Chana Roberts

Chana Roberts

News writer

Chana immigrated to Israel from Canada in 2007.

News by Chana Roberts

Number of dead from Wuhan coronavirus hits triple digits, as number of infected skyrockets

Germany joins list of countries with identified coronavirus patients as number of dead in China tops 100.

Number of dead from Wuhan coronavirus hits triple digits, as number of infected skyrockets

South Korea: Woman diagnosed with mysterious new virus originating in China

South Korea gets first case of new coronavirus which has infected at least 200 people worldwide.

South Korea: Woman diagnosed with mysterious new virus originating in China

New 'Kol Hanashim' women's party to submit list of 120 candidates for Knesset

New women's party says it's 'neither Right nor Left,' aims for '50-50' representation.

New 'Kol Hanashim' women's party to submit list of 120 candidates for Knesset

Blue and White tells MK Hauser: 'Existential difference between us and leftist parties'

MK Zvi Hauser responds to Labor chairman MK Peretz's push to unite bloc: 'Existential difference between Blue & White and leftist parties.'

Blue and White tells MK Hauser: 'Existential difference between us and leftist parties'

Woman attacks three Jewish women in Brooklyn, New York

Police arrest 30-year-old woman who attacked three young Jewish women in Crown Heights, New York.

Woman attacks three Jewish women in Brooklyn, New York

PA cities to lose electricity for 3 hours due to debt

After talks to negotiate payment plan fail, electric company increases number of hours Palestinian Authority cities are disconnected.

PA cities to lose electricity for 3 hours due to debt

NAACP: 'Blacks are dying so that Jews can live'

NAACP Passaic, NJ, turns water crisis in Flint, Michigan, into excuse for anti-Semitism.

NAACP: 'Blacks are dying so that Jews can live'

Plan to construct new Negev hospital approved

Council approves plans to allow construction of hospital on outskirts of Be'er Sheva.

Plan to construct new Negev hospital approved

Bolton tweets again - after 2-month break

John Bolton says White House blocked his Twitter account, thanks Twitter for returning control of account.

Bolton tweets again - after 2-month breakplayer

Pompeo: Iran using Islamic Jihad to strike at Israel

US Sec. of State says no one can claim to want peace in Middle East while refusing to challenge Iranian threats.

Pompeo: Iran using Islamic Jihad to strike at Israel

Finance Minister: Pretend we already held new elections

New elections will bring the same results, Min. Kahlon says.

Finance Minister: Pretend we already held new elections

Government to cancel import taxes on butter

Economy Ministry recommends removing quotas, canceling taxes, on imported butter.

Government to cancel import taxes on butter

'My daughter is innocent'

Mother of Naama Issachar, jailed for bringing marijuana into Russia, claims her daughter is being punished unfairly.

'My daughter is innocent'

Health Ministry warns: Frozen tilapia, hamburgers, recalled

Affected fish has 'uncharacteristic' smell, as well as an aftertaste, Health Ministry says.

Health Ministry warns: Frozen tilapia, hamburgers, recalled

Health Ministry to ban sale of electronic cigarettes?

Health Ministry Director-General examines option to ban or limit sale of e-cigarettes - without passing a new law.

Health Ministry to ban sale of electronic cigarettes?

'The mayor acts as if the residents are there to serve him'

Benny Kashriel, mayor of Maaleh Adumim, still refuses to allocate a building for a new school - five years later.

'The mayor acts as if the residents are there to serve him'

'Don't vote for parties that won't pass electoral threshold'

Chabad rabbinical court publishes letter urging hasidim to vote - and to vote only for parties which are sure to enter Knesset.

'Don't vote for parties that won't pass electoral threshold'

Three Gazans arrested after crossing into Israel

Teenage Gazans armed with knife infiltrate Israeli territory, are arrested.

Three Gazans arrested after crossing into Israel

Police attacked in Jerusalem

Arab terrorists throw firebombs, rocks, at Jerusalem police.

Police attacked in Jerusalem

Two Israelis wounded in terror attack after visiting dentist

Terrorist asks if father and son are Jewish, stabs them.

Two Israelis wounded in terror attack after visiting dentist

Hezbollah attacks weren't retaliation for 'Israeli drone attack'

Arab reports: Hezbollah retaliated for attack on Iranian target in Syria, not alleged Israeli drone attack on Hezbollah site in Beirut.

Hezbollah attacks weren't retaliation for 'Israeli drone attack'

Dov Hikind: 'Enough is enough of Jews living in fear in America'

Former NYS Assemblyman calls on NYC's Mayor de Blasio to 'take charge' and address the city's growing anti-Semitism.

Dov Hikind: 'Enough is enough of Jews living in fear in America'

US envoy: 'This isn't the path to peace'

US envoy Jason Greenblatt responds to Friday's terror attack: 'Savage attack, this isn't the path to peace.'

US envoy: 'This isn't the path to peace'

Breaking: Rina Shnerb, 17, murdered in Dolev-area terror attack

Rina Shnerb, the young woman critically injured in Friday's terror attack, dies of her wounds.

Breaking: Rina Shnerb, 17, murdered in Dolev-area terror attackplayer

Binyamin attack injures two seriously, one critically

Explosive device detonates near Dolev-area spring, injuring father and two children.

Binyamin attack injures two seriously, one criticallyplayer

'Europe's Dark, Full-Blooded Specialty: Labeling Jews'

NY Times ad calls to oppose labeling Judea and Samaria goods."Nations of conscience must stand against anti-Semitic labeling of Jews"

'Europe's Dark, Full-Blooded Specialty: Labeling Jews'

Missile alert in southern Israel

Sirens sound in four Gaza-area communities, activating missile defense system.

Missile alert in southern Israelplayer

'It's anti-Semitic': Blue and White ad incites against haredim

Blue and White campaign video paints religious, haredi, ministers as money-sucking parasites, PM Netanyahu as caring only about himself.

'It's anti-Semitic': Blue and White ad incites against haredimplayer

Shaked may not join unity government

United Right chairwoman warns: 'No one knows what'll happen if the right doesn't have 61 seats.'

Shaked may not join unity government

WHO: Ban smoking e-cigarettes indoors

In report on global tobacco epidemic, World Health Organization notes progress, urges governments to ban marketing of e-cigarettes.

WHO: Ban smoking e-cigarettes indoors

Life sentence for terrorist who murdered Ronen Lubarsky

Brother of murdered soldier says death penalty, monetary fines, will deter terrorists more than 'summer camp jail.'

Life sentence for terrorist who murdered Ronen Lubarsky

MK Forer: We'll cut yeshiva budget, open supermarkets on Shabbat

Yisrael Beytenu MK thanks haredim for friendship, promises to end religious legislation and 'bring Israel back to normalcy.'

MK Forer: We'll cut yeshiva budget, open supermarkets on Shabbat

Five soldiers injured in ramming attack

Five IDF soldiers were injured when a car rammed into them near Hizma, in northern Jerusalem

Five soldiers injured in ramming attackplayer

Fear on congregants' faces was 'a page out of Holocaust albums'

Poway's Rabbi Yisroel Goldstein speaks at event honoring 25th anniversary of Lubavitcher Rebbe's passing.

Fear on congregants' faces was 'a page out of Holocaust albums'player

Medical committee: Malka Leifer faked mental illness

Medical committee believes Malka Leifer faked mental illness, report says. Attorneys: Committee said it didn't have relevant documents.

Medical committee: Malka Leifer faked mental illness

Ending the party of abuse

Israel is a safe haven for pedophiles, and every other week a daycare worker is accused of abuse. Here is a possible solution. Opinion.

Ending the party of abuse

The low-cost 'private' flight

Israeli couple boards flight from Italy to Israel - and discovers they're the only passengers.

The low-cost 'private' flight

Exposing the unholy trinity of BDS, terror and anti-Semitism

Likud minister Erdan discusses the motivations and effects of the boycott movement, and its connection to terror and anti-Semitism.

Exposing the unholy trinity of BDS, terror and anti-Semitismplayer

A third of young adults live with their parents

New survey shows 32% of young adults live with their parents, 79% of them are employed. Also: Most divorces happen after 10 or more years.

A third of young adults live with their parents

Report: 66% of Israelis exposed to secondhand smoke

Nearly half of smokers smoke more than 10 cigarettes a day; lack of law enforcement allows 66% of Israelis to suffer from secondhand smoke.

Report: 66% of Israelis exposed to secondhand smoke