Articles by: JewishNews-David

From cottage cheese to Kahlon

From cottage cheese to Kahlon

Five years after Israel’s 2011 social protests, government policy hasn’t moved an inch, while consumerism and public discourse have managed to become more attuned to… Read More ›

INTELLIGENCE FILE: New broom, old measures

INTELLIGENCE FILE: New broom, old measures

Avigdor Liberman understands that there are no new tools in Israel’s security shed and so far is responding to this week’s terrorist attack in Tel… Read More ›

Hillary Clinton will target Hamas’s ‘virtual territory,’ campaign says

Hillary Clinton will target Hamas’s ‘virtual territory,’ campaign says

Top congressman tells ‘Post’: Twitter needs to close account of Ismail Haniyeh.   WASHINGTON/NEW YORK – Hillary Clinton, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, plans to… Read More ›

UN: 2015 was most violent year in West Bank, Israel in the last decade

UN: 2015 was most violent year in West Bank, Israel in the last decade

  Last year saw the highest number of Palestinian and Israeli casualties in the West Bank and Israel since the UN began recording such data… Read More ›

Iraq troops free first neighborhood in ISIS-held Falluja, military says

Iraq troops free first neighborhood in ISIS-held Falluja, military says

Iraqi security forces have recaptured their first neighborhood in ISIS-held Falluja, the military announced Wednesday, in the wake of U.N. warnings that fleeing civilians faced… Read More ›

Brazil: Celebrated cop in corruption crackdown arrested

Brazil: Celebrated cop in corruption crackdown arrested

  Rio de Janeiro – Federal cop Newton Ishii was the face of the crusade against corruption in Brazil. Now, he’s sitting behind bars himself.… Read More ›

Maria Sharapova banned for two years over meldonium drug use

Maria Sharapova banned for two years over meldonium drug use

Maria Sharapova received a two-year suspension from the International Tennis Federation (ITF) after testing positive for banned drug meldonium, which may end the career of… Read More ›

Sissi’s peace push still on the table, Egyptian MPs tell Israeli MK

Sissi’s peace push still on the table, Egyptian MPs tell Israeli MK

Zionist Union’s Ksenia Svetlova ‘cautiously optimistic’ for regional peace initiative after ‘positive’ talks on water issues with MPs from Arab states   Egyptian parliamentarians conveyed… Read More ›

After ‘historic’ Russia visit, Netanyahu says US remains top ally

After ‘historic’ Russia visit, Netanyahu says US remains top ally

Stressing warm ties with Moscow, PM says there’s ‘no alternative’ to Washington’s friendship, but Jerusalem seeking other ‘partnerships’ as well   MOSCOW — Prime Minister… Read More ›

The gunmen ordered dessert, then opened fire

The gunmen ordered dessert, then opened fire

Bartender at Sarona complex’s Max Brenner says terrorists in Tel Aviv shooting attack sat at restaurant before launching murderous shooting spree   The two gunmen… Read More ›

Israel accuses PA of misleading report to WHO

Israel accuses PA of misleading report to WHO

Watchdog points to instances in Palestinian Health Ministry report to UN body in which photos were given false captions to assert Israeli violations of Palestinian… Read More ›

Naftali Bennett heaps further criticism on Netanyahu

Naftali Bennett heaps further criticism on Netanyahu

Bayit Yehudi chairman says Netanyahu ‘can’t support Israel in Hebrew and call for Palestinian state in English’; Lieberman: ‘Bennett needs to calm down.’ Education Minister… Read More ›

Good diagnosis, bad treatment

Good diagnosis, bad treatment

Op-ed: Dennis Ross and David Makovsky may correctly diagnose Israel’s diplomatic problems, but their offered solutions are decidedly wrong-headed. The real question Israel is facing… Read More ›

MKs may need to sign non-disclosure forms before learning state secrets

MKs may need to sign non-disclosure forms before learning state secrets

Hanegbi apologizes for accusing Shelah of leaking confidential Protective Edge report.   Lawmakers may have to sign non-disclosure agreements before meetings in which they are exposed… Read More ›

Arab League chief claims Kerry thwarted strong French initiative

Arab League chief claims Kerry thwarted strong French initiative

Kerry was “definitely not enthusiastic” about the June 3 Paris summit, he said and added that the American administration did not play a proactive role… Read More ›

US Army selects Israel Military Industries for APC active protection system

US Army selects Israel Military Industries for APC active protection system

After studying and testing it, the US Army chose IMI’s Iron Fist Light Configuration, designed for light- to medium-weight APCs.   The US Army has… Read More ›

Israeli flight delays to be radically slashed

Israeli flight delays to be radically slashed

New Euopean-Israeli deal to introduce optimal flight and landing times and save millions of dollars caused by delays; Minister of transport: ‘unprecedented achievement for Israeli… Read More ›

UN says Syrian government must approve aid deliveries

UN says Syrian government must approve aid deliveries

With the Assad regime refusing to allow food aid into besieged areas of his country, the UN and World Food Programme are threatening to unilaterally… Read More ›

Transgenders making a difference

Transgenders making a difference

When it comes to serving and volunteering, young transgenders in Israel may not have it easy, but with a more inclusive policy in the IDF… Read More ›

Why are El Al pilots getting ‘sick’ before flights?

Why are El Al pilots getting ‘sick’ before flights?

The delay was related to a so-called “Italian strike” El Al pilots have orchestrated several times since 2014 as part of an ongoing labor dispute.… Read More ›