Articles by: JewishNews-Ester

Druze community leader: We deserve equality

Druze community leader: We deserve equality

Shaykh Muwaffak Tarīf addressed the uproar in the Druze community over the Nationality law expressing his resentment for the legislation; ‘We stood with the Jewish… Read More ›

Audio expert analyzes secret Trump-Cohen tape

Audio expert analyzes secret Trump-Cohen tape

The debate over a secret recording between Donald Trump and his longtime attorney Michael Cohen continued Wednesday, with both sides offering different explanations of what… Read More ›

Washington – Adidas: Putin Soccer Ball Gift To Trump May Have Had Microchip

Washington – Adidas: Putin Soccer Ball Gift To Trump May Have Had Microchip

  Washington – The soccer ball that Vladimir Putin gave President Donald Trump may have had a bug after all. Thought it’s not what you’re… Read More ›

New York – Health Care Industry Branches Into Fresh Meals, Rides To Gym

New York – Health Care Industry Branches Into Fresh Meals, Rides To Gym

  New York – That hot lunch delivered to your door? Your health insurer might pick up the tab. The cleaning crew that fixed up… Read More ›

Google shrugs off EU fine as Q2 revenue grows 26% and crushes Wall Street targets

Google shrugs off EU fine as Q2 revenue grows 26% and crushes Wall Street targets

  Google’s parent company, Alphabet, reported second-quarter revenue after the bell on Monday that outpaced analyst estimates. Alphabet reported revenue (excluding traffic acquisition costs) of… Read More ›

ADL raises alarm over Israeli democracy after nation-state bill

ADL raises alarm over Israeli democracy after nation-state bill

Watchdog joins other US Jewish groups in concern over Jewish state’s treatment of minorities, but backs law’s determination of state symbols   The Anti-Defamation League… Read More ›

‘A Strong Message to Iran from Israel’: Syrians Debate Aleppo Airstrike

‘A Strong Message to Iran from Israel’: Syrians Debate Aleppo Airstrike

A source close to the Syrian rebels said that Syrians in the north heard missiles fly over their locations on Sunday before explosions near Aleppo’s… Read More ›

Israel to close Kerem Shalom crossing, stopping gas, fuel transfers

Israel to close Kerem Shalom crossing, stopping gas, fuel transfers

Decision announced after Gaza violates ceasefire of weekend violence by firing rocket into southern Israel while incendiary kites and balloons continue to cause fires in… Read More ›

Netanyahu visits arson-ravaged Gaza border, warns of a ‘protracted stuggle’

Netanyahu visits arson-ravaged Gaza border, warns of a ‘protracted stuggle’

Prime minister vows no ceasefire if the Palestinians keep sending incendiary kites and balloons into Israel   Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday paid a… Read More ›

Turnberry, Scotland – Man Arrested Over Paraglider Protest At Trump Resort

Turnberry, Scotland – Man Arrested Over Paraglider Protest At Trump Resort

  Turnberry, Scotland – Scottish police say they have arrested a man in connection with a Greenpeace protest that breached a no-fly security zone and… Read More ›

Analysis: End of Era in US, Israeli Supreme Courts

Analysis: End of Era in US, Israeli Supreme Courts

Israeli liberals are equally concerned as their American partners following recent changes in the courts.   In the Us, many on the liberal side of… Read More ›

It’s not better late than never

It’s not better late than never

Op-ed: By signing off on the ‘joint statement’ with the Polish PM on the Polish treatment of Jews during the Holocaust, Netanyahu gave official state… Read More ›

Palestinians: Qatar ‘Conspiring’ With Israel, USA

Palestinians: Qatar ‘Conspiring’ With Israel, USA

The Qatari diplomat is also accused of seeking to install himself as a “guardian” on the Gaza Strip and a “broker” for international initiatives.  … Read More ›

Las Vegas – Officer’s Hesitation During Vegas Shooting Prompts Review

Las Vegas – Officer’s Hesitation During Vegas Shooting Prompts Review

  Las Vegas – A veteran police officer’s self-described freeze in a Las Vegas hotel hallway while a gunman fired on an outdoor concert crowd… Read More ›

Markowa, Poland – Unique Museum Tells Story Of Polish Family Murdered For Hiding Jews During Holocaust

Markowa, Poland – Unique Museum Tells Story Of Polish Family Murdered For Hiding Jews During Holocaust

  Markowa, Poland –  Memorial plaques bearing the names of Poles killed for rescuing Jews line the pathway leading to a small, austere structure built… Read More ›

Justice Kennedy announces retirement, setting Trump up to reshape the Supreme Court for years to come

Justice Kennedy announces retirement, setting Trump up to reshape the Supreme Court for years to come

  Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy announced on Wednesday that he would retire on July 31. The centrist, who has been on the bench since… Read More ›

Brooklyn, NY – Storm-ravaged Brooklyn Aquarium Opens Splashy New Shark Exhibit

Brooklyn, NY – Storm-ravaged Brooklyn Aquarium Opens Splashy New Shark Exhibit

  Brooklyn, NY – Cue the “Jaws” music. Sharks are the stars of a splashy new exhibit hall at the New York Aquarium that marks… Read More ›

Jerusalem – Israelis, Palestinians Await William’s Inaugural Royal Visit

Jerusalem – Israelis, Palestinians Await William’s Inaugural Royal Visit

  Jerusalem –  Prince William is set to arrive in Israel and the Palestinian territories this week for the first official visit of a member… Read More ›

The DOJ has turned over additional FISA records to Republicans, and former intelligence officials say the implications could be ‘catastrophic’

The DOJ has turned over additional FISA records to Republicans, and former intelligence officials say the implications could be ‘catastrophic’

  The Justice Department has turned over additional Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, or FISA, records related to the Russia investigation to House Republicans. Asked about… Read More ›

US leaving UN Human Rights Council — ‘a cesspool of political bias’

US leaving UN Human Rights Council — ‘a cesspool of political bias’

Washington – US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley announced the United States is withdrawing from the UN Human Rights Council Tuesday, accusing the… Read More ›