Articles by: JewishNews-Ester

The most secretive unicorn in Silicon Valley, Palantir, just raised a whopping $880 million

The most secretive unicorn in Silicon Valley, Palantir, just raised a whopping $880 million

  It’s hard to call Palantir Technologies a startup given that it was founded over a decade ago (2004), employs around 2,000 people and, as… Read More ›

U.N. Security Council approves peace plan for Syria

U.N. Security Council approves peace plan for Syria

The United Nations Security Council on Friday approved a resolution that supports international efforts to seek a political solution in Syria. U.S. Secretary of State… Read More ›

Cholera outbreak threatens world’s largest refugee camp

Cholera outbreak threatens world’s largest refugee camp

  Kenya’s cholera epidemic has reached the world’s largest refugee camp and doctors worry the outbreak could continue to spread. Seven people have died in… Read More ›

Sanders campaign’s data breach jolts Democratic debate

Sanders campaign’s data breach jolts Democratic debate

Washington – Just in time for Saturday night’s debate, the Democratic presidential race is being jolted by another computer-related scandal. The imbroglio over Bernie Sanders’ aides… Read More ›

‘With inexplicable strength,’ Ra’anana woman saves family from terrorist

‘With inexplicable strength,’ Ra’anana woman saves family from terrorist

Friend of Dikla Dvir, who pushed knife-wielding Palestinian from her home, describes harrowing living-room skirmish   A friend of the woman who fought off a… Read More ›

PM, opposition chief spar over Breaking the Silence, anti-Rivlin comments

PM, opposition chief spar over Breaking the Silence, anti-Rivlin comments

Netanyahu to Herzog: Condemn the NGO; Herzog to Netanyahu: Condemn the ‘terrible and awful incitement’ against president; Lapid condemns them both   A Knesset session… Read More ›

Ex-IDF general takes out ad to support Breaking the Silence

Ex-IDF general takes out ad to support Breaking the Silence

Amiram Levin backs NGO that publishes alleged abuses by soldiers, says army should encourage such groups to speak out   A retired IDF major general… Read More ›

Macquarie has a horror outlook for commodities

Macquarie has a horror outlook for commodities

  After what can only be described as a horrific year for metals and bulk commodity prices, market attention is now quickly turning to what… Read More ›

Burundian plea: ‘How many people must die before you help stop the killings?’

Burundian plea: ‘How many people must die before you help stop the killings?’

People dragged from their homes and killed in the night. Bodies littering the streets of the capital at dawn. An attack on an army barracks.… Read More ›

The woman hired to take on Elon Musk drives a Tesla Model S

The woman hired to take on Elon Musk drives a Tesla Model S

  Former Cisco executive Padmasree Warrior, who was just hired to help Chinese electric-vehicle maker NextEV take on Tesla in the US, says that she’s got nothing… Read More ›

U.S. sells $1.83 billion of weapons to Taiwan despite Chinese objections

U.S. sells $1.83 billion of weapons to Taiwan despite Chinese objections

  Despite strong opposition from China, the Obama administration authorized a $1.83 billion weapons sale to Taiwan Wednesday, marking the first U.S. arms shipment to… Read More ›

Gaza rocket lands in Israel

Gaza rocket lands in Israel

Rocket fired from coastal enclave strikes southern Israel after weeks of relative quiet. Red Alert sirens sounded in southern Israel on Sunday evening, sending residents… Read More ›

Policeman who shot ‘scissor terrorists’ under investigation

Policeman who shot ‘scissor terrorists’ under investigation

The investigation was approved by the Attorney General, and seeks to determine whether the officer shot the terrorist after she was neutralized. Israel’s Justice Ministry… Read More ›

US ‘shocked’ at Hungarian plans to honour WW2 anti-Semite

US ‘shocked’ at Hungarian plans to honour WW2 anti-Semite

Hungary’s Jewish community has called on the right-wing government of Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s Fidesz party to block the statue commemorating the Nazi-supporter who pushed… Read More ›

PM: Israel will do its part to combat global warming

PM: Israel will do its part to combat global warming

In September, the government approved a program to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 25 percent by 2030.   Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called the climate… Read More ›

IDF strikes two Hamas military targets in response to Gaza rocket fire

IDF strikes two Hamas military targets in response to Gaza rocket fire

IDF retaliation hits two Hamas targets – one in northern strip and second in center.   The Israel Air Force attacked two Hamas owned infrastructure… Read More ›

German newsweekly owner compares Israel to National Front, fascists

German newsweekly owner compares Israel to National Front, fascists

Jakob Augstein of Der Spiegel: “So right-wing like the German right-wing populists is the government of Benjamin Netanyahu.”   BERLIN – Jakob Augstein, a partial… Read More ›

Brazil likely to refuse Israel’s designated ambassador

Brazil likely to refuse Israel’s designated ambassador

Chosen in August, settler leader Dani Dayan still to hear from Brasilia; Jerusalem said waiting until Christmas to decide how to proceed   The appointment… Read More ›

Israeli Arab leader refuses to enter ‘Zionist’ offices of US Jewish group

Israeli Arab leader refuses to enter ‘Zionist’ offices of US Jewish group

Joint List head Ayman Odeh cancels NY meeting with Conference of Presidents, because Jewish Agency also on premises; Jewish leader decries ‘dismaying’ act   WASHINGTON… Read More ›

Deported from Jordan for having yarmulkes

Deported from Jordan for having yarmulkes

An Israeli family wanted to take their vacation in Jordan, but the authorities at the border crossing had other ideas: without a word of explanation… Read More ›