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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
Incoming prime minister says ‘we are at the start of new days’; alternative PM: ‘Friendship and trust’ are foundation of coalition and only that will… Read More ›
Opinion: What could have pushed Gafni, Litzman and Deri to launch a vicious attack on the likely next prime minister of the State Israel, himself… Read More ›
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration threatened Monday to pursue legal action if Texas Gov. Greg Abbott doesn’t rescind his order shutting down federally funded… Read More ›
Taiwan is finally getting much-needed help from the United States to fight its spiraling coronavirus outbreak. But to Beijing, the offer is a major provocation… Read More ›
PM says ‘all MKs elected with votes of the right must oppose dangerous left-wing government’; Likud, Yamina issue clashing versions of their concessions to Islamist… Read More ›