Articles by: JewishNews-David

Holot full for first time

Holot full for first time

The Israel Prison Service has announced that the detention facility in the south of Israel now holds 3,360 asylum seekers, with the possibility of delaying… Read More ›

Aryeh Deri to return to Interior Minister position

Aryeh Deri to return to Interior Minister position

Deri was forced to resign from the ministry in 1993 due to an indictment for corruption, of which he was eventually convicted. He is now… Read More ›

When legitimate criticism turns into pure hatred

When legitimate criticism turns into pure hatred

Op-ed: The despicable acts of right-wing fanatics may be the cause of the growing fanaticism among extreme leftists. But this radicalization dance must be stopped;… Read More ›

Annotated ‘Mein Kampf’ finds support and condemnation among Jewish leaders

Annotated ‘Mein Kampf’ finds support and condemnation among Jewish leaders

While Jewish groups in Germany have expressed concern over decision to publish ‘academic’ edition of Hitler’s book, some Jewish leaders in the United Kingdom and… Read More ›

Turkey demands access to Gaza in agreement

Turkey demands access to Gaza in agreement

Israel and Turkey are on the brink of reconciliation, but the latter is now demanding permission to provide aid to the Gaza Strip and break… Read More ›

ISIS leader to Israel: Palestine will be your graveyard

ISIS leader to Israel: Palestine will be your graveyard

Al-Baghdadi asserts that the terrorist group has not forgotten the Palestinians and is getting closer by the day to a showdown with Israel. ISIS leader… Read More ›

Palestinians call on Abbas to reject PM’s apology over Ramallah incident

Palestinians call on Abbas to reject PM’s apology over Ramallah incident

“A heated face-off ensued, with shouting, threats and some physical scuffles between the two sides, but no shots were fired.”   Palestinian expressed surprise over… Read More ›

Rule of Law: If Guantanamo closes, are West Bank courts next?

Rule of Law: If Guantanamo closes, are West Bank courts next?

On the surface, the US and Israeli military court system are wildly different, but the two do have one commonality: vociferous criticism calling for an… Read More ›

German navy says it rescued over 10,000 migrants at sea in 2015

German navy says it rescued over 10,000 migrants at sea in 2015

On Friday alone, the German armed forces rescued 539 people from makeshift boats off the coast of Libya.   Germany’s armed forces reported that it… Read More ›

Bezeq launches digital book initiative

Bezeq launches digital book initiative

Telecom service partners with Hebrew digital book library in hopes of a digital reading revolution; poll shows digital books use is lagging in Israel, but… Read More ›

Report: Ultra-Orthodox in Israel healthier, live longer

Report: Ultra-Orthodox in Israel healthier, live longer

Cities with a high concentration of the ultra-Orthodox have a higher life expectancy – as much as three years – than otherwise expected based on… Read More ›

Ambassador to US makes political point with settlement-made gifts

Ambassador to US makes political point with settlement-made gifts

Ron Dermer counters BDS by sending items made in West Bank as embassy’s annual holiday gift. Israel’s ambassador to the United States used the embassy’s… Read More ›

Jewish terrorist suspects’ families demand inquiry into torture claims

Jewish terrorist suspects’ families demand inquiry into torture claims

Channel 10 publishes video of right-wing extremists stabbing photo of slain Palestinian toddler at wedding.   Te parents of Jewish terrorist suspects called on Wednesday… Read More ›

Hamas fears Gaza blockade won’t be lifted in Israel-Turkey rapprochement

Hamas fears Gaza blockade won’t be lifted in Israel-Turkey rapprochement

Hamas’s biggest fear is that Turkey and Israel resume their security and military cooperation, which will result in restricting Hamas activities in Turkey.    … Read More ›

US Jewish groups condemn professor’s use of yellow stars to fight Islamophobia

US Jewish groups condemn professor’s use of yellow stars to fight Islamophobia

“Muslim” written on Islamic crescent-shaped symbols.   An Iranian American academic’s initiative to combat Islamophobia through the use of yellow Stars of David marked with… Read More ›

Middle Israel: All the president meant

Middle Israel: All the president meant

Reuven Rivlin emerges from the Right’s attacks on him as an angry society’s punching bag and therapist.   Moses’s command “You shall not revile God nor… Read More ›

Troops shot at near Ramallah; none hurt

Troops shot at near Ramallah; none hurt

Gunman opens fire on soldiers, Border Police — first at Qalandiya checkpoint, then at patrol sent to investigate   An IDF force identified bullet marks… Read More ›

How to train your brain to make better decisions

How to train your brain to make better decisions

  Overcoming obstacles is synonymous with entrepreneurship. The ability to engage with difficulties and stress in an empowering way is described as the biggest factor for… Read More ›

A wildlife ecologist explains whether you can survive the cold by sleeping inside an animal carcass

A wildlife ecologist explains whether you can survive the cold by sleeping inside an animal carcass

  Alejandro González Iñárritu’s The Revenantis packed with gross moments — especially for Leonardo DiCaprio’s character Hugh Glass. In the actor’s most recent bid for… Read More ›

This country has hosted the most immigrants in the 21st century

This country has hosted the most immigrants in the 21st century

Home to 1.6 million refugees, Turkey has hosted the largest number of immigrants so far this century. Lebanon and Jordan have also risen up the rankings, as the chart below… Read More ›