Articles by: JewishNews-Ester

Jerusalem – Israel Basking In Success In Its “National Sport” Of Judo

Jerusalem – Israel Basking In Success In Its “National Sport” Of Judo

  Jerusalem – Forget the handshake that wasn’t — Israel is delighted with something much more unusual: international athletic success. While an Egyptian judoka’s refusal… Read More ›

Salez, Switzerland – Woman And Suspect Die After Swiss Train Attack, Two Girls In Serious Condition

Salez, Switzerland – Woman And Suspect Die After Swiss Train Attack, Two Girls In Serious Condition

  Salez, Switzerland – The man who attacked passengers on a crowded Swiss train with a knife and burning liquid died of his wounds Sunday,… Read More ›

IsraAID wins Mohammad Ali award of humanitarian aid work

IsraAID wins Mohammad Ali award of humanitarian aid work

The Muhammad Ali Center has decided to award IsraAID the Muhammad Ali Humanitarian Award for the work the Israeli aid organization has done all over… Read More ›

Like Regev said: No more racial segregation!

Like Regev said: No more racial segregation!

Op-ed: The culture and sport minister has come out to strongly condemn the Lebanese Olympic team’s refusal to share a bus with Israelis; good on… Read More ›

Irgun traitors officially exonerated

Irgun traitors officially exonerated

Despite officially joining the IDF and obtaining senior roles in the Israeli government, five of the Irgun heads who were arrested for treason in 1948… Read More ›

Analysis: IDF in race against time to modernize armored vehicles

Analysis: IDF in race against time to modernize armored vehicles

Innovations like Trophy mean that tanks, APCs don’t just fire; they also gather real-time intelligence on the enemy.   A quiet revolution is taking place… Read More ›

Turkish FM says parliament to approve deal with Israel next week

Turkish FM says parliament to approve deal with Israel next week

“Israel has met our terms, paving the way to normalize ties,” he said. “Therefore, we must do this as soon as possible.”   The Turkish… Read More ›

Togo proposes hosting Israeli-African summit in its capital next year

Togo proposes hosting Israeli-African summit in its capital next year

The announced plans come just two weeks after President Gnassingbe’s brother-in-law, Marcel Alain de Souza, was in Israel and invited Netanyahu to a summit in… Read More ›

‘No apology’: Fury in China after Australian calls swimmer a drug cheat

‘No apology’: Fury in China after Australian calls swimmer a drug cheat

  Hong Kong – Australia has refused to apologize after an Olympic swimmer sparked outrage by accusing China’s Sun Yang of being a “drug cheat.”… Read More ›

Trump seeks to rebound from meltdown with economy speech

Trump seeks to rebound from meltdown with economy speech

Republican critics say presidential nominee on course to lose in battleground states of Ohio and Arizona because of immigration policy   WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald… Read More ›

Trump heckled by protesters during economic speech

Trump heckled by protesters during economic speech

Female demonstrators interrupt Republican nominee several times over his policies, attitude towards women   DETROIT — More than a dozen women protested Donald Trump’s economic… Read More ›

50 GOP national security officials repudiate Trump

50 GOP national security officials repudiate Trump

Former members of Republican administrations warn nominee would be ‘most reckless president in American history’   A group of 50 former GOP national security officials… Read More ›

Airbnb is now worth $30 billion

Airbnb is now worth $30 billion

  Airbnb is raising massive new round of funding that values the company at $30 billion. That makes it the second-most-valuable US tech startup after… Read More ›

Olympic rowers blasted the ‘horrific’ and ‘unrowable’ conditions after the Serbian boat capsized

Olympic rowers blasted the ‘horrific’ and ‘unrowable’ conditions after the Serbian boat capsized

  Serbian rowers Milos Vasic and Nenad Benik got a taste of the Rio water on the first day of the Olympic regatta Saturday. In… Read More ›

Trump’s plunge in polls has Republicans starting to panic about how it could affect others on ballot

Trump’s plunge in polls has Republicans starting to panic about how it could affect others on ballot

  Republicans have a message for Donald Trump: If you’re going to lose, don’t drag down other Republicans with you. In an interview with CNN on… Read More ›

New York – Drone Pilots Gather On NYC Island For Racing Championship

New York – Drone Pilots Gather On NYC Island For Racing Championship

  New York – Tyler Brennan is training to be a pilot in the Air Force, yet this weekend he’ll be vying to be top… Read More ›

Washington – Trump Endorses Ryan, Senators In Effort To Right Campaign Ship

Washington – Trump Endorses Ryan, Senators In Effort To Right Campaign Ship

  Washington –  Republican Donald Trump acted to steer his White House campaign back into favor with his party’s establishment on Friday by endorsing U.S.… Read More ›

Rouen, France – Fire Kills 13 After Birthday Cake Falls To Floor In French Bar

Rouen, France – Fire Kills 13 After Birthday Cake Falls To Floor In French Bar

  Rouen, France – A fire swept through a bar in the northern French city of Rouen overnight, killing 13 people and injuring six, after… Read More ›

Washington – Mike Pence Says Trump Is Unstoppable

Washington – Mike Pence Says Trump Is Unstoppable

  Washington – Republican vice presidential nominee Mike Pence says running mate Donald Trump is unstoppable. Pence told a rally in Colorado Springs, Colorado, on… Read More ›

Menlo Park, CA – In A Sign Of Broader Ambitions, Facebook Opens Hardware Lab

Menlo Park, CA – In A Sign Of Broader Ambitions, Facebook Opens Hardware Lab

  Menlo Park, CA – Facebook built its fortune on the internet, that non-physical space where people share updates and digital videos with friends. But… Read More ›