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Biden’s State pick: We’ll consult with Israel, allies before return to Iran deal

Biden’s State pick: We’ll consult with Israel, allies before return to Iran deal

Tony Blinken says in confirmation hearing that US commitment to Israel’s security is ‘sacrosanct,’ backs two-state solution but doubts it will happen in near future… Read More ›

Israel’s virus vaccination campaign could be one big clinical trial for Pfizer

Israel’s virus vaccination campaign could be one big clinical trial for Pfizer

Opinion: While Israel’s nationwide vaccination campaign is a monumental success, the government’s willingness to provide U.S. drugmaker with personal data on Israelis violates its obligation… Read More ›

Man who carried Confederate flag in Capitol held; FBI warns Pence of new threats

Man who carried Confederate flag in Capitol held; FBI warns Pence of new threats

Kevin Seefried tracked down with images from riot; FBI director tells VP 200+ suspects ID’d, 100+ arrested; cites ‘concerning online chatter’ ahead of Biden inauguration… Read More ›

No. 3 House Republican Liz Cheney To Vote To Impeach Trump

No. 3 House Republican Liz Cheney To Vote To Impeach Trump

  WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Rep. Liz Cheney says she will vote to impeach President Donald Trump. The Wyoming congresswoman, the No. 3 Republican in… Read More ›

6 Inmates Use ‘Homemade Rope’ To Escape From California Jail

6 Inmates Use ‘Homemade Rope’ To Escape From California Jail

MERCED, Calif. (AP) — Authorities in central California were searching Sunday for six inmates who used a “homemade rope” to escape from a county jail,… Read More ›

Analysis: A historic percentage of Americans want Trump removed from office

Analysis: A historic percentage of Americans want Trump removed from office

The potential removal of President Donald Trump from office starts out more popular than any other removal process of a president in recent American history.… Read More ›

What happened in Washington can happen in Israel too

What happened in Washington can happen in Israel too

Opinion: Politicians who enable populist leader who attacks very foundations of democracy in order to incite a mob to riot exist in Jerusalem as well… Read More ›

‘Final effort’: Cabinet okays 2-week lockdown to counter mushrooming virus cases

‘Final effort’: Cabinet okays 2-week lockdown to counter mushrooming virus cases

Full closure to take effect midnight Thursday, shutting all schools, non-essential businesses; daily cases hit 8,000 amid fears of unchecked British variant spread; 1.5m vaccinated… Read More ›

300 Ethiopian immigrants the first to make aliyah to Israel in 2021

300 Ethiopian immigrants the first to make aliyah to Israel in 2021

The government decided in 2015 to help the last remaining Jews in Ethiopia make aliyah.   The new year is off to a great start… Read More ›

Israel’s healthcare is in the best Jewish tradition

Israel’s healthcare is in the best Jewish tradition

Opinion: The four health funds are a modern manifestation of the Jewish tradition of responsibility to its weakest members that began centuries ago, and was… Read More ›

Dead, Frozen Whale Buried On NJ Beach; Removal Was Too Hard

Dead, Frozen Whale Buried On NJ Beach; Removal Was Too Hard

  BARNEGAT LIGHT, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey beach is the final resting place for a 15-ton (13,600-kilogram) whale whose lifeless body washed ashore… Read More ›

Biden says his transition team has ‘encountered roadblocks’ from Trump appointees

Biden says his transition team has ‘encountered roadblocks’ from Trump appointees

President-elect Joe Biden on Monday said his transition team has “encountered roadblocks” from political leadership at the Defense Department and the Office of Management and… Read More ›

Suicide bombing suspected in Nashville explosion as investigators search home south of the city

Suicide bombing suspected in Nashville explosion as investigators search home south of the city

Investigators looking into the Christmas morning explosion in Nashville now believe the blast was likely the result of a suicide bombing, according to two law… Read More ›

Israel-Morocco direct flights to launch in ‘two to three months’ – report

Israel-Morocco direct flights to launch in ‘two to three months’ – report

“We welcome all Israeli tourists who want to come to Morocco,” Morocco’s Tourism Minister Nadia Fettah Alaoui said.   Morocco and Israel will launch direct… Read More ›

Analysis: How voters rank Trump a historically bad president

Analysis: How voters rank Trump a historically bad president

Poll of the week: A new Fox News poll finds that 42% of voters say history will remember President Donald Trump as one of the… Read More ›

Biden likely to get coronavirus vaccine as soon as next week – sources

Biden likely to get coronavirus vaccine as soon as next week – sources

Vice President Mike Pence will be vaccinated for COVID-19 on Friday in a public event   President-elect Joe Biden will get the coronavirus vaccine as… Read More ›

Bring our captives home from Gaza now

Bring our captives home from Gaza now

Opinion: Coronavirus pandemic has opened a genuine window of opportunity to secure the return of the Israeli hostages; Hamas has signaled a willingness to compromise… Read More ›

Israel’s government has again failed the coronavirus test

Israel’s government has again failed the coronavirus test

Opinion: Even though the vaccines are almost here, the pathogen is still all around us, so why are those who run the country allowing thousands… Read More ›

Waiting for Gadi

Waiting for Gadi

With elections nearing, the former IDF chief has become hottest new thing in Israeli politics, with multiple parties across the spectrum attempting to court him… Read More ›

Edelstein hails ‘huge’ vaccine news from FDA, as nearly 1,900 more cases found

Edelstein hails ‘huge’ vaccine news from FDA, as nearly 1,900 more cases found

Infections continue to trend upwards while Israel prepares for major inoculation project later this month   Health Minister Yuli Edelstein on Friday hailed a US… Read More ›