Articles by: JewishNews-Limor

UK Labour front-runner scrutinized for ties to anti-Semites, extremists

UK Labour front-runner scrutinized for ties to anti-Semites, extremists

Tony Blair warns electing Jeremy Corbyn as leader could lead to opposition party’s ‘annihilation’   Jeremy Corbyn, a left-wing British MP on track to become… Read More ›

Spat over Tel Aviv day at Paris beach

Spat over Tel Aviv day at Paris beach

Decision to dedicate a day of beach parties in the French capital to Israel’s most famous beach city sparks condemnation from pro-Palestinian group saying it… Read More ›

Israelis will pay the price for Obama-Netanyahu battle

Israelis will pay the price for Obama-Netanyahu battle

Op-ed: The US president will go back to Chicago in a year and a half and the Israeli prime minister will retire one day, but… Read More ›

Obama: I don’t oppose Netanyahu across the board

Obama: I don’t oppose Netanyahu across the board

Barack Obama pledges his commitment to Israel while US ambassador to Israel Dan Shapiro calls on PM to talk with US about the day after… Read More ›

Foreign Ministry employees: Someone is trying to destroy us

Foreign Ministry employees: Someone is trying to destroy us

Critics cite Iran’s budget bump for embassies to highlight cuts by Israel.   Israel only has 100 foreign embassies to Iran’s 167, Foreign Ministry workers… Read More ›

Hunger striker transferred to Barzilai hospital amid fears he will be force-fed

Hunger striker transferred to Barzilai hospital amid fears he will be force-fed

MK Ahmad Tibi says he was assured by medical center’s director that Mohammad Allan’s strike won’t be forcibly broken.   A Palestinian security prisoner who… Read More ›

Analysis: Arabs see US-trained anti-Islamist force as only fit to ‘play paintball’

Analysis: Arabs see US-trained anti-Islamist force as only fit to ‘play paintball’

The Arab world perceives the dramatic failure of the small US-trained Syrian rebel force as a further indication that it cannot be a reliable ally… Read More ›

US-Russia agree to act on Syria chemical attacks

US-Russia agree to act on Syria chemical attacks

Draft resolution aimed at identifying perpetrators of WMD attacks in war-torn country circulates at Security Council   UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States and… Read More ›

Purported ISIS video threatens Croatian hostage

Purported ISIS video threatens Croatian hostage

  In a video purportedly released by ISIS on Wednesday, a group claiming to be ISIS’ branch in the Sinai Peninsula threatens to kill a… Read More ›

Police: Tennessee movie theater attack suspect had been committed 4 times

Police: Tennessee movie theater attack suspect had been committed 4 times

Vincente David Montano, the man who was killed Wednesday by Nashville police after he allegedly went after moviegoers with a hatchet and pepper spray, had… Read More ›

Iran busy cleaning up suspect nuclear site, US intelligence believes

Iran busy cleaning up suspect nuclear site, US intelligence believes

Satellite images show bulldozers at Parchin facility that IAEA is set to inspect in fall   Classified satellite images obtained by US government sources show… Read More ›

Kerry casts doubt on Iran’s desire to annihilate Israel

Kerry casts doubt on Iran’s desire to annihilate Israel

US secretary says Tehran’s ‘fundamental ideological confrontation’ with the Jewish state doesn’t necessarily ‘translate into active steps’   US Secretary of State John Kerry on… Read More ›

Israel ‘doesn’t doubt Obama’s sincerity,’ says official, but disagrees on Iran

Israel ‘doesn’t doubt Obama’s sincerity,’ says official, but disagrees on Iran

After US president’s speech, in which he called Netanyahu ‘sincere’ but ‘wrong,’ Israeli official says agreement hastens war   Israel “doesn’t doubt President Obama’s sincerity”… Read More ›

Americans growing more skeptical of Iran deal — poll

Americans growing more skeptical of Iran deal — poll

33 percent oppose agreement, up from 17% last month; over one-third support it, a large majority of them Democrats   Americans who were undecided about… Read More ›

Obama to speak to Jewish leaders in first post-Iran deal meeting

Obama to speak to Jewish leaders in first post-Iran deal meeting

Reps from Jewish organizations to visit White House for presidential meet; Netanyahu to address American Jews via webcast   WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama will… Read More ›

Senior American official: If Iran attacks Israel, US will protect it

Senior American official: If Iran attacks Israel, US will protect it

Following nuclear deal with Iran, Washington tries to ease Israel’s fears; official states Israel’s military qualitative edge will be ensured, adding: ‘US intelligence will check… Read More ›

Shin Bet arrests Kahane’s grandson, online incitement continues

Shin Bet arrests Kahane’s grandson, online incitement continues

Far-right activist Meir Ettinger suspected of involvement with extremist Jewish organization; police opens investigation into videos of Netanyahu, Rivlin wearing Nazi uniform. Far-right activist Meir… Read More ›

Survivors appeal to Pope to intercede with Germany over Holocaust reparations

Survivors appeal to Pope to intercede with Germany over Holocaust reparations

Despite large sums of money allocated for survivors, many still live in poverty.   An organization representing American Holocaust survivors wrote to Pope Francis last… Read More ›

Abbas: Islamic State already operating in Gaza

Abbas: Islamic State already operating in Gaza

Hamas previously denied jihadist group’s presence in the Strip; Israel has accused the two of cooperating   Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas said Thursday that… Read More ›

President Obama has ordered the building of the world’s fastest supercomputer

President Obama has ordered the building of the world’s fastest supercomputer

  President Obama issued an executive order Wednesday for the United States to build the world’s fastest computer over the next decade. Mr. Obama has created the National… Read More ›