Articles by: JewishNews-Rami

G20 in China: Syria, Brexit on Obama’s agenda

G20 in China: Syria, Brexit on Obama’s agenda

Hangzhou, China – US President Barack Obama is continuing his diplomatic slog in China Sunday, meeting with counterparts from the United Kingdom and Turkey —… Read More ›

Shots fired from Gaza at IDF troops, army returns fire at Hamas post

Shots fired from Gaza at IDF troops, army returns fire at Hamas post

None hurt on Israeli side; three of the terror group’s fighters reported wounded in return shelling   Shots were fired from northern Gaza at IDF… Read More ›

Traffic jams, canceled trains as Likud rail row begins to be felt

Traffic jams, canceled trains as Likud rail row begins to be felt

Some 150,000 passengers expected to be affected by closure Sunday of Tel Aviv-Haifa train line after political standoff over Sabbath repair work   Israelis began… Read More ›

Despite gloom in Israel, PA officials insist Fatah will sweep local elections — even in Gaza

Despite gloom in Israel, PA officials insist Fatah will sweep local elections — even in Gaza

Analysis: Abbas’s movement is confident of trouncing its Islamist rival on October 8, and says it has the electoral math to prove it   RAMALLAH… Read More ›

School starts: Bennett stresses core, Zionism

School starts: Bennett stresses core, Zionism

Overcrowding in classes, socioeconomic and sectorial gaps, poor student performance – these are only a few of the many problems facing the education system.  … Read More ›

Clinton pitches her foreign policy to American Legion: ‘No coddling dictators’

Clinton pitches her foreign policy to American Legion: ‘No coddling dictators’

Democratic nominee appeals to Republican voters, says she will uphold US values, care for military, protect national security interests   CINCINNATI (AP) — Portraying a… Read More ›

Ben-Eliezer’s death gives prosecutors a headache

Ben-Eliezer’s death gives prosecutors a headache

Former Minister Ben-Eleizer was in the middle of bribery and fraud hearings when he passed away; now, the prosecution has to give back all of… Read More ›

Egypt seeks tougher punishment for female genital mutilation

Egypt seeks tougher punishment for female genital mutilation

The practice, considered by many in the country as preserving a girl’s purity, can lead to significant health complications and even death. A new bill… Read More ›

Officer in Azaria case cross-examined on witness stand

Officer in Azaria case cross-examined on witness stand

The platoon commander from the Hebron soldier’s infantry company testified Monday morning, becoming the first IDF official to give testimony on behalf of the defense.… Read More ›

PM to meet with religious party leaders in bid to resolve coalition crisis

PM to meet with religious party leaders in bid to resolve coalition crisis

Railway chief: Two-year delay if Shabbat work halted.   Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will meet with the heads of the United Torah Judaism and Shas… Read More ›

Israeli-Chinese hardware incubator launches in Tel Aviv

Israeli-Chinese hardware incubator launches in Tel Aviv

“The Chinese interest in the Israeli startup scene is undeniable yet it is not easy for Israeli companies to break into the Chinese market…” Hila… Read More ›

Brussels Airlines backtracks on halva ban

Brussels Airlines backtracks on halva ban

Israeli embassies worked ‘vigorously’ on issue after scandal over sesame snack erupted last week.   Brussel Airlines is welcoming Achva halva back on board. In… Read More ›

‘It’s kind of like Purim’

‘It’s kind of like Purim’

Thousands of young enthusiasts of Japanese anime attend Jerusalem convention.   Bugs Bunny it is not, Dressed in brilliantly colored, sometimes risqué, otherworldly outfits, and… Read More ›

Netanyahu, Liberman want Hamas win in local elections, Fatah officials claim

Netanyahu, Liberman want Hamas win in local elections, Fatah officials claim

Abbas associates say gains by Islamists would justify Israeli rejectionism; Fatah showing unity in ranks ahead of vote   With Fatah and Hamas locked in… Read More ›

Donald Trump’s new pitch to African-American voters is hitting a wall

Donald Trump’s new pitch to African-American voters is hitting a wall

  Donald Trump’s campaign over the last two weeks has gone out of its way to reach nonwhite voters. It’s the first time in more… Read More ›

The Bank of Japan is worried about a stock market crash

The Bank of Japan is worried about a stock market crash

  No central bank of a developed country equals the Bank of Japan in trying to manipulate the stock market up by buying equities. The… Read More ›

The most hotly debated policing strategy of the last 20 years is far from finished

The most hotly debated policing strategy of the last 20 years is far from finished

  Calls to reform police departments have echoed across the country with renewed energy in recent years, as cities from New York and Chicago to Baltimore… Read More ›

US State Department reviews nearly 15,000 new Clinton emails

US State Department reviews nearly 15,000 new Clinton emails

Thousands of undisclosed Clinton emails being reviewed with the first batch expected to be released in October just before elections; new emails reveal further details… Read More ›

Fugitive businessman Kobi Alexander to return to US to stand trial

Fugitive businessman Kobi Alexander to return to US to stand trial

The founder and former CEO of the Israeli-American company Comverse Technology, Kobi Alexander escaped to Namibia in 2006 ahead of being indicted on charges of… Read More ›

IAF strikes Syria after mortar falls in Israel

IAF strikes Syria after mortar falls in Israel

After day of escalating violence with Gaza, Israel turns its gaze to the northern border after mortar shells land in Israeli territory, prompting IAF to… Read More ›