Articles by: JewishNews-Ilan

Chelsea trounces Maccabi Tel Aviv, 4-0

Chelsea trounces Maccabi Tel Aviv, 4-0

Israeli team no match for Londoners in opening Champions League fixture   LONDON — Chelsea eased to a 4-0 victory over Maccabi Tel Aviv in… Read More ›

Netanyahu to convene emergency meeting on harsher punishment for stone-throwing

Netanyahu to convene emergency meeting on harsher punishment for stone-throwing

Announcement of ministerial session comes amid high tension in Jerusalem over the Jewish New Year.   Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has called to convene an… Read More ›

IN PHOTOS: Gazans embrace the extreme

IN PHOTOS: Gazans embrace the extreme

With lack of options for organized sports, Gaza residents have taken up parkour, motorcross and other extreme sports hoping to compete internationally. Self-taught daredevils in… Read More ›

Driver dies in accident possibly caused by stone-throwing

Driver dies in accident possibly caused by stone-throwing

Man returning from Rosh Hashanah dinner loses control of car; police investigate if crash was result of stones being thrown at car or if driver… Read More ›

Second day of Temple Mount clashes

Second day of Temple Mount clashes

At least nine arrested on Rosh Hashanah as police pelted with stones; Netanyahu announces ’emergency meeting’ to discuss attacks. The Temple Mount saw clashes between… Read More ›

US officials say Russia positioning tanks at Syria airfield

US officials say Russia positioning tanks at Syria airfield

Syrian ambassador to Moscow denies reports of Russian troop presence on the ground in Syria; Pentagon: Russia’s latest movements suggest plans to establish forward air… Read More ›

Top Iranian space scientist among those killed in Mecca crane collapse

Top Iranian space scientist among those killed in Mecca crane collapse

According to reports, eight Iranians were killed and 32 more were injured after intense storm winds caused a crane above the Grand Mosque to collapse.… Read More ›

US calls for Israeli, Palestinian restraint in Jerusalem after clashes

US calls for Israeli, Palestinian restraint in Jerusalem after clashes

State Department expresses concern over escalating tensions around Temple Mount after clashes between Palestinian rioters, Israeli security forces.   WASHINGTON – The US State Department… Read More ›

Queen Elizabeth II becomes Britain’s longest-reigning monarch

Queen Elizabeth II becomes Britain’s longest-reigning monarch

  London – Queen Elizabeth II has thanked people from around the world for their messages of “great kindness” as she marked the day she becomes… Read More ›

ISIS says Norwegian and Chinese hostages are ‘for sale’

ISIS says Norwegian and Chinese hostages are ‘for sale’

Two men stand in yellow jumpsuits, staring toward the camera with a chilling message posted below their portraits: “FOR SALE.” The images, tucked away in… Read More ›

British Airways fire: Jet’s suppression system didn’t work, source says

British Airways fire: Jet’s suppression system didn’t work, source says

The British Airways jetliner that caught fire on the Las Vegas airport’s tarmac had suppression equipment, but it just didn’t work to suppress the flames,… Read More ›

Christians may seek to close holy sites over school dispute

Christians may seek to close holy sites over school dispute

Tourist attractions that draw thousands during the holidays may be shuttered to pressure government to boost educational funding   The heads of Israel’s Christian schools… Read More ›

‘Israel-Egypt ties never been better, yet don’t expect Sisi trip to Jerusalem’

‘Israel-Egypt ties never been better, yet don’t expect Sisi trip to Jerusalem’

The domestic Egyptian situation and the lack of progress in resolving the Israel-Palestinian conflict has thus far prevented a visit by Sisi to the Jewish… Read More ›

Obama left a moving comment on a ‘Humans of New York’ photo from Iran

Obama left a moving comment on a ‘Humans of New York’ photo from Iran

  A recent photograph of an Iranian father and his young son posted to the popular “Humans of New York” Facebook page caught the attention… Read More ›

A police officer could face charges for shooting his own cruiser ‘to concoct a story that he was fired upon’

A police officer could face charges for shooting his own cruiser ‘to concoct a story that he was fired upon’

  A police officer in Massachusetts may be fired and could face criminal charges after he was accused of firing shots at his own service vehicle… Read More ›

Guatemala’s most powerful man just got arrested hours after resigning as president

Guatemala’s most powerful man just got arrested hours after resigning as president

  GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) – Guatemala’s Otto Perez resigned as president and was jailed on Thursday while a judge weighs charging him in a corruption… Read More ›

Second arrest made in Bangkok shrine bombing

Second arrest made in Bangkok shrine bombing

  A second suspect has been arrested in connection with the August 17 bombing at Bangkok’s Erawan Shrine that killed 20 people and injured dozens… Read More ›

Massive manhunt after Illinois officer’s death; 3 suspects at large

Massive manhunt after Illinois officer’s death; 3 suspects at large

Fox Lake, Illinois – A large-scale search for three suspects in the fatal shooting of an Illinois police officer continued Tuesday into the night. Officers in… Read More ›

Police looking at videos that show Texas deputies shoot man

Police looking at videos that show Texas deputies shoot man

Authorities in Texas are examining two videos recorded by bystanders that show sheriff’s deputies in Bexar County, Texas, shooting and killing a man. One four-minute… Read More ›

Two senators join Iran deal camp, leaving Obama one shy of win

Two senators join Iran deal camp, leaving Obama one shy of win

As Chris Coons and Bob Casey back deal, talk shifts from whether Obama can sustain veto to whether he will need to use one at… Read More ›