Articles by: JewishNews-Limor

Grooveshark cofounder, 28, found dead in his home

Grooveshark cofounder, 28, found dead in his home

  Josh Greenberg, a cofounder of the online music-streaming site Grooveshark, was found dead in his home, according to the Gainesville Police Department. He was… Read More ›

KKR is about to take a big tech company public

KKR is about to take a big tech company public

  Private equity firm KKR’s big bet on tech is finally going to pay off. Privately-held transaction processing company First Data filed paperwork for its… Read More ›

Uber just threw down the gauntlet to New York City’s mayor

Uber just threw down the gauntlet to New York City’s mayor

  Uber has an offer for New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio: Let’s talk. In a letter to de Blasio, Uber NYC general Manager Josh… Read More ›

Copenhagen – Nazi Hunter Wants Dane Investigated Over Crimes Against Jews At WWII Camp

Copenhagen – Nazi Hunter Wants Dane Investigated Over Crimes Against Jews At WWII Camp

  Copenhagen – A leading Nazi hunter visited Copenhagen on Monday to request a police investigation into whether a Danish man was an accomplice in… Read More ›

Jerusalem – Running Of Israeli PM Netanyahu’s Households Draws Criminal Inquiry

Jerusalem – Running Of Israeli PM Netanyahu’s Households Draws Criminal Inquiry

  Jerusalem – Israel’s Attorney-General on Monday ordered a criminal investigation into suspected mismanagement in the running of the residences of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu,… Read More ›

Israel – IDF Source: We Don’t Know If Israeli Who Went Missing In Gaza Is Dead Or Alive

Israel – IDF Source: We Don’t Know If Israeli Who Went Missing In Gaza Is Dead Or Alive

Israel – The defense establishment does not have any information on whether Avera Mengistu, the Israeli citizen that crossed the border into Israel ten months ago,… Read More ›

AIPAC to fight White House head to head in battle over Iran deal

AIPAC to fight White House head to head in battle over Iran deal

Staff, activists told to cancel summer plans as lobby group gears up for effort to have accord knocked down in Congress   WASHINGTON (JTA) –… Read More ›

Sen. Schumer squeezed on Obama’s Iran nuclear deal

Sen. Schumer squeezed on Obama’s Iran nuclear deal

Pro-Israel, next-in-line Senate Democratic leader keeps mum on how he will vote on accord when it goes to Congress for review   WASHINGTON (AP) —… Read More ›

Deputy FM: Western Wall to become part of every official visit

Deputy FM: Western Wall to become part of every official visit

Tzipi Hotovely is looking to revise the current diplomatic protocol, and mandate that all future visits include an escorted trip to the Western Wall. The… Read More ›

ICC judges: prosecutors must revisit 2010 Israeli flotilla raid

ICC judges: prosecutors must revisit 2010 Israeli flotilla raid

Prosecutor decided last year not to investigate the lethal raid on a Gaza-bound ship, but judges urge her to reconsider and probe the incident as… Read More ›

Iran nuclear deal met with mixed reactions across Muslim world

Iran nuclear deal met with mixed reactions across Muslim world

While Iran’s ally Syria and trade partner Turkey praise deal, Egypt, Pakistan and UAE cautiously welcome it, and Syrian rebels, Saudi express concern. The news… Read More ›

Israel warns of Iran’s continued nuclear R&D, problematic inspection

Israel warns of Iran’s continued nuclear R&D, problematic inspection

With only partial access to military sites and a 24 days warning period prior to inspections, Iran can continue to realize its nuclear ambitions unimpeded;… Read More ›

Iran deal puts military option back on table

Iran deal puts military option back on table

Analysis: The Vienna agreement does delay Iran’s construction of a bomb by a year or more, but if Iran chooses to violate the deal, it… Read More ›

From a Gaza checkpoint to the Diamond Exchange, biometric start-up seeks to ease security concerns

From a Gaza checkpoint to the Diamond Exchange, biometric start-up seeks to ease security concerns

FST Biometrics sees a wide variety of uses for its technology, which seeks to change means of identification.   The idea for FST Biometrics came… Read More ›

‘Gantz bill’ to shorten cooling-off period likely to be rejected

‘Gantz bill’ to shorten cooling-off period likely to be rejected

The bill would shorten the cooling-off period for top IDF, Israel Police, Prisons Service, Shin Bet and Mossad personnel. A similar bill was rejected three… Read More ›

Palestinian workers demand equal labor conditions to Israelis at court hearing

Palestinian workers demand equal labor conditions to Israelis at court hearing

Lawyer for laborers: How can 1967 Jordanian law apply when it does not apply anywhere in the world, even Jordan?   In a case with… Read More ›

Europe has made Greece a terrible offer, and the Greek government thinks it’s ‘very bad’

Europe has made Greece a terrible offer, and the Greek government thinks it’s ‘very bad’

  Greece isn’t thrilled with the latest offer it’s been presented by the Eurogroup. And, of course, they shouldn’t be: The offer is indeed terrible… Read More ›

New Jersey – Law Firm Must Turn Over Notes From Probe That Cleared Gov. Chris Christie

New Jersey – Law Firm Must Turn Over Notes From Probe That Cleared Gov. Chris Christie

  New Jersey – The law firm that wrote a report clearing Gov. Chris Christie in the George Washington Bridge lane-closing scandal has been ordered… Read More ›

Maryland – Baltimore Prosecutor At NAACP Forum: Hardship Became Inspiration For Reform

Maryland – Baltimore Prosecutor At NAACP Forum: Hardship Became Inspiration For Reform

  Maryland – When Baltimore City State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby decided to run for her current office, she reached out to community activists, politicians and… Read More ›

Washington – $1,000-Per-Pill Drug Overtaken By Pricier Successor For $1,350-Per-Pill

Washington – $1,000-Per-Pill Drug Overtaken By Pricier Successor For $1,350-Per-Pill

  Washington – The $1,000 pill for a liver-wasting viral infection that made headlines last year is no longer the favorite of patients and doctors.… Read More ›