Articles by: JewishNews-Limor

London rent is now so high it’s almost impossible for young Britons to save for a home

London rent is now so high it’s almost impossible for young Britons to save for a home

  The housing shortage in Britain’s capital is so bad that rental prices in London shot up by 11% in 2015, compared to a year earlier.… Read More ›

Yahoo insiders are so fed up with Marissa Mayer that they’ve apparently come up with a snarky nickname for her

Yahoo insiders are so fed up with Marissa Mayer that they’ve apparently come up with a snarky nickname for her

  There was a time when Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer was considered Yahoo’s savior. Expectations were so high when she was first hired that the company… Read More ›

PA agrees to cooperate in manhunt for Tel Aviv shooting suspect, says official

PA agrees to cooperate in manhunt for Tel Aviv shooting suspect, says official

PA security official: “He’s an Israeli citizen and if we capture him we will hand him over to the Israeli authorities,”   Israel has asked… Read More ›

When the shoe fit, Shin Bet knew it had found Duma killer

When the shoe fit, Shin Bet knew it had found Duma killer

Investigators say evidence from the scene helped to incriminate Amiram Ben-Uliel, who also knew details of the firebombing that hadn’t been publicized   Investigators revealed… Read More ›

Who is the woman behind North Korea’s news?

Who is the woman behind North Korea’s news?

Who else to deliver the news that North Korea had tested a hydrogen bomb than the nation’s most famous anchor, Ri Chun-hee? On Wednesday, appearing… Read More ›

144-year-old Arctic shipwreck discovered; climate change to thank?

144-year-old Arctic shipwreck discovered; climate change to thank?

Archaeologists have discovered parts of two 19th-century whaling ships in the Arctic, thanks to sonar technology, intrepid divers and … climate change? “With less ice… Read More ›

Google Cardboard saves baby’s life

Google Cardboard saves baby’s life

A toy-like cardboard contraption that sells for less than $20 online has helped save the life of a baby who was so sick that doctors… Read More ›

Six Yitzhar settlers jailed for attacks on security forces

Six Yitzhar settlers jailed for attacks on security forces

Two men, four minors get 8-month sentences in plea bargain for crimes including rock-throwing, disrupting police work   Lod District Court on Thursday sentenced six… Read More ›

Bennett: Authorities looking at ‘one or two rabbis’ who helped radicalize ‘hilltop youth’

Bennett: Authorities looking at ‘one or two rabbis’ who helped radicalize ‘hilltop youth’

Education minister says he’s launched programs to rehabilitate young Jewish extremists; insists Israel must control West Bank ‘forever’; rules out change to status quo on… Read More ›

Radical Israeli rabbis come under fire amid settler violence

Radical Israeli rabbis come under fire amid settler violence

Recent attacks against Arabs have brought the teachings of extremists into the spotlight   JERUSALEM (AP) — A small group of extremist Israeli rabbis who… Read More ›

Saudi Arabia-Iran feud jeopardizes U.S. efforts on ISIS, Syria

Saudi Arabia-Iran feud jeopardizes U.S. efforts on ISIS, Syria

Washington – The growing rupture between Saudi Arabia and Iran is threatening U.S. efforts to end the Syrian civil war and stop ISIS in the Middle… Read More ›

Saudi Arabia-Iran row spreads to other nations

Saudi Arabia-Iran row spreads to other nations

  The fallout of Saudi Arabia’s execution of a Shiite cleric is spreading beyond a spat between the Saudis and Iranians, as other Middle East… Read More ›

White House outlines gun control moves

White House outlines gun control moves

The Obama administration will announce a series of executive actions on Tuesday to combat gun violence in the U.S. Among other things, the actions would… Read More ›

15-year-old Arab girl indicted on two counts of attempted murder

15-year-old Arab girl indicted on two counts of attempted murder

According to the indictment, earlier this month the unidentified teenager confessed to attempting to stab two Jews in the Old City’s Jewish Quarter so she… Read More ›

2015 was Israel’s third hottest year on record

2015 was Israel’s third hottest year on record

Galilee broke records with scorching August temperatures, while Merom Golan saw greatest freeze in 60 years   The Israeli Meteorological Service (IMS) said 2015 was… Read More ›

Making aliyah to join the IDF

Making aliyah to join the IDF

Around 70 young people from across the world made aliyah to Israel in the last few days in order to join the IDF as lone… Read More ›

New Year’s Eve terror attack thwarted in NY

New Year’s Eve terror attack thwarted in NY

The US Justice Department arrest a man who planned to attack a restaurant in upstate New York on New Year’s Eve; he is charged with… Read More ›

Israel kicks off New Year’s 2016

Israel kicks off New Year’s 2016

Throughout Israel partygoers celebrat the new year; pictures of celebrations throughout the world; more subdued atmosphere in Europe due to security concerns. Thousands of partygoers… Read More ›

Police evacuate two Munich train stations, citing threat of terrorist attack

Police evacuate two Munich train stations, citing threat of terrorist attack

German authorities said on Twitter they had received a tip regarding a planned militant attack on New Year’s Eve in the Bavarian capital.   German… Read More ›

Report: White House delays imposing new sanctions on Iran

Report: White House delays imposing new sanctions on Iran

The US sanctions were expected to be formally announced this week, the Wall Street Journal said.   The White House has delayed imposing new financial sanctions… Read More ›