Articles by: JewishNews-David

Commemoration marking 101 years to the Armenian Genocide held in Jerusalem

Commemoration marking 101 years to the Armenian Genocide held in Jerusalem

Commemorative events will be held throughout the world this year under the shadow of the ongoing violence between Armenia and Azerbaijan.   Some 300 people… Read More ›

Passover camp for bereaved children a ‘living memorial’ to Koby Mandell

Passover camp for bereaved children a ‘living memorial’ to Koby Mandell

Seth and Sherri Mandell founded the camp following the loss of their son Koby, who was stoned to death together with his friend Yosef Ish… Read More ›

The Eilat casino gamble

The Eilat casino gamble

If casinos are opened in Eilat, will they really boost the city’s employment and well-being?   THE GAMBLING known as business looks with austere disfavor upon… Read More ›

Music icon Prince dead at 57

Music icon Prince dead at 57

  Prince, who defined the sound of the ’80s with songs like “Kiss” and “Purple Rain” and defied the music industry in a fight for… Read More ›

Iran says US court’s $2b verdict for terror victims’ families is ‘theft’

Iran says US court’s $2b verdict for terror victims’ families is ‘theft’

Tehran rejects supreme court decision on its culpability in 1983 Beirut attack, says it will hold US government responsible for loss of frozen funds  … Read More ›

France announces global summit on Israel-Palestinian peace process

France announces global summit on Israel-Palestinian peace process

Israel, PA not invited to May 30 preparatory talks; Paris admits ‘two sides are further apart than ever’ but says ‘we have to act’  … Read More ›

Fearing terror attacks, IDF closes West Bank, Gaza ahead of Passover

Fearing terror attacks, IDF closes West Bank, Gaza ahead of Passover

Israel announces second closure in a month in wake of Jerusalem suicide bombing and amid concerns Hamas may strike again   Israel will close off… Read More ›

An Israeli initiative is needed now

An Israeli initiative is needed now

Op-ed: Fighting BDS is a right and good thing to do, but we can’t do it by merely reacting: Israel needs to be proactive in… Read More ›

Obama receives embarrassing reception in Riyadh

Obama receives embarrassing reception in Riyadh

While Saudi King Salman attends welcome ceremony at Riyadh airport for Gulf leaders, he skips welcome ceremony for President Obama; instead relatively low-ranking Riyadh governor… Read More ›

Kings of Krabi: Thailand’s long-tail boat builders keep tourism afloat

Kings of Krabi: Thailand’s long-tail boat builders keep tourism afloat

  Today there’s hardly a postcard of southern Thailand’s Andaman coast that doesn’t feature a long-tail boat — or “rua hang yao” in Thai. They’re… Read More ›

Taj Mahal photo of Kate, William evokes memories of Diana in 1992

Taj Mahal photo of Kate, William evokes memories of Diana in 1992

It looks eerily familiar. And yet so different. The photograph, released Saturday by Kensington Palace, shows the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, William and Catherine,… Read More ›

Vietnamese girls smuggled into China and sold as child brides

Vietnamese girls smuggled into China and sold as child brides

Editor’s Note: The names of the trafficked girls in this story have been changed to protect their identities. Lao Cai, Vietnam – “When I woke… Read More ›

Author reimagines classic Jane Austen with reality TV spin

Author reimagines classic Jane Austen with reality TV spin

With an abiding love of Yiddish, Curtis Sittenfeld buries a Jewish sub-plot in ‘Eligible,’ her ‘Pride and Prejudice’ remake that hits the shelves this week… Read More ›

Singapore PM due Monday on historic visit to Israel

Singapore PM due Monday on historic visit to Israel

Official trip by Lee Hsien Loong the first-ever for a leader of the Asian country, despite warm ties; will visit Temple Mount   Singapore’s Prime… Read More ›

Jewish zookeeper mourned after mauled to death by tiger

Jewish zookeeper mourned after mauled to death by tiger

Stacey Konwiser, a veteran keeper, had been working with tigers at Florida zoo for three years; husband works there too   MIAMI — South Florida… Read More ›

Rosh HaAyin female terrorist indicted for attempted murder

Rosh HaAyin female terrorist indicted for attempted murder

Terrorist inspired by religious dream ‘to kill Jews,’ planned to carry out bombings in two restaurants or shooting attack in Jerusalem, but settled for stabbing.… Read More ›

Opposition leader Herzog questioned under caution

Opposition leader Herzog questioned under caution

Sources close to the Zionist Union leader said he fully cooperated with police investigators; statement from his office says he asked to provide his version… Read More ›

Egyptian FM: We are committed to freeing Marwan Barghouti from Israeli prison

Egyptian FM: We are committed to freeing Marwan Barghouti from Israeli prison

In a statement issued by Egypt’s Foreign Ministry on Saturday, Egypt expressed “deep appreciation for Marwan Barghouti,” stating that it is “decisive to continue the… Read More ›

Report: Dozens of Hezbollah militants ‘accidentally’ killed in chemical attack

Report: Dozens of Hezbollah militants ‘accidentally’ killed in chemical attack

Diplomatic source says that a lack of coordination between Bashar Assad’s troops and supporting forces could lead to future instability.   Dozens of members of… Read More ›

Amid Syria talks, Netanyahu declares ‘Israel will never leave the Golan Heights’

Amid Syria talks, Netanyahu declares ‘Israel will never leave the Golan Heights’

Netanyahu said that the Golan was an integral part of Israel during antiquity, a fact borne out by the archeological remnants of dozens of synagogues… Read More ›