Articles by: JewishNews-Ilan

Don’t put too much stock in polls

Don’t put too much stock in polls

Opinion: Begin and Peres didn’t believe in polls, as they could be misleading, especially those released immediately following the introduction of new candidates like Benny… Read More ›

Right wing politicians slam Gantz after campaign launch speech

Right wing politicians slam Gantz after campaign launch speech

Prime Minister Netanyahu and his Likud Party dismiss Gantz as a ‘leftist,’ while New Right Party leader Bennett slams Gantz and new political partner Ya’alon’s… Read More ›

Palestinian teen girl tries to stab checkpoint guard, is shot dead – police

Palestinian teen girl tries to stab checkpoint guard, is shot dead – police

No Israelis injured in incident at A’Zaim crossing, outside Jerusalem   A Palestinian teenage girl was shot dead as she tried to stab an Israeli… Read More ›

Trump doubles down on dubious figures on cost of illegal immigration

Trump doubles down on dubious figures on cost of illegal immigration

  In a tweet Sunday, President Donald Trump said illegal immigration has cost the US more than $18 billion so far in 2019. In an… Read More ›

New York – Ex-NYPD Official: Trump Got Star Treatment From Gun Bureau

New York – Ex-NYPD Official: Trump Got Star Treatment From Gun Bureau

New York – A disgraced former commander in the New York Police Department’s gun licensing bureau claimed in a court filing Wednesday that President Donald… Read More ›

Trump says he won’t give State of the Union during shutdown after being disinvited by Pelosi

Trump says he won’t give State of the Union during shutdown after being disinvited by Pelosi

President Donald Trump made a concession to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi late Wednesday, agreeing to not give a State of the Union address until after… Read More ›

Rivlin: We Will Not Show Patience in the Face of Any Breach of the Security of the Citizens of Israel

Rivlin: We Will Not Show Patience in the Face of Any Breach of the Security of the Citizens of Israel

Energy Minister Yuval Steinitz said Israel is taking the Iranian threats very seriously.   President Reuven Rivlin warned on Monday morning that Israel “will not… Read More ›

Israel’s delicate dance between the US and China

Israel’s delicate dance between the US and China

Opinion: No one believes that Jerusalem must abandon all ties to Beijing, but it must take into account the warnings that are coming from American… Read More ›

Miami – Hitler Mug Found In Home Of Man Florida Cops Say Targeted Jews

Miami – Hitler Mug Found In Home Of Man Florida Cops Say Targeted Jews

Miami – A large knife emblazoned with a Nazi emblem. A giant flag with the logo of the dreaded SS stormtroopers. A mug featuring Hitler… Read More ›

The government shutdown has gotten so bad that agencies are using legal loopholes to restart critical functions

The government shutdown has gotten so bad that agencies are using legal loopholes to restart critical functions

  The government shutdown has gone on for 27 days now. 380,000 federal employees were placed on furlough at the start of the shutdown, meaning they were… Read More ›

Did the Shin Bet Catch the Wrong Suspects?

Did the Shin Bet Catch the Wrong Suspects?

Though there is an ongoing debate over whether the minors were mistreated, no one has claimed that the Shin Bet used enhanced interrogation techniques on… Read More ›

Israel’s ‘revenge porn’ pandemic

Israel’s ‘revenge porn’ pandemic

The dissemination of explicit photos and videos of minors online affects children as young as 6, but law enforcement authorities are unable to put a… Read More ›

Israeli jets strike Hamas targets in Gaza after rocket fire

Israeli jets strike Hamas targets in Gaza after rocket fire

Military says aircraft bomb two underground sites, after missile shot from enclave lands in open area in Israel   The Israeli military carried out airstrikes… Read More ›

A Six-Point Guide to Understanding Netanyahu’s Indictment Case

A Six-Point Guide to Understanding Netanyahu’s Indictment Case

What might happen next?   Attorney-General Avichai Mandelblit is expected to announce an intent to file an indictment against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sometime in… Read More ›

Trump’s shifting timetable on Syria leaves allies scrambling

Trump’s shifting timetable on Syria leaves allies scrambling

Analysis: After National Security Advisor John Bolton proclaims US pullout from Syria would not be as immediate as the president said, American allies in the… Read More ›

The Holocaust survivor who dresses up like Hitler

The Holocaust survivor who dresses up like Hitler

Artist Dov Or-Ner is an unusual figure in the Israeli art scene; after years of living with the fuhrer’s menacing voice in his head, he… Read More ›

Polish Jewish children’s rights pioneer honored 70 years after his murder

Polish Jewish children’s rights pioneer honored 70 years after his murder

Author, pediatrician and activist Janusz Korczak accompanied 190 orphans to Treblinka rather than escape with his life; now his work is being immortalized for sold-out… Read More ›

Court Nixes Jewish Teen’s Confession in Arson of Dormition Abbey

Court Nixes Jewish Teen’s Confession in Arson of Dormition Abbey

The Lod District Court nixed the confession earlier Tuesday of the Jewish minor accused of involvement in the arson the Dormition Abbey in February 2016.… Read More ›

Will the New U.S. Defense Secretary Be Good for Israel?

Will the New U.S. Defense Secretary Be Good for Israel?

Former Boeing executive Deputy Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan to assume role January 1st.   In just four days Deputy Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan will take… Read More ›

Trump’s message on Christmas Day: ‘It’s a disgrace’

Trump’s message on Christmas Day: ‘It’s a disgrace’

  In President Donald Trump’s Christmas Day telling, the drugs are flowing over the border, the Federal Reserve is imperiling the economy and the Democrats… Read More ›