Articles by: JewishNews-Limor

Israel’s education minister has been taught a lesson

Israel’s education minister has been taught a lesson

Opinion: In light of the announcement that children will receive the COVID vaccine in schools despite her best efforts, Yifat Shasha-Biton must engage in some… Read More ›

Desperate mothers reported to throw babies over Kabul airport barbed wire

Desperate mothers reported to throw babies over Kabul airport barbed wire

British officer says not all infants made it to safety; thousands stranded in no-man’s land between Taliban fighters and Western troops   Thousands of Afghans… Read More ›

Afghans watch nervously as Taliban regime takes shape, and US and its allies continue frantic exit

Afghans watch nervously as Taliban regime takes shape, and US and its allies continue frantic exit

Thousands of desperate Afghans remain stranded under Taliban rule in Kabul on Tuesday, as the US and its allies — still frantically evacuating their personnel… Read More ›

Huge Jerusalem-area wildfire burns into the night as police hunt for missing man

Huge Jerusalem-area wildfire burns into the night as police hunt for missing man

Local winery destroyed; Bennett says he expects flames to be under control by Monday afternoon, but warns, ‘It’s not over until it’s over’ Firefighters continued… Read More ›

Israel must defeat the anti-vaxx variant

Israel must defeat the anti-vaxx variant

Opinion: Fake news sites and conspiracy theories are multiplying as fast as the Delta strain is spreading, but those opposed to getting the life-saving jab… Read More ›

Israel must act wisely on the Lebanon issue

Israel must act wisely on the Lebanon issue

Analysis: The best way to ensure peace in the north is to back Lebanese calls for International financial aid, but condition it on a reduction… Read More ›

As of August 16, Israelis can return from only 3 countries without quarantining

As of August 16, Israelis can return from only 3 countries without quarantining

Austria, Czech Republic and Moldova will be only destinations from which travelers won’t be required to isolate upon their return to Israel As of August… Read More ›

Israel must stop Lebanon becoming new Gaza

Israel must stop Lebanon becoming new Gaza

Analysis: IAF destroyed key southern Lebanon access road after it was used to launch rockets at northern Israel on Wednesday, perhaps signaling that the military… Read More ›

Florida Breaks Record For Covid-19 Hospitalizations

Florida Breaks Record For Covid-19 Hospitalizations

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A day after it recorded the most new daily cases since the start of the pandemic, Florida on Sunday broke a… Read More ›

Africa’s most populous city is battling floods and rising seas. It may soon be unlivable, experts warn

Africa’s most populous city is battling floods and rising seas. It may soon be unlivable, experts warn

Lagos, Nigeria – Cars and houses submerged in water, commuters wading through buses knee-high in floods, and homeowners counting the cost of destroyed properties. Welcome… Read More ›

‘I am not anti-Semitic,’ says Ben & Jerry’s board chair amid boycott controversy

‘I am not anti-Semitic,’ says Ben & Jerry’s board chair amid boycott controversy

In first reaction since decision not to sell ice cream to West Bank settlements, Anuradha Mittal says she is proud of stance and claims to… Read More ›

Coronavirus in Israel: Number of serious patients nears 100

Coronavirus in Israel: Number of serious patients nears 100

“If you don’t get vaccinated, you put yourself and your loved ones in danger, especially the elderly,” Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said. The Education and… Read More ›

OPINION: The Importance Of Supporting Jewish Businesses

OPINION: The Importance Of Supporting Jewish Businesses

JERUSALEM — With all the talk of Ben & Jerry’s turning their back on the larger Jewish community, and the memes flying everywhere, it seems… Read More ›

NSO debacle is a black mark on Israel

NSO debacle is a black mark on Israel

Opinion: Due to potential for harm of the sophisticated spyware, Defense and Foreign ministries were meant to oversee sale of Pegasus, preventing it from falling… Read More ›

Ben & Jerry’s board in dispute with owners Unilever over remaining in Israel

Ben & Jerry’s board in dispute with owners Unilever over remaining in Israel

As ice cream giant announces settlement boycott, Unilever vows Ben & Jerry’s will stay in Israel. But chairman says this was not agreed and owners… Read More ›

Analysis: Boris Johnson is taking another huge gamble by lifting lockdowns in England. Even he admits it could lead to more deaths from Covid

Analysis: Boris Johnson is taking another huge gamble by lifting lockdowns in England. Even he admits it could lead to more deaths from Covid

London – On Monday, Boris Johnson will place English citizens at the center of an experiment that will give some indication of how well a… Read More ›

Hezbollah releases new video of 2006 abduction of IDF soldiers on anniversary

Hezbollah releases new video of 2006 abduction of IDF soldiers on anniversary

15 years after the abduction of Eldad Regev and Ehud Goldwasser, which marked the start of the Second Lebanon War, Hezbollah releases new footage from… Read More ›

Is restoring Israel-Poland ties a Sisyphean task?

Is restoring Israel-Poland ties a Sisyphean task?

Opinion: While Jerusalem’s relationship with Warsaw has suffered from the law on Holocaust restitution, the trouble started years earlier; what is important now is that… Read More ›

Attack on Erbil airport in Iraq reported

Attack on Erbil airport in Iraq reported

This is the third attack reported in the last two days, the other attacks targeted US forces in Asad base and near the US embassy… Read More ›

2 Men From New York Dead After Plane Crash Near Aspen

2 Men From New York Dead After Plane Crash Near Aspen

ASPEN, Colo. (AP) — Two men from New York were found dead in a small plane that crashed near Aspen, authorities said Sunday. The bodies… Read More ›