Articles by: JewishNews-David

De facto win for Erdogan in Turkey’s elections

De facto win for Erdogan in Turkey’s elections

Islamist AK Party garners 49.5 percent of votes, with 95 percent of votes counted in major boost for Erdogan; clashes break out between security forces… Read More ›

IDF on Mount Hermon preparing for Iran-backed terrorism

IDF on Mount Hermon preparing for Iran-backed terrorism

Since start of Russian air involvement, more assertive Assad regime has retaken several posts in Syrian Golan.   IDF units on Mount Hermon, which borders Syria,… Read More ›

Regev to call emergency meetings after Israeli flag banned from judo competition in UAE

Regev to call emergency meetings after Israeli flag banned from judo competition in UAE

Israel’s judokas were not allowed to compete in Abu Dhabi with the Israel flag on their judo uniform.   Or Sasson completed the Israeli delegation’s… Read More ›

Analysis: A human rights record worse than Ahmadinejad’s

Analysis: A human rights record worse than Ahmadinejad’s

“The human rights situation in the country remains dire,” says Dr. Ahmed Shaheed, the UN’s special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Iran.… Read More ›

Bomb found at central Tel Aviv intersection: ‘We were lucky’

Bomb found at central Tel Aviv intersection: ‘We were lucky’

Explosive device found in trash bin on busy corner of Bograshov and Ben Yehuda Streets on Tuesday could have caused mass casualties, say police. “If… Read More ›

High court to state: Why haven’t you destroyed terrorists’ homes

High court to state: Why haven’t you destroyed terrorists’ homes

Judges order the state to submit details of all demolition orders approved since 2013 by Monday to determine why the houses were not destroyed. The… Read More ›

Kuwait disqualified by Olympic Committee after denying Israeli delegate visa

Kuwait disqualified by Olympic Committee after denying Israeli delegate visa

The IOC suspended Kuwait on Tuesday for the second time in five years over government interference in the country’s Games committee.   BERLIN – The… Read More ›

India – Israel relationship emerges from the closet

India – Israel relationship emerges from the closet

Leaders’ visit represents most visible sign of change.   Long believed to hold the potential to become natural allies and trading partners, the predicted mutually-beneficial… Read More ›

Report: Iran signals readiness to compromise before key Syria talks

Report: Iran signals readiness to compromise before key Syria talks

On Thursday the United States said it was hoping to hear from Iran and Assad’s other main ally, Russia, on whether they would be ready… Read More ›

Peace education programs thrive amid violence

Peace education programs thrive amid violence

Peres Center for Peace reports increase in demand for joint Jewish and Arab educational programs amid concerns that recent wave of terror may lead to… Read More ›

US warns Netanyahu against unilateral steps in East Jerusalem

US warns Netanyahu against unilateral steps in East Jerusalem

After PM raises possibility of revoking benefits from Palestinians living on other side of separation wall, Washington says such a movie would ‘be of concern.’… Read More ›

Who was the real Rabin and what is left of Oslo

Who was the real Rabin and what is left of Oslo

Op-ed: No one knows what would have happened had Israel’s prime minister survived his assassination attempt, but 20 years of failure indicate that a peace… Read More ›

Study: 20 years later, Rabin assassination conspiracy theories have risen dramatically online

Study: 20 years later, Rabin assassination conspiracy theories have risen dramatically online

Some say Shin Bet, Shimon Peres responsible for assassination, others believe that former prime minister is still alive.   Support for conspiracy theories around the… Read More ›

Grand mufti: There was never a Jewish Temple on Temple Mount

Grand mufti: There was never a Jewish Temple on Temple Mount

Palestinian Media Watch says Hussein’s‘revision of history’ is nothing new   Strong criticism was leveled on Monday at Sheikh Muhammad Ahmad Hussein, the grand mufti… Read More ›

Iranian general: Israel’s collapse may come in less than a quarter of a century

Iranian general: Israel’s collapse may come in less than a quarter of a century

Foreign minister says nuclear agreement to be implemented only on supreme leader’s terms   The commander of Iran’s ground forces vowed that their long-range missiles… Read More ›

Prominent UK figures call for cultural engagement with Israel instead of boycott

Prominent UK figures call for cultural engagement with Israel instead of boycott

In open letter to liberal UK newspaper, dozens of prominent figures from across the cultural, academic and political spheres in the UK call for cultural… Read More ›

One year later: Israeli wounded in synagogue massacre dies

One year later: Israeli wounded in synagogue massacre dies

Chaim Yechiel Rothman, who was seriously wounded during the Har Nof massacre in November 2014 and had been in hospitalized ever since, died from his… Read More ›

Netanyahu: ‘Muslims pray on the Temple Mount, non-Muslims visit’

Netanyahu: ‘Muslims pray on the Temple Mount, non-Muslims visit’

“Israel has no intention to divide the Temple Mount, and we completely reject any attempt to suggest otherwise,” says Netanyahu   Only Muslims can worship… Read More ›

Yitzhak Rabin: A leader with vision

Yitzhak Rabin: A leader with vision

Shimon Peres reflects on the legacy of Yitzhak Rabin   On July 13, 1992, Yitzhak Rabin presented his government before the 13th Knesset: “Members of… Read More ›

Analysis: Iran’s hostage-taking of Americans shows it can’t be housebroken

Analysis: Iran’s hostage-taking of Americans shows it can’t be housebroken

Obama has showed himself to be prickly and hyper-sensitive about his administration’s failure to secure the release of the US hostages.   Iran’s refusal to… Read More ›