Articles by: JewishNews-Limor

Mother of slain girl: ‘Here’s one last hug from mom’

Mother of slain girl: ‘Here’s one last hug from mom’

Hundreds attend funeral of 13-year-old Hallel Yaffa Ariel, who was murdered in a terrorist attack on Thursday morning; MK Yehuda Glick weeps at funeral: ‘No… Read More ›

Settler leaders demand more security, new construction

Settler leaders demand more security, new construction

In wake of deadly terror attack in Kiryat Arba, Samaria Regional Council leader calls on gov’t to make ‘operational decisions’ to strengthen deterrence, while Yesha… Read More ›

Netanyahu links terror attacks to Islamic extremism, UN envoy to ‘Palestinian resentment’

Netanyahu links terror attacks to Islamic extremism, UN envoy to ‘Palestinian resentment’

UN special envoy Nickolay Mladenov, in an address to the Security Council on the Middle East, referred to Palestinian violence and terror – which he… Read More ›

AIPAC lauds Senate for additional foreign aid, anti-BDS action for Israel

AIPAC lauds Senate for additional foreign aid, anti-BDS action for Israel

The Combat BDS Act smoothed the wheels for state and local governments to legislate against the boycott, divestment and sanctioning of the Jewish state.  … Read More ›

Jihad is contagious

Jihad is contagious

Opinion : Like a set of dominoes, one attack sets off the idea for the next, and often, the chain linking them can be found… Read More ›

Water cuts heat up tensions in the West Bank

Water cuts heat up tensions in the West Bank

Water has been cut to Palestinian and Israeli towns and villages all across the West Bank, sparking an uproar amongst the population; Palestinian officials blame… Read More ›

UNHCR Gaza employees hide map showing Palestine in place of Israel

UNHCR Gaza employees hide map showing Palestine in place of Israel

During Ban Ki-moon’s trip to visit Gaza facilities, a UNRWA school was caught trying to hide a map which negated Israel’s existence; UNRWA Gaza spokesperson… Read More ›

Building hi-tech bridges between Arabs and Jews in Israel

Building hi-tech bridges between Arabs and Jews in Israel

In an effort to bring more hi-tech jobs to the north of Israel and help Israel’s Arabs citizens further integrate into Israeli society, the Tsofen… Read More ›

‘This law embarrasses the state of Israel’

‘This law embarrasses the state of Israel’

Masorti, Reform movements furious after Knesset approves 1st reading of bill banning them from using public mikvaot for conversions.   Leaders of the progressive Jewish denominations… Read More ›

Odeh: Netanyahu’s clinging to power harms Arab citizens

Odeh: Netanyahu’s clinging to power harms Arab citizens

Odeh asserted in the Monday meeting that it is time for Israel to treat Palestinian citizens as equals and as a national minority with “real… Read More ›

Close cabinet vote expected in final okay of Turkey deal

Close cabinet vote expected in final okay of Turkey deal

Three ministers still undecided, PM holds tiebreaking vote.   Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will not have an easy job on Wednesday convincing his security cabinet… Read More ›

Israel blames Palestinians for West Bank water shortage

Israel blames Palestinians for West Bank water shortage

The infrastructure is inadequate to meet the increasing demand, the Water Authority said.   The responsibility for the shortage in the West Bank’s water supply, which… Read More ›

Madness versus mortality in Israeli art film about yeshiva student on the brink

Madness versus mortality in Israeli art film about yeshiva student on the brink

With dark narrative and male frontal nudity, Avishai Sivan’s latest release ‘Tikkun’ is a surprise success — even for the filmmaker   The Kabbalistic idea… Read More ›

The pound is getting thumped again in Asian trade

The pound is getting thumped again in Asian trade

The British pound is tumbling again on Monday, unwinding much of the recovery seen in the latter parts of Friday’s session. As at 10am AEST,… Read More ›

Apple and Microsoft are fighting a secret war for the future of technology

Apple and Microsoft are fighting a secret war for the future of technology

  Slowly but surely, the traditional notion of the computer is dying. Since the advent of the Apple II and the rise of the mass-market… Read More ›

The weekend is over and stocks are falling

The weekend is over and stocks are falling

he weekend is over, and stocks are falling all over again. Futures opened lower Sunday, extending the steep sell-off that was triggered after Britain voted… Read More ›

First Sudanese asylum seeker receives refugee status

First Sudanese asylum seeker receives refugee status

Sudanese asylum seeker who’s home was burned down in Darfur and who crossed Israel’s border in 2009 has been granted refugee status for first time… Read More ›

New Israeli application determines taste of watermelons

New Israeli application determines taste of watermelons

The application was developed in Haifa’s Technion University by three students frustrated by disappointment of a bitter watermelon: ‘We have tested it on 30 watermelons… Read More ›

Slicing the salami of settlement costs

Slicing the salami of settlement costs

Op-ed: West Bank settlements continually receive budget items, monetary diversions, and transfers of funds; their pupils receive more money than other Israelis, and their hand… Read More ›

Rabbi who converted Ivanka Trump slams Israeli rabbinate’s ‘cruel’ rejection of US convert

Rabbi who converted Ivanka Trump slams Israeli rabbinate’s ‘cruel’ rejection of US convert

NY Rabbi Haskel Lookstein speaks to ‘Post’ on rabbinate’s decision to prevent American woman who moved to Israel from marrying her fiance because the body… Read More ›