Articles by: JewishNews-Ilan

Trump bans chokeholds unless police officer’s life in danger

Trump bans chokeholds unless police officer’s life in danger

Trump’s proposal would steer federal money toward police departments that get certification by outside bodies and would ban chokeholds unless an officer’s life was in… Read More ›

China’s new coronavirus outbreak sees Beijing adopt ‘wartime’ measures as capital races to contain spread

China’s new coronavirus outbreak sees Beijing adopt ‘wartime’ measures as capital races to contain spread

Beijing is reintroducing strict lockdown measures and rolling out mass testing after a fresh cluster of novel coronavirus cases emerged from the city’s largest wholesale… Read More ›

One more acre for the land of Israel

One more acre for the land of Israel

Opinion: Those who oppose applying Israeli sovereignty to the Jordan Valley on the assumption it will divide the land, are afflicted with the same shortsightedness… Read More ›

US protesters call attention to deaths of 2 more black men

US protesters call attention to deaths of 2 more black men

Atlanta police chief resigns after police shoot man to death at restaurant; anti-racism, far-right protesters take to streets in Paris and London   SAVANNAH, Georgia… Read More ›

Annexation is Netanyahu’s legacy

Annexation is Netanyahu’s legacy

Opinion: Many believe that the prime minister only makes moves that serve his own immediate interests, but the long-time leader actually wants to go down… Read More ›

Right-wing to blame for annexation delay

Right-wing to blame for annexation delay

Opinion: Ministers from Netanyahu’s own Likud party have yet to come out in support of the Trump peace plan, fearing it will at best include… Read More ›

Police officer charged in Floyd’s death held on $1 million bail

Police officer charged in Floyd’s death held on $1 million bail

Derek Chauvin appears before judge for routine hearing following second-degree murder charge; all 4 police involved in killing face maximum sentence of 40 years in… Read More ›

World Leaders Won’t Gather At UN For First Time In 75 Years

World Leaders Won’t Gather At UN For First Time In 75 Years

  UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The president of the U.N. General Assembly said Monday that world leaders will not be coming to New York for… Read More ›

Police unions dig in as calls for reform grow

Police unions dig in as calls for reform grow

  Washington – A crowd of police officers in Philadelphia gathered outside their local union headquarters on Monday to show their support for one of… Read More ›

Protesters pour into DC for city’s largest demonstration yet

Protesters pour into DC for city’s largest demonstration yet

Authorities estimate protest will attract up to 200,000 people; other demonstrations over George Floyd’s death taking place across US and in major cities around globe… Read More ›

Jordan warns of annexation’s grave impact on ties with Israel

Jordan warns of annexation’s grave impact on ties with Israel

“The message should be clear. Annexation will not go unanswered. For if it does there will only be fiercer conflict. Annexation will make the two-state… Read More ›

CBS Is TV’s Most-watched Network For 12th Year In A Row

CBS Is TV’s Most-watched Network For 12th Year In A Row

  NEW YORK (AP) — The winner, and still champion, is CBS. The Tiffany network finished the traditional television season, which ended last week, as… Read More ›

Pompeo says Hong Kong is no longer autonomous from China, jeopardizing billions of dollars in trade

Pompeo says Hong Kong is no longer autonomous from China, jeopardizing billions of dollars in trade

  Washington – Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said he certified to Congress Wednesday that Hong Kong no longer enjoys a high degree of autonomy… Read More ›

Netanyahu says he won’t accept plea bargain in his corruption trial

Netanyahu says he won’t accept plea bargain in his corruption trial

PM doubles down on attack on justice system, says he has nothing to hide, in TV interview hours after taking defendant’s bench   Prime Minister… Read More ›

Let’s admit it, Israel is not really right-wing

Let’s admit it, Israel is not really right-wing

Opinion: When taking a closer look into the views of the average Israeli, especially on social and economic issues, the reasons the right thinks it’s… Read More ›

Settler umbrella group protests Trump plan, but some mayors endorse it

Settler umbrella group protests Trump plan, but some mayors endorse it

Organization of West Bank mayors expresses total opposition to Palestinian state, even at cost of US backed annexation, but some members publish separate statement backing… Read More ›

SARS antibodies can block COVID-19 infection, new study finds

SARS antibodies can block COVID-19 infection, new study finds

Research published in Nature identifies 8 antibodies that can bind to coronavirus, blocking its spread, with one candidate showing ‘particularly strong neutralizing activity’   PARIS,… Read More ›

Texas reported its highest single-day increase in new COVID-19 cases as restaurants, salons, and cinemas open to the public

Texas reported its highest single-day increase in new COVID-19 cases as restaurants, salons, and cinemas open to the public

  Texas reported 1,801 new COVID-19 infections on Saturday — the highest single-day increase in COVID-19 cases in the state so far. More than 700… Read More ›

Israel should look to EU before West Bank annexation

Israel should look to EU before West Bank annexation

Opinion: Jerusalem is accustomed to viewing Europe as weakened entity and to dismissing its protests, but this could be mistake if Israel decides to take… Read More ›

US Approves New Coronavirus Antigen Test With Fast Results

US Approves New Coronavirus Antigen Test With Fast Results

  WASHINGTON (AP) – U.S. regulators have approved a new type of coronavirus test that administration officials have promoted as a key to opening up… Read More ›