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Israel must stop stalling and go into lockdown

Israel must stop stalling and go into lockdown

Opinion: A nationwide lockdown in the run-up to the High Holidays in September is a feasible and pretty much inevitable option at this point; the… Read More ›

Biden: It was impossible for US to leave Afghanistan without ‘chaos’

Biden: It was impossible for US to leave Afghanistan without ‘chaos’

President says US forces will remain on the ground until last Americans are retrieved from Taliban-controlled country   WASHINGTON (AFP) — US President Joe Biden… Read More ›

The Governor’s Resignation and the Challenge He Gave Nursing Home Administrators

The Governor’s Resignation and the Challenge He Gave Nursing Home Administrators

  By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com It is a sad reflection on our society that we have caused the Governor of New York State… Read More ›

Biden promised allies ‘America is back.’ Chaotic Afghanistan withdrawal is making them fear it’s still ‘America First.’

Biden promised allies ‘America is back.’ Chaotic Afghanistan withdrawal is making them fear it’s still ‘America First.’

Washington – Visiting Brussels earlier this summer, President Joe Biden was single-minded in his message to American allies. “America is back,” he declared in the… Read More ›

Nuclear talks between Iran and US, EU on hold as each rethinks strategy

Nuclear talks between Iran and US, EU on hold as each rethinks strategy

Iran is optimistic that the US withdrawal from Afghanistan will benefit Tehran.   It has been close to two months since the last meeting in… Read More ›

Israel must stop treating Gaza like a chore

Israel must stop treating Gaza like a chore

Opinion: Country’s leaders keep mistakenly thinking Qatari money would end Gaza’s woes, but only sound economic reforms while keeping terrorist elements in check would bring… Read More ›

In 1st call with ally since crisis, Biden and British PM discuss Afghanistan

In 1st call with ally since crisis, Biden and British PM discuss Afghanistan

US president and UK leader announce a virtual summit of the G7 leaders next week on the Taliban’s surprise seizure of power   WASHINGTON —… Read More ›

Will Polish Anti-restitution Law Permanently Harm Ties With Israel, Jewish Community?

Will Polish Anti-restitution Law Permanently Harm Ties With Israel, Jewish Community?

NEW YORK (JNS/DMITRIY SHAPIRO) – Despite international pressure to veto the bill, Polish President Andrzej Duda signed a bill passed by the Polish legislature on… Read More ›

Afghans watch nervously as Taliban regime takes shape, and US and its allies continue frantic exit

Afghans watch nervously as Taliban regime takes shape, and US and its allies continue frantic exit

Thousands of desperate Afghans remain stranded under Taliban rule in Kabul on Tuesday, as the US and its allies — still frantically evacuating their personnel… Read More ›

UK’s Boris Johnson to host virtual G7 meeting on Afghanistan

UK’s Boris Johnson to host virtual G7 meeting on Afghanistan

Following the successful invasion of Kabul, the Taliban has declared the war in Afghanistan as over.   Taliban has declared the war in Afghanistan as… Read More ›

The fall of Kabul is warning sign for Israel

The fall of Kabul is warning sign for Israel

Analysis: The Taliban victory against the U.S. today and the Soviet Union before it should be a wake-up call to the Israeli security establishment to… Read More ›

Afghan president said to flee country with cars and helicopter full of cash

Afghan president said to flee country with cars and helicopter full of cash

Russia’s embassy in Kabul says Ashraf Ghani couldn’t fit all the money in the aircraft, and left some behind on the tarmac Afghan President Ashraf… Read More ›

Report Shows Big Spike In Mail Ballots During 2020 Election

Report Shows Big Spike In Mail Ballots During 2020 Election

  ATLANTA (AP) — Fewer than one-third of voters casting ballots in last year’s U.S. presidential election did so at a polling place on Election… Read More ›

Biden admits Afghanistan’s collapse ‘did unfold more quickly than we had anticipated’

Biden admits Afghanistan’s collapse ‘did unfold more quickly than we had anticipated’

President Joe Biden admitted on Monday that the collapse of the Afghan government and the Taliban retaking control happened more quickly than the US government… Read More ›

Bennett is not taking the easy way out against the pandemic

Bennett is not taking the easy way out against the pandemic

Opinion: Netanyahu moans that his government made Israel ‘virus-free’, but they were the ones who dismantled all infrastructure to combat any future surge; his replacement… Read More ›

World reacts to Taliban takeover, US sends 1,000 more troops

World reacts to Taliban takeover, US sends 1,000 more troops

Multiple nations worldwide react to the Taliban invasion of the country as the US sends an additional 1,000 soldiers to evacuate personnel. Taliban fighters completely… Read More ›

Huge Jerusalem-area wildfire burns into the night as police hunt for missing man

Huge Jerusalem-area wildfire burns into the night as police hunt for missing man

Local winery destroyed; Bennett says he expects flames to be under control by Monday afternoon, but warns, ‘It’s not over until it’s over’ Firefighters continued… Read More ›

Identifying the Shanghai Bais Yaakov Teachers and Students

Identifying the Shanghai Bais Yaakov Teachers and Students

by Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com Boruch Hashem, there are now Beis Yaakov’s across the country and across the world. It was a movement that… Read More ›

Analysis: Coronavirus has created the perfect conditions for a full-scale war on truth. Some politicians are siding with lies

Analysis: Coronavirus has created the perfect conditions for a full-scale war on truth. Some politicians are siding with lies

It’s no surprise that a politician’s worst enemy is a vibrant news media. Journalists who stick their noses into the affairs of the powerful and… Read More ›

Israel to vaccinate against COVID ‘24/7,’ Bennett says

Israel to vaccinate against COVID ‘24/7,’ Bennett says

Health Minister Nitzan Horowitz says beating coronavirus is “in the hands and ‘shoulders’ of every person.” The country is planning to vaccinate 24 hours a… Read More ›