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Goodbye to a lousy government

Goodbye to a lousy government

Opinion: Israel’s ill-fated 35th government crumbled from within thanks to the efforts of Netanyahu, who proved that even in the midst of a pandemic his… Read More ›

Expecting longer tally, election chief warns of efforts to discredit results

Expecting longer tally, election chief warns of efforts to discredit results

Orly Adas urges public to ‘be smart enough’ not to buy into or share ‘rumors and conspiracy theories’ reminiscent of Trump campaign   The head… Read More ›

Chizuk For People in Chinuch From HaGaon HaRav Henoch Leibowitz zt”l

Chizuk For People in Chinuch From HaGaon HaRav Henoch Leibowitz zt”l

Collated by Rabbi Yair Hoffman Tonight is the 13th yahrtzeit of Moreinu HaRav Henoch Leibowitz zt”l.  The Rosh HaYeshiva zt”l was one of the primary movers… Read More ›

US and allies announce sanctions against Chinese officials for ‘serious human rights abuses’ against Uyghurs

US and allies announce sanctions against Chinese officials for ‘serious human rights abuses’ against Uyghurs

The US announced sanctions Monday against two Chinese officials for “serious human rights abuses” against Uyghur Muslims, a step coordinated with allies including the European… Read More ›

Donald Trump to launch new social media platform, senior adviser says

Donald Trump to launch new social media platform, senior adviser says

Trump is projected to draw “tens of millions of people” to this new platform, which is set to launch in around 2-3 months.   After… Read More ›

The man who forgot what it is to be Israeli

The man who forgot what it is to be Israeli

Opinion: The fact that the election has led right-wing politicians to join the left in calls to oust Netanyahu shows that the nation wants a… Read More ›

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 ›

Police Chief Says Miami Partying “Couldn’t Go On Any Longer”

Police Chief Says Miami Partying “Couldn’t Go On Any Longer”

  MIAMI (AP) — Pointing to over 1,000 arrests in one of the nation’s top party spots, Miami Beach officials warned Sunday that the unruly… Read More ›

Spring breakers flock to South Florida while some residents worry about another Covid-19 surge

Spring breakers flock to South Florida while some residents worry about another Covid-19 surge

Veronica Pena says she’s spent the past year carefully navigating the Covid-19 pandemic in the mostly restriction-free state of Florida. The Miami Beach resident stopped… Read More ›

Knesset approves new regulations for airport, cancels entry quotas

Knesset approves new regulations for airport, cancels entry quotas

The daily limit of 3,000 passengers entering the country was cancelled. Israelis now able to travel to Sinai.   The government approved new regulations to… Read More ›

Israel’s elections are all about Netanyahu

Israel’s elections are all about Netanyahu

Opinion: PM enjoys more adoration than any of his predecessors, including state founder David Ben Gurion; now his sights are set on stealing voters from… Read More ›

Lapid calls on Netanyahu to debate him: ‘Israel deserves answers’

Lapid calls on Netanyahu to debate him: ‘Israel deserves answers’

PM says opposition leader must first declare he’s running for premiership; Sa’ar says he and Bennett must be allowed to take part too   Opposition… Read More ›

UK University Launches Investigation Into Educator Targeting Jewish Students

UK University Launches Investigation Into Educator Targeting Jewish Students

  LONDON (JNS) – Bristol University in the United Kingdom has launched an investigation into a professor who made comments targeting Jewish students at the… Read More ›

Indian sailors are being caught in a piracy boom off West Africa. One captain held hostage shares his story

Indian sailors are being caught in a piracy boom off West Africa. One captain held hostage shares his story

  That morning, Capt. Ripusudan Prasad phoned his wife, Anita, as he did every day from the oil tanker he commanded, the MT Duke. The… Read More ›

Israel Elections: Likud lead grows, as Sa’ar keeps falling – poll

Israel Elections: Likud lead grows, as Sa’ar keeps falling – poll

Sa’ar’s party, which at one point trailed Likud by only five seats, is now in a tie for fourth place, with Joint List, Shas and… Read More ›

Israel has a chance to heal itself

Israel has a chance to heal itself

Opinion: The coronavirus crisis has shone a light on multiple issues that have festered under the surface for decades, and the pandemic has given us… Read More ›

Bennett rebuffs Likud minister’s call to pledge loyalty to Netanyahu

Bennett rebuffs Likud minister’s call to pledge loyalty to Netanyahu

Refusing to vow support for PM ahead of election, Yamina chair tells Miri Regev he was instead expecting a resignation letter from her   Transportation… Read More ›

Iraq’s Last Jewish Doctor, Who Treated The Poor For Free, Dies In Baghdad

Iraq’s Last Jewish Doctor, Who Treated The Poor For Free, Dies In Baghdad

BAGHDAD (JNS) – Iraq’s last Jewish doctor and one of Baghdad’s last Iraqi Jews died at the age of 61, according to reports on Tuesday.… Read More ›

US and China trade barbs after Blinken warns of need to respect global order or face a ‘more violent world’

US and China trade barbs after Blinken warns of need to respect global order or face a ‘more violent world’

A first face-to-face meeting between US and Chinese officials got off to a heated start in Anchorage, Alaska, on Thursday as US Secretary of State… Read More ›

IDF: ‘Snunit’ crash was probably due to rare phenomenon

IDF: ‘Snunit’ crash was probably due to rare phenomenon

There is a high probability that there was no technical error in the plane, and it was serviceable during the entire flight.   The Grob… Read More ›