Articles by: JewishNews-Limor

Bennett’s display of hypocrisy

Bennett’s display of hypocrisy

Op-ed: If academic freedom of speech does not give lecturers the right to discriminate against a certain group of students, why should an educator in… Read More ›

Hotels Join the List of Venues Canceling BDS Events in Vienna

Hotels Join the List of Venues Canceling BDS Events in Vienna

“BDS has an antisemitic agenda and leads a campaign of demonization, delegitimization and double standards against Israel.”   Hotel Kaiserwasser and Hotel Regina have pulled… Read More ›

Washington – Trump Administration Actions Inspire Editorial Cartoonists

Washington – Trump Administration Actions Inspire Editorial Cartoonists

  Washington – Donald Trump’s attacks on the media and unsubstantiated claims have inspired one group of journalists — editorial cartoonists. Since the president’s inauguration,… Read More ›

Abbas to Expand Outreach to American Jewish Community

Abbas to Expand Outreach to American Jewish Community

A delegation of Reform Jewish leaders, including Union of Reform Judaism president Rick Jacobs, met with the PA president on Thursday in Ramallah.   Palestinian… Read More ›

Tel Aviv – Israeli Chefs Take Hamantaschen To A Whole New Level

Tel Aviv – Israeli Chefs Take Hamantaschen To A Whole New Level

  Tel Aviv – Cheesecake, amaretto or goat cheese and onion jam? Those are just some of the new hamantaschen options this year at Roladin,… Read More ›

Liberman: Israeli Annexaton of West Bank Will Cause ‘Immediate Crisis’ With Us

Liberman: Israeli Annexaton of West Bank Will Cause ‘Immediate Crisis’ With Us

Defense minister reiterates his opposition to annexing the West Bank and stresses that the coalition must also do so to prevent diplomatic strife with the… Read More ›

Military prosecution mulling appealing Azaria’s lenient sentence

Military prosecution mulling appealing Azaria’s lenient sentence

Military Advocate General Sharon Afek to meet with prosecution team to discuss whether to appeal the 18-month sentence after Azaria himself decided to appeal his… Read More ›

Washington – GOP Congressman Critiques Women In White At Trump Speech

Washington – GOP Congressman Critiques Women In White At Trump Speech

  Washington – Republican Rep. Kevin Cramer of North Dakota criticized House Democratic women Wednesday for wearing “bad-looking white pantsuits” during President Donald Trump’s speech… Read More ›

With few safeguards, Jewish cemeteries make easy targets for vandals

With few safeguards, Jewish cemeteries make easy targets for vandals

Two attacks, a week apart, on big, sparsely staffed and easy to access graveyards — combined with JCC bomb threats — have Jewish leaders increasingly… Read More ›

San Juan – US Coast Guard Unloads Major Drug Haul In Puerto Rico

San Juan – US Coast Guard Unloads Major Drug Haul In Puerto Rico

  San Juan –  Authorities have made the largest maritime seizure of cocaine in the Atlantic region since 1999 from a boat off South America’s… Read More ›

Despite détente with Israel, Turkey to host Hamas confab

Despite détente with Israel, Turkey to host Hamas confab

‘Palestinians Abroad’ gathering, backed by Hamas and Muslim Brotherhood, aims to unite Palestinian diaspora for ‘return’   Despite the recent thawing of ties between Israel… Read More ›

Global Arms Sales at Highest Level Since Cold War

Global Arms Sales at Highest Level Since Cold War

Israel a minor player in importing arms, but a top exporter   Global arms sales have skyrocketed in the last five years, reaching their highest… Read More ›

B’Tselem: 2016 a record year in Israeli demolitions of Palestinian homes

B’Tselem: 2016 a record year in Israeli demolitions of Palestinian homes

A new report reveals that Israel destroyed 274 structures in the West Bank last year, leaving 1,134 people homeless. ‘This reflects Israel’s increased efforts to… Read More ›

To Pray Where Maimonides Prayed

To Pray Where Maimonides Prayed

Egypt’s Jewish community is vanishing, but Jewish history in Cairo is revived   CAIRO – “When I come home, my foyer is always full of… Read More ›

The AG’s war to protect Israeli democracy

The AG’s war to protect Israeli democracy

Analysis: The Regulation Law has created one of the most serious constitutional crises the State of Israel has ever experienced. Attorney General Mandelblit, who strongly… Read More ›

Ottawa – Canada Says Very Worried By Israel’s Move To Legalize Settlements

Ottawa – Canada Says Very Worried By Israel’s Move To Legalize Settlements

  Ottawa – Canada is very concerned by Israel’s move to legalize thousands of settler homes on Palestinian land in the West Bank, Foreign Minister… Read More ›

BDS: The European-Funded ‘Grassroots’ Campaigns

BDS: The European-Funded ‘Grassroots’ Campaigns

While no one’s claiming a hidden European agenda to boycott Israel, there’s no logical reason why the EU should compromise its values by supporting NGOs… Read More ›

Vienna – Ex-owner Of Hitler’s Birthplace Challenges State’s Expropriation

Vienna – Ex-owner Of Hitler’s Birthplace Challenges State’s Expropriation

  Vienna – The former owner of Adolf Hitler’s birthplace has launched a legal challenge against its expropriation by the government which wants to ensure… Read More ›

Rights groups provide jihad with free services

Rights groups provide jihad with free services

Op-ed: As always, European countries are funding bodies that issue reports allegedly about ‘human rights,’ while in fact waging a campaign against Israel’s existence. The… Read More ›

Trump’s acting AG indicates ban on 7 Muslim countries may be illegal

Trump’s acting AG indicates ban on 7 Muslim countries may be illegal

Sally Yates, a Democratic appointee, orders Justice Department staff not to defend president’s executive order on immigration restrictions   WASHINGTON (AP) — Acting Attorney General… Read More ›