Articles by: JewishNews-Ester

Saudis, UK Agree That Iran Behind Attacks, Iran Denies Involvement

Saudis, UK Agree That Iran Behind Attacks, Iran Denies Involvement

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Thursday the attack on two oil tankers on June 13 was one in a list of Iranian… Read More ›

Israeli planes reportedly hit Gaza after Sderot rocket attack

Israeli planes reportedly hit Gaza after Sderot rocket attack

Palestinians report several missile strikes in Strip, including east of Gaza City, after missile hits religious school in southern Israel   Israel planes reportedly struck… Read More ›

Jerusalem – Israel Upgrades Its Air-raid Warning System

Jerusalem – Israel Upgrades Its Air-raid Warning System

  Jerusalem – The Israeli military says it has overhauled its air-raid warning system in order to minimize disruptions to the general population. The army… Read More ›

Trump boasted about his ‘secret’ deal with Mexico while waving a piece of paper explaining exactly how it works

Trump boasted about his ‘secret’ deal with Mexico while waving a piece of paper explaining exactly how it works

  President Donald Trump on Tuesday boasted to reporters that details of his new Mexico deal were “secret” — but he was also holding notes… Read More ›

Chicago – Buttigieg Campaign Grows, Looking To Sustain Early Momentum

Chicago – Buttigieg Campaign Grows, Looking To Sustain Early Momentum

  Chicago – Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg has been quickly growing his upstart campaign, expanding its footprint in early states, adding veterans of previous… Read More ›

Washington – Sanders, Warren Introduce Resolution Decrying Israeli Annexation Plans

Washington – Sanders, Warren Introduce Resolution Decrying Israeli Annexation Plans

  Washington – Five Democratic senators, including the party’s deputy leader in the chamber and two leading presidential candidates, introduced a resolution decrying any Israeli… Read More ›

Jeff Bezos shares his best advice for anyone starting a business

Jeff Bezos shares his best advice for anyone starting a business

  Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos has four key pieces of advice for budding entrepreneurs: be customer-obsessed, be passionate, take big risks, and fail. Bezos shared the… Read More ›

Israel’s civilian military dictatorship

Israel’s civilian military dictatorship

Opinion: Thanks to a prolonged election season, the cabinet is a rubber stamp and the Knesset is dissolved, leaving just Netanyahu – who is both… Read More ›

They faced down the tanks in Tiananmen Square. Now they want their children to forget it

They faced down the tanks in Tiananmen Square. Now they want their children to forget it

Beijing – Thirty years ago, in the heart of the Chinese capital Beijing, Dong Shengkun threw two flaming, gas-soaked rags at a military truck after… Read More ›

Cairo – Sisi Says Egypt Will Not Accept Anything Against Palestinian Wishes

Cairo – Sisi Says Egypt Will Not Accept Anything Against Palestinian Wishes

  Cairo – Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, speaking about the unannounced U.S. Mideast peace plan, said on Sunday that his country would not accept… Read More ›

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez blocked a conservative news outlet on Twitter, and legal experts say that could be unconstitutional

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez blocked a conservative news outlet on Twitter, and legal experts say that could be unconstitutional

  Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez blocked The Daily Caller, a conservative media outlet, from following her on Twitter, the outlet reported Thursday. Ocasio-Cortez’s move may be… Read More ›

Netanyahu shows off Trump’s map of Israel with Golan Heights

Netanyahu shows off Trump’s map of Israel with Golan Heights

With a prospect of an unprecedented second election campaign in the same year looming, the prime minister attempts to play down the political turmoil by… Read More ›

Two hurt, one seriously, in stabbing attack in Jerusalem’s Old City

Two hurt, one seriously, in stabbing attack in Jerusalem’s Old City

Suspected terrorist shot by police officers after severely wounding man near Damascus Gate, injuring a second near the Hurva Synagogue   At least two people… Read More ›

Bill to dissolve Knesset, call snap election approved in its first reading

Bill to dissolve Knesset, call snap election approved in its first reading

Motion passes 64 to 44 as lawmakers move one step closer to new national vote, mere weeks after previous one   The Knesset plenum on… Read More ›

Annexation, corruption and the new coalition

Annexation, corruption and the new coalition

Opinion: While everyone is talking about the immunity law, the annexation of the West Bank is making its way into coalition agreements, despite the objection… Read More ›

On a Pacific island, a nuclear dome left behind by the US begins to crack

On a Pacific island, a nuclear dome left behind by the US begins to crack

‘The coffin is leaking its poison into the surrounding environment,’ warns local official, amid growing fears of radioactive disaster   MAJURO, Marshall Islands (AFP) —… Read More ›

Revolutionary Guards Commander: Iran, U.S. Tension is a ‘Clash of Wills’

Revolutionary Guards Commander: Iran, U.S. Tension is a ‘Clash of Wills’

Tensions have spiked between the two countries after Washington sent more military forces to the ME in a show of force against what US officials… Read More ›

Fires engulf brushlands as Israel swelters in heatwave

Fires engulf brushlands as Israel swelters in heatwave

Dozens of firefighting teams battle several large-scale conflagrations as scorching temperatures reach 48 degrees celsius in some parts of southern Israel; authorities warn the public… Read More ›

Forth Worth, TX – Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport To Get New Terminal

Forth Worth, TX – Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport To Get New Terminal

Forth Worth, TX – Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport plans to spend up to $3.5 billion to build a sixth terminal that would open by 2025… Read More ›

Google may just have killed Huawei’s bid to become the world’s top smartphone brand

Google may just have killed Huawei’s bid to become the world’s top smartphone brand

Hong Kong – Google is restricting Huawei’s access to its Android operating system and apps after the Trump administration blacklisted the Chinese tech firm. The… Read More ›