Articles by: JewishNews-David

Day of reckoning for the ultra-Orthodox community

Day of reckoning for the ultra-Orthodox community

Opinion: While Liberman’s statement that he would send the Haredim and Netanyahu to the nearest dump’ is deplorable, the ensuing outcry draws focus from real… Read More ›

Tackling sexual abuse among ultra-Orthodox is especially difficult – analysis

Tackling sexual abuse among ultra-Orthodox is especially difficult – analysis

  The harrowing details of the allegations of rape and sexual abuse against Zaka founder Yehuda Meshi-Zahav have made for horrifying reading in recent days.… Read More ›

Kochavi to discuss ICC probe, Hezbollah with European leaders

Kochavi to discuss ICC probe, Hezbollah with European leaders

IDF senior sources said that Kochavi intends to discuss with the European leaders about security-related issues with an emphasis on Iran and Lebanon.   IDF… Read More ›

Israel is not to blame for the failure of the Iran nuclear deal

Israel is not to blame for the failure of the Iran nuclear deal

Opinion: From the start, the 2015 international accord failed to accomplish the goals it set out to achieve, Jerusalem was merely one voice pointing out… Read More ›

Changes To UK Bill Would Make It Easier To Punish Husbands Who Refuse Jewish Divorce

Changes To UK Bill Would Make It Easier To Punish Husbands Who Refuse Jewish Divorce

  UNITED KINGDOM (JTA) — Changes to a United Kingdom bill on domestic abuse make it easier to punish Jewish husbands who refuse to grant… Read More ›

British royal family plunged into crisis after Harry and Meghan allege racism and neglect in Oprah interview

British royal family plunged into crisis after Harry and Meghan allege racism and neglect in Oprah interview

London – Britain’s royal family was facing a once-in-a-generation crisis on Monday after Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, rocked the institution with a… Read More ›

71st Armored Battalion completes preparations for war on Northern Front

71st Armored Battalion completes preparations for war on Northern Front

“One tank, in its firepower, equals a company of infantry soldiers.”   As the IDF closely follows Hezbollah’s moves behind the northern border, the 71st… Read More ›

Feds Oppose Release Of Arizona Man Who Wore Horns In Riot

Feds Oppose Release Of Arizona Man Who Wore Horns In Riot

  PHOENIX (AP) — Prosecutors in Washington are opposing the pretrial release of an Arizona man who stormed the U.S. Capitol nearly two months ago… Read More ›

Europe’s unified vaccination strategy is splintering as countries turn to Israel, China and Russia for help

Europe’s unified vaccination strategy is splintering as countries turn to Israel, China and Russia for help

The European Union’s 27-nation vaccine strategy is splintering as member states turn to nations outside the bloc to boost a faltering rollout plagued by supply… Read More ›

All our recent progress with Covid-19 could be wiped out by variants, CDC director says. ‘Please stay strong’

All our recent progress with Covid-19 could be wiped out by variants, CDC director says. ‘Please stay strong’

The US is at risk of losing all its recent gains in the battle against Covid-19 as highly contagious variants take advantage of Americans getting… Read More ›

Genesis Prize Foundation To Honor Life And Legacy Of Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks

Genesis Prize Foundation To Honor Life And Legacy Of Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks

  LONDON (JNS) – The Genesis Prize Foundation announced plans to honor the late prominent scholar, theologian, philosopher and former Chief Rabbi of the United… Read More ›

‘Top Secret’ Saudi documents show Khashoggi assassins used company seized by Saudi crown prince

‘Top Secret’ Saudi documents show Khashoggi assassins used company seized by Saudi crown prince

Washington – The two private jets used by a Saudi Arabian assassination squad that killed and allegedly dismembered journalist Jamal Khashoggi were owned by a… Read More ›

Tiger Woods had serious leg injuries after high-speed crash, but was calm and lucid, authorities say

Tiger Woods had serious leg injuries after high-speed crash, but was calm and lucid, authorities say

Los Angeles – Golf legend Tiger Woods suffered serious leg injuries and was trapped but conscious when emergency responders reached the scene of his one-vehicle… Read More ›

Israeli supply of Pfizer vaccines reportedly coming to an end

Israeli supply of Pfizer vaccines reportedly coming to an end

According to a senior health fund official, the Pfizer deal was for 10 million vaccines – enough to inoculate 5 million people.   The Health… Read More ›

Biden: White supremacists are ‘the most dangerous people’ in America

Biden: White supremacists are ‘the most dangerous people’ in America

Biden has tapped Merrick Garland, a Jewish judge, to be his attorney general.   President Joe Biden, saying domestic terrorism was the “greatest threat” in… Read More ›

Bringing the IDF into the 21st century, at last

Bringing the IDF into the 21st century, at last

Analysis: While the years-long delay in making decisions on military procurement constitutes a security scandal, the hard-won approval for recommendations put forward by the military… Read More ›

Have you had your coronavirus vaccine yet?

Have you had your coronavirus vaccine yet?

Opinion: Israel is in a race to vaccinate 5.5 million people before being overrun by the spread of new and more potent COVID-19 strains; public… Read More ›

PM on US ties: Whoever endangers us, on Iran nukes for example, I oppose that

PM on US ties: Whoever endangers us, on Iran nukes for example, I oppose that

Netanyahu says he’s not bothered by lack of phone call from Biden, touts ‘wonderful ties’ with Democrats; calls graft trial ‘absurd,’ acknowledges speaking with key… Read More ›

Israel’s Teva Pharm in talks to co-produce COVID-19 vaccines, CEO says

Israel’s Teva Pharm in talks to co-produce COVID-19 vaccines, CEO says

Drugmaker’s CEO says company both approached and was approached by vaccine manufacturers to bolster limited supplies due to production constraints as world governments scramble to… Read More ›

5 Shot At Minnesota Clinic; Suspect Said To Be Angry At Care

5 Shot At Minnesota Clinic; Suspect Said To Be Angry At Care

  BUFFALO, Minn. (AP) — A 67-year-old man unhappy with the health care he’d received opened fire at a clinic Tuesday and injured five people,… Read More ›