Articles by: JewishNews-Ester

Kim Jong Nam’s death: Footage surfaces showing attack

Kim Jong Nam’s death: Footage surfaces showing attack

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – Closed circuit television footage released Monday appears to show the moment that Kim Jong Nam was attacked and the events leading… Read More ›

An amazing moment in history: Donald Trump’s press conference

An amazing moment in history: Donald Trump’s press conference

  Washington – President Donald Trump launched an extraordinary denunciation Thursday of his critics, complaining he inherited a “mess” and slamming stories that his campaign… Read More ›

600 rabbis and cantors sign letter opposing Trump’s Israel envoy Friedman

600 rabbis and cantors sign letter opposing Trump’s Israel envoy Friedman

Liberal Jewish groups say ‘extreme’ nominee, who called J Street backers ‘worse than kapos,’ would hurt Israel   WASHINGTON — More than 600 rabbis and… Read More ›

Rivlin backs annexation with full rights for Palestinians

Rivlin backs annexation with full rights for Palestinians

President says outpost legalization law should not be applied unless Israel extends sovereignty to entire West Bank   President Reuven Rivlin on Monday cautiously offered… Read More ›

UK House of Commons Condemns Israeli Settlement Activity

UK House of Commons Condemns Israeli Settlement Activity

The UK was one of 14 countries, out the UNSC 15 member body, that voted in support of Resolution 2334.   The United Kingdom House… Read More ›

Netanyahu and Trump: A relationship based on flattery and groveling

Netanyahu and Trump: A relationship based on flattery and groveling

Op-ed: The prime minister’s silence in light of the violence, racism and even anti-Semitism of the new US administration could be defined as an attempt… Read More ›

IDF Continues to Strike Hamas Targets in Retaliation for Rocket Attack

IDF Continues to Strike Hamas Targets in Retaliation for Rocket Attack

A projectile launched from the Gaza Strip on Monday morning landed in southern Israel; none hurt. The IDF has attacked Hamas targets in the Strip… Read More ›

2.6 million tweets of hate

2.6 million tweets of hate

Op-ed: Different political changes in 2016 served as a catalyst for the rise of new and renewed anti-Semitism. Particularly concerning is the case of the… Read More ›

‘Muezzin Bill’ now only to apply to ungodly hours

‘Muezzin Bill’ now only to apply to ungodly hours

Seeking to have the bill limit the noise from houses of prayer’s loudspeakers during the nighttime alone, MKs are rephrasing the legislation to get around… Read More ›

White House says new Israeli settlements ‘may not be helpful’

White House says new Israeli settlements ‘may not be helpful’

Trump administration’s first, mild, criticism of Israeli policy follows Netanyahu’s vow to Amona residents to establish new community in outpost’s stead   The White House… Read More ›

MK Smotrich compares Amona evacuation to rape

MK Smotrich compares Amona evacuation to rape

Arriving in Amona to protest the impending evacuation, the Bayit Yehudi MK accuses the judicial system of ‘raping the government, raping elected officials, raping those… Read More ›

Canada offers temporary home to those stranded by Trump order

Canada offers temporary home to those stranded by Trump order

Ottawa says anyone stranded in the country by US order following travel ban will be given temporary residence   OTTAWA — Canada will offer temporary… Read More ›

Washington – Survey: DC Women’s March Drew Many First-time Protesters

Washington – Survey: DC Women’s March Drew Many First-time Protesters

  Washington – About a third of the people who turned out for the Women’s March on Washington were first-time protesters, an unusually high share… Read More ›

‘I’ve never heard of anything like this’: Former State Department officials say high-level resignations are ‘a huge blow’

‘I’ve never heard of anything like this’: Former State Department officials say high-level resignations are ‘a huge blow’

  A mass exodus was underway at the State Department on Thursday as the department’s entire senior level of management officials abruptly left positions they’d… Read More ›

Tunnel Dilemma: Quickly Destroy or Wait for Intel

Tunnel Dilemma: Quickly Destroy or Wait for Intel

Ex-US defense intelligence head speaks to “Post.”   What is the better move in addressing terrorist attack tunnels, shutting them down or preserving surveillance of… Read More ›

Gaza City – Hamas Official Says Trump Is An Ignoramus

Gaza City – Hamas Official Says Trump Is An Ignoramus

  Gaza City – The US president has failed to learn from history, a senior Hamas official said regarding Donald Trump’s remarks about “radical Islamic… Read More ›

‘More than just our homes were destroyed’

‘More than just our homes were destroyed’

“Where will you sleep?” a boy sitting on rubble was asked. “We won’t sleep,” he said.   It was a harrowing scene after police pulled… Read More ›

Parties across the board move to oust MK Ghattas from Knesset

Parties across the board move to oust MK Ghattas from Knesset

With Yesh Atid pledging to throw its weight behind initiative to remove MK Ghattas following cellphone-smuggling scandal, and Isaac Herzog expected to give Zionist Union… Read More ›

New York – Facebook Takes On A Bigger Role In Journalism

New York – Facebook Takes On A Bigger Role In Journalism

  New York – Facebook is launching a journalism project aimed at strengthening its ties with media organizations to help them expand their audiences, come… Read More ›

Trump: ‘I think it was Russia’

Trump: ‘I think it was Russia’

  President-elect Donald Trump said for the first time Wednesday he believes Russia was responsible for hacking ahead of the election but contemptuously rejected allegations… Read More ›