Articles by: JewishNews-David

Why the Jewish vote is so important to US presidential candidates

Why the Jewish vote is so important to US presidential candidates

50% of the financial donations to the Democratic Party and 25% of those to Republicans come from Jews. Ten US senators are Jewish, as are… Read More ›

Amona battle goes down to the wire

Amona battle goes down to the wire

Education Minister Naftali Bennett warned Netanyahu that if the ministers do not support the bill next Sunday, his party will bring it to a vote… Read More ›

Clinton aide: ‘Florida is going to be a 1% state’

Clinton aide: ‘Florida is going to be a 1% state’

Clinton’s Jewish director to ‘Post’: We need everyone to go out and vote.   WASHINGTON – The Clinton campaign is suffering from nightmares over the… Read More ›

ISIS cyber recruiting, financing hits new levels

ISIS cyber recruiting, financing hits new levels

Internet-based manpower recruitment was crucial in light of the need to import foreign fighters to Syria, Iraq and other countries, says the report.   The… Read More ›

New York – Israeli Invention Aims To Take Smartphones Out Of Family Time

New York – Israeli Invention Aims To Take Smartphones Out Of Family Time

New York – An Israeli invention, launched on Tuesday, has set out to put quality back in family time by taking smartphones out of the… Read More ›

South Korea’s prime minister sacked amid ongoing political crisis

South Korea’s prime minister sacked amid ongoing political crisis

Embattled South Korean president Park Guen-hye has sacked the country’s prime minister amid an ongoing political scandal that threatens to topple her administration. Protesters have… Read More ›

MH370 out of control and spiraling fast before crash, new report says

MH370 out of control and spiraling fast before crash, new report says

Missing plane Malaysia Airlines MH370 was plunging towards the sea with no one in control when it made its last satellite communication, new analysis reveals.… Read More ›

Hillary Clinton’s challenge: Shift focus back to Trump

Hillary Clinton’s challenge: Shift focus back to Trump

  Hillary Clinton needs to make Donald Trump unacceptable again. With Democratic nerves jangling amid tightening polls and the fallout of the FBI’s email curveball… Read More ›

Wall Street stocks tumble as poll suggests Trump win

Wall Street stocks tumble as poll suggests Trump win

Anxiety over GOP nominee victory drives equity indices to lowest level since just after Britain’s surprise Brexit vote   Wall Street stocks fell Tuesday as… Read More ›

Few Republican Jewish Coalition leaders open wallets for Trump

Few Republican Jewish Coalition leaders open wallets for Trump

Just 9 out of group’s 55 members on board of directors have donated to nominee’s campaign   NEW YORK (JTA) — The Republican Jewish Coalition… Read More ›

Hundreds of US economists warn against voting Trump

Hundreds of US economists warn against voting Trump

In letter, 370 economists among them 8 Nobel Prize winners say GOP nominee misleads public about jobs and growth, and promotes ‘magical thinking and conspiracy… Read More ›

Jerusalem – Israel High Court: Haredi Parties Must Explain Why Women Are Banned From Party Lists

Jerusalem – Israel High Court: Haredi Parties Must Explain Why Women Are Banned From Party Lists

  Jerusalem – The High Court of Justice has ordered haredi political parties United Torah Judaism and Shas, along with the Party Registrar, to explain… Read More ›

Washington – Top Senate Dem Says Comey May Have Broken Law

Washington – Top Senate Dem Says Comey May Have Broken Law

  Washington – The top Senate Democrat said Sunday that FBI Director James Comey may have broken the law when he disclosed 11 days before… Read More ›

Experts uncover hidden layers of Jesus’ tomb site

Experts uncover hidden layers of Jesus’ tomb site

Radar tests determined that cave walls are standing behind the marble panels of the chamber where Jesus’ body was laid before his resurrection; ‘What was… Read More ›

Abbas holds rare meeting with Hamas heads in Qatar

Abbas holds rare meeting with Hamas heads in Qatar

The Hamas leadership and Mahmoud Abbas held a business luncheon at the behest of the Qatari Foreign Minister in Doha on Thursday; the two sides… Read More ›

Mosul as an allegory of Gaza

Mosul as an allegory of Gaza

Analysis: The fighting taking place in the Iraqi city is a practical model for the IDF, which has yet to deal with the occupation of… Read More ›

J Street prepares for shift in approach under Clinton

J Street prepares for shift in approach under Clinton

Jeremy Ben-Ami: The hand-off of the baton is going to be very smooth.   WASHINGTON – A lobby that seeks to pressure Israel over its… Read More ›

Netanyahu’s coalition in jeopardy as Knesset winter session begins next week

Netanyahu’s coalition in jeopardy as Knesset winter session begins next week

Parties spar over public broadcasting, Amona outpost.   Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s governing coalition will face its first tests of the Knesset’s winter session next… Read More ›

Old City voices split over UNESCO resolution

Old City voices split over UNESCO resolution

Outside a church in the Armenian Quarter, an Armenian historian in his 60s said he would not comment on the issue for fear of being… Read More ›

Norway welcomes US Marines amid Russian tensions

Norway welcomes US Marines amid Russian tensions

  Washington -mUS Marines are coming to Norway — a move that could send a chill down Russian President Vladimir Putin’s spine. The move, which… Read More ›