Articles by: JewishNews-Ester

Israelis celebrate the Mimouna: ‘A holiday that unites all’

Israelis celebrate the Mimouna: ‘A holiday that unites all’

The Moroccan tradition for the day after Passover has become popular among all ethnic groups in Israeli society; the Jews of Northern Africa open their… Read More ›

Police: Double suicide in Ma’aleh Adumim due to wife’s terminal illness

Police: Double suicide in Ma’aleh Adumim due to wife’s terminal illness

Around 9 a.m. on Thursday morning, police received a call from the couple’s son, who told them he found his parents badly wounded and lying… Read More ›

On Macedonia border, Syrian migrants hope for open door

On Macedonia border, Syrian migrants hope for open door

Conditions have improved since this empty meadow, under the gaze of several distant casinos, turned from a scrum of desperately fleeing victims of war into… Read More ›

Institute warns Israel it could lose Jewish majority; Recommends easing conversion policy

Institute warns Israel it could lose Jewish majority; Recommends easing conversion policy

Halevy, Norman warn that the country could lose its Jewish majority within decades.   Unless the State of Israel changes its policy on converting immigrants from… Read More ›

Trump vows to put ‘America first,’ criticizes Obama for ‘snubbing’ Israel

Trump vows to put ‘America first,’ criticizes Obama for ‘snubbing’ Israel

In his largely anticipated formal foreign policy speech, the US Republican presidential hopeful laid out a policy putting his country before others and slammed the… Read More ›

From freedom to enslavement

From freedom to enslavement

Op-ed: The incitement against Israel these days is reminiscent of the incitement against Jews in the 1930s. But there is a difference: This time, many… Read More ›

Red alert siren sounds in Gaza border communities

Red alert siren sounds in Gaza border communities

No injuries or damage were initially reported.   A rocket alert siren sounded in the Eshkol Regional Council on the border with the Gaza Strip… Read More ›

Senior Israeli official: Chemical weapons capability for ISIS is a red line

Senior Israeli official: Chemical weapons capability for ISIS is a red line

There have been multiple reports of ISIS using chemical weapons in battle in Syria.   Israel will not refrain from taking action against Islamic State… Read More ›

Analysis: Are US, Israel winning or losing newest cyber battles

Analysis: Are US, Israel winning or losing newest cyber battles

As part of its “cyber bomb,” the US has placed implants within ISIS’s networks so it can mimic their behaviors and orders.   Keeping track… Read More ›

Erdan: Female terrorists want to meet shahids in paradise

Erdan: Female terrorists want to meet shahids in paradise

Public security minister tells Likud members that Palestinian female terrorists revealed their desire to reunite with ‘handsome martyrs’ in paradise. Minister of Public Security Gilad… Read More ›

Majority of Senate pushes Obama to boost Israel aid

Majority of Senate pushes Obama to boost Israel aid

Eighty-three signatories call upon Obama to ‘support and help provide Israel the resources it requires to defend itself’ in initiative led by Republican Lindsey Graham… Read More ›

Soldier jailed after cocking weapon and aiming it at Israeli Arab

Soldier jailed after cocking weapon and aiming it at Israeli Arab

Netzah Yehuda soldier was on leave from the army and wearing civilian clothes when the incident occurred; investigation found there was no apparent reason for… Read More ›

PMO to Jordan on Temple Mount: Jerusalem is acting responsibly, and Amman knows that

PMO to Jordan on Temple Mount: Jerusalem is acting responsibly, and Amman knows that

PMO: There is absolutely no basis to Jordanian claims that Israel is violating Temple Mount status quo.   One day after 13 Jews were removed… Read More ›

Greece bracing for new surge of Syrian refugees

Greece bracing for new surge of Syrian refugees

In a call among the leaders of France, Britain, Germany, Italy and the United States, all agreed to consider ways to pressure Russia and Iran… Read More ›

Right-wing politicians call to annex Judea and Samaria

Right-wing politicians call to annex Judea and Samaria

“We have to connect Judea and Samaria to the State of Israel. We have returned to our land, so that we will never again have… Read More ›

Bus accident in Haifa; dozens injured

Bus accident in Haifa; dozens injured

54 passengers were injured in total when an Egged bus of the 101 line in Haifa collided with a wall inside the Carmel Tunnels. Two… Read More ›

IDF imposes general closure on West Bank ahead of Passover

IDF imposes general closure on West Bank ahead of Passover

IDF chief tells ministers: Palestinian Authority intensifying anti-terror efforts.   The IDF imposed a general closure on the West Bank and shut down Gaza border… Read More ›

COMMENT: Passover, The great unifier

COMMENT: Passover, The great unifier

According to a Pew Research Center study, 93 percent of Israeli Jews attend a festive meal that recounts the Exodus from Egypt and forms the… Read More ›

In 5 years, driverless cars based on Israel’s Mobileye tech

In 5 years, driverless cars based on Israel’s Mobileye tech

Groundbreaking Israeli firm to receive ‘Post’ prize for innovation at May conference in New York.   In Arnold Schwarzenegger’s 1990 sci-fi classic Total Recall, the protagonist… Read More ›

Israel helps Arab neighbors in fight against ISIS

Israel helps Arab neighbors in fight against ISIS

Israel admits to providing intelligence assistance to Jordan and Egypt in their fight against ISIS for the first time. “Israel provides Jordan and Egypt with… Read More ›