Articles by: JewishNews-Limor

Biden warns democracy is under assault and calls for Americans to stand against political violence

Biden warns democracy is under assault and calls for Americans to stand against political violence

  President Joe Biden on Wednesday delivered a warning that American democracy is under assault from election deniers who are running for office at all levels… Read More ›

Online anti-Semites see opening as Twitter is handed over to Musk

Online anti-Semites see opening as Twitter is handed over to Musk

‘Mr. Musk’s acquisition of Twitter may accelerate the pushing out of marginalized communities from social media,’ says ADL CEO as the social media outlet becomes… Read More ›

IDF to draft women into Border Defense Corps tank crews

IDF to draft women into Border Defense Corps tank crews

Israeli military deems the latest pilot program with women in tanks a success   The Israeli military has decided that following a successful pilot program,… Read More ›

Analysis: China’s Xi is more powerful than ever. What does it mean for the world?

Analysis: China’s Xi is more powerful than ever. What does it mean for the world?

  Hong Kong — It was a crowning moment for Xi Jinping when he stepped onto a red-carpet stage on Sunday to begin his norm-shattering third term as China’s… Read More ›

Israel making same mistakes it made before Yom Kippur War

Israel making same mistakes it made before Yom Kippur War

Opinion: In the past, the Jewish state paid the price for ignoring warning signs; doing so now that terror attacks increase in frequency every day,… Read More ›

Senior member of Palestinian terror group Lion’s Den killed in Nablus explosion

Senior member of Palestinian terror group Lion’s Den killed in Nablus explosion

Organization accuses Israel of ‘assassinating’ Tamer Kilani by attaching a bomb to a motorcycle, amid crackdown on daily attacks emanating from flashpoint West Bank city… Read More ›

Russia launches ‘kamikaze’ drone attack on Kyiv, killing 4 and hitting civilian infrastructure

Russia launches ‘kamikaze’ drone attack on Kyiv, killing 4 and hitting civilian infrastructure

Kyiv, Ukraine — Ukrainian officials said at least four people were killed when Russia launched a barrage of Iranian-made “kamikaze” drone attacks in Kyiv on Monday, setting off warning… Read More ›

The Sukkah, the Migraine and the Bracha

The Sukkah, the Migraine and the Bracha

By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com It is an interesting question. The family in question had guests coming on Chol HaMoed from Lakewood for a… Read More ›

Analysis: Being subpoenaed by Jan. 6 committee wasn’t even the worst of Trump’s day

Analysis: Being subpoenaed by Jan. 6 committee wasn’t even the worst of Trump’s day

  Here’s how bad Donald Trump’s day was on Thursday. The House January 6 committee voted to subpoena him after laying bare his depraved efforts to overthrow the 2020… Read More ›

State Official Orders City To Enforce Secular Education At Brooklyn Yeshiva

State Official Orders City To Enforce Secular Education At Brooklyn Yeshiva

  BROOKLYN (JTA) — New York State’s commissioner of education has ordered the city to work with a yeshiva in Williamsburg on a plan for… Read More ›

Gantz warns Hezbollah against attacking Israel, says gas deal possible

Gantz warns Hezbollah against attacking Israel, says gas deal possible

Gantz said that he had placed the IDF on high readiness in terms of intelligence, offensive, and defensive operations in the north.   Defense Minister… Read More ›

US believes elements within Ukraine’s government authorized assassination near Moscow, sources say

US believes elements within Ukraine’s government authorized assassination near Moscow, sources say

  The US intelligence community believes that the car bombing that killed Darya Dugina, the daughter of prominent Russian political figure Alexander Dugin, was authorized by… Read More ›

Can the Arab Peace Initiative challenge the Abraham Accords?

Can the Arab Peace Initiative challenge the Abraham Accords?

Opinion: Following a decline in Arab public support for U.S.-brokered Abraham Accords in 2022, Saudi Arabia’s peace plan could become the favored solution to end… Read More ›

Gunmen target taxi, bus in West Bank suspected terror attack; 1 lightly injured

Gunmen target taxi, bus in West Bank suspected terror attack; 1 lightly injured

Shots fired at Israeli vehicles on road between Palestinian town of Bayt Furik, settlement of Elon Moreh; security forces search for suspects; armed faction claims… Read More ›

Bennett’s short term as premier unmasks real Israeli political divide

Bennett’s short term as premier unmasks real Israeli political divide

Opinion: After leading a coalition made up of parties from all sectors of Israeli society, including the religious right-wing, November polls prove to be about… Read More ›

On Rosh Hashanah, global Jewish population reaches 15.3 million

On Rosh Hashanah, global Jewish population reaches 15.3 million

About 7,080,000 Jews live in Israel, making up 46.2% of world’s Jewry; Jewish state sees its most prolific year in terms of positive immigration in… Read More ›

NASA crashes craft into asteroid in first ever test of planetary defense

NASA crashes craft into asteroid in first ever test of planetary defense

Space agency aims to alter orbit of rock by smashing spacecraft, known as DART, into its surface, in venture hitherto only attempted in science fiction… Read More ›

Protests, drafting mistakes and an exodus: Putin’s mobilization off to chaotic start

Protests, drafting mistakes and an exodus: Putin’s mobilization off to chaotic start

  Russia’s “partial mobilization” for its war in Ukraine is off to a chaotic start amid protests, drafting mistakes and an exodus of citizens fleeing Russia, as the… Read More ›

Israel wants two-state solution to Palestinian conflict, Lapid to tell UN

Israel wants two-state solution to Palestinian conflict, Lapid to tell UN

In his address, Lapid will explain that “separating from the Palestinians has to be part of the nation’s vision.”   UNITED NATIONS – Israel remains… Read More ›

Herzog tells MKs he’ll work to establish unity government after elections – report

Herzog tells MKs he’ll work to establish unity government after elections – report

President said to make comments to lawmakers from across political spectrum; spokesperson for Herzog says he will not interfere in election, but believes stability is… Read More ›