Articles by: JewishNews-Limor

Be more aggressive in Strip, ex-Gaza general urges

Be more aggressive in Strip, ex-Gaza general urges

Retired major general Yom-Tov Samia says army should have maintained presence along Philadelphi Corridor   The general who commanded the Israeli military along the Gaza… Read More ›

Hamas calls for Palestinian elections 10 years on

Hamas calls for Palestinian elections 10 years on

Hemmed in by Egypt and Israel, Gaza terror group says it seeks reconciliation with rival Fatah   GAZA CITY — Islamist movement Hamas on Tuesday… Read More ›

Hebron Jewish families to try to move into disputed buildings today

Hebron Jewish families to try to move into disputed buildings today

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to update the government on Sunday in regard to the legalization of the homes.   Some 20 Jewish families… Read More ›

Sanders: Democratic socialist calling for ‘political revolution’

Sanders: Democratic socialist calling for ‘political revolution’

Jewish progressive who spent three decades as an independent touches a chord among those disaffected with Washington   NEW YORK (AFP) – Bernie Sanders, the… Read More ›

The most respected poll in Iowa just gave Donald Trump some great news

The most respected poll in Iowa just gave Donald Trump some great news

  The most historically accurate poll in Iowa just released its final poll of the state’s caucuses — and it brought some good news for… Read More ›

China is angry with US warships getting in its way in the South China Sea

China is angry with US warships getting in its way in the South China Sea

  WASHINGTON/SHANGHAI (Reuters) – A U.S. Navy destroyer sailed within 12 nautical miles of an island claimed by China and two other states in the… Read More ›

Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders are locked in a razor-thin race, according to the most respected poll in Iowa

Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders are locked in a razor-thin race, according to the most respected poll in Iowa

  Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton held a narrow lead over Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) in Iowa, according to a survey released Saturday by… Read More ›

Jerusalem – Israel’s Liberal Artists Decry Attempts To Limit Expression

Jerusalem – Israel’s Liberal Artists Decry Attempts To Limit Expression

  Jerusalem – Israel’s cultural class is increasingly alarmed by what many see as a tightening noose on freedom of expression, as a hard-line government… Read More ›

Washington – Sanders Says He’ll Quickly Break Up Big Banks Share Tweet Share Mail

Washington – Sanders Says He’ll Quickly Break Up Big Banks Share Tweet Share Mail

  Washington – Battling across Iowa ahead of the first-in-the-country vote on Monday, Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders are dueling on fertile populist ground: resentment… Read More ›

Houston, TX – Now Deeply Christian, Cruz’s Religion Once Wasn’t So Obvious

Houston, TX – Now Deeply Christian, Cruz’s Religion Once Wasn’t So Obvious

  Houston, TX – Ted Cruz sometimes sounds more like a preacher than a presidential candidate, praising the transformative love of Jesus Christ and promising… Read More ›

Iraqi security forces say ISIS assault thwarted

Iraqi security forces say ISIS assault thwarted

  Iraqi security forces said Wednesday they thwarted an attempt by ISIS militants to infiltrate a residential compound near a strategic air base in western… Read More ›

Taiwan’s outgoing President Ma to visit disputed South China Sea island

Taiwan’s outgoing President Ma to visit disputed South China Sea island

  Hong Kong – Outgoing Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou will this week visit a disputed island in the South China Sea, potentially inflaming already fraught tensions… Read More ›

The children of Zika: Babies born with disorder linked to virus

The children of Zika: Babies born with disorder linked to virus

Recife, Brazil – When Rafaela Oliveira dos Santos, 20, gave birth to her second child last October, she never imagined the challenges to come. Her baby,… Read More ›

Breakdowns leave 2 of Navy’s newest ships stuck in port

Breakdowns leave 2 of Navy’s newest ships stuck in port

The past two months have been anything but smooth sailing for the U.S. Navy’s newest class of warship, the littoral combat ship. Troubles for the… Read More ›

Report: Syria’s al-Nusra ‘more dangerous’ than ISIS

Report: Syria’s al-Nusra ‘more dangerous’ than ISIS

Washington – Al Qaeda’s Syrian affiliate, Jabhat al-Nusra, is a greater threat to the United States in the long term than is ISIS, making the United… Read More ›

Poll: Clinton tops Sanders, but lead shrinks

Poll: Clinton tops Sanders, but lead shrinks

  Washington – A majority of Democratic voters say Hillary Clinton is their top choice in the race for their party’s nomination, but her margin over… Read More ›

Washington digs out after monster blizzard

Washington digs out after monster blizzard

Public transport resumes limited service in US capital after near-record-breaking snowfall over the weekend   WASHINGTON (AFP) – The US capital struggled to plow and… Read More ›

Police, municipality dig in as snow starts in Jerusalem

Police, municipality dig in as snow starts in Jerusalem

Route 443 open for now but capital preparing for gridlock as forecasters predict heavy snowfall overnight   The Jerusalem municipality and the city’s emergency services… Read More ›

Fraud and Breach of Trust Law to be amended

Fraud and Breach of Trust Law to be amended

The law, which led to the convictions of multiple public figures, has been criticized for years, with complaints accusing it of being too vague. After… Read More ›

Abbas: I agreed to meet Netanyahu, he didn’t respond

Abbas: I agreed to meet Netanyahu, he didn’t respond

Speaking to Israeli reporters, the Palestinian president claimed that his office in Ramallah communicated with the PM’s office several times, sans American mediation, even trying… Read More ›