Articles by: JewishNews-Ester

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 ›

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 ›