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Israel’s regional cooperation expands: CENTCOM chief visits for 2nd time this year

Israel’s regional cooperation expands: CENTCOM chief visits for 2nd time this year

On the backdrop of threats posed by Iran and US President Biden’s visit to Israel, US Central Command Chief Gen. Michael Kurilla is in Israel.… Read More ›

El Al submits official request to fly over Saudi airspace

El Al submits official request to fly over Saudi airspace

In light of Saudi Arabia opening its airspace to all carriers, Israeli airlines will be able to minimize cost and offer shorter direct flights to… Read More ›

Tehran says US used ‘Iranophobia’ to ramp up Mideast tensions during Biden visit

Tehran says US used ‘Iranophobia’ to ramp up Mideast tensions during Biden visit

Iranian foreign ministry makes accusation after US president wraps up trip to Israel, West Bank and Saudi Arabia   Tehran accused the United States on… Read More ›

White House says Iran is preparing to supply Russia with weapons-capable drones

White House says Iran is preparing to supply Russia with weapons-capable drones

  Newly declassified US intelligence indicates that Iran is expected to supply Russia with “hundreds” of drones — including weapons-capable drones — for use in… Read More ›

Benny Gantz meets with PA President Abbas ahead of Biden visit

Benny Gantz meets with PA President Abbas ahead of Biden visit

The meeting was held in “a good spirit and in a positive atmosphere,” according to Gantz’s office.   Defense Minister Benny Gantz met with Palestinian… Read More ›

Why is UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson facing his biggest crisis, and what comes next?

Why is UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson facing his biggest crisis, and what comes next?

  London – UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is facing his biggest crisis yet, after dozens of government officials, including two senior Cabinet ministers resigned… Read More ›

Jewish Victims Among Casualties In Highland Park Mass Shooting

Jewish Victims Among Casualties In Highland Park Mass Shooting

  HIGHLAND PARK, ILLINOIS (AP/VINnews) — In a tragic turn of events, reports indicate that there were Jewish casualties in Monday’s mass shooting in Illinois.… Read More ›

‘People just falling and falling’: Witnesses describe terror at Illinois parade shooting

‘People just falling and falling’: Witnesses describe terror at Illinois parade shooting

Zoe Pawelczak’s dad thought the repetitive pops ringing out at Highland Park’s Fourth of July parade Monday morning were part of the show, she says.… Read More ›

Ukrainian mayor of Kherson detained as Russian-run region prepares for referendum

Ukrainian mayor of Kherson detained as Russian-run region prepares for referendum

  The elected Ukrainian mayor of Kherson was arrested Tuesday, according to pro-Russian officials in the city, hours before the region’s Russian-backed administration announced plans… Read More ›

Lawyers Want 101-Year-Old Alleged Ex-Nazi Guard Acquitted

Lawyers Want 101-Year-Old Alleged Ex-Nazi Guard Acquitted

BERLIN (AP) — Lawyers asked a German court Monday to acquit a 101-year-old man charged with 3,518 counts of being an accessory to murder for… Read More ›

Russian airstrike hits busy shopping mall in central Ukraine, sparking fears of mass casualties

Russian airstrike hits busy shopping mall in central Ukraine, sparking fears of mass casualties

A Russian airstrike struck a bustling shopping mall in Kremenchuk, central Ukraine on Monday, setting the building ablaze and prompting concerns of mass casualties. Ukrainian… Read More ›

No light at end of the political tunnel – analysis

No light at end of the political tunnel – analysis

Even if the far-Right can eke out a 61-seat coalition, if the last year has taught the country anything, it is that this state cannot… Read More ›

Forgotten History: Why the League of Nations Failed – a Hashkafic Suggestion

Forgotten History: Why the League of Nations Failed – a Hashkafic Suggestion

By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com The League of Nations was the first worldwide governmental organization of nations. It’s purpose was to ensure world peace.… Read More ›

Analysis: The single most compelling witness of the January 6 committee hearings so far

Analysis: The single most compelling witness of the January 6 committee hearings so far

  Wandrea “Shaye” Moss was nervous. She couldn’t get the microphone in front of her to work. She initially struggled to find the words to… Read More ›

Elections reactions: Netanyahu vows that Likud will lead next government

Elections reactions: Netanyahu vows that Likud will lead next government

Bennett and Lapid announced that they would be dissolving government, and Lapid will be interim prime minister.   Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Foreign Minister… Read More ›

Analysis: Why Ukraine’s longshot bid to join the EU is likely to enrage Putin

Analysis: Why Ukraine’s longshot bid to join the EU is likely to enrage Putin

Four days after Russian forces invaded Ukraine and started a bloody war that shows no signs of ending soon, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky officially applied… Read More ›

Police In Texas Fatally Shoot Armed Man At Youth Day Camp

Police In Texas Fatally Shoot Armed Man At Youth Day Camp

DUNCANVILLE, Texas (AP) — Police shot and killed a man who fired gunshots at a Dallas-area gymnasium where about 150 children were attending a day… Read More ›

How Trump chose an ‘apparently inebriated’ Giuliani over his campaign team

How Trump chose an ‘apparently inebriated’ Giuliani over his campaign team

  The House committee investigating the January 6 insurrection began methodically dismantling Donald Trump’s election lie during Monday’s public hearing, the first part of its… Read More ›

Head of House panel probing Capitol riot warns conspiracy behind violence ‘not over’

Head of House panel probing Capitol riot warns conspiracy behind violence ‘not over’

Rep. Bennie Thompson will open first January 6 committee hearing by clarifying that panel’s work is about more than looking backward, as US democracy ‘remains… Read More ›

Arab violence on the decline, but Israel still has a long way to go

Arab violence on the decline, but Israel still has a long way to go

Police say extra budgets allowed law enforcement bigger presence in Arab communities, hereby cutting shootings by 30% and increasing illegal weapon seizures by 49%; ‘we… Read More ›