Articles by: JewishNews-Limor

Analysis: Senior Eritrean Church official stuck in bureaucratic limbo over detention

Analysis: Senior Eritrean Church official stuck in bureaucratic limbo over detention

Father Semere summoned to Holot detention center.   The Holot detention center for illegal African migrants may soon have a celebrity “resident.” Father Semere, the… Read More ›

Israeli robot-cleaning system promises brighter future for solar power

Israeli robot-cleaning system promises brighter future for solar power

A part of the Israeli delegation to COP 21 in France, Ecoppia’s technology can help make solar more cost-effective, say top energy officials   According… Read More ›

GOP establishment worries about Cruz-Trump showdown

GOP establishment worries about Cruz-Trump showdown

Call it the Republican establishment’s nightmare scenario. The GOP establishment, confronted by a recalcitrant electorate that refuses to leave Donald Trump, is being forced to… Read More ›

Plumber sues dealership for $1 million after truck ends up with terrorists

Plumber sues dealership for $1 million after truck ends up with terrorists

All Mark Oberholtzer wanted to do was upgrade his ride. What he got instead was a world of trouble from half a world away. The… Read More ›

Three years after Newtown, Obama lambasts inaction on guns

Three years after Newtown, Obama lambasts inaction on guns

  Washington – Three years after a gunman killed 26 people — mostly first-graders — at an elementary school in Connecticut, President Barack Obama wondered in… Read More ›

World agrees to adopt Paris accord on global warming

World agrees to adopt Paris accord on global warming

After four years of negotiations, 195 nations commit to reduce greenhouse gasses, keep global temperatures from rising   In a landmark move, 195 nations agreed… Read More ›

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 ›