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Bennett signs pledge not to join government with Yair Lapid as prime minister

Bennett signs pledge not to join government with Yair Lapid as prime minister

Bennet calls on Netanyahu to sign same document that includes vow not to establish government based on support of Islamist Ra’am party   Yamina leader… Read More ›

Fetishized, sexualized and marginalized, Asian women are uniquely vulnerable to violence

Fetishized, sexualized and marginalized, Asian women are uniquely vulnerable to violence

Of the eight people who were killed when a White man attacked three metro Atlanta spas, six were Asian women. Investigators said it was too… Read More ›

The buck stops with Bibi

The buck stops with Bibi

Opinion: Netanyahu does deserve credit for his successes in responding to the pandemic, but as head of the last two governments he is also responsible… Read More ›

Police said to suspect ZAKA officials hushed reports of founder’s alleged crimes

Police said to suspect ZAKA officials hushed reports of founder’s alleged crimes

Members of emergency services organization to be questioned by investigators, report says; public figures knew about alleged misconduct, kept quiet   Police reportedly suspect public… Read More ›

Syrians tried to use Israeli woman who crossed border to capture IDF troops

Syrians tried to use Israeli woman who crossed border to capture IDF troops

Indictment of woman who illegally crossed into Syria last month says interrogators demanded she lead them to Israeli army post but she refused, went to… Read More ›

Congress sends $1.9 trillion pandemic relief package to Biden’s desk

Congress sends $1.9 trillion pandemic relief package to Biden’s desk

The House of Representatives voted Wednesday to approve the $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief plan, paving the way for President Joe Biden to sign his top… Read More ›

Pfizer CEO’s Israel visit canceled because he is not fully vaccinated

Pfizer CEO’s Israel visit canceled because he is not fully vaccinated

Bourla said in December that he has not yet received the vaccine yet because he does not want to “cut in line.”   Pfizer CEO… Read More ›

US State Department says ICC has no jurisdiction investigating Israel

US State Department says ICC has no jurisdiction investigating Israel

The US “will continue to uphold our strong commitment to Israel and its security, including by opposing actions that seek to target Israel unfairly.”  … Read More ›

47 Hong Kong opposition figures charged under national security law

47 Hong Kong opposition figures charged under national security law

Hong Kong – The Hong Kong authorities charged 47 opposition activists with violating the city’s national security legislation on Sunday, in the biggest application of… Read More ›

Twitter To Let Users Charge Followers To See Premium Posts

Twitter To Let Users Charge Followers To See Premium Posts

  NEW YORK (AP) – Twitter is branching out from advertising to find more ways to make money — both for itself and for its… Read More ›

Ex-USA Gymnastics coach John Geddert found dead after being charged with human trafficking and sex crimes, officials say

Ex-USA Gymnastics coach John Geddert found dead after being charged with human trafficking and sex crimes, officials say

John Geddert, who coached the 2012 US Olympic women’s gymnastics team, was found dead Thursday after being charged with 24 felonies in connection with the… Read More ›

Blinken to Ashkenazi: US opposed to bias against Israel in intern’l forums

Blinken to Ashkenazi: US opposed to bias against Israel in intern’l forums

Blinken pledged his support to a two-state resolution.   America is opposed to the biased treatment Israel receives in international forums, US Secretary of State… Read More ›

Trump to make first public post-presidency speech, discuss party’s future

Trump to make first public post-presidency speech, discuss party’s future

The former US president plans to speak to the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Orlando, Florida, on February 28, the last day of their… Read More ›

Texas grid was ‘minutes’ from failing, lawmaker says

Texas grid was ‘minutes’ from failing, lawmaker says

A winter storm and lengthy cold snap have crippled power facilities in Texas and caused about 2.4 million outages as of Wednesday evening, leaving residents… Read More ›

Coronavirus: Where are Israel’s Moderna vaccines?

Coronavirus: Where are Israel’s Moderna vaccines?

Originally, the Moderna vaccine was intended to be used to inoculate Israel’s homebound community, but now the effort proves to be too complicated.   Israel… Read More ›

Trump trial chilling video: Police beg for help, senators flee, VP is evacuated

Trump trial chilling video: Police beg for help, senators flee, VP is evacuated

January 6 footage, seen for first time, shows rioters hunt for lawmakers, coming within meters of Romney; Pence is seen being rushed to safety as… Read More ›

Blinken stops short of endorsing Trump recognition of Golan Heights

Blinken stops short of endorsing Trump recognition of Golan Heights

When asked whether he regards Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, Blinken replied “I do, yes. And, more importantly, we do.”   US Secretary of State Antony… Read More ›

Protests break out in Myanmar in defiance of military coup

Protests break out in Myanmar in defiance of military coup

An Australian adviser to Myanmar’s recently deposed civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi was detained on Saturday as pro-democracy protests broke out in the country’s… Read More ›

Washington State Eyes ‘Billionaire Tax’ On The Ultra Rich

Washington State Eyes ‘Billionaire Tax’ On The Ultra Rich

  OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Washington state’s richest residents — including Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates — would pay a wealth tax on some financial… Read More ›

Coronavirus strain in UK picks up mutation that could impact vaccines, experts say

Coronavirus strain in UK picks up mutation that could impact vaccines, experts say

A mutation that could allow Covid-19 to escape antibody protection has now been found in samples of a rapidly spreading strain in the UK, according… Read More ›