Articles by: JewishNews-Rami

BDS, J Street and the willful blindness of the liberal peaceniks

BDS, J Street and the willful blindness of the liberal peaceniks

Opinion: Some boycotts are justified, whether imposed by a state or individuals, but the drive to boycott the State of Israel is certainly nothing but… Read More ›

Bernie Sanders says he would ‘absolutely’ mull cutting aid to leverage Israel

Bernie Sanders says he would ‘absolutely’ mull cutting aid to leverage Israel

Vermont senator and leading 2020 Democrat says he is not anti-Israel, but insists US’s Mideast policy cannot just be ‘pro-Israel pro-Israel pro-Israel’   WASHINGTON —… Read More ›

Washington – Study: Millions Should Stop Taking Aspirin For Heart Health

Washington – Study: Millions Should Stop Taking Aspirin For Heart Health

  Washington – Millions of people who take aspirin to prevent a heart attack may need to rethink the pill-popping, Harvard researchers reported Monday. A… Read More ›

In the Middle East, obesity is a growing epidemic

In the Middle East, obesity is a growing epidemic

Obesity in UAE is double the global average; in Kuwait, more than 50% of the adult population suffers from diabetes linked to this condition, and… Read More ›

Iran releases footage of commando raid on seized British-flagged tanker

Iran releases footage of commando raid on seized British-flagged tanker

IRGC video shows men in military fatigues and black masks rappel onto the ship from a hovering helicopter; EU expresses ‘deep concern’ Iran on Saturday… Read More ›

PM to decide if BDS supporters Omar and Tlaib allowed to visit Israel — report

PM to decide if BDS supporters Omar and Tlaib allowed to visit Israel — report

Democratic congresswomen would be denied entry under 2017 boycott law, but Netanyahu can decide to waive the rule   Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyau will decide… Read More ›

Have archaeologists found biblical city of King David’s story?

Have archaeologists found biblical city of King David’s story?

Finds suggest that the site of Khirbet al-Ra’I near Kiryat Gat could be the ancient desert city of Ziklag, to which the Bible says David… Read More ›

Backing gay conversion therapy, new education minister elicits fresh uproar

Backing gay conversion therapy, new education minister elicits fresh uproar

Rafi Peretz pilloried by opposition parties, with multiple calls for his resignation; Netanyahu: Statements unacceptable, do not reflect the position of the government   In… Read More ›

Acosta resigns amid furor over Epstein plea deal

Acosta resigns amid furor over Epstein plea deal

  Washington – President Donald Trump announced Friday that Labor Secretary Alex Acosta has resigned, a move that comes after furor over a plea deal… Read More ›

A secular uprising could decide the election

A secular uprising could decide the election

Opinion: Traditionally right-wing communities are in the forefront of growing descent against the power of ultra-Orthodox parties who impose their agenda on secular society, secure… Read More ›

Hezbollah slams US sanctions against its officials

Hezbollah slams US sanctions against its officials

At parliamentary bloc meeting, lawmakers for the terror group vow American decision will ‘change nothing in our convictions or in our rejection of and resistance… Read More ›

Jerusalem – Israeli Researchers Uncover King David’s Biblical Town Of Ziklag

Jerusalem – Israeli Researchers Uncover King David’s Biblical Town Of Ziklag

  Jerusalem – Researchers from the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) and Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia, have found Biblical Ziklag.… Read More ›

The Ethiopian fight should be the fight of every Israeli

The Ethiopian fight should be the fight of every Israeli

Opinion: The young members of the community stand alone crying out against racism and injustice because unlike the protest movements of the recent past, the… Read More ›

Analysis: As Bahrain showed, even Trump’s Arab allies see two-state solution as essential

Analysis: As Bahrain showed, even Trump’s Arab allies see two-state solution as essential

They didn’t heed PA’s call to boycott Kushner’s Manama economic workshop, but Mideast participants made plain the US political vision must enable some kind of… Read More ›

Kushner: Trump ‘Very Fond’ of Abbas, PA’s Response to Parley ‘Hysterical’

Kushner: Trump ‘Very Fond’ of Abbas, PA’s Response to Parley ‘Hysterical’

White House senior adviser Jared Kushner said “the U.S. peace plan is good, we need support.”   The Palestinian leadership’s reaction to the Bahrain economic… Read More ›

Ankara – Turkey’s Erdogan Says ‘never Possible’ To Consider U.S. Plan For Middle East: NTV

Ankara – Turkey’s Erdogan Says ‘never Possible’ To Consider U.S. Plan For Middle East: NTV

  Ankara –  Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said it was “never possible” for Turkey to positively consider the $50 billion U.S. peace plan for the… Read More ›

Kushner in Bahrain: Criticizing Our Plan Won’t Help Palestinians

Kushner in Bahrain: Criticizing Our Plan Won’t Help Palestinians

“When people criticize, the question I would ask them is what is your idea, what ideas are you putting forward,” he told reporters.   MANAMA,… Read More ›

Washington – U.S. To Unveil ‘Economy First’ Approach To Mideast Peace At Bahrain Conference Published

Washington – U.S. To Unveil ‘Economy First’ Approach To Mideast Peace At Bahrain Conference Published

  Washington – The first stage of President Donald Trump’s Middle East peace plan will be launched in Bahrain on Tuesday at a conference the… Read More ›

Kushner’s Economic Peace Plan Faces Broad Arab Rejection

Kushner’s Economic Peace Plan Faces Broad Arab Rejection

From Sudan to Kuwait, prominent commentators and ordinary citizens denounced Kushner’s proposals in strikingly similar terms: “colossal waste of time,” “non-starter,” “dead on arrival.”  … Read More ›

From Batman to Holy Land, comics artist sees heroes on all sides

From Batman to Holy Land, comics artist sees heroes on all sides

A Lebanese Druze, who lived through a brutal civil war to become a religious West Bank settler, paints portraits or superhero reproductions on commission to… Read More ›