Articles by: JewishNews-Ester

Watergate’s Woodward Says Times Trump Op-ed Not Up to His Standards

Watergate’s Woodward Says Times Trump Op-ed Not Up to His Standards

Woodward claimed the op-ed was “too vague” and “does not meet the standards” to be published.   WASHINGTON – Bob Woodward, the author of a new… Read More ›

Washington – US Redirecting $25M In Aid For East Jerusalem Hospitals

Washington – US Redirecting $25M In Aid For East Jerusalem Hospitals

Washington – The Trump administration said Saturday that it is cutting $25 million meant for East Jerusalem hospitals and putting the money toward “high-priority projects… Read More ›

Paul Manafort’s lawyers have reportedly resumed talks of a possible plea deal ahead of his second trial

Paul Manafort’s lawyers have reportedly resumed talks of a possible plea deal ahead of his second trial

  Paul Manafort’s lawyers are reportedly talking to prosecutors about a plea deal before his upcoming trial in Washington, DC. Manafort is charged with conspiracy,… Read More ›

UK Names Two Russians for Attempted Murder of Skripals

UK Names Two Russians for Attempted Murder of Skripals

Neil Basu, Head of Counter Terrorism policing, said the two suspects were traveling under aliases but were around 40 years old and had genuine Russian… Read More ›

Erez border crossing closes due to violent clashes

Erez border crossing closes due to violent clashes

Following riots at Gaza Strip’s main personnel crossing with Israel, which resulted in heavy damage to infrastructure, IDF announces closure of crossing until damages are… Read More ›

Chief Rabbi Yosef Suspected of Criminal Violation

Chief Rabbi Yosef Suspected of Criminal Violation

Yosef lobbied members of the electoral committee for the Council of the Chief Rabbinate to vote in favor of his close associate and politically agreed… Read More ›

Don McGahn to leave job as White House counsel, Trump says

Don McGahn to leave job as White House counsel, Trump says

Washington – President Donald Trump said Wednesday that Don McGahn will leave his job as White House counsel this fall following Supreme Court Justice nominee… Read More ›

Syrian Regime Cracks Down on Former Rebel Areas Near Golan

Syrian Regime Cracks Down on Former Rebel Areas Near Golan

Former Syrian rebels agreed to serve with regime forces, but some locals have protested in Daraa amid renewed raids on former rebel areas.   In… Read More ›

New York – For Many Young Investors, The Stock Market’s Only Gone Up

New York – For Many Young Investors, The Stock Market’s Only Gone Up

  New York – Meet the generation of investors who haven’t known a bear market. The U.S. stock market has been on the upswing for… Read More ›

What do the three players stand to gain from the Gaza ceasefire deal?

What do the three players stand to gain from the Gaza ceasefire deal?

Analysis: A wide-scale ceasefire arrangement between Israel and Hamas is the best option of all the alternatives Israel has to consider; All three players involved… Read More ›

Jewish UK Labour group says leaders censored material on anti-Semitism

Jewish UK Labour group says leaders censored material on anti-Semitism

Jeremy Corbyn’s party accused of scrapping presentation on 2 suspended party members, ‘deliberately undermining’ reform efforts   A Jewish group affiliated with Britain’s Labour movement… Read More ›

Jeremy Corbyn’s supporters see a ‘Zionist’ conspiracy against him

Jeremy Corbyn’s supporters see a ‘Zionist’ conspiracy against him

The scandals come fast and furious, but the Labour leader’s backers see nefarious plots by ‘wealthy and powerful circles’ behind the barrage of troubling revelations… Read More ›

US President Trump Calls Black Former Aide a ‘Lowlife’ and a ‘Dog’

US President Trump Calls Black Former Aide a ‘Lowlife’ and a ‘Dog’

The White House dismissed criticism of the president’s tweets.   WASHINGTON – US President Donald Trump is attacking Omarosa Manigault Newman, the only African American… Read More ›

Jerusalem – Left-wing Activists Claim That Israel Is Trying To Intimidate Them At The Country’s Border

Jerusalem – Left-wing Activists Claim That Israel Is Trying To Intimidate Them At The Country’s Border

  Jerusalem –  For years, Simone Zimmerman has protested Israel’s actions from the left. She’s led activist groups, organized protests and gone on camera. But… Read More ›

Report: Ceasefire reached between Israel and Hamas

Report: Ceasefire reached between Israel and Hamas

Truce mediated by Egypt goes into effect at 10:45pm on Thursday evening, after 24 hours of hostilities, with nearly 200 rockets fired from Gaza at… Read More ›

In swipe at Trump, Iran FM says world affairs not a ‘beauty pageant’

In swipe at Trump, Iran FM says world affairs not a ‘beauty pageant’

Zarif also asserts US president’s threat not to trade with countries that do business with Iran will come back to bite him   Iran’s foreign… Read More ›

New York – Patients Who Accepted Infected Kidneys Cured Of Hepatitis C

New York – Patients Who Accepted Infected Kidneys Cured Of Hepatitis C

  New York – Some patients in desperate need of a kidney transplant participated in a bold experiment where they received organs infected with hepatitis… Read More ›

Shaul family: Deal with Hamas without MIAs, POWs will fail

Shaul family: Deal with Hamas without MIAs, POWs will fail

In letter, family of fallen soldier Oron Shaul urges Prime Minister Netanyahu and the Security Cabinet not to sign ceasefire agreement with Gaza without return… Read More ›

Trump’s seething Russia probe tweets may return to haunt him as evidence in an obstruction trial

Trump’s seething Russia probe tweets may return to haunt him as evidence in an obstruction trial

President Donald Trump bluntly declared on Twitter that his attorney general should terminate “right now” the federal probe into the campaign that took him to… Read More ›

London – Councilwoman For Scottish Labour Party Accuses 3 British Newspapers Of Working For The Mossad

London – Councilwoman For Scottish Labour Party Accuses 3 British Newspapers Of Working For The Mossad

London – A councilwoman for the Scottish Labour Party accused three British Jewish newspapers of working on behalf of the Mossad after they posted a… Read More ›