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Is an anti-Netanyahu coalition even viable?

Is an anti-Netanyahu coalition even viable?

Opinion: Religious Zionist party’s refusal to let PM cooperate with Islamist Ra’am paves way for an alternative unity government, but whether such a jigsaw of… Read More ›

After defeat in key vote, Likud whip concedes Netanyahu won’t form government

After defeat in key vote, Likud whip concedes Netanyahu won’t form government

In inaugural session of Arrangements Committee, Miki Zohar says Likud leader will lead right-wing parties into opposition, adjourns panel after losing first vote   Hours… Read More ›

Warren Urges US To Explore Conditioning Aid To Israel To Help It ‘Adjust Course’

Warren Urges US To Explore Conditioning Aid To Israel To Help It ‘Adjust Course’

WASHINGTON (JNS) – U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) urged the Biden administration to consider conditioning military aid to Israel in order to help the Jewish… Read More ›

Here’s what you need to know about the Chauvin trial closing arguments, deliberations and verdict

Here’s what you need to know about the Chauvin trial closing arguments, deliberations and verdict

  Court began Monday morning in the State v. Derek Chauvin at around 10 a.m. ET in a Hennepin County Courtroom in Minneapolis. After Judge… Read More ›

Dogs can sniff out positive coronavirus samples with 96% accuracy – study

Dogs can sniff out positive coronavirus samples with 96% accuracy – study

The use of sniffer dogs to detect COVID is not new, but this method is particularly unique. Soon enough, we may be seeing sniffer dogs… Read More ›

Israel’s Jordanian blind spot

Israel’s Jordanian blind spot

Opinion: While Jerusalem is doing all in its power to sabotage Iran’s efforts in the region, its complacency and hubris regarding the recent upheaval in… Read More ›

NY Yiddish theater festival spotlights previously unheralded women writers

NY Yiddish theater festival spotlights previously unheralded women writers

The National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene kicks off a run dedicated to overlooked female playwrights with renowned Chava Rosenfarb’s ‘The Bird of the Ghetto,’ running April… Read More ›

High-ranking Iranian General Dies Of Heart Disease At 65

High-ranking Iranian General Dies Of Heart Disease At 65

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — A high-ranking general key to Iran’s security apparatus has died, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps announced on Sunday. Brig. Gen. Mohammad… Read More ›

Bitcoin suffers flash crash following week of crypto hype

Bitcoin suffers flash crash following week of crypto hype

New York- After a hype-filled week for cryptocurrencies, Bitcoin experienced a flash crash over the weekend, plunging nearly 14% in less than an hour, from… Read More ›

In Israel, ‘COVID-19 could return in the winter’

In Israel, ‘COVID-19 could return in the winter’

Seven cases of highly infectious Indian variant detected in Israel   The COVID-19 pandemic could resurface in Israel again as early as this winter, former… Read More ›

This is not how Israel influences the Iran nuclear deal

This is not how Israel influences the Iran nuclear deal

Opinion: Jerusalem’s efforts to sway the U.S. stance on its return to the pact were doomed once Washington came to the conclusion that only way… Read More ›

Israel lifts outdoor mask mandate, fully reopens schools

Israel lifts outdoor mask mandate, fully reopens schools

Face coverings still required indoors; Health Ministry recommends wearing masks at large outdoor gatherings   With most of its population vaccinated against COVID-19, Israel on… Read More ›

Ontario Retracts New Restrictions That Drew The Ire Of Many

Ontario Retracts New Restrictions That Drew The Ire Of Many

  TORONTO (AP) — Ontario’s premier retracted restrictions Saturday that banned playgrounds and allowed police to require anyone not at home to explain why they’re… Read More ›

The world’s biggest vaccine producer is running out of Covid-19 vaccines, as second wave accelerates

The world’s biggest vaccine producer is running out of Covid-19 vaccines, as second wave accelerates

In India, the world’s biggest vaccine producer, millions of people are waiting for Covid-19 vaccines amid a devastating second wave of infections. India typically produces… Read More ›

Pfizer CEO: Third COVID-19 vaccine, annual booster shots likely scenario

Pfizer CEO: Third COVID-19 vaccine, annual booster shots likely scenario

“A likely scenario is that there will likely be a need for a third dose somewhere between six and 12 months [after the initial vaccination]… Read More ›

Celebrating the independence we are still fighting for

Celebrating the independence we are still fighting for

Opinion: We might have freed ourselves from the pandemic, but we are still slaves to elections and temporary governments; so what do we do with… Read More ›

Israel strikes Hamas targets after Gaza rocket fire

Israel strikes Hamas targets after Gaza rocket fire

IDF says military aircraft hit sites linked to the Strip’s terrorist rulers, including an armaments production facility and a smuggling tunnel   The Israeli military… Read More ›

Yeshiva University Plans To Eliminate In-Person Hebrew Courses Indefinitely

Yeshiva University Plans To Eliminate In-Person Hebrew Courses Indefinitely

  NEW YORK (JTA) — Yeshiva University is planning to eliminate its in-person Hebrew courses indefinitely, making what was at first a pandemic-induced measure a… Read More ›

Chile’s vaccination rollout was fast and broad. So why are Covid-19 cases spiking?

Chile’s vaccination rollout was fast and broad. So why are Covid-19 cases spiking?

It was supposed to be Latin America’s bright spot in the fight against Covid-19. Chile, a country of 19 million on the Pacific coast of… Read More ›

Coronavirus: Brazil variant mutating, becoming more dangerous – study

Coronavirus: Brazil variant mutating, becoming more dangerous – study

The changes could make the virus more resistant to vaccines.   Brazil’s P1 coronavirus variant, behind a deadly COVID-19 surge in the Latin American country… Read More ›