Articles by: JewishNews-Rami

Ties with Israel have never been closer, says Russian chief rabbi

Ties with Israel have never been closer, says Russian chief rabbi

Moscow and Jerusalem are both ‘snubbed’ by the world and have finally found each other, but there are risks, warns Berel Lazar   MOSCOW –… Read More ›

Israeli electric company to increase supply to Gaza

Israeli electric company to increase supply to Gaza

Ashkelon desalination facility has been distrupted for years as masses of Gazan sewage has piled up; Israeli Electric Corporation is planning on supplying Gaza’s sewage… Read More ›

Underwater ‘lost city’ is a natural phenomenon, say scientists

Underwater ‘lost city’ is a natural phenomenon, say scientists

  When divers discovered circular columns and paved floors, they thought they had found the ruins of a long-forgotten civilization on the shores of the… Read More ›

Terrorism, trafficking fears after Malaysian immigration scandal

Terrorism, trafficking fears after Malaysian immigration scandal

  Corruption, mismanagement and failure to adhere to standard security procedures have compromised Malaysia’s Immigration Department, leaving the country exposed to terrorists and human trafficking.… Read More ›

Japan: 7-year-old boy found after week’s disappearance

Japan: 7-year-old boy found after week’s disappearance

  Tokyo – [Breaking news update, published at 8:54 p.m. ET] Yamato Tanooka, a 7-year-old boy missing for nearly a week in the northern Japan… Read More ›

French FM warns of impending disaster if Israeli-Palestinian deadlock not broken

French FM warns of impending disaster if Israeli-Palestinian deadlock not broken

Day ahead of Paris peace summit, Jean-Marc Ayrault says there is genuine concern for Israel amid changing Mideast context   French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault… Read More ›

Clinton: Trump can’t be trusted with nuclear codes

Clinton: Trump can’t be trusted with nuclear codes

Likely Democratic nominee warns rival is dangerous, unfit for office; says US has ‘moral obligation’ to defend Israel   US presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton tore… Read More ›

Islamic State increasingly focused on international attacks, UN says

Islamic State increasingly focused on international attacks, UN says

New report says group moving into new phase, focusing on hitting civilians around the world as it faces pressure in Iraq and Syria   UNITED… Read More ›

Vienna – Far-right Parties Winning Over Some Jewish Voters, Top Rabbi Warns

Vienna – Far-right Parties Winning Over Some Jewish Voters, Top Rabbi Warns

  Vienna – Far-right parties in some European countries are winning over Jewish voters by exploiting fears about militant Islamists and mainstream parties must do… Read More ›

Ottawa, Ontario – Canada PM Trudeau Will Not Be Punished For Elbowing Legislator

Ottawa, Ontario – Canada PM Trudeau Will Not Be Punished For Elbowing Legislator

  Ottawa, Ontario –  Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will not face punishment for manhandling a legislator and inadvertently elbowing another during a fracas in… Read More ›

Cincinnati, OH – Trump: Zoo Had Little Choice In Killing Gorilla

Cincinnati, OH – Trump: Zoo Had Little Choice In Killing Gorilla

  Cincinnati, OH – Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump says the Cincinnati Zoo had little choice but to kill a 17-year-old gorilla after a… Read More ›

ISIS using hundreds as human shields in Falluja

ISIS using hundreds as human shields in Falluja

As the Iraqi army attempts to drive ISIS out of the city of Fallujah, ISIS is holding thousands of civilians hostage, and using hundreds as… Read More ›

Justice Ministry to stop prosecuting Israeli brothels operated by ‘working women’

Justice Ministry to stop prosecuting Israeli brothels operated by ‘working women’

Prostitution in Israel is legal, but pimping and brothels remain outside the law, and new legislation proposing to persecute only patrons of the sex trade… Read More ›

Ousted Ya’alon agrees to show Liberman Defense Ministry ropes

Ousted Ya’alon agrees to show Liberman Defense Ministry ropes

After taking reins, Yisrael Beytenu leader asks predecessor for handover meeting, sits down with army chief Eisenkot   Newly installed Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman on… Read More ›

One of the top oil traders on Twitter deleted his account after being called a liar

One of the top oil traders on Twitter deleted his account after being called a liar

  Oil traders keep a low profile. So when one of the most widely followed oil traders on Twitter abruptly closed his account last week,… Read More ›

Carl Icahn has a big new position

Carl Icahn has a big new position

  Legendary investor Carl Icahn has announced a new position in Allergan Pharmaceuticals. Allergan has been very popular on Wall Street. Back in 2014, billionaire… Read More ›

French investigators went to crazy lengths to make sure Google didn’t catch wind of their tax investigation

French investigators went to crazy lengths to make sure Google didn’t catch wind of their tax investigation

  The French financial authorities went to some pretty extreme lengths to ensure that Google didn’t get tipped off early about their tax investigation into… Read More ›

Jerusalem – Former Sara Netanyahu Employee Gets NIS 97,500 In Abuse Claim

Jerusalem – Former Sara Netanyahu Employee Gets NIS 97,500 In Abuse Claim

  Jerusalem – Guy Eliyahu has joined the company of Meni Naftali as victors over Sarah Netanyahu in labor court, winning on Tuesday a NIS… Read More ›

Washington – McConnell Says Trump Has Earned GOP Nomination

Washington – McConnell Says Trump Has Earned GOP Nomination

  Washington – Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Monday that while presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is “a phenomenon” and political outsider, he… Read More ›

Nasrallah: Lieberman is crazy

Nasrallah: Lieberman is crazy

On ‘Day of Resistance and Freedom,’ Nasrallah makes a speech from his underground bunker, repeatedly threatening Israel, calling Arab world’s turn against him an ‘international… Read More ›