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COVID: Bennett vows decision on 3rd shot is near as cases top 2,000

COVID: Bennett vows decision on 3rd shot is near as cases top 2,000

On Tuesday morning the number of serious patients stood at 138, compared to 124 on the day before. The authorities are working at full speed… Read More ›

Report: Hezbollah commander, IRGC senior official killed in Israeli strikes

Report: Hezbollah commander, IRGC senior official killed in Israeli strikes

Lebanese terror group confirms death of operative, but does not specify circumstances; Iran yet to comment on killing of Iranian official, with Al-Arabiya reporting he… Read More ›

Serious virus cases rise to 97, in highest tally since early May

Serious virus cases rise to 97, in highest tally since early May

Experts say vaccine still preventing hospitalized patients’ deterioration; PM urges youth to get inoculated ahead of upcoming school year Health Ministry data released Sunday morning… Read More ›

Israel’s government must end its coronavirus paralysis

Israel’s government must end its coronavirus paralysis

Opinion: In this time of uncertainty, our leaders should not be taking great risks either with all-out closure or by refusing any mitigation measures at… Read More ›

Israeli lab: Some existing drugs could stop COVID at almost 100%

Israeli lab: Some existing drugs could stop COVID at almost 100%

A research team found 18 drugs that they felt could be effective. Scientists from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem say they have identified several drugs… Read More ›

Coronavirus in Israel: There could be another lockdown – health minister

Coronavirus in Israel: There could be another lockdown – health minister

Some 430 new virus carriers were identified on Saturday with 1.47% of the 33,000 tests processed returning a positive result. The possibility of another lockdown… Read More ›

3 Jewish filmmakers were arrested in Nigeria, accused of working with rebels. Their families say they were just donating a Torah scroll.

3 Jewish filmmakers were arrested in Nigeria, accused of working with rebels. Their families say they were just donating a Torah scroll.

NIGERIA (JTA) – Three Jewish filmmakers working on a documentary about far-flung Jewish communities in Africa have been detained for days by Nigerian authorities and… Read More ›

Amazon rainforest is emitting more carbon dioxide than it absorbs in some areas, study says

Amazon rainforest is emitting more carbon dioxide than it absorbs in some areas, study says

Parts of the Amazon rainforest are now emitting more carbon dioxide than they absorb, raising fears of the potentially devastating impact on its fragile ecosystems… Read More ›

Man who rescued 669 Czech children from Nazis is now the hero of a kids’ book

Man who rescued 669 Czech children from Nazis is now the hero of a kids’ book

Nicholas Winton helped organize Kindertransports that carried young people to safety on the eve of war. ‘Nicky & Vera’ by author and illustrator Peter Sis… Read More ›

Coronavirus czar rules out another lockdown for time being as cases flare up

Coronavirus czar rules out another lockdown for time being as cases flare up

Prof. Nachman Ash reveals first cases of highly transmissible Delta variant detected in ultra-Orthodox and Arab sectors, says daily cases still relatively low but ‘trajectory… Read More ›

Rescuers end search for survivors at collapsed Florida condo; death toll at 54

Rescuers end search for survivors at collapsed Florida condo; death toll at 54

Fire chief tells family members ‘no chance of life’ in the rubble as crews shift their efforts to recovering more remains; 8 bodies found on… Read More ›

Documents shed new light on urgent conversations leading up to Surfside building collapse

Documents shed new light on urgent conversations leading up to Surfside building collapse

A cache of internal Champlain Towers South documents obtained by CNN’s Erin Burnett OutFront sheds new light on the urgent conversations about the required construction… Read More ›

California Sets Date For Recall Election Targeting Newsom

California Sets Date For Recall Election Targeting Newsom

SACRAMENTO (AP) — California on Thursday scheduled a Sept. 14 recall election that could drive Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom from office, the result of a… Read More ›

Prosecutors charge Trump Organization with a 15-year tax scheme

Prosecutors charge Trump Organization with a 15-year tax scheme

New York – New York prosecutors on Thursday charged the Trump Organization and its chief financial officer, Allen Weisselberg, with a 15-year alleged tax scheme… Read More ›

Israel’s new COVID outbreak was caused by hubris

Israel’s new COVID outbreak was caused by hubris

Opinion: Not enough is known about the Delta variant beyond the fact that it is 50% more contagious and can infect vaccinated people; Edelstein’s decision… Read More ›

For Jewish Burial Societies, Surfside Building Collapse Presents A Grim And Complex Task

For Jewish Burial Societies, Surfside Building Collapse Presents A Grim And Complex Task

SURFSIDE, FL (JTA) – Among Rabbi Mayer Berger’s first thoughts on seeing the 12 stories of the Champlain Tower South pancaked upon themselves: This is… Read More ›

Hamas leader to Israel: Transfer $30m from Qatar or head to escalation

Hamas leader to Israel: Transfer $30m from Qatar or head to escalation

Israel and the UN are particularly concerned about the resumption of Qatar cash payments out of fear that Hamas would divert them for military purposes.… Read More ›

A-G vows to defend IDF soldiers from ICC war crimes probe

A-G vows to defend IDF soldiers from ICC war crimes probe

The attorney-general said Israel is closely following international legal developments and that it will “ensure comprehensive representation” Attorney-General Avichai Mandelblit on Thursday night promised a… Read More ›

Gaza war increased Hamas’s popularity, poll shows

Gaza war increased Hamas’s popularity, poll shows

A majority of the Palestinians think that Hamas is more deserving of representing and leading the Palestinian people, while a small percentage thinks Fatah is… Read More ›

Israel’s new government must display generosity of victors

Israel’s new government must display generosity of victors

Opinion: The newly inaugurated coalition has to construct a unified public space that does not divide Israelis into separate tribes, but aspires to create new… Read More ›