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Pro-Iranian forces claim they shelled Americans in Syria

Pro-Iranian forces claim they shelled Americans in Syria

Pro-Iranian militias have fired eight rockets at the American base in Syria in response to US airstrikes. In the late afternoon, around dusk, reports emerged… Read More ›

Biden hosts Rivlin at White House, says Iran will never get nuclear weapon

Biden hosts Rivlin at White House, says Iran will never get nuclear weapon

U.S. president tells outgoing Israeli counterpart that United States and Israel share same democratic values and U.S. support of Israel is ‘iron clad’; Biden says… Read More ›

Lapid to Blinken: Mistakes were made in US-Israel relationship, we’ll fix them

Lapid to Blinken: Mistakes were made in US-Israel relationship, we’ll fix them

In Rome, new foreign minister tells US counterpart that Jerusalem has ‘serious reservations’ about Iran nuclear deal, but promises to express them quietly Bipartisan support… Read More ›

Florida Condo Collapse – Searching For Answers About What Went Wrong In Surfside Can Improve Building Regulation

Florida Condo Collapse – Searching For Answers About What Went Wrong In Surfside Can Improve Building Regulation

(THE CONVERSATION) The collapse of a huge condominium building near Miami, Florida was shocking news to wake up to on the morning of June 24,… Read More ›

What China’s extensive coverage of the Miami condo collapse says about its own priorities

What China’s extensive coverage of the Miami condo collapse says about its own priorities

The partial collapse of a residential building in Surfside, Florida has garnered widespread attention in China, where images of rescue workers combing through the debris… Read More ›

Death toll in Florida building collapse rises to nine

Death toll in Florida building collapse rises to nine

Some residents remain in the sister building to the one that collapsed, where only a voluntary evacuation order has been issued. As the death toll… Read More ›

Israel’s new COVID outbreak was caused by hubris

Israel’s new COVID outbreak was caused by hubris

Opinion: Not enough is known about the Delta variant beyond the fact that it is 50% more contagious and can infect vaccinated people; Edelstein’s decision… Read More ›

Mother’s instinct sent family scrambling to safety, says Miami collapse survivor

Mother’s instinct sent family scrambling to safety, says Miami collapse survivor

Gavriel Nir describes building coming down in 3 stages over minutes, giving him, sister, and mom time to escape; relatives of those missing fume at… Read More ›

US Airstrikes Target Iran-Backed Militias In Syria, Iraq

US Airstrikes Target Iran-Backed Militias In Syria, Iraq

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military, under the direction of President Joe Biden, conducted airstrikes Sunday against what it said were “facilities used by Iran-backed… Read More ›

Trump’s big lie about 2020 results suffers legal and political blows in key swing states

Trump’s big lie about 2020 results suffers legal and political blows in key swing states

It was a bad week for the Big Lie — former President Donald Trump and his allies’ false claims that widespread fraud is to blame… Read More ›

Israel’s COVID cabinet to meet Sunday on possible new restrictions

Israel’s COVID cabinet to meet Sunday on possible new restrictions

Some 229 new cases were reported on Friday * Coronavirus cabinet is expected to meet on Sunday The coronavirus cabinet is expected to meet on… Read More ›

No, Israel is not an apartheid state

No, Israel is not an apartheid state

Opinion: Israel has its problems, but accusing it of being a nation that discriminates against its Arab citizenry and against Palestinians in Gaza and the… Read More ›

Death toll in Florida building collapse rises to 5 as another body found

Death toll in Florida building collapse rises to 5 as another body found

156 still missing; other unspecified human remains found in rubble; first four victims identified as Stacie Dawn Fang, 54; Antonio, 83, and Gladys Lozano, 79;… Read More ›

For Jewish Burial Societies, Surfside Building Collapse Presents A Grim And Complex Task

For Jewish Burial Societies, Surfside Building Collapse Presents A Grim And Complex Task

SURFSIDE, FL (JTA) – Among Rabbi Mayer Berger’s first thoughts on seeing the 12 stories of the Champlain Tower South pancaked upon themselves: This is… Read More ›

Matt Hancock, Britain’s beleaguered health secretary, resigns after being caught kissing aide

Matt Hancock, Britain’s beleaguered health secretary, resigns after being caught kissing aide

London – Matt Hancock resigned as Britain’s Health Secretary Saturday, one day after he apologized for breaching Covid regulations. The married politician was pictured kissing… Read More ›

73 congressional Democrats to Biden: Call Israeli settlements illegal

73 congressional Democrats to Biden: Call Israeli settlements illegal

The letter also pushes for all “relevant official US documents and communications” to “once again consistently refer to the status of the West Bank and… Read More ›

Israel must base policy on facts, not lies

Israel must base policy on facts, not lies

Opinion: The former administration’s takes on key issues were delusional to Orwellian proportions, endangering the country’s national security while eroding Israel-U.S. ties; Israel must break… Read More ›

Jewish groups scramble to help after condo collapse amid grim search for missing

Jewish groups scramble to help after condo collapse amid grim search for missing

Organizations raise money, help spread word about those unaccounted for after disaster at building in heavily Jewish area; Israeli group to send psychotrauma unit Jewish… Read More ›

Lilly To Seek FDA Approval For Potential Alzheimer’s Drug

Lilly To Seek FDA Approval For Potential Alzheimer’s Drug

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Eli Lilly is nearly ready to take another shot at getting approval for a possible Alzheimer’s drug. The drugmaker said Thursday that… Read More ›

Hungary ‘has no place in the EU anymore,’ Dutch leader says

Hungary ‘has no place in the EU anymore,’ Dutch leader says

Hungary “has no place” in the European Union after passing a controversial new bill banning LGBTQ content in schools, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said… Read More ›