Articles by: JewishNews-Rami

2 men set on fire in Maryland; suspect accused of attempted murder

2 men set on fire in Maryland; suspect accused of attempted murder

The cell phone video captured it all — the flames, the screaming and the pain. It will now be used as evidence in an attempted… Read More ›

NYC mayor urges Syrian Jews to empathize with refugees

NYC mayor urges Syrian Jews to empathize with refugees

Bill de Blasio says members of Brooklyn congregation can identify with pain of families forced to leave homeland   New York City Mayor Bill de… Read More ›

US said to mull ‘new approach’ in war on terror at home

US said to mull ‘new approach’ in war on terror at home

Following the deadly California shooting, top official says self-radicalized extremists an ‘outsourced attempt to attack our homeland’   With US President Barack Obama set to… Read More ›

Obama: Terror threat against US has entered ‘new phase’

Obama: Terror threat against US has entered ‘new phase’

In rare Oval Office address, US president defends anti-terror strategy, offers no new policy prescriptions   WASHINGTON (AP) — In a rare Oval Office address,… Read More ›

Meet the Muslim Arab staying in a West Bank settlement

Meet the Muslim Arab staying in a West Bank settlement

Hani Awed, a Muslim Arab, is a surprising temporary resident of Ofra settlement in the West Bank. ‘Even with my Arabic accident I don’t feel… Read More ›

Oscar Pistorius convicted of murder as appeals court overturns earlier conviction

Oscar Pistorius convicted of murder as appeals court overturns earlier conviction

Oscar Pistorius has been found guilty of the murder of Reeva Steenkamp after South Africa’s Supreme Court of Appeal overturned the previous conviction of culpable… Read More ›

Your hoverboard Christmas present could explode

Your hoverboard Christmas present could explode

Nearly 90% of all hoverboards imported into Britain since the middle of October have been seized because they could explode. Retailers were stocking up before… Read More ›

Putin: Turkey will regret warplane downing ‘for a long time’

Putin: Turkey will regret warplane downing ‘for a long time’

Turkey has only just begun to feel repercussions for downing a Russian warplane last week, Russian President Vladimir Putin warned during his annual state of… Read More ›

Jewish victim of California attack had argued with shooter about Islam

Jewish victim of California attack had argued with shooter about Islam

Messianic Jew Nicholas Thalasinos, 52, one of 14 fatalities, had heated debate with co-worker Syed Rizwan Farook two weeks before San Bernardino rampage   One… Read More ›

West Bank shooter identified as PA intel officer

West Bank shooter identified as PA intel officer

Mazen Aribe, an East Jerusalem father of 4, was a member of Palestinian Authority’s security forces, sources say   Palestinian security sources have identified the… Read More ›

Israeli car hit in suspected West Bank terror shooting

Israeli car hit in suspected West Bank terror shooting

Driver emerges uninjured despite some 10 bullets hitting his car near just north of Jerusalem   More than 10 bullets pummeled an Israeli car in… Read More ›

How long can Russia maintain its sanctions against Turkey?

How long can Russia maintain its sanctions against Turkey?

With the strength of Russia’s economy far from certain, steps against Turkey could cause more harm than good.   Russian President Vladimir Putin’s rhetoric towards… Read More ›

Exiled Iranian poet in Israel: This is the best place on Earth

Exiled Iranian poet in Israel: This is the best place on Earth

Payam Feili, sporting a Star of David neck tattoo, arrives in Tel Aviv to launch Hebrew translation of his book, play adaptation   The exiled… Read More ›

Israel devastating the Palestinian environment, Abbas tells climate summit

Israel devastating the Palestinian environment, Abbas tells climate summit

‘Our trees are being uprooted, our agriculture is being destroyed,’ PA president says in Paris, even as he appeals for fresh peace talks   Palestinian… Read More ›

Why I hired a Belgian butcher to circumcise my son

Why I hired a Belgian butcher to circumcise my son

Brit milah is perfectly legal in the Netherlands. But 50 percent of Jews don’t circumcise their sons, and I wanted a mohel with lots of… Read More ›

The local legends fighting ISIS

The local legends fighting ISIS

Heroes to many in Syria and Iraq, three men – all belonging to different factions – have also become symbols. Meet Rambo, the Preacher, and… Read More ›

Ayman Odeh to make diplomatic visit to US

Ayman Odeh to make diplomatic visit to US

Joint List chairperson invited to unprecedented diplomatic visit, which will include meetings at the White House and Congress. “The issues that matter to Israel’s Arab… Read More ›

It is getting worse in Houston

It is getting worse in Houston

  A severe slowdown could be on its way to Houston. John Moran and David Chen at Macquarie looked at multifamily (MF) and commercial real-estate… Read More ›

Facebook envisions that one day you’ll like its ads so much that you’d be sad if they left

Facebook envisions that one day you’ll like its ads so much that you’d be sad if they left

    As you scrolled past the various Turkey Trot selfies and declarations of gratefulness on Facebook this week, did you notice the ads? If… Read More ›

The athleisure fashion trend is becoming a huge problem for Dick’s Sporting Goods

The athleisure fashion trend is becoming a huge problem for Dick’s Sporting Goods

  s everyone from Victoria’s Secretto Kohl’s is jumping on the “athleisure” trend, there is suddenly a lot of competition in the sports apparel space.… Read More ›