Articles by: JewishNews-Malki

South China Sea: Vietnam says China moved oil rig into contested waters

South China Sea: Vietnam says China moved oil rig into contested waters

  Hong Kong (CNN)Vietnam has pressed China to withdraw an oil rig from disputed waters in the South China Sea, potentially leading to a re-run… Read More ›

US academic group reaffirms opposition to Israel boycott

US academic group reaffirms opposition to Israel boycott

Association of American Universities re-releases statement calling academic boycotts of Israel a violation of academic freedom   WASHINGTON — After members of the American Anthropological… Read More ›

Zarif decries US ‘addiction to coercion’ with new sanctions

Zarif decries US ‘addiction to coercion’ with new sanctions

Iranian foreign minister says ballistic missile program part of Tehran’s ‘legitimate defense program’   DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — New U.S. sanctions over Iran’s ballistic missile… Read More ›

New English collection opens the doors to Yehuda Amichai’s unforgettable poetry

New English collection opens the doors to Yehuda Amichai’s unforgettable poetry

Israel’s greatest modern poet is revealed in all his diversity, sensuality and universality   Yehuda Amichai arrived in the land of Israel, as he noted… Read More ›

Kerry declares US, Mideast allies ‘safer’ with Iran deal

Kerry declares US, Mideast allies ‘safer’ with Iran deal

In Israel, Netanyahu, Erdan warn implementation endangers region and fails to curb Tehran’s nuclear program   The responses to the Saturday announcement in Vienna of… Read More ›

Minister: PA collapse imminent, result will be ‘anarchy’

Minister: PA collapse imminent, result will be ‘anarchy’

Ze’ev Elkin, a member of the security cabinet, warns Israel is not preparing for the ‘war of all against all’ that will follow   In… Read More ›

Republicans, AIPAC bemoan lifting of Iranian sanctions

Republicans, AIPAC bemoan lifting of Iranian sanctions

As Obama signs executive order putting Iran deal into effect, Democratic presidential contender Hillary Clinton offers praise, but warns ‘we can’t take our eye off… Read More ›

In the absence of a foreign minister

In the absence of a foreign minister

Op-ed: Boycotting IKEA is not the answer to Sweden’s comments against Israel. The European Union is not our enemy. By realizing this, Yair Lapid got… Read More ›

Synagogue in memory of slain Israeli teen opened

Synagogue in memory of slain Israeli teen opened

Tair Rada was murdered at her school’s bathroom in 2006 when she was only 13; he father, who is terminally ill, was overjoyed he lived… Read More ›

Israel’s poverty rates highest among OECD nations

Israel’s poverty rates highest among OECD nations

An OECD report indicates about 21% of Israelis are under the poverty line – more than in countries such as Mexico, Turkey, and Chile. A… Read More ›

Ministry proposes revoking citizenship of ISIS members returning to Israel

Ministry proposes revoking citizenship of ISIS members returning to Israel

Law seeks to revoke citizenship of Israelis considered disloyal to the state and keep them out of the country.   The Interior Ministry has proposed… Read More ›

Protesters in Afula demand release of Palestinian hunger striker

Protesters in Afula demand release of Palestinian hunger striker

Security forces arrested journalist Muhammad al-Qeq at his home in Abu Kesh, near Ramallah, on November 21, and he has been kept in administrative detention… Read More ›

US Jewish philanthropist bought winning Powerball ticket for employee

US Jewish philanthropist bought winning Powerball ticket for employee

Shlomo Rechnitz, a health care magnate who owns 80 assisted living facilities throughout California, purchased nearly 18,000 lottery tickets for all of his employees.  … Read More ›

France marks ‘Charlie Hebdo,’ Hyper Cacher anniversary

France marks ‘Charlie Hebdo,’ Hyper Cacher anniversary

Memorial takes place in Paris’s République square where world leaders marched a year ago.   PARIS – French men and women assembled Sunday morning at… Read More ›

Bereaved families fight parole for accomplice in bus bombing

Bereaved families fight parole for accomplice in bus bombing

Mounir Rajbi, convicted of assisting suicide bomber in March 2003 Haifa blast, set to face committee on Tuesday   Families of the victims of a… Read More ›

To say that what happens in China doesn’t matter to the US is to ignore how the global economy works

To say that what happens in China doesn’t matter to the US is to ignore how the global economy works

China matters. The world’s second-largest economy is obviously slowing. Official data would have markets believe it will growing at something like a 6.5% pace this year. Others… Read More ›

The greatest threat in the Middle East is ‘going to get much worse before it gets better’

The greatest threat in the Middle East is ‘going to get much worse before it gets better’

  Sectarian divisions in the Middle East are only getting worse, and there’s little sign that tensions in the region will abate before they explode… Read More ›

Netanyahu meets group of Democratic senators

Netanyahu meets group of Democratic senators

All the members of the delegation, which arrived Tuesday for a two-day visit, stood with US President Barack Obama.   An eight-person Democratic senate delegation met… Read More ›

US, experts cast doubt on North Korea’s H-bomb claim

US, experts cast doubt on North Korea’s H-bomb claim

White House says initial analysis ‘is not consistent with the claim Pyongyang has made of a successful hydrogen bomb test,’ but it would take days… Read More ›

Abbas denies concern of Palestinian Authority collapse

Abbas denies concern of Palestinian Authority collapse

‘Don’t even dream of the PA collapsing,’ Palestinian leader says, adding the Authority would exist until a Palestinian state is formed to replace it. Palestinian… Read More ›