Articles by: JewishNews-David

Top aide to ‘Post’: Trump excited to play role in creating Mideast peace

Top aide to ‘Post’: Trump excited to play role in creating Mideast peace

Senior adviser to candidate says Paris peace talks “a waste of time.”   NEW YORK – Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee for president, has… Read More ›

The Tel Aviv gang rape that wasn’t

The Tel Aviv gang rape that wasn’t

A tragic story, but not a disgrace for police.   Imagine you are a police investigator in Tel Aviv and you get the call. A… Read More ›

Jewish presence in Jerusalem in 2014 on the increase, study shows

Jewish presence in Jerusalem in 2014 on the increase, study shows

Overall growth rate of Jewish population in Jerusalem shows stark increases, while Arab rate on the decline; Statistics serve to undermine political claims that the… Read More ›

Parents rebel against exorbitant summer camp prices

Parents rebel against exorbitant summer camp prices

Local protests, angry social network groups protest the high fees; several MKs to submit bills to set up price controls; MK Dudu Amsalem: ‘the state… Read More ›

Titanic legal battle – meet prosecution, defense in Hebron shooter trial

Titanic legal battle – meet prosecution, defense in Hebron shooter trial

In many ways it symbolizes a much broader struggle over Israeli identity as the country decides how to confront the ongoing Third Intifada.   The… Read More ›

Israel talking to US in efforts to impact Paris summit

Israel talking to US in efforts to impact Paris summit

Netanyahu again blasts meeting, says path to peace runs through direct talks, not international parleys.   Israel’s efforts at affecting the results of Friday’s scheduled… Read More ›

NGO transparency bill to apply to 27 foreign-gov’t-funded groups

NGO transparency bill to apply to 27 foreign-gov’t-funded groups

All organizations aligned with Left; Bill to ban Super PACs advances.   Legislation requiring greater transparency for organizations getting most of their budgets from foreign… Read More ›

Let girls play

Let girls play

Opinion: Sports build a lot of useful life skills and instill values in those that play them. Yet why is the focus so much more… Read More ›

Netanyahu says willing to discuss Arab initiative for peace with Palestinians

Netanyahu says willing to discuss Arab initiative for peace with Palestinians

Following Egyptian President Sisi’s comments on peace, Netanyahu said ‘Arab peace initiative includes positive elements that can help revive constructive negotiations with the Palestinians’ Israeli… Read More ›

The Syrian Liaison Unit

The Syrian Liaison Unit

To better aid Syrian civilians on the border, Israel has created a new unit designed to maintain a relationship between those civilians and the Jewish… Read More ›

Jerusalem city officials: Ramot expansion plan is a big mistake

Jerusalem city officials: Ramot expansion plan is a big mistake

The Jerusalem Municipality’s chief engineer Shlomo Eshkol had slammed the program for not following the guidelines of the city’s urban renewal plan.   The mood… Read More ›

PayPal terminates anti-Israel BDS France account

PayPal terminates anti-Israel BDS France account

The ‘Post’ confirms the apparent closure on Monday.   BERLIN – Paypal, a global leader in online payment services, blocked payments to the anti-Israel movement… Read More ›

78% of Israelis support unilateral annexation of Ma’ale Adumim, poll finds

78% of Israelis support unilateral annexation of Ma’ale Adumim, poll finds

Right-wing MKs draft bill to apply sovereignty in West Bank city the day after PM expresses support for Saudi peace plan; Gush Etzion calls to… Read More ›

Shin Bet thwarts Hamas smuggling attempt

Shin Bet thwarts Hamas smuggling attempt

Security forces uncovered material en route to the Gaza Strip to aid in the digging of tunnels; metal pipes used to make mortars and water… Read More ›

Patients dying, left seriously disabled as Israeli doctors exhausted from work overload

Patients dying, left seriously disabled as Israeli doctors exhausted from work overload

As surgeons are required to work as many as 36 hours, whistleblowers share their experiences of falling asleep at the operating table, providing incorrect medicaton;… Read More ›

Forging links with the Diaspora by talking

Forging links with the Diaspora by talking

New gov’t-Gesher project takes eclectic mix of opinion-makers to meet Jews around the world   NEW YORK – Twenty key figures from Israeli society traveled… Read More ›

Donor withholds $1m. from BGU over Breaking the Silence panel

Donor withholds $1m. from BGU over Breaking the Silence panel

BGU: Unaware of pledge by businessman to donate any sum   A prominent British donor is withholding a $1 million donation from Ben Gurion University… Read More ›

Majority of Israelis don’t trust Netanyahu on security, believe government won’t pursue peace

Majority of Israelis don’t trust Netanyahu on security, believe government won’t pursue peace

Survey finds Margalit gaining in support, Yacimovich leading Labor primary polls.   Less than half as many Israelis believe that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s widening… Read More ›

After Taliban leader’s assassination, where do Afghan peace talks stand?

After Taliban leader’s assassination, where do Afghan peace talks stand?

  The White House, finally confirming the death of Mullah Akhtar Mohammad Mansour, announced Monday the Taliban “should seize the opportunity to pursue the only… Read More ›

Louis van Gaal sacked as Manchester United manager

Louis van Gaal sacked as Manchester United manager

  Thanks, but no thanks. Just two days after Louis van Gaal won Manchester United’s first trophy in three years, the English Premier League club… Read More ›