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US Intelligence Satellite Launched From California

US Intelligence Satellite Launched From California

LOS ANGELES — A classified satellite for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office was launched into space from California on Wednesday. The NROL-87 satellite lifted off… Read More ›

US intelligence community report says ‘pulsed electromagnetic energy’ could cause Havana Syndrome

US intelligence community report says ‘pulsed electromagnetic energy’ could cause Havana Syndrome

An intelligence panel investigating the cause of a spate of mysterious incidents that have struck dozens of US officials across the globe has said that… Read More ›

Israel’s daily COVID cases continue to drop, ministry says

Israel’s daily COVID cases continue to drop, ministry says

Out of the 2,763 patients receiving care in hospitals, 1,085 are described to be in serious condition; After 28 die in the past day from… Read More ›

Suspected oil spill at sea could be a major regional pollution event, ministry warns

Suspected oil spill at sea could be a major regional pollution event, ministry warns

Environment Minister Zandberg says emergency plans to be readied as officials scramble to assess threat from ‘suspicious patches’ 20-40 kilometers from shore   The Environmental… Read More ›

Whoopi Goldberg Suspended From ‘The View’ Following Holocaust Remarks

Whoopi Goldberg Suspended From ‘The View’ Following Holocaust Remarks

NEW YORK – ABC News suspended “The View” host Whoopi Goldberg for two weeks on Tuesday night, one day after she drew significant criticism for… Read More ›

As relations deteriorate with the West, Putin and Xi are getting closer

As relations deteriorate with the West, Putin and Xi are getting closer

  Hong Kong – When Chinese President Xi Jinping welcomes leaders from around the world for the Opening Ceremony of the Beijing Olympics on Friday,… Read More ›

Biden intends to designate Qatar as ‘major non-NATO ally’

Biden intends to designate Qatar as ‘major non-NATO ally’

The president informed Emir Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani of Qatar about his intention during a White House meeting on Monday.   US President… Read More ›

Israel’s Omicron conduct left at-risk population behind

Israel’s Omicron conduct left at-risk population behind

Opinion: Easing COVID-19 restrictions during latest infection wave could have been right move, but these policies don’t account for children, elderly, and immunosuppressed, who simply… Read More ›

Soldiers left elderly Palestinian American to die in ‘ethical failure’ — IDF probe

Soldiers left elderly Palestinian American to die in ‘ethical failure’ — IDF probe

Army says troops abandoned the unconscious 78-year-old Omar As’ad at a construction site after zip-tying his hands together and gagging him at an impromptu checkpoint… Read More ›

POWERFUL: Chaim Walder Abuse Victim Speaks Out In Open Letter To Community And Leaders

POWERFUL: Chaim Walder Abuse Victim Speaks Out In Open Letter To Community And Leaders

BNEI BRAK — The following letter was sent by a survivor of Chaim Walder to Rabbi Ron Yitzchok Eisenman, rabbi of Congregation Ahavas Israel of… Read More ›

Russia responds in writing to US ahead of Blinken-Lavrov call on Ukraine crisis

Russia responds in writing to US ahead of Blinken-Lavrov call on Ukraine crisis

The United States has received a written response from Moscow after it sent its own written answers following face-to-face meetings on the ongoing Ukraine crisis,… Read More ›

After Omicron: Will there be more variants of COVID-19 in the future?

After Omicron: Will there be more variants of COVID-19 in the future?

If future new variants are significant enough to become variants of concern, they will be more transmissible than Omicron.   The world’s first recorded case… Read More ›

In pandemic battle, Israel no longer world leader

In pandemic battle, Israel no longer world leader

Opinion: Bennett, who claims his government should be praised for its conduct during Omicron wave, ignores Israel dropping 17 places in Bloomberg’s COVID Resilience Ranking,… Read More ›

As Herzog visits, UAE intercepts ballistic missile fired by Yemen’s Houthis

As Herzog visits, UAE intercepts ballistic missile fired by Yemen’s Houthis

Emirati defense ministry says projectile intercepted; no injuries or damage reported in latest attack by Iran-backed rebels; president’s spokesman says visit to continue as planned… Read More ›

Charedi Leaders Meet with Meron Project Manager to Discuss Lag B’Omer Plans

Charedi Leaders Meet with Meron Project Manager to Discuss Lag B’Omer Plans

ISRAEL — The Meron Project Manager is holding talks this week with Charedi Rabbonim and Admorim, to develop a plan for this year’s Lag B’omer… Read More ›

Analysis: How a tiny European country took on China over Taiwan

Analysis: How a tiny European country took on China over Taiwan

  A curious spat has unfolded in recent months between Lithuania, a small, Eastern European nation of fewer than 3 million people, and China, a… Read More ›

Kuwaiti paper pushes normalization with Israel, criticizes Palestinians

Kuwaiti paper pushes normalization with Israel, criticizes Palestinians

A Kuwaiti editorial called for Gulf states to cut support for Palestinians, saying “let them rebuild what they destroy by their own acts.”   An… Read More ›

Israel must resist one-state solution despite settler pressure

Israel must resist one-state solution despite settler pressure

Opinion: Settlers who chose violence are a minority, but a very loud one, and their persistence may lead to dissolution of Zionist vision; history showed… Read More ›

Saudi crown prince called Netanyahu to renew kingdom’s NSO spyware license – report

Saudi crown prince called Netanyahu to renew kingdom’s NSO spyware license – report

NYT: With Pegasus permit stalled after Khashoggi murder, MBS phoned then-PM to sort matter, in return for opening airspace to Israel flights; FBI also bought… Read More ›

Liviu Beris, Romanian Holocaust Survivor Who Became A Genetics Pioneer And Debated A Famous Antisemite On TV, Dies At 93

Liviu Beris, Romanian Holocaust Survivor Who Became A Genetics Pioneer And Debated A Famous Antisemite On TV, Dies At 93

BUCHAREST (JTA) — Liviu Beris, who survived the Holocaust in Transnistria to become an internationally recognized geneticist, died last week at 93 in Romania, where… Read More ›