Articles by: JewishNews-David

Monsoon rains displace thousands in Myanmar

Monsoon rains displace thousands in Myanmar

  Heavy monsoon rains in the past month have left at least 27 people dead and displaced more than 150,000 others in Myanmar, the U.N.… Read More ›

Italian police seize money from Snoop Dogg at airport

Italian police seize money from Snoop Dogg at airport

  Snoop Dogg left Italy $205,000 lighter on Saturday after police seized money from him at an airport in Calabria. During a normal check at… Read More ›

Family, celebrities, drama at funeral for Bobbi Kristina Brown

Family, celebrities, drama at funeral for Bobbi Kristina Brown

Atlanta – Family and friends said goodbye Saturday to Bobbi Kristina Brown, the only child of the late Whitney Houston and singer Bobby Brown, at a… Read More ›

Slain baby’s uncle: His mother grabbed blanket as she fled fire, thought Ali was in it

Slain baby’s uncle: His mother grabbed blanket as she fled fire, thought Ali was in it

‘When will those burnings end?’ asks Nasser Dawabsha, whose nephew was killed in alleged Jewish terror attack Friday, in tearful address to Tel Aviv rally… Read More ›

Families of Palestinian terror victims warn of rage on streets

Families of Palestinian terror victims warn of rage on streets

Relatives of toddler Ali Dawabsha, Mohammed Abu Khdeir say dire ‘consequences’ expected should Ali’s mother succumb to her wounds   As Palestinians grieved over the… Read More ›

Ya’alon okays administrative detention for Jewish terror suspects

Ya’alon okays administrative detention for Jewish terror suspects

Senior defense official says controversial tool often used against Palestinian terrorism also needed to tackle Jewish extremism   Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon has instructed security… Read More ›

Hillary Clinton won’t answer Keystone XL pipeline question

Hillary Clinton won’t answer Keystone XL pipeline question

Nashua, New Hampshire – Hillary Clinton on Tuesday declined to say whether she supported the Keystone XL pipeline expansion, telling a New Hampshire voter that if… Read More ›

Can this quilt solve mystery of Australian girl dumped in suitcase?

Can this quilt solve mystery of Australian girl dumped in suitcase?

  Australian police say a distinctive handmade quilt could hold the key to the identity of a murdered young girl whose remains were found along… Read More ›

Pentagon takes computer system offline

Pentagon takes computer system offline

Washington – The unclassified email network used by Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and hundreds of military and civilian personnel was… Read More ›

Fresh clashes erupt at Beit El; state appeals demolition order

Fresh clashes erupt at Beit El; state appeals demolition order

Settlers hurl stones at police; education minister hails protesters’ efforts to prevent removal of illegal Beit El structures   Clashes between settlers and security forces… Read More ›

Netanyahu said to bitterly attack Kerry for placing Israel ‘on the menu’ of Iran deal

Netanyahu said to bitterly attack Kerry for placing Israel ‘on the menu’ of Iran deal

Responding to secretary’s decision to skip Israel on Mideast trip next week, PM reportedly snipes ‘he has no reason to come here’   Depicting Israel… Read More ›

Key committee okays bill allowing ministers to resign from Knesset

Key committee okays bill allowing ministers to resign from Knesset

So-called ‘Norwegian Law’ will enable Shuli Moalem-Refaeli, no. 9 on Jewish Home’s slate, to enter parliament   The so-called “Norwegian Law” allowing one minister from… Read More ›

UK student organization censures president over Coca-Cola ties with Israel

UK student organization censures president over Coca-Cola ties with Israel

Megan Dunn and her vice president, Richard Brooks, decided to ignore the NUS boycott of Coca-Cola by accepting its financial backing for an NUS awards… Read More ›

Iran urges respect for sovereignty after Turkey hits IS in Syria

Iran urges respect for sovereignty after Turkey hits IS in Syria

Tehran says fighting terrorism ought be ‘done with respect to international rules’ after Ankara doesn’t coordinate airstrikes with Assad   Iran, an ally of President… Read More ›

Obama lectures Kenyan president on gay rights

Obama lectures Kenyan president on gay rights

President Barack Obama on Saturday lectured Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta about his country’s gay rights record. “When you start treating people differently not because of… Read More ›

Obama cracks ‘birther’ joke in Kenya

Obama cracks ‘birther’ joke in Kenya

  Nairobi, Kenya (CNN)President Barack Obama in Kenya on Saturday cracked a joke about the most famous conspiracy theory that has dogged him since he… Read More ›

Lafayette theater shooter switched license plates, had wigs waiting in hotel

Lafayette theater shooter switched license plates, had wigs waiting in hotel

Before John Houser shot 11 people at a Louisiana movie theater, he switched his car’s license plate and kept wigs in his hotel room with… Read More ›

Israel lands in World Cup qualifier with Italy, Spain

Israel lands in World Cup qualifier with Italy, Spain

National team faces long odds to make cut for 2018 tournament in Russia after being chosen for same group as European titans   Israel’s national… Read More ›

Video: Former pilot explores the other Jerusalem

Video: Former pilot explores the other Jerusalem

Eliezer Yaari pens a book on the other side of the ‘invisible’ divide, probing Israel’s bi-national dilemma Eliezer Yaari, a native of Jerusalem, lives along… Read More ›

Conditions on Pluto: Incredibly hazy with flowing ice

Conditions on Pluto: Incredibly hazy with flowing ice

New images from New Horizons spacecraft show evidence of massive nitrogen iceflows millions of years old on dwarf planet   CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) —… Read More ›