Articles by: JewishNews-Rami

With or without IPBC crisis, Israel is heading towards elections

With or without IPBC crisis, Israel is heading towards elections

Op-ed: Between the risk involved in going to elections and his desire to avoid dealing with the promises he made and to postpone the police… Read More ›

Israel should develop economic ties with China, but with open eyes

Israel should develop economic ties with China, but with open eyes

Op-ed: In his visit to Beijing this week, Prime Minister Netanyahu must use all his diplomatic skills to maneuver between three different and conflicting interests—the… Read More ›

Assad: Russia has ‘important role’ in preventing Israel-Syria clash

Assad: Russia has ‘important role’ in preventing Israel-Syria clash

Syrian dictator defends decision to fire anti-aircraft missiles at Israeli planes, says protecting country’s borders ‘our duty’   Syrian President Bashar Assad said on Monday… Read More ›

Beirut – Hezbollah Says U.N. ‘Weak’ After Critical Israel Report Pulled

Beirut – Hezbollah Says U.N. ‘Weak’ After Critical Israel Report Pulled

  Beirut – The leader of the Lebanese Hezbollah movement denounced the United Nations on Saturday as weak after the withdrawal of a report accusing… Read More ›

Tillerson’s first Asia trip as secretary of state has been rocky

Tillerson’s first Asia trip as secretary of state has been rocky

  Rex Tillerson made his first trip to Asia this week as secretary of state, and there’s been some confusion as the press scrambles to keep… Read More ›

New York – U.S. Airlines Get Heat From Passengers Over Snowstorm Cancellations

New York – U.S. Airlines Get Heat From Passengers Over Snowstorm Cancellations

  New York – U.S. airlines canceled thousands of flights ahead of Tuesday’s blizzard in the northeastern United States, but the weaker-than-forecast storm left some… Read More ›

Populism on the rise? Netherlands gears up for bellwether vote

Populism on the rise? Netherlands gears up for bellwether vote

  Voters in the Netherlands head to the polls Wednesday in an election widely seen as an indicator of populist sentiment across Europe. With the… Read More ›

Miki Zohar has a dream for an annexation

Miki Zohar has a dream for an annexation

Op-ed: While there is no reason to hold MK Miki Zohar’s suggestion regarding the possible annexation of the West Bank and its residents in high… Read More ›

200 observant IDF officers rooting for Rabbi Levinstein

200 observant IDF officers rooting for Rabbi Levinstein

IDF officers who studied under Rabbi Levinstein in a pre-military modern Orthodox academy sign a petition backing their Rabbi, against the integration of women in… Read More ›

JCC leaders demand Sessions be a ‘stronger partner’ against continued threats

JCC leaders demand Sessions be a ‘stronger partner’ against continued threats

Amidst another wave of bomb threats, 141 community center heads send AG a letter asking for more action in combating anti-Semitism   WASHINGTON — Amidst… Read More ›

Netanyahu pauses 4-hour police grilling to speak to Trump

Netanyahu pauses 4-hour police grilling to speak to Trump

Investigators question PM for 4th time on corruption allegations in two separate cases; police chief indicates probes almost complete   Police investigators questioned Prime Minister… Read More ›

US Reps Say Federal Response Needed to Stop Jew-Hatred

US Reps Say Federal Response Needed to Stop Jew-Hatred

“We’re here today to bring necessary attention to this public security threat. Because a threat to the Jewish community – or to any religious community… Read More ›

Rocket Lands in Open Area Near Ashkelon Coast, No Injuries

Rocket Lands in Open Area Near Ashkelon Coast, No Injuries

There were no initial reports or injuries or damage.   A rocket exploded in an open area near the southern Ashkelon coastline Wednesday evening. There… Read More ›

Washington – Trump To Sign New Travel Order On Wednesday

Washington – Trump To Sign New Travel Order On Wednesday

  Washington – President Donald Trump is expected to sign a new refugee and immigration executive order on Wednesday, one day after addressing lawmakers at… Read More ›

BUFFETT: Stocks are ‘on the cheap side’ and not in bubble territory

BUFFETT: Stocks are ‘on the cheap side’ and not in bubble territory

  Berkshire Hathaway Chairman Warren Buffett said stocks are comparatively cheap based on where interest rates are. “Measured against interest rates, stocks actually are on… Read More ›

Top Democratic senator on investigating Trump’s ties to Russia: ‘This is a long way from over’

Top Democratic senator on investigating Trump’s ties to Russia: ‘This is a long way from over’

  And Republicans, he said, are beginning to take the accusations much more seriously. Whitehouse, the Rhode Island senator and the ranking member on the… Read More ›

PM: Israel’s Pivot to Asia is Economic Not Political

PM: Israel’s Pivot to Asia is Economic Not Political

Netanyahu said there was no replacement for the US on the diplomatic scale.   SYDNEY – Israel’s pivot to Asia is economic, not political, Prime… Read More ›

The enemy of the people? Join the club

The enemy of the people? Join the club

Op-ed: Unlike in the US, Israeli media outlets are not protected by amendments enshrined in the constitution. Freedom of the press is protected by the… Read More ›

Nasrallah Warns: Hezbollah’s Missiles Can Hit Israel’s Nuclear Reactor

Nasrallah Warns: Hezbollah’s Missiles Can Hit Israel’s Nuclear Reactor

Hezbollah leader says Wednesday’s Trump-Netanyahu meeting signaled the death of the Israeli-Palestinian peace process.   Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah called on Israel to dismantle its… Read More ›

J Street To Trump: One State is the Problem, Not Solution

J Street To Trump: One State is the Problem, Not Solution

Trump is the first US president in at least two decades to refrain from pledging total allegiance to the idea of a two-state paradigm  … Read More ›