refugees   Germany is preparing to receive… Read More ›

Migrants applauded by 75,000 fans at German soccer game

Migrants applauded by 75,000 fans at German soccer game

In Israel, by contrast, Maccabi Tel Aviv fans raise banner against refugees   Young migrants accompanied Bayern Munich players onto the pitch and took center… Read More ›

Canada pledges $100 million for Syrian refugee camps

Canada pledges $100 million for Syrian refugee camps

No plans announced to resettle more migrants; ex-premier slams ‘cold-hearted reaction’ to crisis   TORONTO (AP) — Canada’s Conservative government has so far declined to… Read More ›

Mikvah-peeping rabbi Barry Freundel issues public apology

Mikvah-peeping rabbi Barry Freundel issues public apology

Just before the Jewish Day of Atonement, disgraced Washington rabbi sentenced to 6.5 years in prison asks for forgiveness   Barry Freundel, the disgraced Orthodox… Read More ›

Last undecided Senate Democrat comes out for Iran deal

Last undecided Senate Democrat comes out for Iran deal

Senator Maria Cantwell of Washington state lauds deal for pushing Iran ‘away from a nuclear weapons threshold’   Senator Maria Cantwell, the lone undecided Democrat,… Read More ›

Israeli soccer survives shabbat wars

Israeli soccer survives shabbat wars

Attorney general rejects petition by religious players, labor court ruling that soccer matches held on Shabbat are illegal. Israeli soccer authorities called off a threatened… Read More ›

Syrian Druse stand between ISIS and Israeli border, Druse sheikh warns

Syrian Druse stand between ISIS and Israeli border, Druse sheikh warns

The Druse in Sweida are preparing for war and will fight if they have to, Israeli Druse spiritual leader Sheikh Maufak Tarif told the ‘Post’.… Read More ›

Israel selling wafers to Iranians, tea to Chinese

Israel selling wafers to Iranians, tea to Chinese

A growing number of Israeli food companies are exporting abroad, turning Israel into a culinary power around the world thanks to its products’ innovation, variety… Read More ›

Heroic captain who tackled Munich terrorists passes away

Heroic captain who tackled Munich terrorists passes away

Uriel Cohen, a former El Al captain, dies at 90, 45 years after tackling terrorists trying to kill Israeli passengers at a Munich airport. Former… Read More ›

Professor on front line of anti-BDS war

Professor on front line of anti-BDS war

International law expert Eugene Kontorovich left a prestigious position in the US to move to Israel and battle European efforts to boycott Israeli businesses. The… Read More ›

Don’t lecture Israel about aiding needy Syrians, defiant Netanyahu says

Don’t lecture Israel about aiding needy Syrians, defiant Netanyahu says

“I don’t accept the argument that Israel hasn’t shown empathy for the suffering of people around us,” Netanyahu said.     Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu… Read More ›

Palestinian woman severely burned in West Bank arson attack dies in Israeli hospital

Palestinian woman severely burned in West Bank arson attack dies in Israeli hospital

News of Riham Dawabshe’s death broke over 24 hours after her condition had significantly deteriorated, according to hospital officials at Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer.… Read More ›

Report: Palestinians set to nullify Oslo Accords

Report: Palestinians set to nullify Oslo Accords

The move may effectively cede day-to-day control of West Bank towns to the Israeli military.   The Palestinian Authority is planning to declare the Oslo… Read More ›

Rally to support Kentucky clerk over gay marriage

Rally to support Kentucky clerk over gay marriage

Demonstrators back official jailed for contempt of court over refusal to issue licenses to gay couples   GRAYSON, Kentucky (AP) — They stood chanting outside… Read More ›

US warns Russia against more aid to Assad

US warns Russia against more aid to Assad

US warns Russia against more aid to Assad   BEIRUT — Unconfirmed reports suggesting that Russia was planning to expand its military support for Syrian… Read More ›

UN, EU in fresh push for Israel-Palestinian peace talks

UN, EU in fresh push for Israel-Palestinian peace talks

Arab League to join Quartet representatives for meeting at the UN for new talks on how to bring Israel and Palestinians back to the negotiating… Read More ›

Saudi FM: We support Iran deal

Saudi FM: We support Iran deal

Saudi Arabia is satisfied with assurances from US President Barack Obama about the Iran nuclear deal and believes the agreement will contribute to security and… Read More ›