Articles by: JewishNews-Ester

Donald Trump threatens Club for Growth with lawsuit after attack ads

Donald Trump threatens Club for Growth with lawsuit after attack ads

Washington – Donald Trump’s company released a cease-and-desist letter Tuesday demanding that a conservative group stop running a political attack ad against Trump or face “a… Read More ›

Iranian military chiefs deride US passivity, scoff at Republicans

Iranian military chiefs deride US passivity, scoff at Republicans

Speaking at military parade, Tehran’s army head says those who threaten use of force want to return to era of ‘crazy Bush’   TEHRAN —… Read More ›

Palestinian youth killed in West Bank explosion

Palestinian youth killed in West Bank explosion

Israeli troops find teen’s body while on patrol near Hebron. Army checking whether grenade detonated in his hands   A Palestinian youth was killed in… Read More ›

Abbas warns of ‘intifada risk’ over Temple Mount

Abbas warns of ‘intifada risk’ over Temple Mount

Ahead of Yom Kippur, Eid al-Adha, PA president calls situation ‘very dangerous,’ urges Netanyahu to stop uprising ‘we don’t want’   Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud… Read More ›

Palestinian woman shot trying to stab IDF soldier dies

Palestinian woman shot trying to stab IDF soldier dies

Assailant, 18, attacked soldier in Hebron, hours after suspected terrorist blew himself up nearby   An 18-year-old Palestinian woman who was shot while attempting to… Read More ›

Chief rabbis warn public against pro-Israel Christian event

Chief rabbis warn public against pro-Israel Christian event

Rabbis David Lau and Yitzhak Yosef issue a public letter urging Jews to stay from the annual conference of the International Christian Embassy Jerusalem, referring… Read More ›

Call to inspect Israeli nuclear site defeated

Call to inspect Israeli nuclear site defeated

IAEA votes 61-43 not to impose inspections on Israeli nuclear reactor after debate over proposal submitted by Egypt and supported by Syria, Iran, Libya, and… Read More ›

Night of stones, firebombs in Jerusalem

Night of stones, firebombs in Jerusalem

Multiple incidents of stone-throwing on Thursday evening; police to step up security at Temple Mount in preparation for possible riots following Friday morning prayers, after… Read More ›

Report: Israeli officials accuse Turkey of inciting Jerusalem rioting

Report: Israeli officials accuse Turkey of inciting Jerusalem rioting

Channel 2 cites sources as blaming Turkey for housing senior Hamas leader Saleh al-Arouri, who they say is responsible for remotely organizing Palestinian violence.  … Read More ›

Israeli bus catches fire in east Jerusalem attack

Israeli bus catches fire in east Jerusalem attack

None hurt in incident; firefighters say blaze under control.   A number of Palestinian youths are suspected in an arson attack on an Israeli bus… Read More ›

800 extra cops deployed in Jerusalem amid Palestinian calls for ‘day of rage’

800 extra cops deployed in Jerusalem amid Palestinian calls for ‘day of rage’

Barkat declares war against rock-throwers in capital.   Amid Palestinian calls for a “day of rage” in Jerusalem following Friday prayers, police have preemptively deployed some… Read More ›

“Think very hard if you really want to marry him”

“Think very hard if you really want to marry him”

No, that’s not advice from a radio talk-show host. That’s what Maxine Fassberg, Intel Israel’s CEO, told a female student whose spouse wanted to give… Read More ›

EU, Jordan warn against ‘provocation’ at Al Aqsa mosque

EU, Jordan warn against ‘provocation’ at Al Aqsa mosque

The warnings come amidst the third day of clashes between security forces and Palestinian rioters at the holy site, leading to a wave of violence… Read More ›

Heavy rains, hail and flooding hit Galilee and Negev

Heavy rains, hail and flooding hit Galilee and Negev

Northern Israel experienced its first true rains of the season today, while intense storms set the Negev’s rivers flowing. The dark and yellowish week that… Read More ›

Police investigating if Jerusalem crash death caused by rock attack

Police investigating if Jerusalem crash death caused by rock attack

According to police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld, several rocks were thrown at Alexander Levlovitz vehicle at approximately 11 p.m.   Police on Tuesday were investigating whether… Read More ›

Israel vows to stop Palestinian stone throwers ‘using all means necessary’

Israel vows to stop Palestinian stone throwers ‘using all means necessary’

Netanyahu issued the statement at the conclusion of an emergency meeting that was convened following the death of an Israeli national, Alexander Levlovitz.   Israel’s… Read More ›

Miles to go before I sleep’ – On the front lines of the migration crises in Europe

Miles to go before I sleep’ – On the front lines of the migration crises in Europe

The images being shown ranged from horrific stories of dead refugees suffocating in a truck while being smuggled, to Germans clapping and welcoming arrivals.  … Read More ›

A 20-year-old is planning a 62-mile floating wall that would make the ocean ‘self-cleaning’

A 20-year-old is planning a 62-mile floating wall that would make the ocean ‘self-cleaning’

  Three years ago, Boyan Slat was a precocious 18-year-old on a TEDx stage in the Netherlands, eloquently introducing people to his radical idea to… Read More ›

From small family business owner to $1.56 billion retailer — the impressive story of L.L. Bean’s departed leader

From small family business owner to $1.56 billion retailer — the impressive story of L.L. Bean’s departed leader

  More than 500 people gatheredon Sunday in Westbrook, Maine, to pay respects to Leon Gorman, former president and chairman of family-owned L.L. Bean Inc,… Read More ›

This is the chart that has Robert Shiller seriously worried about the stock market

This is the chart that has Robert Shiller seriously worried about the stock market

Robert Shiller is worried about the stock market. And the Nobel Laureate’s concern can be summed up in this chart, which shows a steady decline… Read More ›