Articles by: JewishNews-Rami

Israeli leadership must stop shifting the blame on the people and act against COVID

Israeli leadership must stop shifting the blame on the people and act against COVID

Opinion: Instead of launching constant threats at the public, lawmakers and health experts must formulate a precise and responsible strategy to fight coronavirus, just like… Read More ›

Bahrain opens airspace to Israeli planes, following Saudi lead

Bahrain opens airspace to Israeli planes, following Saudi lead

Using Bahrain’s airspace could make route to UAE even more direct, though only if Qatari airspace is used as well   The tiny Gulf kingdom… Read More ›

US Vetoes UN Resolution Over Islamic State Fighters’ Return

US Vetoes UN Resolution Over Islamic State Fighters’ Return

  UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States vetoed a U.N. resolution Monday calling for the prosecution, rehabilitation and reintegration of all those engaged in… Read More ›

Pompeo ends Middle East tour with no further peace declarations

Pompeo ends Middle East tour with no further peace declarations

Pompeo’s trip comes in advance of a planned visit next Monday to the UAE by an official Israeli delegation led by National Security Adviser Meir… Read More ›

Police say 17 suspects identified in gang rape of 16-year-old

Police say 17 suspects identified in gang rape of 16-year-old

Officers say evidence from Eilat resort investigation backs victim’s testimony; prosecutors expected to file charges against suspects next week, 14 of whom already under arrest,… Read More ›

Jared Kushner Will Be On First Flight From Israel To Abu Dhabi Next Monday

Jared Kushner Will Be On First Flight From Israel To Abu Dhabi Next Monday

  TEL AVIV  — The US announced Tuesday that the first official commercial flight from Israel to Abu Dhabi will take place Monday and will… Read More ›

Israel needs an honest conversation with its superspreaders

Israel needs an honest conversation with its superspreaders

Opinion: The precarious pandemic situation stems from the government’s lack of communication with the Arab and ultra-Orthodox sectors, which constitute the most infections and as… Read More ›

Pompeo to defy own order to deliver RNC speech from Jerusalem

Pompeo to defy own order to deliver RNC speech from Jerusalem

Secretary of State sent cable to all US missions last month warning American diplomats that under federal law they should not take overt sides in… Read More ›

Prosecutors: Former Uber Exec Charged In Hacking Cover-Up

Prosecutors: Former Uber Exec Charged In Hacking Cover-Up

  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A former Uber executive was charged Thursday in federal court on allegations that he arranged to pay hackers $100,000 to… Read More ›

Think tank, ex-Mossad, IDF intel try to predict Lebanon’s future

Think tank, ex-Mossad, IDF intel try to predict Lebanon’s future

Exclusive: The Jerusalem Post reveals the results of the ICT-IDC open poker project.   The recent Beirut explosion and the resignation of the Lebanese government… Read More ›

UAE agreement could usher in a new golden age for Israel

UAE agreement could usher in a new golden age for Israel

Opinion: The new accord with the United Arab Emirates will not only allow Israel to keep an eye on the Iranian threat in its own… Read More ›

Israel working on ties with Bahrain, implementing UAE agreement

Israel working on ties with Bahrain, implementing UAE agreement

The agreement between Israel and the UAE is the first in 26 years, since prime minister Yitzhak Rabin made peace with Jordan, and Israel’s third-ever… Read More ›

Air Traffic Is Down, Gun Seizures Up At US Airports

Air Traffic Is Down, Gun Seizures Up At US Airports

  DALLAS (AP) — With air traffic nearing a five-month high, airport security is finding guns in passenger carry-on bags at three times the rate… Read More ›

Trump briefly leaves press briefing after shooting near the White House

Trump briefly leaves press briefing after shooting near the White House

Washington – President Donald Trump was abruptly evacuated from the White House briefing room by security on Monday after shots were fired outside the building.… Read More ›

Thousands attend nationwide anti-Netanyahu protests

Thousands attend nationwide anti-Netanyahu protests

On Saturday, protesters made their way to bridges and intersections across the country on Saturday afternoon in a massive display of the anti-Netanyahu sentiment that… Read More ›

Lebanon braces for tribunal verdict 15 years after Hariri assassination

Lebanon braces for tribunal verdict 15 years after Hariri assassination

Hezbollah, which is both a political party in Lebanon’s government and a heavily armed militia, denies any role in Hariri’s killing.   Fifteen years after… Read More ›

Microsoft to continue talks to potentially acquire TikTok’s US operations after Trump threatened to ban the app in the US

Microsoft to continue talks to potentially acquire TikTok’s US operations after Trump threatened to ban the app in the US

  Microsoft announced in a statement Sunday that it will continue discussions to acquire US operations of the popular video app TikTok. The announcement comes… Read More ›

No, Mr. Rogen, Israel Does Make Sense

No, Mr. Rogen, Israel Does Make Sense

  By Rabbi Yair Hoffman Recently, JTA published the contents of a podcast in which Seth Rogen, an up and coming actor, essentially trashes his… Read More ›

A report says China is suspected of hacking the Vatican. Here’s why

A report says China is suspected of hacking the Vatican. Here’s why

When you think about cyber espionage, the Vatican doesn’t come to mind as an obvious target. It’s a tiny country whose leader has more moral… Read More ›

How Did Europe’s Jews Cope With A 17th-century Plague? This 350-year-old Memoir Offers A Glimpse.

How Did Europe’s Jews Cope With A 17th-century Plague? This 350-year-old Memoir Offers A Glimpse.

  BOSTON (JTA) – More than 350 years ago, a plague took a deadly toll on Hamburg, Germany. As the High Holidays approached, fear and… Read More ›