Articles by: JewishNews-David

Carl Nassib of Las Vegas Raiders is first active NFL player to announce he is gay

Carl Nassib of Las Vegas Raiders is first active NFL player to announce he is gay

Carl Nassib, a defensive lineman with the Las Vegas Raiders, became the first active NFL player in league history to announce that he is gay.… Read More ›

Diplomats: Progress Made In Vienna At Iran Nuclear Talks

Diplomats: Progress Made In Vienna At Iran Nuclear Talks

VIENNA (AP) — Top diplomats said Sunday that further progress had been made at talks between Iran and global powers to try to restore a… Read More ›

China has administered more than 1 billion Covid-19 vaccine doses

China has administered more than 1 billion Covid-19 vaccine doses

China has administered more than 1 billion Covid-19 vaccine doses, an astonishing milestone that comes as the country rolls out an unrivaled inoculation drive. A… Read More ›

IDF hits Gaza terror targets after arson attacks, in first raids since ceasefire

IDF hits Gaza terror targets after arson attacks, in first raids since ceasefire

After two dozen fires in southern Israel, army says it struck Hamas ‘terror sites’ in Khan Yunis and Gaza City; initial Palestinian reports say none… Read More ›

As COVID-19 Cases Wane, Vaccine-Lagging Areas Still See Risk

As COVID-19 Cases Wane, Vaccine-Lagging Areas Still See Risk

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — New COVID-19 cases are declining across most of the country, even in some states with vaccine-hesitant populations. But almost all states… Read More ›

Israel’s new prime minister is sworn in, ending Netanyahu’s 12-year grip on power

Israel’s new prime minister is sworn in, ending Netanyahu’s 12-year grip on power

Jerusalem – Naftali Bennett was sworn in as Israel’s new prime minister on Sunday, after winning a confidence vote with the narrowest of margins, just… Read More ›

Haredi fury over Bennett masks real concern: Their funding will be cut

Haredi fury over Bennett masks real concern: Their funding will be cut

The concern is less that the Jewish character of the state will disappear, and more the impact of being in the opposition will have on… Read More ›

Religious Zionism is a house divided

Religious Zionism is a house divided

Opinion: The latest political turmoil has served to accentuate the difference in ideologies that threatens to tear this community apart, pitting traditional and more liberal… Read More ›

‘Sorry to disappoint’: Nasrallah rejects COVID rumors, says he is in good health

‘Sorry to disappoint’: Nasrallah rejects COVID rumors, says he is in good health

Hezbollah chief says he hopes to pray at Al-Aqsa with supporters, warns ‘crisis-ridden’ Israel could ‘commit a foolish act’ In a Tuesday speech, Hezbollah chief… Read More ›

Yair Netanyahu temporarily blocked from social media for protest call

Yair Netanyahu temporarily blocked from social media for protest call

Facebook, Instagram and Twitter lock accounts of PM’s son after he shares address of Yamina MK; Likud accuses sites of ‘censoring the right’ Yair Netanyahu,… Read More ›

California Eyes Shuttered Malls, Stores For New Housing

California Eyes Shuttered Malls, Stores For New Housing

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California state lawmakers are grappling with a particularly 21st-century problem: What to do with the growing number of shopping malls and… Read More ›

China’s economy needs workers but its three-child policy may not fix the problem

China’s economy needs workers but its three-child policy may not fix the problem

Hong Kong – China’s decision to allow people to have more children is a dramatic attempt to head off a worsening labor shortage that could… Read More ›

Police said investigating threats against Bennett on social media

Police said investigating threats against Bennett on social media

Security bolstered around Yamina leader ahead of expected announcement he’ll form government with Lapid; incitement probe said opened over doctored photos online Police are investigating… Read More ›

IAEA chief: Iran’s uranium enrichment now at levels of ‘countries making bombs’

IAEA chief: Iran’s uranium enrichment now at levels of ‘countries making bombs’

Head of UN nuclear watchdog urges tight monitoring, warns that even if 2015 pact is revived Iranian program cannot be rolled back to previous status… Read More ›

Blinken trip to Israel aimed to ensure Israel, Hamas ceasefire holds

Blinken trip to Israel aimed to ensure Israel, Hamas ceasefire holds

Netanyahu warns Israel may act independently against nuclear Iran   US Secretary of State Antony Blinken departed for the Middle East on Monday evening to… Read More ›

Israel’s weak policies brought about recent violence

Israel’s weak policies brought about recent violence

Opinion: Israel’s attempts to contain constant acts of aggression, from incendiary balloons and sporadic rocket fire to crime in the country’s north and south, have… Read More ›

Swedish Authorities Probe Mohel For Not Using Anesthesia When Circumcising 8-day-old Babies

Swedish Authorities Probe Mohel For Not Using Anesthesia When Circumcising 8-day-old Babies

  STOCKHOLM (JNS) – Health Ministry officials in Sweden have launched a review into the actions of a rabbi and physician for circumcising Jewish infants… Read More ›

House sends bill creating January 6 commission to the Senate

House sends bill creating January 6 commission to the Senate

The House voted Wednesday to approve legislation to establish an independent commission to investigate the violent insurrection on January 6 at the US Capitol, with… Read More ›

Jewish man hurt in Lod riots succumbs to wounds

Jewish man hurt in Lod riots succumbs to wounds

The man, identified as 56-year-old Yigal Yehoshua, was struck in the head with a brick thrown by Arab rioters and has become the first Jewish… Read More ›

Merkel slams anti-Semitic abuse during Israel protests

Merkel slams anti-Semitic abuse during Israel protests

Chancellor hits back after pro-Palestinian activists scream ‘shitty Jews’ outside Gelsenkirchen synagogue; Austrian chancellor raises Israeli flag in solidarity; Gantz urges top social media platforms… Read More ›