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Mansour Abbas’ meeting with Jordan’s King Abdullah strengthens palace

Mansour Abbas’ meeting with Jordan’s King Abdullah strengthens palace

Analysis: By meeting with the Islamist coalition lawmaker, the monarch seeks to bolster his relations with Israel and the U.S. and hopefully appease some of… Read More ›

In world 1st, Israel to hold national drill to prepare for future COVID variants

In world 1st, Israel to hold national drill to prepare for future COVID variants

With virus numbers down, PM Bennett says Israel is not ‘packing up’ management bodies and pandemic-fighting forces yet   Israel will hold a nationwide drill… Read More ›

Iron Dome shoots down Hamas drone flown out to sea

Iron Dome shoots down Hamas drone flown out to sea

Interception appears to mark second time air defense system has been used to shoot down enemy unmanned aerial vehicles   The Iron Dome missile defense… Read More ›

Pfizer, Merck’s COVID-19 drugs are true game changers

Pfizer, Merck’s COVID-19 drugs are true game changers

Opinion: Notwithstanding the seemingly amazing results both companies boast, their new anti-viral drugs should not be viewed as the ultimate treatment, but rather an additional… Read More ›

Analysis: In Las Vegas, Jewish Republican confab weighs one more roll of the dice on Trump

Analysis: In Las Vegas, Jewish Republican confab weighs one more roll of the dice on Trump

Speakers point to victorious Virginia race where GOP candidate kept ex-president at arm’s length, but also note support for Trump’s Israel policies make him difficult… Read More ›

Ahead of budget votes, Bennett accuses Netanyahu of sowing ‘chaos,’ division

Ahead of budget votes, Bennett accuses Netanyahu of sowing ‘chaos,’ division

PM accuses opposition chief of lying, seeking to divide country: ‘If there is unity, there is no Bibi’; ex-premier denounces ‘budget of taxes’ and ‘government… Read More ›

Manchin Wavers On Biden’s Plan, Democrats Vow To Push Ahead

Manchin Wavers On Biden’s Plan, Democrats Vow To Push Ahead

  WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Joe Manchin wavered Monday on his support for President Joe Biden’s sweeping $1.75 trillion domestic policy proposal, saying instead it’s… Read More ›

Analysis: Joe Manchin just torpedoed the White House’s planned victory lap

Analysis: Joe Manchin just torpedoed the White House’s planned victory lap

When Joe Manchin stepped to the podium in the US Capitol on Monday afternoon, the hope among Democrats was that he was going to announce… Read More ›

Senior US general warns China’s military progress is ‘stunning’ as US is hampered by ‘brutal’ bureaucracy

Senior US general warns China’s military progress is ‘stunning’ as US is hampered by ‘brutal’ bureaucracy

In the wake of China’s test of a hypersonic missile, the second most senior US general said Thursday that the pace at which China’s military… Read More ›

Biden Easily Won Virginia. Why Is McAuliffe Struggling?

Biden Easily Won Virginia. Why Is McAuliffe Struggling?

  ROANOKE, Va. (AP) — As Terry McAuliffe made his case for the Democratic nomination for governor of Virginia this summer, he argued the state… Read More ›

Top US general says China hypersonic test is ‘very concerning’

Top US general says China hypersonic test is ‘very concerning’

The top US general said China’s test of a hypersonic weapon over the summer was “very concerning” and that “it has all of our attention.”… Read More ›

Japan’s Princess Mako celebrates final birthday as member of imperial family before wedding to commoner

Japan’s Princess Mako celebrates final birthday as member of imperial family before wedding to commoner

  Japan’s Princess Mako turned 30 on Saturday — her final birthday as a member of the imperial family before she marries her commoner boyfriend… Read More ›

Mega-quake on horizon for Israel, but country not prepared

Mega-quake on horizon for Israel, but country not prepared

A 5.8 magnitude tremor rattled Israel this week, and although it caused no injuries or damage, experts warn a much more serious earthquake is on… Read More ›

Large Israeli study finds Pfizer COVID shot keeps teens safe from Delta strain

Large Israeli study finds Pfizer COVID shot keeps teens safe from Delta strain

Researchers analyzing Clalit data of over 94,000 vaccinated adolescents and the same number of unimmunized finds those who got the shot are 90% less likely… Read More ›

Trump Announces Launch Of Media Company, Social Media Site

Trump Announces Launch Of Media Company, Social Media Site

  NEW YORK (AP) — Nine months after being silenced from several of the main social media platforms, former President Donald Trump said Wednesday he’s… Read More ›

The world plans to produce far more fossil fuel than it should to stay under dangerous climate limits, UN says

The world plans to produce far more fossil fuel than it should to stay under dangerous climate limits, UN says

New York – Ahead of a critical global climate conference in November, a UN report released Wednesday shows that many of the world’s largest fossil… Read More ›

Jewish radicals who harm Palestinians are enemies of the state

Jewish radicals who harm Palestinians are enemies of the state

Opinion: Extremists acting with unbridled violence against Palestinian civilians and even IDF soldiers, do so due to racism and not patriotism as they claim, and… Read More ›

Shekel surplus weighs down Palestinian economy

Shekel surplus weighs down Palestinian economy

Palestinian businesses are flush with too much Israeli cash, much of it brought in by tens of thousands of laborers who work inside Israel or… Read More ›

Syria denounces Israel for allegedly killing ex-security prisoner, intel agent

Syria denounces Israel for allegedly killing ex-security prisoner, intel agent

Midhat as-Saleh, once jailed in Israel on security-related crimes and since connected to Syrian intelligence, reportedly shot dead in town of Ain Eltinah   The… Read More ›

‘Fiddler’ meets ‘Sopranos’: Gritty Sholem Aleichem novel in English for 1st time

‘Fiddler’ meets ‘Sopranos’: Gritty Sholem Aleichem novel in English for 1st time

Long forgotten and not included in the Yiddish author’s canon, ‘Moshkele the Thief’ paints a rare picture of the seedier side of Old Country life… Read More ›