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COVID variants are here to stay, we must behave accordingly – editorial

COVID variants are here to stay, we must behave accordingly – editorial

Although the new government is wisely treating the new outbreak seriously, it is not only governments that need to take action; citizens themselves can and… Read More ›

The Kinah Of Eli Tzion in Rhyming English

The Kinah Of Eli Tzion in Rhyming English

By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com Most of the Kinos we recite on Tishah B’Av were written during the devastating times of the Crusades. “Eli… Read More ›

When it comes to the IDF, it’s not size that matters

When it comes to the IDF, it’s not size that matters

Opinion: Despite warnings of waning conscription into the military, the Israel Defense Forces does not lack the manpower nor the means to subdue our enemies… Read More ›

Novel portrays how no one is too young, or too smart, for early onset dementia

Novel portrays how no one is too young, or too smart, for early onset dementia

Joshua Henkin’s ‘Morningside Heights’ examines devastating emotional and physical ripple effects after a person loses ability to think, communicate and function before age of 65… Read More ›

‘Benjamin Netanyahu does not deserve credit for economic success’

‘Benjamin Netanyahu does not deserve credit for economic success’

Former finance minister Israel Katz is one of the most veteran figures in Likud and has headed its governing secretariat for two decades. In rare… Read More ›

Court rules law punishing parents for childrens’ rock-throwing illegal

Court rules law punishing parents for childrens’ rock-throwing illegal

A lawyer for Adalah – the NGO which filed the appeal to the High Court – said it is an “invalid, discriminatory and vengeful tool… Read More ›

US now to ‘prioritize’ pushing Israel to stop demolishing terrorists’ homes

US now to ‘prioritize’ pushing Israel to stop demolishing terrorists’ homes

Blinken personally raised concern with Israel before Thursday’s destruction of family home of Palestinian-American man alleged to have killed Israeli teen in May The State… Read More ›

Poland’s crusade to whitewash Holocaust history

Poland’s crusade to whitewash Holocaust history

Opinion: The restitution bill promoted by Warsaw is just another step in the country’s efforts to validate the murder of Jews and theft of their… Read More ›

Israel will tighten restrictions if coronavirus keeps spreading, PM warns

Israel will tighten restrictions if coronavirus keeps spreading, PM warns

Bennett urges 12-15 year olds to get vaccinated as much of stock of vaccines will expire at end of July and ‘time is running out’;… Read More ›

Bennett on Gaza strikes in response to arson balloons: ‘Things have changed’

Bennett on Gaza strikes in response to arson balloons: ‘Things have changed’

PM declares Israel not looking to fight but will retaliate against any violence; also says new government looking to aid Strip ‘without suitcases of dollars’… Read More ›

Unprecedented heat, hundreds dead and a town destroyed. Climate change is frying the Northern Hemisphere

Unprecedented heat, hundreds dead and a town destroyed. Climate change is frying the Northern Hemisphere

The tiny town of Lytton has come to hold a grim record. On Tuesday, it experienced Canada’s highest-ever temperature, in an unprecedented heat wave that… Read More ›

National Security Council head Meir Ben Shabbat to end term in August

National Security Council head Meir Ben Shabbat to end term in August

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett thanked Ben Shabbat for his service as the head of the National Security Council, noting his contribution to Israel’s national security.… Read More ›

Death toll in Florida building collapse rises to nine

Death toll in Florida building collapse rises to nine

Some residents remain in the sister building to the one that collapsed, where only a voluntary evacuation order has been issued. As the death toll… Read More ›

Israel delays entry of vaccinated tourists until August due to COVID uptick

Israel delays entry of vaccinated tourists until August due to COVID uptick

Vaccinated tourists were originally expected to be allowed into Israel starting on July 1. Vaccinated foreign tourists are not going to be allowed into Israel… Read More ›

Israelis opt to volunterily use face masks as COVID resurges

Israelis opt to volunterily use face masks as COVID resurges

While the majority of Israelis are waiting for officials to reinstate the mandate before putting on their masks back on, there are those who are… Read More ›

Polish Schoolchildren Destroyed Dozens Of Jewish Headstones. They Said They Wanted To Build A Fortress.

Polish Schoolchildren Destroyed Dozens Of Jewish Headstones. They Said They Wanted To Build A Fortress.

WARSAW (JTA) – Several children in Poland toppled 63 headstones of Jewish graves because they wanted to use the slabs to build a fortress, they… Read More ›

Bennett: Iran ‘regime of executioners’ can’t get the bomb

Bennett: Iran ‘regime of executioners’ can’t get the bomb

“A regime of executioners cannot have weapons of mass destruction,” the prime minister stated. The results of Iran’s presidential election show the world must act… Read More ›

Biden Names Tom Nides, A Former Top Obama State Department Official, As Ambassador To Israel

Biden Names Tom Nides, A Former Top Obama State Department Official, As Ambassador To Israel

WASHINGTON (JTA) — President Joe Biden nominated Tom Nides, a deputy secretary of state in the Obama administration, to be his ambassador to Israel. Nides,… Read More ›

Analysis: Biden’s meeting with Putin carries historic echoes

Analysis: Biden’s meeting with Putin carries historic echoes

Joe Biden’s showdown with Russia’s Vladimir Putin on Wednesday is one of the most critical summits of recent times, and not just because relations between… Read More ›

Man Stuck For Days Inside Giant Fan At California Vineyard Rescued Alive

Man Stuck For Days Inside Giant Fan At California Vineyard Rescued Alive

SANTA ROSA, Calif. (AP) — Authorities rescued a man who said he had been trapped for two days inside a large fan at a Northern… Read More ›