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Ministers extend Shin Bet chief’s tenure by 4 months

Ministers extend Shin Bet chief’s tenure by 4 months

Vote comes following disagreement between Gantz and Netanyahu over the latter’s proposal to nominate his confidant, National Security Advisor Ben-Shabbat, to head the security agency… Read More ›

Intel officials say Mossad behind Natanz power cut; Iran calls it ‘terrorism’

Intel officials say Mossad behind Natanz power cut; Iran calls it ‘terrorism’

Alleged Israeli cyberattack said to strike serious blow to Iranian atomic program; security cabinet to meet next week to discuss recent exchanges with Tehran  … Read More ›

Myanmar ambassador says he’s locked out of London embassy in ‘coup’

Myanmar ambassador says he’s locked out of London embassy in ‘coup’

London – Myanmar’s ambassador to the UK said he had been locked out of the London embassy in what he described as another “coup,” blaming… Read More ›

FDA Oks First New ADHD Drug In Over A Decade For Children

FDA Oks First New ADHD Drug In Over A Decade For Children

  WASHINGTON (AP) – U.S. regulators have approved the first new drug in over a decade for children with ADHD, which causes inattention, hyperactivity and… Read More ›

Cher apologizes for ‘not appropriate’ George Floyd tweet

Cher apologizes for ‘not appropriate’ George Floyd tweet

  Music legend Cher has apologized for a tweet in which she theorized that she could have prevented George Floyd’s death. Floyd, an unarmed black… Read More ›

Poll: 48% of Israelis favor government with outside support from Arab parties

Poll: 48% of Israelis favor government with outside support from Arab parties

Opposition to the notion has dropped since February 2020, including among voters for right-wing parties Likud, Yamina and Religious Zionism, the Israel Democracy Institute finds… Read More ›

Jews In The Former Soviet Union Eat Pounds Of Matzah Per Person — The Most In The World — Every Year. Here’s Why.

Jews In The Former Soviet Union Eat Pounds Of Matzah Per Person — The Most In The World — Every Year. Here’s Why.

AZERBAIJAN (JTA) – When it comes to consuming matzah, the Jews of the former Soviet Union are in a league of their own. At the… Read More ›

White House says Americans deserve ‘better information’ as allies criticize WHO coronavirus report

White House says Americans deserve ‘better information’ as allies criticize WHO coronavirus report

Washington – President Joe Biden believes Americans “deserve better information” about the origin of Covid-19 and further steps from the global community, White House press… Read More ›

Biden urges a pause on COVID-19 reopenings, CDC warns of ‘impending doom’

Biden urges a pause on COVID-19 reopenings, CDC warns of ‘impending doom’

Some parts of the US have done away with mask mandates and other COVID-19 restrictions altogether, as travel returns and pandemic fatigue takes hold.  … Read More ›

Israel’s elections pandemic

Israel’s elections pandemic

Opinion: Following the latest national vote, it’s clear the rules of the game have changed; bloc or party size no longer hold the significance they… Read More ›

Cuomo Quiet On How Office Protects Aides Amid Allegations

Cuomo Quiet On How Office Protects Aides Amid Allegations

  ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo declined to say Wednesday what his office is doing to ensure a safe work environment… Read More ›

Why are more young people getting sick with Covid-19 in Brazil?

Why are more young people getting sick with Covid-19 in Brazil?

São Paulo – It took only 10 days from start to finish, from the time 28-year-old Graciane da Silva got sick to the time she… Read More ›

US and allies announce sanctions against Chinese officials for ‘serious human rights abuses’ against Uyghurs

US and allies announce sanctions against Chinese officials for ‘serious human rights abuses’ against Uyghurs

The US announced sanctions Monday against two Chinese officials for “serious human rights abuses” against Uyghur Muslims, a step coordinated with allies including the European… Read More ›

Knesset approves new regulations for airport, cancels entry quotas

Knesset approves new regulations for airport, cancels entry quotas

The daily limit of 3,000 passengers entering the country was cancelled. Israelis now able to travel to Sinai.   The government approved new regulations to… Read More ›

Biden directs states to open vaccinations to all adults by May 1

Biden directs states to open vaccinations to all adults by May 1

Addressing the nation for the first time a year after coronavirus brought the nation to a halt, President Joe Biden on Thursday offered a plan… Read More ›

Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine neutralizes Brazil variant in lab study

Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine neutralizes Brazil variant in lab study

The scientists said the neutralizing ability was roughly equivalent the vaccine’s effect on a previous less contagious version of the virus from last year.  … Read More ›

After delay, vaccination of Palestinian workers in Israel to kick off Monday

After delay, vaccination of Palestinian workers in Israel to kick off Monday

Military liaison confirms program to inoculate 120,000 Palestinians who are legally employed in Israel and West Bank settlements set to begin   The vaccination drive… Read More ›

GOP Jews dismiss Trump’s speech: ‘We’re focused on 2022’

GOP Jews dismiss Trump’s speech: ‘We’re focused on 2022’

“I think [Trump] was taunting them [to show] that just because he lost the election does not mean he has gone away and that he… Read More ›

High Court recognizes Reform, Conservative conversions carried out in Israel

High Court recognizes Reform, Conservative conversions carried out in Israel

Judges say converts through non-Orthodox denominations in Israel must be considered Jews for citizenship purposes; chief rabbis fume; Orthodox parties vow law to overturn ruling… Read More ›

After oil spill, Israel’s fishermen net catch despite ban

After oil spill, Israel’s fishermen net catch despite ban

Fishermen from coastal Arab village, already feeling pains of pandemic’s economic fallout, continue to go out to sea, dismissing government and scientific advice; ‘Fish do… Read More ›