Articles by: JewishNews-Limor

Netanyahu: Israel to do its part in ‘important’ climate deal

Netanyahu: Israel to do its part in ‘important’ climate deal

Agreement reached this weekend would actually entail increasing Israel’s greenhouse gas output by 2030, due to population growth   Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday… Read More ›

After accord, activists hope Israel finally warms to climate change fight

After accord, activists hope Israel finally warms to climate change fight

But environmentalists say Jerusalem’s plan to battle global warming falls short of what other countries have vowed to do, and might not be implemented at… Read More ›

New York – Another Top Politician Conviction Roils Albany

New York – Another Top Politician Conviction Roils Albany

  Albany, NY – For the second time in as many weeks, a former top New York politician was convicted on federal corruption charges, prompting… Read More ›

Dallas, TX – Average Gas Price Soon Under $2, Lowest Since Recession

Dallas, TX – Average Gas Price Soon Under $2, Lowest Since Recession

  Dallas, TX – Gasoline is close to breaking below a key psychological barrier as drivers enjoy some of the cheapest pump prices since the… Read More ›

Victims describe assaults by convicted ex-Oklahoma City cop Daniel Holtzclaw

Victims describe assaults by convicted ex-Oklahoma City cop Daniel Holtzclaw

One of the women assaulted by former Oklahoma City police officer Daniel Holtzclaw said she feared for her life when he pulled her over last… Read More ›

Arrest made in connection with California mosque fire

Arrest made in connection with California mosque fire

A California man was arrested Saturday in connection with a fire at a Coachella mosque, the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department announced. Carl James Dial Jr.,… Read More ›

German, US Jewish NGOs strongly rebuke Merkel’s support for labels on settlement products

German, US Jewish NGOs strongly rebuke Merkel’s support for labels on settlement products

‘The Jerusalem Post’ asked Jewish organizations in Europe and the United States to assess Merkel’s decision.   BERLIN – A diverse group of German and American… Read More ›

6,000-year-old artifact from Negev may be world’s oldest smelted lead object

6,000-year-old artifact from Negev may be world’s oldest smelted lead object

Late Chalcolithic spindle whorl is made of metal mined in southern Turkey, but was found in cave near Beersheba — showing the existence of ancient… Read More ›

The world’s most dangerous travel destinations

The world’s most dangerous travel destinations

The world’s biggest tourist rescue organization, International SOS, has made a unique map showing the most and least risky places to go on vacation. Last… Read More ›

IDF uses power of persuasion to dissuade next lone attacker

IDF uses power of persuasion to dissuade next lone attacker

Ron Ben-Yishai accompanies the IDF’s Etzion Brigade commander on a visit to Beit Ummar near Hebron, during which persuasion is used on a Palestinian family… Read More ›

A preview of the new Mossad chief’s priorities: Iran and threat of asymmetrical warfare

A preview of the new Mossad chief’s priorities: Iran and threat of asymmetrical warfare

In December 2014, Yossi Cohen gave a lecture to students at the Or Etzion yeshiva and military boarding school, where he spoke about his perspective… Read More ›

America’s Muslims object to Obama’s push for more self-surveillance

America’s Muslims object to Obama’s push for more self-surveillance

They said they found Obama’s request insulting, with some questioning why the same message is not sent to Christian churches after mass shootings carried out… Read More ›

Cyber jihad expert: Social media companies are unlikely to stem online propaganda

Cyber jihad expert: Social media companies are unlikely to stem online propaganda

‘Twitter, YouTube doing the minimum to deal with jihadi content online,’ says Steven Stalinsky   In the wake of the San Bernardino terror attacks, the… Read More ›

Amid terror fears, US House passes bill to make it harder to obtain American visa

Amid terror fears, US House passes bill to make it harder to obtain American visa

The measure would require visitors from the visa waiver countries to obtain a visa to travel to the United States if they had been to… Read More ›

San Bernardino shooters ‘supporters’ of ISIS, terror group says

San Bernardino shooters ‘supporters’ of ISIS, terror group says

ISIS on Saturday hailed the two people who massacred 14 people in Southern California this week as “supporters” of the terror group — a message… Read More ›

Colombia says it found Spanish galleon; U.S. firm claims half of treasure

Colombia says it found Spanish galleon; U.S. firm claims half of treasure

Colombia says it has found a Spanish galleon sunk 300 years ago in the Caribbean with treasure estimated as high as $17 billion in gold,… Read More ›

3 stabbed at London Tube station in terror attack, police say

3 stabbed at London Tube station in terror attack, police say

A man stabbed three people at an east London Tube station Saturday before police subdued him with a stun gun and made an arrest, London’s… Read More ›

California killing spurs concern over migrant screening

California killing spurs concern over migrant screening

San Bernardino shooter Tashfeen Malik, 29, underwent purportedly ‘vigorous’ interviews, background checks   WASHINGTON (AP) — The woman who carried out the San Bernardino massacre… Read More ›

One politician’s powerful speech on Syria moved British lawmakers to tears and applause

One politician’s powerful speech on Syria moved British lawmakers to tears and applause

  British lawmakers on Wednesday voted 397-223 to join the US and other nations in a bombing campaign against ISIS — aka the Islamic State… Read More ›

OBAMA: ‘We have a pattern now of mass shootings … that has no parallel’

OBAMA: ‘We have a pattern now of mass shootings … that has no parallel’

  President Barack Obama on Wednesday said a mass shooting in San Bernardino, California, is part of a deadly “pattern” of gun violence that has… Read More ›