Articles by: JewishNews-Limor

Opposition seethes as Netanyahu mulls bid to nix September elections

Opposition seethes as Netanyahu mulls bid to nix September elections

Blue and White chief says no talks underway with Likud for unity government; Yisrael Beytenu: ‘What is guiding Netanyahu is not the good of the… Read More ›

Gaza City – Palestinians Reject Kushner ‘economy First’ Approach To Mideast Peace

Gaza City – Palestinians Reject Kushner ‘economy First’ Approach To Mideast Peace

  Gaza City – Palestinian officials on Saturday dismissed proposals unveiled by President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner for big money projects to form the… Read More ›

Analysis: Trump’s Iran strikes U-turn underscores war and peace dilemma

Analysis: Trump’s Iran strikes U-turn underscores war and peace dilemma

Washington – President Donald Trump blinked. By calling off US forces poised Thursday night to launch retaliatory strikes on Iran, Trump stepped back from the… Read More ›

Israelis need to talk about the religious-secular rift

Israelis need to talk about the religious-secular rift

Opinion: One of the most difficult problems with discourse in Israel over issues of religion and state is that it is a mendacious one on… Read More ›

US deploying 1,000 more troops to Middle East as Iran tensions soar

US deploying 1,000 more troops to Middle East as Iran tensions soar

Shanahan says additional soldiers are for ‘defensive purposes to address air, naval, and ground-based threats,’ US not looking for conflict with Tehran   WASHINGTON —… Read More ›

Washington – U.S. Firms Say China Tariffs Will Raise Costs, See Few Sourcing Alternatives

Washington – U.S. Firms Say China Tariffs Will Raise Costs, See Few Sourcing Alternatives

  Washington – A wide range of U.S. companies told a hearing in Washington on Monday that they have few alternatives other than China for… Read More ›

Trump may raise Hong Kong protests with Xi as city remains a thorn in Beijing’s sid

Trump may raise Hong Kong protests with Xi as city remains a thorn in Beijing’s sid

Hong Kong – Hong Kong has once again burnished its reputation as a thorn in the side of the Chinese Communist Party and its leader,… Read More ›

Washington – Hundreds Of Companies Decry Tariffs In Letter To Trump

Washington – Hundreds Of Companies Decry Tariffs In Letter To Trump

  Washington – More than 600 companies and trade associations, including Walmart and Target, have signed a letter telling President Donald Trump that an escalating… Read More ›

Israelis should not celebrate U.S. ambassador’s talk of West Bank annexation

Israelis should not celebrate U.S. ambassador’s talk of West Bank annexation

Opinion: Uniting all the territory to the east and west of the Jordan River is not contrary to Palestinian aspirations, it is what they want… Read More ›

Mossad tipped off UK on Hezbollah bomb plot in London in 2015 – report

Mossad tipped off UK on Hezbollah bomb plot in London in 2015 – report

Kan reports terror group later attempted to move its explosives stockpiling efforts to other countries, which were also notified by the spy agency   Israel’s… Read More ›

G20 frets over global economy amid US-China trade war

G20 frets over global economy amid US-China trade war

Japan warns ‘market confidence could be eroded’ if there is no rapid resolution to the ongoing conflict between Beijing and Washington   FUKUOKA, Japan (AFP)… Read More ›

Greenblatt Rejects Shtayyeh’s Warning of a Collapsing Palestinian Authority

Greenblatt Rejects Shtayyeh’s Warning of a Collapsing Palestinian Authority

“Shtayyeh is wrong,” Greenblatt tweeted. “The Palestinian Authority isn’t ‘in a collapsing situation.’”   WASHINGTON – Jason Greenblatt, Special Representative for International Negotiations, rejected on… Read More ›

Russia – Moscow Gets 1st Major Holocaust Monument

Russia – Moscow Gets 1st Major Holocaust Monument

  Moscow – Russian President Vladimir Putin attended the unveiling of a memorial seen by some as Moscow’s first Holocaust monument. The monument, depicting hands… Read More ›

China drops heavy hint it is about to pull the trigger on its most powerful weapon in the trade war

China drops heavy hint it is about to pull the trigger on its most powerful weapon in the trade war

  The US heavily relies on China for rare-earth materials, which are 17 elements widely used in products like batteries, smartphones, electric cars, and fighter… Read More ›

Netanyahu: We Have 48 Hours to Avoid Elections

Netanyahu: We Have 48 Hours to Avoid Elections

Knesset advances bill to disperse itself.   Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu promised on Monday night to do everything possible to build a new governing coalition… Read More ›

Tens of thousands of Israelis protest proposed Netanyahu immunity bills

Tens of thousands of Israelis protest proposed Netanyahu immunity bills

Opposition leaders, including Benny Gantz, Avi Gabbay and Ayman Odeh, joined a massive crowd that gathered in Tel Aviv, demanding protection of Israel’s democratic identity… Read More ›

Israel braces for fresh fire flare-up as temperatures set to skyrocket

Israel braces for fresh fire flare-up as temperatures set to skyrocket

Help from four countries expected to arrive as officials warn brush fire outbreak could worsen with scorching heat and wind, day after dozens of homes… Read More ›

Poway, CA – California Synagogue Honors Woman Slain In Gunman’s Attack With New Torah

Poway, CA – California Synagogue Honors Woman Slain In Gunman’s Attack With New Torah

  Poway, CA – A Southern California synagogue where a gunman killed a woman and wounded three other people has dedicated a new Torah scroll… Read More ›

Iran counters dissent with crackdown on women

Iran counters dissent with crackdown on women

‘Our right to choose an outfit and decide on our public appearance has been denied since the Islamic Revolution,’ says activist; Government crackdown hindering work… Read More ›

Politics (mostly) kept off center stage as Israel hosts Eurovision mega-event

Politics (mostly) kept off center stage as Israel hosts Eurovision mega-event

As expected, Netherlands wins contest and hometown crooner Kobi Marimi finishes close to last, but fears of pro-Palestinian protests taking over fail to materialize  … Read More ›