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Lawmakers to okay fines hike, paving way for lockdown extension

Lawmakers to okay fines hike, paving way for lockdown extension

Blue and White has conditioned its support for nationwide closure on passage of a law that will crack down on violators; ministers also expected to… Read More ›

Federal Conspiracy Charges For 2 Proud Boys In Capitol Riot

Federal Conspiracy Charges For 2 Proud Boys In Capitol Riot

  NEW YORK (AP) — Two men identified as members of the Proud Boys have been indicted on federal conspiracy and other charges in the… Read More ›

Senate Republicans say Trump should be held accountable for riot — but not by them

Senate Republicans say Trump should be held accountable for riot — but not by them

To Senate Minority Whip John Thune, former President Donald Trump’s actions ahead of the deadly Capitol riot are totally indefensible. “No — not at all,”… Read More ›

Kosovo to establish diplomatic relations with Israel on Monday

Kosovo to establish diplomatic relations with Israel on Monday

Kosovo assured Israel it means to open an embassy in Jerusalem.   Israel and Kosovo will establish mutual diplomatic relations on Monday, Kosovo’s Minister of… Read More ›

Kochavi’s Iran saber-rattling is another Netanyahu maneuver

Kochavi’s Iran saber-rattling is another Netanyahu maneuver

Analysis: Empty threats of an Israeli strike on Iranian nuclear facilities during the Obama era gave the U.S. added incentive to reach a deal and… Read More ›

Israeli expats weigh returning home for vaccine, but few will give it a shot

Israeli expats weigh returning home for vaccine, but few will give it a shot

Israel’s surge in vaccinations means recent emigrants could get immunized sooner by flying home than staying put, but logistical hurdles make it near-impossible to achieve… Read More ›

Ex-FBI Lawyer Given Probation For Russia Probe Actions

Ex-FBI Lawyer Given Probation For Russia Probe Actions

  WASHINGTON (AP) — A former FBI lawyer was sentenced to probation for altering an email that the Justice Department relied on during its surveillance… Read More ›

Florida town conducting legal review of Trump’s residency at Mar-a-Lago

Florida town conducting legal review of Trump’s residency at Mar-a-Lago

The use of Mar-a-Lago as former President Donald Trump’s permanent home is under legal review by the town of Palm Beach and the arrangement may… Read More ›

Kochavi signals to Biden: Netanyahu, top security agree on Iran this time

Kochavi signals to Biden: Netanyahu, top security agree on Iran this time

“Going back to the Iran deal from 2015, or even to a similar deal with a few improvements, is a bad, wrong thing. It is… Read More ›

Israel expands coronavirus vaccine drive to over-35s

Israel expands coronavirus vaccine drive to over-35s

Country’s world-leading campaign has already been opened to 11th and 12th graders taking exams, pregnant women who may be at greater risk from new strains;… Read More ›

US suspends $23 billion sale of F-35s to UAE that followed Abraham Accords

US suspends $23 billion sale of F-35s to UAE that followed Abraham Accords

Washington reviewing foreign arms sales made by Trump administration, including deal reached as part of Israel normalization, as well as accord with Saudi Arabia  … Read More ›

Germany’s Angela Merkel Participates In Historic Torah Scroll Writing Ceremony

Germany’s Angela Merkel Participates In Historic Torah Scroll Writing Ceremony

  BERLIN (JTA) — Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel observed the finishing of a refurbished Torah scroll in an event marking Holocaust Remembrance Day in Berlin… Read More ›

GOP threatens filibuster for Mayorkas nomination to be DHS secretary

GOP threatens filibuster for Mayorkas nomination to be DHS secretary

Senate Republicans plan to object to any efforts to quickly confirm Alejandro Mayorkas as secretary of Homeland Security, further delaying his confirmation as the department… Read More ›

Biden administration to purchase millions more coronavirus vaccine doses

Biden administration to purchase millions more coronavirus vaccine doses

Biden is in a race to contain the virus as faster-spreading variants threaten to increase the death toll across the United States.   The Biden… Read More ›

No one is thinking of the children

No one is thinking of the children

Opinion: 45% of new infections since start of 2021 have been among under-17s, despite schools being closed; with UK coronavirus strain showing alarming spread in… Read More ›

At UN, PA slams Israel for not giving COVID-19 vaccines to Palestinians

At UN, PA slams Israel for not giving COVID-19 vaccines to Palestinians

Palestinian Authority foreign minister claims Israel is obligated to inoculate population; Israeli envoy retorts that Oslo Accords charge PA with providing immunizations   In a… Read More ›

Vermont Sen. Leahy Taken To Hospital For Observation

Vermont Sen. Leahy Taken To Hospital For Observation

  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate’s longest-serving member, 80-year-old Vermont Democrat Patrick Leahy, was taken to a hospital Tuesday evening for observation after not feeling… Read More ›

Rand Paul calls impeachment ‘dead on arrival’ after most Republicans signal that trial is unconstitutional

Rand Paul calls impeachment ‘dead on arrival’ after most Republicans signal that trial is unconstitutional

Washington – The Senate tabled an effort by Sen. Rand Paul Tuesday to force a vote on the constitutionality of former President Donald Trump’s impeachment… Read More ›

Israeli intelligence minister visits Sudan

Israeli intelligence minister visits Sudan

There was no immediate comment from Sudanese officials.   An Israeli cabinet minister visited Sudan on Monday, Israel’s Walla news site said, as the countries… Read More ›

Israel’s Dubai joy flights were state-sponsored mass infection

Israel’s Dubai joy flights were state-sponsored mass infection

Opinion: The government chose to allow flights to the UAE resort city out of diplomatic considerations and ignored the frantic warnings of health experts who… Read More ›