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On this Rosh Hashanah, let’s try to be more thankful

On this Rosh Hashanah, let’s try to be more thankful

Opinion: We, as Israelis, always have something to complain about; this year, as we sit around the holiday table, instead of arguing let’s celebrate our… Read More ›

IDF strikes in Gaza in response to arson balloon attacks

IDF strikes in Gaza in response to arson balloon attacks

Army says it hit sites in Khan Younis in southern Strip, after airborne explosive devices spark three fires near Israeli towns bordering Hamas-run enclave  … Read More ›

No Cashiers, Please: Futuristic Supermarket Opens In Mideast

No Cashiers, Please: Futuristic Supermarket Opens In Mideast

  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The Middle East on Monday got its first completely automated cashier-less store, as retail giant Carrefour rolled out… Read More ›

Taliban accused of murdering pregnant Afghan policewoman in front of her family

Taliban accused of murdering pregnant Afghan policewoman in front of her family

  The Taliban murdered a pregnant policewoman in front of her family on Saturday night, according to her son. Her death, in the central Afghanistan… Read More ›

Millions suffer from ‘distorted sense of smell’ post COVID – study

Millions suffer from ‘distorted sense of smell’ post COVID – study

The symptoms are prevalent in people who experienced milder rather than severe COVID.   Millions of people, including tens of thousands of Israelis who recovered… Read More ›

Israelis have become indifferent to deaths caused by COVID

Israelis have become indifferent to deaths caused by COVID

Opinion: With pandemic likely to last a while, Israelis must find their lost value of social solidarity, stay away from mass crowds and act responsibly… Read More ›

‘Unbelievable joy’: In Israeli 1st, doctors separate heads of conjoined twins

‘Unbelievable joy’: In Israeli 1st, doctors separate heads of conjoined twins

Physician tells Times of Israel of ‘beautiful’ moment when formerly connected twins first looked at each other and cooed after ‘massively complex, life or death’… Read More ›

Search Resumes For 2 Missing After Car Swept Away In Storm

Search Resumes For 2 Missing After Car Swept Away In Storm

  PASSAIC, N.J. (AP) — As residents and businesses across New Jersey continued to spend the holiday weekend trying to clean up damage from last… Read More ›

Brazil vs. Argentina World Cup qualifier suspended, as four Argentinian players accused of breaking Covid travel protocols

Brazil vs. Argentina World Cup qualifier suspended, as four Argentinian players accused of breaking Covid travel protocols

  The World Cup qualifier between Brazil and Argentina was suspended minutes after kick-off at the Corinthians Arena in São Paulo, Brazil after Brazilian health… Read More ›

Israelis to celebrate Rosh Hashanah without new restrictions

Israelis to celebrate Rosh Hashanah without new restrictions

Hebrew U: Serious cases to drop under 500 within next week or two   Israelis will be able to celebrate Rosh Hashanah this year without… Read More ›

Israel president meets Jordanian king to cultivate ties

Israel president meets Jordanian king to cultivate ties

Herzog’s visit in Amman comes at the invitation of the king where according to a statement the two men discussed a series of political and… Read More ›

Cabinet set to approve nominations of ambassadors to US, Canada

Cabinet set to approve nominations of ambassadors to US, Canada

Retired Brig. Gen. Michael Herzog, brother of the president, expected to be tapped envoy to Washington; candidate for Ottawa position is former Yesh Atid MK… Read More ›

Florida Grapples With COVID-19’s Deadliest Phase Yet

Florida Grapples With COVID-19’s Deadliest Phase Yet

  MIAMI (AP) — Funeral director Wayne Bright has seen grief piled upon grief during the latest COVID-19 surge. A woman died of the virus,… Read More ›

Women’s protest in Taliban-controlled Kabul turns violent

Women’s protest in Taliban-controlled Kabul turns violent

A small group of Afghan women braved the Taliban-controlled streets of Kabul once more on Saturday to demand equal rights and the ability to participate… Read More ›

Bennett to take action on China investments after Biden meeting – source

Bennett to take action on China investments after Biden meeting – source

Among the possibilities Bennett has considered is moving the committee overseeing major foreign investments from the Finance Ministry to the National Security Council.   Prime… Read More ›

Israel should be ashamed of the state of its hospitals

Israel should be ashamed of the state of its hospitals

Opinion: In this opinion piece, the director general of one of Jerusalem’s top hospitals writes that government’s refusal to provide medical centers with sufficient funding… Read More ›

Israeli airstrikes said to target Syria, explosions heard near Tel Aviv

Israeli airstrikes said to target Syria, explosions heard near Tel Aviv

IDF reportedly investigating if errant Syrian air defense missile caused blast near center of Israel; no injuries or damage reported   Israeli planes carried out… Read More ›

Orthodox Jewish Good Samaritan Says Highway Tire Change Just the Right Thing to Do

Orthodox Jewish Good Samaritan Says Highway Tire Change Just the Right Thing to Do

NEW YORK  – A Flatbush resident whose good deed became the talk of social media is downplaying the incident, saying that it was a kindness… Read More ›

At least 46 people have died after floodwaters from Ida’s remnants swamp cities from Virginia to New England

At least 46 people have died after floodwaters from Ida’s remnants swamp cities from Virginia to New England

The death toll from flooding after the remnants of Hurricane Ida pummeled cities in the East rose sharply to 46 on Thursday after New Jersey… Read More ›

Iran sports minister joins ‘antisemitic’ attack against Israeli athletes

Iran sports minister joins ‘antisemitic’ attack against Israeli athletes

The Iranian sports minister urged Iranian athletes to refuse to compete against Israeli athletes calling Israel a “child killing and occupying regime.”   The newly… Read More ›