Articles by: JewishNews-Ilan

Russia launches Belarus joint military drills as West fears Ukraine invasion

Russia launches Belarus joint military drills as West fears Ukraine invasion

NATO leaders condemn exercises, Kyiv denounces maneuvers as ‘psychological pressure’; Kremlin insists Russian troops in Belarus will go home after the drill   MOSCOW (AFP)… Read More ›

IDF: Errant Syrian anti-aircraft missile explodes over Israel, no interception made

IDF: Errant Syrian anti-aircraft missile explodes over Israel, no interception made

Launch triggers sirens in Umm al-Fahm, West Bank; incident came after Syria said air defenses engaged ‘hostile targets;’ IDF hits Syrian anti-aircraft batteries in response… Read More ›

Iran says US must do more, despite its restoration of sanction waivers

Iran says US must do more, despite its restoration of sanction waivers

Iran says the US’ restoration of sanction waivers regarding Iran’s nuclear program is not enough and that Iran has a legal right to maintain its… Read More ›

US intelligence community report says ‘pulsed electromagnetic energy’ could cause Havana Syndrome

US intelligence community report says ‘pulsed electromagnetic energy’ could cause Havana Syndrome

An intelligence panel investigating the cause of a spate of mysterious incidents that have struck dozens of US officials across the globe has said that… Read More ›

Saudi crown prince called Netanyahu to renew kingdom’s NSO spyware license – report

Saudi crown prince called Netanyahu to renew kingdom’s NSO spyware license – report

NYT: With Pegasus permit stalled after Khashoggi murder, MBS phoned then-PM to sort matter, in return for opening airspace to Israel flights; FBI also bought… Read More ›

Israeli students to attend school, Teachers’ Union strike shut down by Labor Court

Israeli students to attend school, Teachers’ Union strike shut down by Labor Court

Under the new plan, students of all ages in nursery or kindergarten, elementary school, middle school, high school or in the religious education system will… Read More ›

WATCH: Interview With Dov Hikind On Amazon’s Hate-For-Profit Scheme

WATCH: Interview With Dov Hikind On Amazon’s Hate-For-Profit Scheme

NEW YORK — Very few if any would believe that less than 80 years since the end of the Holocaust a U.S. company would become… Read More ›

Netanyahu’s public legal fund should be used to help Israel’s poor

Netanyahu’s public legal fund should be used to help Israel’s poor

Opinion: It’s a disgrace Holocaust survivors are expected to survive on chicken feed and are unable to shield themselves from the cold while large sums… Read More ›

Interview: Leaning into own past, Jewish ‘Wonder Years’ writer comes of age with TV bar mitzvah

Interview: Leaning into own past, Jewish ‘Wonder Years’ writer comes of age with TV bar mitzvah

From doily head coverings to pre-speech jitters, the rebooted sitcom managed to capture the Jewish rite just right, largely thanks to screenwriter Yael Galena’s own… Read More ›

UK citizen named as Texas synagogue attacker, two teens arrested

UK citizen named as Texas synagogue attacker, two teens arrested

Malik Faisal Akram was named as the Colleyville synagogue hostage taker hours before UK police made two arrests in connection to the attack.   Malik… Read More ›

As Omicron sweeps through Israel, vaccination still effective, expert says

As Omicron sweeps through Israel, vaccination still effective, expert says

With Omicron cases surging, Ben Gurion University immunologist Tomer Hertz says getting vaccinated or getting a booster is crucial.   Over the past few weeks,… Read More ›

COVID-19: Quarantine for infected to be shortened from 10 to 7 days

COVID-19: Quarantine for infected to be shortened from 10 to 7 days

COVID czar: With 600 serious patients, Israel might lockdown • 32,000 infected, 222 serious patients • Coronavirus cabinet to meet on Tuesday   The quarantine… Read More ›

Israel’s current COVID policy will lead to more illness

Israel’s current COVID policy will lead to more illness

Opinion: By promoting less reliable tests, lifting travel restrictions and adjusting quarantine regulations, ministers opt for a semblance of normality, while gambling with public health… Read More ›

A nation divided: Americans do not remember Jan. 6 Capitol riot as one people

A nation divided: Americans do not remember Jan. 6 Capitol riot as one people

Democrats recall and mourn attack on US democracy, while Republicans stay silent, exposing breach in nation’s ideals of common purpose, history and values   WASHINGTON… Read More ›

Australia cancels Novak Djokovic visa to enter country

Australia cancels Novak Djokovic visa to enter country

Nine-time Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic may not be able to defend his 2021 title after his visa to enter Australia was canceled, Health Minister… Read More ›

Improving Gaza’s economy will not de-radicalize Hamas

Improving Gaza’s economy will not de-radicalize Hamas

Opinion: Israel’s attempt to boost quality of life in impoverished enclave won’t guarantee Gazans would stand against Jihadi principles, since this model has already failed… Read More ›

Polls show Americans still deeply fearful for democracy one year after Capitol riots

Polls show Americans still deeply fearful for democracy one year after Capitol riots

Pride in US democracy drops sharply, with many saying violence against the government can be justified in certain situations   WASHINGTON — One year after… Read More ›

Rabbi Issues Letter Praising Chaim Walder, Questioning Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu

Rabbi Issues Letter Praising Chaim Walder, Questioning Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu

ISRAEL — A Rabbi who has defended alleged abusers in the past has spoken out in defense of Chaim Walder. Rabbi Nissim Ben Shimon, an… Read More ›

Gantz holds second Abbas meeting to talk security and economics

Gantz holds second Abbas meeting to talk security and economics

Palestinian minister said the meeting dealt with the importance of creating a ‘political horizon that leads to a political solution’ to conflict.   Defense Minister… Read More ›

Yaakov Litzman Says He Will Not Run for Knesset Reelection

Yaakov Litzman Says He Will Not Run for Knesset Reelection

  JERUSALEM — Senior Charedi political leader Yaakov Litzman will not run for Knesset reelection. Mr. Litzman made the announcement during an interview on Israeli… Read More ›