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Iran’s supreme leader demands ‘action’ from US as condition for nuke deal

Iran’s supreme leader demands ‘action’ from US as condition for nuke deal

IAEA head to visit Tehran, ahead of Iranian intention to end snap inspections; Merkel voices ‘concern’ to Rouhani over Tehran’s non-compliance   Iran’s supreme leader… Read More ›

Muddled Promises On Schools Pose Political Problem For Biden

Muddled Promises On Schools Pose Political Problem For Biden

  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is in a political firestorm over how and when to get more schools open amid the coronavirus pandemic,… 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 ›

Let it snow! Jerusalem residents get ready for a winter wonderland

Let it snow! Jerusalem residents get ready for a winter wonderland

It is still unclear exactly how strong the snowfall will be in Jerusalem.   While Jerusalemites may have gotten used to the unseasonable spring-like weather… Read More ›

Israelis need carrot not stick to get COVID vaccinated

Israelis need carrot not stick to get COVID vaccinated

Opinion: After year of dubious laws that have eroded civil rights in the name of fighting the virus, the government must now convince people to… Read More ›

White House: Biden’s first call to Mideast leader will be to Netanyahu

White House: Biden’s first call to Mideast leader will be to Netanyahu

US press secretary says ‘stay tuned,’ conversation will happen ‘soon’; touts ‘important strategic security relationship’ between the countries   US President Joe Biden’s first phone… Read More ›

Captain Pleads Not Guilty To Manslaughter In Boat Fire

Captain Pleads Not Guilty To Manslaughter In Boat Fire

  LOS ANGELES (AP) — The captain of a scuba diving boat that burned and sank off the California coast, killing 34 people, pleaded not… Read More ›

Trump rips McConnell in lengthy statement after being acquitted in impeachment trial

Trump rips McConnell in lengthy statement after being acquitted in impeachment trial

Former President Donald Trump went after Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday, calling him “a dour, sullen, and unsmiling political hack” in a broadside… Read More ›

Netanyahu: In talks to establish Moderna, Pfizer vaccine plants in Israel

Netanyahu: In talks to establish Moderna, Pfizer vaccine plants in Israel

“I am negotiating with them to build two plants in Israel that will turn Israel into an international center in the fight against coronavirus.”  … Read More ›

Have you had your coronavirus vaccine yet?

Have you had your coronavirus vaccine yet?

Opinion: Israel is in a race to vaccinate 5.5 million people before being overrun by the spread of new and more potent COVID-19 strains; public… Read More ›

PM on US ties: Whoever endangers us, on Iran nukes for example, I oppose that

PM on US ties: Whoever endangers us, on Iran nukes for example, I oppose that

Netanyahu says he’s not bothered by lack of phone call from Biden, touts ‘wonderful ties’ with Democrats; calls graft trial ‘absurd,’ acknowledges speaking with key… Read More ›

Amid Growing Backlash, Pennsylvania GOP May Censure Toomey

Amid Growing Backlash, Pennsylvania GOP May Censure Toomey

  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania’s Republican Party is planning a meeting to potentially censure U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey amid a growing GOP backlash over… Read More ›

Inside the new President’s routine: Oval Office fires and early bedtimes

Inside the new President’s routine: Oval Office fires and early bedtimes

When President Joe Biden flew aboard Air Force One for the first time this month, he did not spend much time soaking in the moment.… 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 ›

Israel’s leaders have a responsibility to the vaccinated

Israel’s leaders have a responsibility to the vaccinated

Opinion: Elected officials must put vaccine refusers in their place, despite the possible legal objections; those who refuse to aid the battle against the pandemic… Read More ›

Poland’s ‘legislation’ of Holocaust history vs. Netherlands’ open-access archive

Poland’s ‘legislation’ of Holocaust history vs. Netherlands’ open-access archive

As Holocaust history goes on trial in Poland, files on 300,000 Nazi ‘collaborators’ in the Netherlands have already been picked apart — and publicized —… Read More ›

On Parkland Anniversary, Biden Calls For Tougher Gun Laws

On Parkland Anniversary, Biden Calls For Tougher Gun Laws

  TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Sorrow reverberated across the country Sunday as Americans, including President Joe Biden, joined a Florida community in remembering the 17… Read More ›

Covid-19 cases have declined sharply. These factors will determine how pandemic unfolds from here, group of experts says

Covid-19 cases have declined sharply. These factors will determine how pandemic unfolds from here, group of experts says

A grim new forecast confirms what experts have been warning amid declining Covid-19 cases and hospitalizations: when it comes to the pandemic, the United States… Read More ›

Jewish settlers set fire to Palestinian vehicle, stone homes – Yesh Din

Jewish settlers set fire to Palestinian vehicle, stone homes – Yesh Din

“Before setting fire to the vehicle, the settlers stole agricultural equipment from the village.” Jewish settler extremists set fire to a vehicle and stoned homes… Read More ›

The coronavirus is here to stay

The coronavirus is here to stay

Opinion: The government must stop lifting restrictions while the pandemic is surging and the numbers of daily new infections are so high that any other… Read More ›