Articles by: JewishNews-Limor

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 ›

‘I’m breaking the silence because I’m Zionist, Israeli and a patriot’

‘I’m breaking the silence because I’m Zionist, Israeli and a patriot’

He is the ‘star’ of the aggressive Im Tirzu campaign against Breaking the Silence, but has so far preferred to keep quiet. Now, Avner Gvaryahu… Read More ›

Iran-linked groups may be behind kidnapping of Americans in Iraq

Iran-linked groups may be behind kidnapping of Americans in Iraq

Asaib Ahl al-Haq, Kata’ib Hezbollah and the Badr Organization are the principle focus of the probe into how the men were snatched in the Dora… Read More ›

Jerusalemites pitch in to help find diamond ring accidentally thrown in trash

Jerusalemites pitch in to help find diamond ring accidentally thrown in trash

Dozens of Jerusalemites answered the requests of a woman who lost her engagement ring to help her search through a vast pile of garbage.  … Read More ›

‘I begged her to keep breathing and not to stop’

‘I begged her to keep breathing and not to stop’

Renana Meir recalls terrorist attack in Otniel that killed her mother.   As Dafna Meir, 38, lay on the floor of her home with a knife… Read More ›

North Korea’s latest boast: Alcohol without the hangover

North Korea’s latest boast: Alcohol without the hangover

It put the world on edge after its supposed hydrogen bomb test. But perhaps we can learn to love North Korea now that it claims… Read More ›

In Burkina Faso, a young artist killed doing what she loved

In Burkina Faso, a young artist killed doing what she loved

Photographer and visual artist Leila Alaoui had traveled to Burkina Faso to work on the kind of project she loved. Alaoui and her driver, Mahamadi… Read More ›

Sarah Palin endorses Donald Trump

Sarah Palin endorses Donald Trump

Ames, Iowa – Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin endorsed Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump Tuesday at an Iowa campaign stop, delivering a raucous speech full of… Read More ›

Former US diplomats, security officials excoriate Sanders on IS, Iran

Former US diplomats, security officials excoriate Sanders on IS, Iran

Clinton campaign releases joint statement from 10 allies lambasting Democratic rival as unprepared to manage foreign policy   WASHINGTON — Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton’s… Read More ›

Second Jewish left-wing activist said detained by Israeli police

Second Jewish left-wing activist said detained by Israeli police

Suspect linked to man previously arrested for allegedly informing on Palestinians who sold West Bank land to Jews   Israeli police have detained a Jewish… Read More ›