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Foreign Ministry says working to rescue Israelis in Ukraine but hands are tied

Foreign Ministry says working to rescue Israelis in Ukraine but hands are tied

Diplomats working around the clock to repatriate all nationals stranded in warzones as 4,500 Israelis have reportedly fled the country but another 7,000 still stranded… Read More ›

Israel ‘preparing’ for next COVID wave, health minister says

Israel ‘preparing’ for next COVID wave, health minister says

Health Minister Nitzan Horowitz tells Ynet new variants can still develop in places vaccines are scarce, hence national coronavirus response systems, such as masks, must… Read More ›

In 1st comments, Israel backs Ukrainian ‘sovereignty,’ with no mention of Russia

In 1st comments, Israel backs Ukrainian ‘sovereignty,’ with no mention of Russia

Statement from Foreign Ministry expresses support for ‘territorial integrity’ of Ukraine; Israeli ambassador to Kyiv says he is prepared ‘with all options’ for potential evacuation… Read More ›

Biden says Russia is beginning an ‘invasion of Ukraine’ as he unveils sanctions on Moscow

Biden says Russia is beginning an ‘invasion of Ukraine’ as he unveils sanctions on Moscow

  Washington – President Joe Biden described events now underway in Ukraine as “the beginning of a Russian invasion” as he unveiled tough new sanctions… Read More ›

COVID-19 in Israel: Green Pass to be canceled as gov’t debates future restrictions

COVID-19 in Israel: Green Pass to be canceled as gov’t debates future restrictions

R rate drops to 0.68 • Positivity rate drops to 19% • Death toll stands at 9,710   Israel’s Green Pass system will no longer… Read More ›

Russia-Ukraine crisis could undermine entire world order

Russia-Ukraine crisis could undermine entire world order

Analysis: If U.S and NATO’s fears materialize and the Russians indeed invade the neighboring state, it will have an impact on the entire world in… Read More ›

Israel to participate in Pfizer trials for dedicated Omicron vaccine

Israel to participate in Pfizer trials for dedicated Omicron vaccine

Experiment set to be held at Sheba Medical Center, with subjects over age of 60 who were not given 4th COVID jab; trials expected to… Read More ›

Israeli officials rushing to evacuate citizens from Ukraine by Tuesday — reports

Israeli officials rushing to evacuate citizens from Ukraine by Tuesday — reports

Bennett and top officials believe window for evacuations is closing, based on US intel; Foreign Ministry estimates 10,000-15,000 citizens in Ukraine; airlines offer rescue flights… Read More ›

Israeli Scientific Breakthrough Could Enable Paralyzed People To Walk Again

Israeli Scientific Breakthrough Could Enable Paralyzed People To Walk Again

JERUSALEM (JNS) – Israeli scientists have engineered 3D human spinal cord tissues and implanted them in mouse models with chronic paralysis, successfully restoring their ability… Read More ›

Encyclopedia Britannica: Arab, Semitic people can’t be called antisemitic

Encyclopedia Britannica: Arab, Semitic people can’t be called antisemitic

Encyclopedia Britannica’s online entry does not offer an alternative term for prejudice by Arabs and Semitic people against Jews.   Antisemitism “is especially inappropriate as… Read More ›

UAE intercepts, destroys three hostile drones claimed by Iraqi group

UAE intercepts, destroys three hostile drones claimed by Iraqi group

The drone attack comes days after the Houthis launched a ballistic missile towards Abu Dhabi during President Isaac Herzog’s official visit.   The defense ministry… Read More ›

Israel’s Omicron conduct left at-risk population behind

Israel’s Omicron conduct left at-risk population behind

Opinion: Easing COVID-19 restrictions during latest infection wave could have been right move, but these policies don’t account for children, elderly, and immunosuppressed, who simply… Read More ›

Soldiers left elderly Palestinian American to die in ‘ethical failure’ — IDF probe

Soldiers left elderly Palestinian American to die in ‘ethical failure’ — IDF probe

Army says troops abandoned the unconscious 78-year-old Omar As’ad at a construction site after zip-tying his hands together and gagging him at an impromptu checkpoint… Read More ›

Analysis: How a tiny European country took on China over Taiwan

Analysis: How a tiny European country took on China over Taiwan

  A curious spat has unfolded in recent months between Lithuania, a small, Eastern European nation of fewer than 3 million people, and China, a… Read More ›

Herzog to visit Turkey next month, Erdogan says

Herzog to visit Turkey next month, Erdogan says

Erdogan reported to change his policy towards Hamas with some terror group’s senior officials detained and deported as officials note Israel views policy is key… Read More ›

Exhibit on false identities shows terror of Jews who hid from Nazis in plain sight

Exhibit on false identities shows terror of Jews who hid from Nazis in plain sight

Online exhibition by Yad Vashem open from January 27 highlights the accounts of 14 survivors who forged papers, pretending to be non-Jewish to survive the… Read More ›

Analysis: US enemies are lining up to test Joe Biden

Analysis: US enemies are lining up to test Joe Biden

  President Joe Biden is confronting a series of distinct but interlocking global crises and hotspots with US foes lining up to test the mettle… Read More ›

Colleyville is an opportunity for US Jews to rethink our approach to curbing antisemitism- opinion

Colleyville is an opportunity for US Jews to rethink our approach to curbing antisemitism- opinion

  Saturday’s assault on a synagogue in Colleyville, Texas, has renewed the familiar yet always harrowing question: How should Jews combat antisemitism? Contemporary Jewish leaders,… Read More ›

Biden calls synagogue hostage incident an ‘act of terror’ as FBI identifies attacker

Biden calls synagogue hostage incident an ‘act of terror’ as FBI identifies attacker

Malik Faisal Akram’s family condemns his actions, apologizes to victims, says he suffered from mental health issues; president: suspect apparently got weapon ‘on the street’… Read More ›

Israeli public finds itself on its own in this virus wave – and it’s okay

Israeli public finds itself on its own in this virus wave – and it’s okay

Opinion: Although the government instructed the public on what it can and cannot do during previous waves of coronavirus, Omicron brings different challenges and should… Read More ›