Articles by: JewishNews-Rami

Netanyahu pressing ahead on draft bill, despite Haredi opposition

Netanyahu pressing ahead on draft bill, despite Haredi opposition

PM insisting Knesset vote on draft bill opposed by Haredi parties in its current form; nevertheless expectations are that bill will be allowed to proceed… Read More ›

Hamas leader congratulates Turkey’s Erdogan on electoral win

Hamas leader congratulates Turkey’s Erdogan on electoral win

Ismail Hanieyh says he’ll send a delegation to Ankara after Turkish strongman appears to clinch new term as president   The head of the Hamas… Read More ›

Bethel, NY – Head Counselor At Pupa Camp Dies In Upstate Collision

Bethel, NY – Head Counselor At Pupa Camp Dies In Upstate Collision

Bethel, NY – A beloved Borough Park educator died today after being injured in a head on collision in the Catskills. Sources said that 42… Read More ›

Washington – Trump Adviser Roger Stone Reveals New Meeting With Russian

Washington – Trump Adviser Roger Stone Reveals New Meeting With Russian

  Washington – Special counsel Robert Mueller is examining a previously undisclosed meeting between longtime Donald Trump confidante Roger Stone and a Russian figure who… Read More ›

Religious soldiers jailed after refusing to visit Rabin’s grave, going AWOL

Religious soldiers jailed after refusing to visit Rabin’s grave, going AWOL

Four servicemen sentenced to 14 days in prison after they refuse to visit the burial site of Israel’s assassinated PM while on an army trip… Read More ›

Jerusalem – Netanyahu Hopes North Korea Deal Will Be Better Than The One With Iran

Jerusalem – Netanyahu Hopes North Korea Deal Will Be Better Than The One With Iran

  Jerusalem – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called on the world community to support President Donald Trump’s efforts to denuclearize both North Korea and… Read More ›

Washington – U.S. Suicide Rates See Sharp Increase From 1999 To 2016: CDC

Washington – U.S. Suicide Rates See Sharp Increase From 1999 To 2016: CDC

  Washington – Suicide rates rose in nearly every U.S. state from 1999 to 2016, with the rate spiking by more than 30 percent in… Read More ›

The Toy That’s Wreaking Havoc on the South

The Toy That’s Wreaking Havoc on the South

“They are harming that symbol. They are making us fear something that is so beautiful, clean and playful, and has connotations of family, community, love… Read More ›

Pedro Sánchez sworn in as Spain’s Prime Minister after ousting Mariano Rajoy

Pedro Sánchez sworn in as Spain’s Prime Minister after ousting Mariano Rajoy

Madrid – Pedro Sánchez was sworn in Saturday as Spain’s Prime Minister, a day after ousting scandal-hit political rival Mariano Rajoy in a no-confidence vote.… Read More ›

Uncertainty About Ceasefire Abounds as Gaza-Israel Border Maintains Quiet

Uncertainty About Ceasefire Abounds as Gaza-Israel Border Maintains Quiet

While the shelling ceased hours ago, Israeli officials denied agreeing to a truce with Hamas and other militant groups.   The day after militant groups… Read More ›

European Foreign Ministers Fail to Reach Consensus on Gaza Violence

European Foreign Ministers Fail to Reach Consensus on Gaza Violence

The continent has been anything but unified on the situation that unfolded on the Israel-Gaza border this spring.   European foreign ministers discussed the situation… Read More ›

Goldin family attacks PM Netanyahu for ‘cowardice, defeatism’

Goldin family attacks PM Netanyahu for ‘cowardice, defeatism’

Family of IDF officer whose body is held by Hamas in Gaza holds press conference to attack PM, his government; Goldin’s father Simcha accuses government… Read More ›

Czech FM: Gaza Violence Not Connected to U.S. Embassy Move

Czech FM: Gaza Violence Not Connected to U.S. Embassy Move

Martin Stropnický said that Palestinians rushing the security fence separating Israel from Gaza is a form of terrorism.   Czech Republic Foreign Minister Martin Stropnický… Read More ›

Kim Jong Un is said to be worried about North Korea falling to a military coup while he’s rubbing shoulders with Trump in Singapore

Kim Jong Un is said to be worried about North Korea falling to a military coup while he’s rubbing shoulders with Trump in Singapore

  North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is reportedly anxious about a planned summit with President Donald Trump set to take place in Singapore next… Read More ›

Love, Adventure and Tragedy: Paying Tribute to Those Lost in the Flood

Love, Adventure and Tragedy: Paying Tribute to Those Lost in the Flood

Remembering the teens whose lives were lost in a recent flood in the Arava desert.   TOWERING SOLITARILY above its surroundings, Mount Tzin may well… Read More ›

North Korea threatens to cancel summit with Trump over military ‘ruckus’ with South Korea

North Korea threatens to cancel summit with Trump over military ‘ruckus’ with South Korea

  The North Korean government threatened to cancel the impending summit between President Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un, the Seoul-based Yonhap News Agency reported. The… Read More ›

IDF Destroys Terror Tunnel in Latest Air Strike

IDF Destroys Terror Tunnel in Latest Air Strike

The tunnel was the ninth to be destroyed by the IDF in a year.   The Israel Air Force on Saturday evening destroyed a Hamas… Read More ›

France slams ‘unacceptable’ new US sanctions on Iran

France slams ‘unacceptable’ new US sanctions on Iran

Foreign minister says White House overreached by forcing European companies to pull out of country without first negotiating with EU   PARIS — France’s foreign… Read More ›

Lebanon vote likely to lead to another unity government

Lebanon vote likely to lead to another unity government

Analysis: As Lebanese citizens head to the polls for first general election in nine years, Prime Minister Saad Hariri promotes ‘selfie app’ to appeal to… Read More ›

Netanyahu steps up calls to end Iran nuclear deal

Netanyahu steps up calls to end Iran nuclear deal

In bid to shore up opposition to agreement ahead of Trump deadline, Israel sharing intelligence on Tehran’s once ‘robust’ atomic program with world powers  … Read More ›