Articles by: JewishNews-Ilan

Rio bike path collapse leaves 2 dead and 3 injured

Rio bike path collapse leaves 2 dead and 3 injured

  Rio de Janeiro – The host city for the 2016 Summer Olympics was hit with a setback Thursday when a large portion of a… Read More ›

Some 2,000 come out in support of Hebron soldier

Some 2,000 come out in support of Hebron soldier

Protesters wave signs of support and flags, calling ‘Elor the hero’ and ‘Terrorists shouldn’t be neutralized – they should be killed,’ as Sgt. Elor Azaria’s… Read More ›

‘EU doesn’t recognize Israeli occupation of the Golan’

‘EU doesn’t recognize Israeli occupation of the Golan’

Federica Mogherini stresses that the European Union ‘recognizes Israel within its pre-1967 boundaries, regardless of the (Israeli) government’s claims on other areas.’ The European Union’s… Read More ›

‘The Arab public must work with us’

‘The Arab public must work with us’

Jamal Hakrush, Israel Police’s highest-ranking Muslim Arab officer, has a plan for extending police services to the thus-far neglected Arab sector. The Administration for the… Read More ›

Herzog: Zionist Union should stop giving the impression they are always ‘Arab lovers’

Herzog: Zionist Union should stop giving the impression they are always ‘Arab lovers’

“A false impression exists that we take the needs of Palestinians into account before the needs of the State of Israel,” he said.   Opposition… Read More ›

Analysis: The bomber who slipped through the net

Analysis: The bomber who slipped through the net

Security forces are in a race against time to track down the cell behind the Jerusalem bus bombing, and figure out if the attackers are… Read More ›

NY Jewish millennials: Bernie Sanders might not be bad for Israel

NY Jewish millennials: Bernie Sanders might not be bad for Israel

“Israel did use disproportionate force in Gaza,” said one college student. “I think that there ought to be more room in the American Jewish community… Read More ›

Migrating humans may have killed off Neanderthals, by accident

Migrating humans may have killed off Neanderthals, by accident

  It appears modern humans may have some blood on our hands. A new study published in the American Journal of Physical Anthropology suggests that… Read More ›

Baby rescued after 6 hours under Japan quake rubble

Baby rescued after 6 hours under Japan quake rubble

Tokyo – The house had collapsed. Rescuers were told there was a baby inside, but aftershocks from the magnitude 6.2 earthquake on Japan’s Kyushu island… Read More ›

Nigeria Senate demands update on missing girls after CNN video

Nigeria Senate demands update on missing girls after CNN video

Abuja, Nigeria – The Nigerian Senate demanded updates from the nation’s security agencies on attempts to rescue girls abducted from the town of Chibok two… Read More ›

Ya’alon: Israel signed off on Egypt-Saudi deal over islands

Ya’alon: Israel signed off on Egypt-Saudi deal over islands

Defense minister says military appendix in Israel-Egypt Peace Treaty had to be reopened to include the Saudis; Jerusalem also agreed to allow construction of bridge… Read More ›

Temple Institute claims it held secret Jewish wedding on Temple Mount

Temple Institute claims it held secret Jewish wedding on Temple Mount

Organization aimed at establishing Third Temple says groom made wedding vows as one of the wedding’s witnesses distracted police and Waqf; unusual event could reignite… Read More ›

Israel issues travel warnings ahead of Passover

Israel issues travel warnings ahead of Passover

Counter-Terrorism Bureau identifies potential threats against Israeli targets mainly in the Middle East and Africa, but also in Turkey. Israel’s Counter-Terrorism Bureau on Tuesday issued… Read More ›

U2’s Bono lobbies US Senate for ‘Marshall Plan’ in the Middle East

U2’s Bono lobbies US Senate for ‘Marshall Plan’ in the Middle East

ono has lobbied in Washington and other world capitals for a variety of causes including debt relief, alleviating world poverty and fighting AIDS.   WASHINGTON… Read More ›

A German comic’s joke insulted Erdogan and he may go to jail for it – in Germany

A German comic’s joke insulted Erdogan and he may go to jail for it – in Germany

Merkel, who needs Erdogan to deal with migrant crisis, stresses importance of artistic freedom.   Turkey’s Tayyip Erdogan has filed a legal complaint against a… Read More ›

Palestinians campaign for convicted terrorist Barghouti to receive Nobel Peace Prize

Palestinians campaign for convicted terrorist Barghouti to receive Nobel Peace Prize

Barghouti was sentenced to five life terms in prison for his role in terrorist attacks against Israelis during the Second Intifada.   Palestinians in Ramallah… Read More ›

Former House Speaker Dennis Hastert abused 4 boys, prosecutors say

Former House Speaker Dennis Hastert abused 4 boys, prosecutors say

Former House Speaker Dennis Hastert sexually abused at least four boys when he worked as a wrestling coach at a high school in Illinois decades… Read More ›

‘Man in the hat’: Brussels airport suspect in custody

‘Man in the hat’: Brussels airport suspect in custody

The third suspect in the Brussels Airport attack — the “man in the hat” — has been positively identified as Mohamed Abrini, according to the… Read More ›

Wyoming Democratic caucuses: Bernie Sanders picks up another win

Wyoming Democratic caucuses: Bernie Sanders picks up another win

Bernie Sanders won the Wyoming Democratic caucuses Saturday, providing his campaign with one more jolt of momentum before the race against Hillary Clinton heads east.… Read More ›

Wounded security personnel receive trip to Nepal

Wounded security personnel receive trip to Nepal

The Friends of Nechei Tzahal organization is providing an all expense paid trip to Nepal for 20 security services personnel who were wounded in the… Read More ›