Articles by: JewishNews-Ilan

New York – Birthright Israel Marks 18 Years Of Trips For Young Jews

New York – Birthright Israel Marks 18 Years Of Trips For Young Jews

  New York – Taking a trip with an organization called Birthright Israel has almost become a rite of passage for some young Americans with… Read More ›

US slams ‘abusive’ North Korean regime after Trump calls Kim ‘honorable’

US slams ‘abusive’ North Korean regime after Trump calls Kim ‘honorable’

Washington – The US State Department issued a scathing rebuke of North Korea’s human rights record on Wednesday, calling the regime “one of the most… Read More ›

No, Netanyahu isn’t Churchill

No, Netanyahu isn’t Churchill

Op-ed: Churchill wasn’t looking for popularity, but for a solution to an existential problem. PM Netanyahu, on the other hand, is missing an opportunity to… Read More ›

Natalie Portman is just a symptom of US Jewry’s changing attitude towards Israel

Natalie Portman is just a symptom of US Jewry’s changing attitude towards Israel

Op-ed: It would be very dangerous to see Jewish actress’s defiant move as a passing episode or meaningless provocation. She is a symbol of dramatic… Read More ›

With bickering jokes, ‘Goldstein, the Musical’ sets Jewish family life to music

With bickering jokes, ‘Goldstein, the Musical’ sets Jewish family life to music

Running through the end of July, the hit play about three generations of a dysfunctional Jewish clan is a sometimes true, always poignant, airing of… Read More ›

Satellite photos indicate precision of raid on Iranian military base in Syria

Satellite photos indicate precision of raid on Iranian military base in Syria

Iran and Russia have blamed Israel for the strike, which Israel has not confirmed; report says attack was limited to arsenal of Iranian weapons stored… Read More ›

‘Only I didn’t get to know my father, the admired commander’

‘Only I didn’t get to know my father, the admired commander’

Sergeant Noam Belachsan was 18 months old when her father, Major Eitan Belachsan, was killed while leading his paratroopers unit on an operation in Lebanon;… Read More ›

UK Labour MPs tell Corbyn ‘enough is enough’ in heated debate on anti-Semitism

UK Labour MPs tell Corbyn ‘enough is enough’ in heated debate on anti-Semitism

Following Jewish community protests, lawmakers rail against their own party, accusing leadership of failing to tackle anti-Semitism within its ranks   British Labour lawmakers, along… Read More ›

Chicago – Immune Therapy Scores Big Win Against Lung Cancer In Study

Chicago – Immune Therapy Scores Big Win Against Lung Cancer In Study

  Chicago – For the first time, a treatment that boosts the immune system greatly improved survival in people newly diagnosed with the most common… Read More ›

U.S. Jewish Groups Rebuke Newt Gingrich After Comparing FBI to Nazi Gestapo

U.S. Jewish Groups Rebuke Newt Gingrich After Comparing FBI to Nazi Gestapo

The comments earned a swift rebuke from leading Jewish institutions in the United States.   NEW YORK – Former Speaker of the US House of… Read More ›

Israel: Alleged Syrian chemical attack a ‘crime against humanity’

Israel: Alleged Syrian chemical attack a ‘crime against humanity’

Jerusalem accuses Assad regime of ‘mass murder’ in rebel-held towns, says Damascus violating international disarmament agreements   Israel on Monday accused Syria of committing “crimes… Read More ›

Israel and Hamas may both be violating international law at Gaza fence, ICC says

Israel and Hamas may both be violating international law at Gaza fence, ICC says

International court’s chief prosecutor says anyone who engages in or incites to violence ‘is liable to prosecution’   The International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor warned on… Read More ›

Hundreds protest in Jerusalem after Netanyahu axes UN migrant deal

Hundreds protest in Jerusalem after Netanyahu axes UN migrant deal

Under scrapped agreement, a minimum of 16,250 African migrants would have been resettled in Western nations, and a similar number allowed to stay   Hundreds… Read More ›

New York – Blamed By Heastie For Budget Delay, Felder Wins Support Of Jewish Community

New York – Blamed By Heastie For Budget Delay, Felder Wins Support Of Jewish Community

New York – With the clock ticking down to both the New York State budget deadline and to Passover, a Brooklyn lawmaker is being blamed… Read More ›

Tim Cook and Mark Zuckerberg have been frenemies for years — and their cold war is heating up

Tim Cook and Mark Zuckerberg have been frenemies for years — and their cold war is heating up

  Apple CEO Tim Cook called for technology privacy regulations this past week. One company that would be affected is Facebook. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg… Read More ›

Soccer hooligan who attacked fan of rival team gets 10 years, faints

Soccer hooligan who attacked fan of rival team gets 10 years, faints

Member of the notorious ‘La Familia’ fan group sentenced to ten years in prison for aggravated assault of supporter of a rival soccer team; upon… Read More ›

Displaced Kurds From Afrin Need Help, Activist Says

Displaced Kurds From Afrin Need Help, Activist Says

Rebels threaten historic diversity in province where Jews once visited Kurdish, Yazidi neighbors.   Kurds often say they have “no friends but the mountains.” However,… Read More ›

New Haven, CT – Former VP Biden: America In Battle For “The Soul” Of Nation

New Haven, CT – Former VP Biden: America In Battle For “The Soul” Of Nation

  New Haven, CT – Former Vice President Joe Biden, still grieving the loss of his son to cancer and unsure whether he’ll run for… Read More ›

Decade of relative calm are behind us

Decade of relative calm are behind us

Analysis: The Military Intelligence Directorate has been warning for over a year now that the territories are headed to a major violent outburst. The old… Read More ›

ANALYSIS: Burning all bridges, Abbas sets himself up for continued isolation

ANALYSIS: Burning all bridges, Abbas sets himself up for continued isolation

PA president believes the Palestinians have nothing to lose from direct confrontation with the US administration which, he feels, has practically endorsed all Israeli positions… Read More ›