Articles by: JewishNews-Ester

Bill Would Cancel Property-Tax Discount for Foreign-Funded NGOs

Bill Would Cancel Property-Tax Discount for Foreign-Funded NGOs

Currently, the Municipal Tax and Government Tax Ordinance extends discounts to all kinds of nongovernmental organizations that are approved by the interior minister.   MK… Read More ›

Dubai, UAE – Trump Has Casino Trademark In Jordan But Gambling Is Illegal

Dubai, UAE – Trump Has Casino Trademark In Jordan But Gambling Is Illegal

  Dubai, UAE – The president of the United States holds a trademark in Jordan for a Donald Trump casino, despite the fact that gambling… Read More ›

Kagame hails Rwanda-Israel bond at AIPAC

Kagame hails Rwanda-Israel bond at AIPAC

Rwandan president says Jewish state’s existence not an ‘infringement’ on others, highlights both countries as victims of genocide   WASHINGTON (AFP) — Rwanda’s President Paul… Read More ›

Washington – Blaming Conservatives, Trump Signals New Openness To Dems

Washington – Blaming Conservatives, Trump Signals New Openness To Dems

  Washington – President Donald Trump on Sunday attacked conservative lawmakers for the failure of the Republican bill to replace former President Barack Obama’s health… Read More ›

All eyes on Trump, Ryan relationship after health care defeat

All eyes on Trump, Ryan relationship after health care defeat

Not long after President Donald Trump told his Twitter followers to watch Fox News host Judge Jeanine Pirro’s show Saturday night, the host and Trump… Read More ›

AIPAC confab to seek bipartisan spirit in deeply polarized capital

AIPAC confab to seek bipartisan spirit in deeply polarized capital

On agenda for March 26-28 pro-Israel lobby conference: Iran, boycott efforts, foreign assistance, but no mention of two states   WASHINGTON (JTA) – Maintaining Iran… Read More ›

New York – New York Governor Unveils South Bronx Highway Rebuilding Plan

New York – New York Governor Unveils South Bronx Highway Rebuilding Plan

  New York – New York Democratic Governor Andrew Cuomo on Sunday unveiled a $1.8 billion highway reconstruction plan in New York City’s South Bronx… Read More ›

Washington – Average US 30-year Mortgage Rate Rises To 4.30 Percent

Washington – Average US 30-year Mortgage Rate Rises To 4.30 Percent

  Washington – Long-term U.S. mortgage rates rose this week for a second straight week, posting new highs for the year. The markets were anticipating… Read More ›

New York – Twelve Thieves Busted For Stealing $12M Worth Of Electronics, Reselling Merchandise On Amazon

New York – Twelve Thieves Busted For Stealing $12M Worth Of Electronics, Reselling Merchandise On Amazon

  New York – Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman today announced the indictment of 12 alleged members of a massive criminal theft and fencing ring… Read More ›

A judge in Hawaii just put a restraining order on Trump’s new travel ban

A judge in Hawaii just put a restraining order on Trump’s new travel ban

  HONOLULU/GREENBELT, Md. (Reuters) – US District Judge Derrick Watson on Wednesday said he would put an emergency halt on President Donald Trump’s revised travel ban… Read More ›

Liberman Suggests New Peace Push Afoot, Calls for Population Swaps

Liberman Suggests New Peace Push Afoot, Calls for Population Swaps

Defense minister says MKs Zoabi, Odeh and Ghattas should not be citizens of Israel as part of future peace deal.   Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman… Read More ›

Personal medical files reveal accurate picture of Israelis’ health

Personal medical files reveal accurate picture of Israelis’ health

A study based on real data collected from millions of Israelis with health insurance points to a drop in the number of smokers in the… Read More ›

Dutch expel Turkish minister as police break up protests

Dutch expel Turkish minister as police break up protests

Erdogan warns of consequences after Holland refuses to allow campaigning for Ankara’s referendum on its soil   ROTTERDAM, Netherlands (AFP) – Dutch police used water… Read More ›

Washington – Senators Push Trump To Release White House, Mar-a-Lago Visitor Logs

Washington – Senators Push Trump To Release White House, Mar-a-Lago Visitor Logs

  Washington – Democratic U.S. lawmakers on Monday urged President Donald Trump to release logs of visitors to the White House and Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort… Read More ›

Forth Lauderdale, FL – FAA: 27 Airspace Violations Near Trump’s Florida Estate

Forth Lauderdale, FL – FAA: 27 Airspace Violations Near Trump’s Florida Estate

  Forth Lauderdale, FL – Federal officials say more than two dozen aircraft have violated airspace restrictions near President Donald Trump’s estate in Florida. The… Read More ›

US suspends expedited processing of H-1B visas

US suspends expedited processing of H-1B visas

The US is temporarily suspending expedited processing of H-1B visas, eliminating the option of shorter wait times for the program that helps highly skilled foreigners… Read More ›

Oldest fossils point to life on Earth 4 billion years ago

Oldest fossils point to life on Earth 4 billion years ago

Researchers find ‘direct evidence’ of life 300 million years older than previously thought, only a bit younger than planet   PARIS, France (AFP) — The… Read More ›

Sources: Trump signed off on checking White House staffers’ phones

Sources: Trump signed off on checking White House staffers’ phones

  Washington – President Donald Trump signed off on press secretary Sean Spicer’s decision to check aides’ cell phones to make certain they weren’t communicating… Read More ›

Settler leaders should have been put on trial, not Azaria

Settler leaders should have been put on trial, not Azaria

Op-ed: As a child, Elor Azaria was a victim of the education he received at home and of his political opinions. As a soldier, he… Read More ›

West Palm Beach, FL – Trump’s Weekends In Florida Include Work And Golf

West Palm Beach, FL – Trump’s Weekends In Florida Include Work And Golf

  West Palm Beach, FL – For the past three weekends, President Donald Trump has flown on Air Force One to his private Florida club,… Read More ›