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Navy to de-commission and scrap warship USS Bonhomme Richard after major fire

Navy to de-commission and scrap warship USS Bonhomme Richard after major fire

  The US Navy has decided to de-commission and scrap the USS Bonhomme Richard after a damage assessment found that restoring the ship would cost… Read More ›

Fakhrizadeh: Hit squads, car bombs and remote-controlled guns – analysis

Fakhrizadeh: Hit squads, car bombs and remote-controlled guns – analysis

Three theories, and we’ll never really know the truth.   Remote-controlled weapons killed Iranian nuclear scientist, key nuclear program chief Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, according to Iranian… Read More ›

Israel and Iran’s atomic two-step

Israel and Iran’s atomic two-step

Analysis: While Tehran probably does not want to start Mideast war before Biden takes office, the tendency of some Israeli officials to brag about even… Read More ›

Jerusalem fears attacks on Israelis visiting UAE following Iran hit

Jerusalem fears attacks on Israelis visiting UAE following Iran hit

Security officials reportedly concerned that Israeli tourists could be targeted by terror attacks in Gulf, in response to killing of top nuclear scientist   Israeli… Read More ›

Mexico Charges Ex-Security Chief Who Faces Trial In US

Mexico Charges Ex-Security Chief Who Faces Trial In US

  MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican officials said Sunday they want to prosecute former security chief Genaro Gará Luna in his own country, despite the… Read More ›

Top health officials agree Americans who traveled for Thanksgiving should get tested. But this is where they differ

Top health officials agree Americans who traveled for Thanksgiving should get tested. But this is where they differ

Top health officials on Sunday called on Americans to get tested for coronavirus after Thanksgiving travel as an important measure to help mitigate the virus’… Read More ›

Despite corona spike, Israeli high school students return to school today

Despite corona spike, Israeli high school students return to school today

Health officials to reconsider mall pilot after severe overcrowding   The Health Ministry is considering shutting down the mall pilot program almost before it even… Read More ›

Iran assassination could undercut Biden’s diplomatic options

Iran assassination could undercut Biden’s diplomatic options

Analysis: Senior State Department source says Trump administration to continue to pursue its policies until White House transition; Aircraft carrier U.S.S. Nimintz deployed to the… Read More ›

Israeli missions, Jews around world said on alert after hit on Iran nuke chief

Israeli missions, Jews around world said on alert after hit on Iran nuke chief

TV reports say embassies, communities heighten security as Iran promises to avenge assassination of nuclear physicist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, allegedly by Israel   Israel has raised… Read More ›

Experts: Virus Numbers Could Be Erratic After Thanksgiving

Experts: Virus Numbers Could Be Erratic After Thanksgiving

  MILWAUKEE (AP) — The coronavirus testing numbers that have guided much of the nation’s response to the pandemic are likely to be erratic over… Read More ›

Why Oxford’s Covid-19 vaccine could do more for the world than other shots

Why Oxford’s Covid-19 vaccine could do more for the world than other shots

London- In the days since Oxford University and AstraZeneca unveiled the results of the partnership’s Phase 3 Covid-19 vaccine trials, a growing number of questions… Read More ›

Iranian war games, Trump’s legacy and boxing in Biden – analysis

Iranian war games, Trump’s legacy and boxing in Biden – analysis

The US will not attack Iran in the final weeks of Trump’s Presidency.   There will be no attack by the US on Iran in… Read More ›

Netanyahu has paved way for new Jewish-Arab alliances

Netanyahu has paved way for new Jewish-Arab alliances

Opinion: The prime minister has long demonized Arab MKs, branding any alliances with them as treason; but his budding ties to Joint List’s Mansour Abbas,… Read More ›

PA says it conveyed to Biden administration interest in return to peace talks

PA says it conveyed to Biden administration interest in return to peace talks

Palestinian Authority Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki says Ramallah is in indirect contact with incoming Biden team, expresses cautious optimism about US president-elect   Palestinian Authority… Read More ›

Venezuela Judge Convicts 6 American Oil Execs, Orders Prison

Venezuela Judge Convicts 6 American Oil Execs, Orders Prison

  CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Six American oil executives held for three years in Venezuela were found guilty of corruption charges by a judge Thursday… Read More ›

Trump says for first time he’ll leave office if Electoral College votes for Biden

Trump says for first time he’ll leave office if Electoral College votes for Biden

Washington – President Donald Trump said for the first time Thursday he will leave office if the Electoral College votes for President-elect Joe Biden but… Read More ›

Black Friday shopping spree – coronavirus-style

Black Friday shopping spree – coronavirus-style

What to expect during the mall pilot program.   Need new winter boots? A trendy raincoat? Israelis in need of some winter fashion tend to… Read More ›

Israel, Saudi find themselves facing more than one common foe

Israel, Saudi find themselves facing more than one common foe

Analysis: Netanyahu and bin Salman’s covert meeting Monday was a major stepping stone on the path to normalization, with both in trepidation of Joe Biden’s… Read More ›

Government plans to legalize dozens of wildcat West Bank outposts, minister says

Government plans to legalize dozens of wildcat West Bank outposts, minister says

Tzachi Hanegbi claims PM backs move to regulate illegal communities, many built on Palestinian land, but Blue and White minister says move will require AG… Read More ›

Joe Biden Appeals For Unity In Thanksgiving-Eve Address

Joe Biden Appeals For Unity In Thanksgiving-Eve Address

  WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — In a time of plague and raw division, President-elect Joe Biden appealed for unity Wednesday in a Thanksgiving-eve address to… Read More ›