Articles by: JewishNews-Ester

New York – N.Y. Rikers Inmates’ Lawsuit Cites Frigid Temps, Pepper Spray, Beatings

New York – N.Y. Rikers Inmates’ Lawsuit Cites Frigid Temps, Pepper Spray, Beatings

  New York – Inmates at New York’s Rikers Island jail complex say they were detained for several hours in a frigid gym and, when… Read More ›

Iran managed to ‘charm the world,’ says Rouhani

Iran managed to ‘charm the world,’ says Rouhani

Iranian president tells artists nuclear talks ‘showed the world that we are logical’ — even if they fail   Iran “managed to charm the world,”… Read More ›

‘98%’ of nuclear deal completed, but key sticking points remain

‘98%’ of nuclear deal completed, but key sticking points remain

‘Decision time’ nears in talks between world powers and Iran in Vienna as negotiations continue almost around the clock   VIENNA (AFP) — World powers… Read More ›

Iran’s supreme leader dashes hopes of post-deal relations boost with US

Iran’s supreme leader dashes hopes of post-deal relations boost with US

In a speech during annual al-Quds Day celebrations in Tehran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei says the US is an “arrogant power which must be resisted even… Read More ›

Suffering from blindness

Suffering from blindness

Op-ed: Serious leaders like al-Sisi, Jimmy Carter and John Kerry foolishly think there is a connection between jihadist attack worldwide and the Palestinian problem. It… Read More ›

China’s ‘Breaking Bad’? Chemistry professor busted for drug lab

China’s ‘Breaking Bad’? Chemistry professor busted for drug lab

  Hong Kong – A chemistry professor in China has been arrested for producing hundreds of kilograms of psychoactive drugs bound for the U.S., UK, Canada,… Read More ›

Iraqi court sentences 24 men to death over massacre near Tikrit

Iraqi court sentences 24 men to death over massacre near Tikrit

  A Baghdad court sentenced 24 men to death by hanging Wednesday over a June 2014 massacre committed by militants near the Iraqi city of… Read More ›

Wild trading as China tries to stop market crash

Wild trading as China tries to stop market crash

China stocks swung wildly on Thursday after regulators announced new measures designed to stop the market’s slide. The Shanghai Composite dropped 3% at the opening… Read More ›

Jewish Home backs death penalty for terrorists

Jewish Home backs death penalty for terrorists

Party leader Bennett says bill to execute murderers convicted on terror charges is ‘moral and right’   Jewish Home party leader Naftali Bennett on Wednesday… Read More ›

Croatia urges UEFA not to ban soccer team over on-field swastika

Croatia urges UEFA not to ban soccer team over on-field swastika

Prime Minister Milanovic says ‘draconian sanction’ would ‘destroy the squad’ and leave a ‘deep scar’   Croatia’s Prime Minister Zoran Milanovic on Wednesday pleaded with… Read More ›

Argentine president invokes Shylock in perceived anti-Semitic slur

Argentine president invokes Shylock in perceived anti-Semitic slur

Kirchner tells students to study Shakespeare villain to better understand debt crisis; local Jewish leaders and ADL outraged   Members of Argentina’s Jewish community and… Read More ›

Fight over one of the world’s largest tech companies turns anti-Semitic

Fight over one of the world’s largest tech companies turns anti-Semitic

A titanic row between Samsung and a hedge fund run by an American Jew sparks anti-Jewish assault in South Korean media   A bitter corporate showdown… Read More ›

Rory McIlroy: ‘10% Open chance’ as world No. 1 ruptures ankle ligaments

Rory McIlroy: ‘10% Open chance’ as world No. 1 ruptures ankle ligaments

  Rory McIlroy has a “10% chance” of playing in the British Open after the world’s No. 1 golfer ruptured his ankle ligaments while playing… Read More ›

Crash at NASCAR race at Daytona injures fans

Crash at NASCAR race at Daytona injures fans

  Debris from a car that crashed into the catchfence at Daytona International Speedway sent a spectator to the hospital, officials said. The incident took… Read More ›

Suspect tells TV station he killed San Francisco woman

Suspect tells TV station he killed San Francisco woman

The man accused of killing a San Francisco woman in what appeared to authorities to be a random shooting has told CNN affiliate KGO-TV that… Read More ›

At first Gaza war memorial, Rivlin warns next conflict could be worse

At first Gaza war memorial, Rivlin warns next conflict could be worse

President says Gaza can’t be rehabilitated unless renewed rocket fire stops; Netanyahu issues warnings to Hamas, Hezbollah, Iran and IS   Israel held an official… Read More ›

Ivanpah, CA – Fireworks-filled Van Explodes On California Freeway

Ivanpah, CA – Fireworks-filled Van Explodes On California Freeway

  Ivanpah, CA – Jay Rutherford and his bandmates were mesmerized by the billowing smoke and small “psychedelic explosions” emanating from the van on the… Read More ›

Russian rocket to carry gear to space station

Russian rocket to carry gear to space station

  An unmanned Russian rocket is scheduled to blast off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 12:55 a.m. ET Friday on a supply run… Read More ›

China criticized over Ramadan restrictions

China criticized over Ramadan restrictions

  Beijing – Some schools and local government agencies in China’s restive Xinjiang province have adopted policies that critics, including the Turkish government, say prevent… Read More ›

ISIS publicly smashes Syrian artifacts

ISIS publicly smashes Syrian artifacts

  ISIS militants reportedly smashed cultural treasures from the ancient Syrian city of Palmyra, including an artifact dating back to the second century, according to… Read More ›