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Biden gives a defiant defense of the withdrawal from Afghanistan: ‘I was not extending a forever exit’

Biden gives a defiant defense of the withdrawal from Afghanistan: ‘I was not extending a forever exit’

Washington – President Joe Biden on Tuesday offered a vigorous defense of his decision to withdraw US troops from Afghanistan, defending the chaotic withdrawal from… Read More ›

New COVID variant detected in South Africa, most mutated variant so far

New COVID variant detected in South Africa, most mutated variant so far

The C.1.2 variant first detected in South Africa is more mutated compared to the original virus than any other known variant.   A new coronavirus… Read More ›

Hackers Threaten Online Shiva For Brazilian Jewish Educator: ‘I’ll Enter Synagogues And Kill Everyone’

Hackers Threaten Online Shiva For Brazilian Jewish Educator: ‘I’ll Enter Synagogues And Kill Everyone’

RIO DE JANEIRO (JTA) – Hackers posting death threats, including “I’ll enter synagogues and kill everyone,” broke into the online mourning ceremony for a former… Read More ›

Biden Says US-Led Evacuation From Kabul Is Accelerating

Biden Says US-Led Evacuation From Kabul Is Accelerating

  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden said Sunday the U.S.-led evacuation of Americans, at-risk Afghans and others from the Kabul airport accelerated this weekend,… Read More ›

Kabul’s airport is the epicenter of a desperate and deadly scramble to escape the Taliban

Kabul’s airport is the epicenter of a desperate and deadly scramble to escape the Taliban

One week after the Taliban takeover of Kabul, the situation at the capital’s airport has become increasingly desperate, with more than 20,000 people in and… Read More ›

Israelis are COVID angry, but at whom?

Israelis are COVID angry, but at whom?

Opinion: Accepting that coronavirus is a permanent feature in the world and certain measures and restrictions are now routine is key to mental health as… Read More ›

Soldier critically hurt in Gaza border shooting identified as Barel Shmueli, 21

Soldier critically hurt in Gaza border shooting identified as Barel Shmueli, 21

Border police officer in intensive care in life-threatening condition after surgery; Shmueli was shot in head during riots on Gaza border   A Border Police… Read More ›

No Palestinian state under Bennett led government, FM says

No Palestinian state under Bennett led government, FM says

It’s not possible for a two-state resolution to the Israel-Palestinian conflict while the government it led by Naftali Bennet, Lapid told Channel 11.   It’s… Read More ›

Will Polish Anti-restitution Law Permanently Harm Ties With Israel, Jewish Community?

Will Polish Anti-restitution Law Permanently Harm Ties With Israel, Jewish Community?

NEW YORK (JNS/DMITRIY SHAPIRO) – Despite international pressure to veto the bill, Polish President Andrzej Duda signed a bill passed by the Polish legislature on… Read More ›

Israel to vaccinate against COVID ‘24/7,’ Bennett says

Israel to vaccinate against COVID ‘24/7,’ Bennett says

Health Minister Nitzan Horowitz says beating coronavirus is “in the hands and ‘shoulders’ of every person.” The country is planning to vaccinate 24 hours a… Read More ›

Has Israel’s judiciary been compromised?

Has Israel’s judiciary been compromised?

Opinion: In the Sheikh Jarrah case, the judges don’t want to anger the settlers and in the Halabi case, the judges don’t want to go… Read More ›

Helicopter With Tourists Crashes In East Russia; 8 Missing

Helicopter With Tourists Crashes In East Russia; 8 Missing

MOSCOW (AP) — A helicopter carrying tourists crashed into a volcanic lake on the Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia’s far east Thursday, leaving up to eight… Read More ›

US Investigates Latest Case Of A Rare Tropical Disease

US Investigates Latest Case Of A Rare Tropical Disease

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. health officials are investigating the latest fatal case of a rare tropical disease typically found in South Asia. The unidentified… Read More ›

Analysis: Things look grim in Afghanistan, even with US airpower. In 22 days, they could be much worse

Analysis: Things look grim in Afghanistan, even with US airpower. In 22 days, they could be much worse

Many thought it would happen like this. But to see it so fast, so stark, brings no comfort in the prediction. The last five days… Read More ›

Coronavirus: Who are Israel’s seriously ill patients?

Coronavirus: Who are Israel’s seriously ill patients?

As of Thursday morning, Israel had some 250 patients in serious condition. What are their ages and their vaccination status? As of Thursday morning, there… Read More ›

US Plans To Require COVID-19 Shots For Foreign Travelers

US Plans To Require COVID-19 Shots For Foreign Travelers

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is taking the first steps toward requiring nearly all foreign visitors to the U.S. to be vaccinated for the… Read More ›

Biden changes his tune by getting confrontational with GOP governors over Covid spike

Biden changes his tune by getting confrontational with GOP governors over Covid spike

When Republican governors began prematurely lifting coronavirus restrictions in their states earlier this spring, President Joe Biden and his team largely kept their heads down,… Read More ›

Lambda variant shows vaccine resistance – study

Lambda variant shows vaccine resistance – study

The researchers warn that with Lambda being labeled a “Variant of Interest” by the WHO, rather than a “Variant of Concern,” people might not realize… Read More ›

Harvey Weinstein loses bid to dismiss three LA sex crime charges

Harvey Weinstein loses bid to dismiss three LA sex crime charges

Weinstein, 69, who was convicted of rape at a trial last year in New York, is facing a total of 11 new charges involving five… Read More ›

Olympic Committee must ban the Israel boycotters

Olympic Committee must ban the Israel boycotters

Opinion: Withdrawal of Algerian Judoka Fethi Nurin from the Tokyo Games in order to avoid being paired up against Israeli judoka Tohar Butbul proves that… Read More ›