Articles by: JewishNews-Ilan

One-time aide to China’s ex-president accused of corruption, report says

One-time aide to China’s ex-president accused of corruption, report says

  Chinese authorities have arrested a former top official in a corruption investigation after expelling him from the ruling Communist Party, state-run Xinhua news agency… Read More ›

Obama tells Congress to take note after UN okays Iran deal

Obama tells Congress to take note after UN okays Iran deal

President says pact proves diplomacy best option; Iranian envoy accuses Israel of fearing peace; Jerusalem ambassador says passage marks ‘sad day’   US President Barack… Read More ›

Bennett scolds Lapid for Iran inquiry call

Bennett scolds Lapid for Iran inquiry call

‘If you don’t want to help, don’t interfere,’ Jewish Home leader says after Yesh Atid chief blasts PM’s handling of foreign policy   Education Minister… Read More ›

US lawmakers rail against ‘inappropriate’ UN vote on Iran deal

US lawmakers rail against ‘inappropriate’ UN vote on Iran deal

Legislators from both parties disappointed that administration endorsed Security Council resolution before Congress reviews controversial accord   WASHINGTON — A powerful US senator leading the… Read More ›

Iran dismisses Germany’s call to recognize Israel

Iran dismisses Germany’s call to recognize Israel

Spokeswoman in Tehran rejects entreaties by Berlin official, says countries have ‘totally different views’ on the Jewish state   Iran brusquely dismissed a German official’s… Read More ›

Haredim warned against IDF ‘soul hunters’

Haredim warned against IDF ‘soul hunters’

Two booklets distributed by radical ultra-Orthodox groups expose full personal details of yeshiva graduates who have joined Israeli army or are working to enlist others.… Read More ›

Beitar embarrassed by ‘disgraceful’ behavior of fans at Belgium soccer match

Beitar embarrassed by ‘disgraceful’ behavior of fans at Belgium soccer match

Jerusalem suffers heavy loss in Belgium after supporters pelt pitch with flares.   Beitar Jerusalem lost 5-1 to Sporting Charleroi on Thursday, but somehow that wasn’t… Read More ›

Can oil prices benefit Israel?

Can oil prices benefit Israel?

“Oil is already selling cheaply, and the introduction of new Iranian oil is expected to push the price further down.”   The nuclear deal signed… Read More ›

Hillary Clinton says she ‘absolutely’ does not trust Iran

Hillary Clinton says she ‘absolutely’ does not trust Iran

Earlier in the week, Clinton reportedly said that the deal was “worthy of support.”   DOVER, N.H./WASHINGTON – US Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton offered… Read More ›

Watching Ted Cruz talk to a room full of Wall Streeters is about as awkward as expected

Watching Ted Cruz talk to a room full of Wall Streeters is about as awkward as expected

  Tea Party darling and presidential candidate Ted Cruz just spoke before a room full of Wall Streeters at CNBC’s Delivering Alpha Conference, and it… Read More ›

Tesla is buying up huge chunks of Nevada

Tesla is buying up huge chunks of Nevada

  When it comes online, Tesla’s $5 billion “Gigafactory” will be one of the largest lithium-ion battery production facilities in the world. Recently, Tesla tripled the amount… Read More ›

The first insanely close-up photo of Pluto reveals mountains and water on its surface

The first insanely close-up photo of Pluto reveals mountains and water on its surface

“We did it.” Those were the three words resounding through mission operations center at Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laborator last night when NASA received… Read More ›

Jerusalem – Snowden Leak: Israeli Commandos Killed Syrian General At Dinner Party

Jerusalem – Snowden Leak: Israeli Commandos Killed Syrian General At Dinner Party

  Jerusalem – In a scene that could have been written for the the silver screen, in 2008, Israeli naval commandos reportedly infiltrated the waters… Read More ›

New York – Former NYPD Boss Kerik Is Sued Over Memoir

New York – Former NYPD Boss Kerik Is Sued Over Memoir

  New York – Bernard Kerik, a former New York City police commissioner and cabinet nominee who later went to prison for tax evasion and… Read More ›

New York – Apple’s iPod Touch Update Brings Faster Chip, Better Cameras Amid Declining Sales

New York – Apple’s iPod Touch Update Brings Faster Chip, Better Cameras Amid Declining Sales

  New York – Although the iPod’s popularity has waned, Apple is updating its music player for the first time in nearly three years by… Read More ›

Bastian Schweinsteiger to join Manchester United

Bastian Schweinsteiger to join Manchester United

  German international captain Bastian Schweinsteiger is to leave Bayern Munich to join Manchester United, the Bundesliga champions confirmed Saturday. The 30-year-old Schweinsteiger has spent… Read More ›

Markets waiting out crises in Greece and China

Markets waiting out crises in Greece and China

Investors in Asia remained calm in early trading Monday, even as two crises threatened to sour the start of a new week. Greece and its… Read More ›

Cousin of Michelle Obama to serve as ‘black chief rabbi’

Cousin of Michelle Obama to serve as ‘black chief rabbi’

Relative of first lady nominated unanimously to serve as ‘titular head of a worldwide community of Black Jews’   Rabbi Capers Funnye of Chicago was… Read More ›

Israeli-Canadian woman returns from fighting with Kurds in Syria

Israeli-Canadian woman returns from fighting with Kurds in Syria

IDF vet Gill Rosenberg back in Israel after 6 months in Iraq, Syria battling Islamic State; released after questioning by authorities   An Israeli-Canadian woman who… Read More ›

Nuclear talks require ‘some more work,’ says Zarif

Nuclear talks require ‘some more work,’ says Zarif

Iranian negotiator rejects reports that deal can be signed Sunday, but says no extension; Rouhani announces ‘settlement of nuclear issue’ is ‘very close’   The… Read More ›